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Susannah Harrison, 52, Gerrards Cross, Bucks

Sitting at the dining table with my husband Tim, then 46, and our two kids, 7 and 4, I frowned as Tim hiccuped yet again.

‘T hat’s been happening a lot recently,’ I said, looking up at him.

‘It’ll pass,’ he replied, leaving the room without finishing his food.

It was December 2009 and, for the last couple of months, Tim had been hiccuping every time he ate.

Most of the time, he quietly removed himself from the room.

Only, when it was still happening in January

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