Thank you for saving my life - Reveal

A fabulously positive first story of 2016 - three incredible women with inspiring stories to tell of the friend / daughter / doctor who saved their life. Jo's daughter called for an ambulance when she slipped into anaphylactic shock. Just two years old at the time, the experience had a profound effect on Izzy, who's gone on to campaign to encourage other kids to know how to call for an ambulance, saving infinite other lives in the process. And she's still only eight years old!Suzie's gastric band went wrong, leaving her in cardiac arrest for 45 minutes. Her surgeon, Dr Halstead, never gave up on her and Suzie is now loving every minute of the life he saved. Finally Cath and Claire, best friends who shared a weight loss journey. Claire inspired Cath to lose weight on the Cambridge Weightloss Plan - when she did, she discovered a lump she would otherwise not have felt. Her cancer was advanced and aggressive and she was able to get the medical care she needed. Cath credits Claire with saving her life.Happy 2016 one and all - here's to friendship, families and medical marvels. To lives saved and lived to the max. We're so lucky at Phoenix Features, getting to write about incredible people like this every day.