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Cancer weekly horoscope: What your star sign has in store for April 6 – April 12
OUR much-loved astrologer Meg sadly died last March but her column will be kept alive by her friend and protégé Maggie Innes.
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CANCER
JUNE 22 – JULY 22
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Communication genius Mercury has just tapped into your learning sector and now spins direct again.
Any knots in understanding or studying can unravel overnight, so be ready for this.
If your brain has put the brakes on a very clear passion path your body wants to take, this too can end.
You have a forward-facing travel chart, plus a new heart-deep level of Neptune sensitivity.
DESTINY DAYS
Make Monday Cancer’s “Me-first Day” to treat yourself to favourite food, people, and activities.
Fitness or image changes work best on Thursday, and Sunday brings a surprise link to big business.
LUCKY LINKS
Your colleague who wears the flashiest jewellery; a garden full of yellow flowers; the initial of your first boss’s second name.
Blue-green and silver shades help you swim, but dark grey can bring a sinking feeling.
What is your star sign's element?
In astrology, the elements — Air, Water, Earth, and Fire signs — serve as foundational principles that influence the characteristics and behaviours associated with the twelve star signs.
Earth signs: Taurus, Virgo, and Capricorn
The Earth signs are grounded in the tangible and practical aspects of life, embodying the stable and nurturing qualities of their element. These signs are known for their pragmatism, reliability, and strong connection to the physical world, often excelling in matters that require patience and persistence.
Air Signs: Gemini, Libra, and Aquarius
The Air signs are characterised by their intellectual, communicative, and social nature. This reflects the light and dynamic essence of their elemental influence. Overall, these signs tend to excel in the realms of ideas, relationships, and innovation, bringing a breath of fresh air to their interactions and thought processes.
Water Signs: Cancer, Scorpio, and Pisces
The Water element signs are profoundly impacted by their element. With each astrological sign, water gives way to emotional depth, strong intuition, and a capacity for deep empathy and connection.
Fire Signs: Aries, Leo, and Sagittarius
Fuelled by the element of Fire, these fire signs in astrology are known for their passion, boldness, energy, enthusiasm, courage, and a zest for life that often leads them to adventurous and creative endeavours.
MERCURY MOTIVATE!
You’re listening, learning, and moving forward in so many different directions as Mercury’s chains of retrograde are removed.
Instead of blaming outside events or influences, you start to see that so many obstacles to success come from inside yourself.
Accepting this is the first step towards beating it.
It helps you create the tools to decide and pursue your dream future.
Fabulous is the home of horoscopes, with weekly updates on what’s in store for your star sign as well as daily predictions.
You can also use our series of guides to find out everything from which star sign to hook up with for the steamiest sex to what it’s like to live your life totally by your horoscope.
Leo weekly horoscope: What your star sign has in store for April 6 – April 12
OUR much-loved astrologer Meg sadly died last March but her column will be kept alive by her friend and protégé Maggie Innes.
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LEO
JULY 23 – AUG 23
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A transformation has been a long time coming, but this week’s planetary about-turns place you back in charge of your own destiny.
What you do next can surprise the world, yet inside you will sense it’s the perfect move for the real you.
Passion is not something that can be caged – it must fly free to satisfy you.
If you’re single, the moon sparks attraction for a fellow Leo.
DESTINY DAYS
Set a family deadline for Tuesday and stick to it this time.
Prize instincts are hot on Wednesday, and Saturday can spark a surprise “G” passion chat.
LUCKY LINKS
Someone with minimalist fashion style; pictures from the year you were born; the first letter and last number of your postcode.
Choose gold, purple, and rich copper colours to reflect your true regal self.
Horoscope traits
What does your star sign mean for you?
Aries – The best and worst characteristics of the head of the zodiac
Aquarius – The traits you need to know for the air sign
Capricorn – What does this star sign mean for your personality?
Cancer – The key traits for the sign include a keen love of food
Gemini – The traits to be aware of for the sign with a symbol of twins
Leo – The best and worst characteristics of the fire sign
Libra – What does the seventh star sign mean for your personality?
Pisces – The key traits for the sign include an interest in the arts
Sagittarius – The traits you need to know for the fire sign
Scorpio – What does this star sign mean for your personality?
Taurus – The best and worst characteristics of the earth sign
Virgo – The key traits for the sign include loyalty and kindness
MERCURY MOTIVATE!
Before you can start becoming your true self, you must recognise what that is – and this can be your week to do just that.
Accepting that feelings have a key place in your future, alongside facts, is so important.
By trying to suppress how you truly feel, you also limit the scope of your ideas and imagination.
You have a unique mix of power and personality ready to take off.
Fabulous is the home of horoscopes, with weekly updates on what’s in store for your star sign as well as daily predictions.
You can also use our series of guides to find out everything from which star sign to hook up with for the steamiest sex to what it’s like to live your life totally by your horoscope.
Internet stranger gave me her uterus to end my fertility struggle – the op was 10 hours but I was determined to be a mum
CHELSEA Jovanovich, 37, lives in Montana, USA, with husband Jake, 40, an accountant, and their sons Telden, three, and Stetson, two.
“Lying on the hospital bed, as the sonographer took an ultrasound of my abdomen, I heard the rushing sound of blood and exhaled with relief – my uterus was working. I say ‘my’, but just 36 hours before, it had been in another woman’s body.
I was only 15 when my mum took me to the doctor because my period still hadn’t started. Initial tests couldn’t explain it, so a month later I had exploratory surgery.
Doctors told me I had Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser syndrome (MRKH) – a rare congenital disorder that meant I had a partially developed uterus, which the doctors removed during my surgery.
I would never menstruate or carry a baby. I was devastated.
Although I was still a teenager, I’d wanted children one day.
Mum supported me through the shock, but it was a lot to take in.
Time passed and, in 2010, I met Jake at university.
After a couple of weeks, I explained to him about my diagnosis and he was amazing, telling me not to worry.
Jake and I got engaged in August 2017, then a year later we had IVF using Jake’s sperm and my eggs (my ovaries were unaffected by my condition), and created embryos that we planned to use with a friend who’d offered to act as a surrogate.
However, before we could transfer an embryo, we received the crushing news that, due to a problem with the surrogate’s uterus, it couldn’t go ahead.
We were so upset, and we weren’t emotionally able to start that process all over again with a stranger.
A few years previously, I’d read about the first clinical uterus transplant trial in Sweden.
And in December 2018, soon after Jake and I got married, I discovered the University of Pennsylvania, 2,000 miles away from where we lived, was running a trial.
I applied and was accepted on to the trial in December 2019, but I still didn’t allow myself to get my hopes up that I might finally become a mum.
On Christmas Eve that year, I received a call – a woman wanted to donate her uterus, and doctors believed she and I were a good physical match.
Friends and family were concerned about potential complications from me undergoing major surgery, but I was determined
This incredible stranger was making a huge sacrifice for me.
Donors had to have completed their own family, had multiple medical tests and weren’t paid. I felt a strong bond between us, even though I knew nothing about her.
Friends and family were concerned about potential complications from me undergoing major surgery, but I was determined.
Coming round from the 10-hour operation in February 2020 and hearing the words: ‘You have a uterus,’ was surreal. Learning that my donor was recovering well too, was a huge relief.
Then, getting my first period two weeks later, at the age of 32, was both exciting and terrifying.
That August, our first embryo transfer failed, but we tried again, and in October I wept when a pregnancy test was positive.
I was desperate to thank my donor, and medics told me her name was Cheryl.
We began emailing and I learned she was a mum of two, who had donated after seeing the medical trial on TV.
In May 2021, I had a maternity photo shoot and invited Cheryl.
Meeting her in person and hugging her tightly, she felt like a sister to me.
She was so thrilled to feel the baby move in the uterus she’d given me.
Kissing his perfect, newborn face was incredible. I was a mum at last
At 34 weeks pregnant, I had a planned caesarean – I had pre-eclampsia and doctors didn’t want to progress my pregnancy any further in case of complications.
Our son Telden was born weighing 4lb 2oz.
Kissing his perfect, newborn face was incredible. I was a mum at last.
The uterus was left inside me so I could try for another baby in the future.
Five weeks later, Cheryl met Telden.
Seeing him in her arms was so special, because he wouldn’t have existed without her.
Our son Stetson was born in October 2022, weighing 7lb 5oz, using another frozen embryo, and my uterus was then removed, as is protocol after two births.
Today, I look at my miracle boys running around in superhero outfits, and I’m overwhelmed with love.
Thanks to the scientists, doctors and a stranger I’m still in contact with, my dream of motherhood came true.”
BTW
The first uterus transplant in the UK took place in August 2023
More than 100 transplants have been carried out worldwide, with about half leading to a live birth (Source: Scientific American)