article_snippet.sent: Len Barnes shed three stone as Len Barnes battled the life-threatening condition Clostridium difficile, suffering bouts of diarrhoea.
article_snippet.sent: Despite numerous courses of antibiotics during long spells in hospital, the 75-year-old was showing no signs of improvement.
highlights_snippet.sent: Len Barnes, 75, lost three stone while battling clostridium difficile .
  