NSW Liberal MP Matt Cross has been diagnosed with bowel cancer and has taken immediate leave to focus on his recovery. The 39-year-old Member for Davidson, on Sydney’s Northern Beaches, revealed his diagnosis in parliament on Tuesday, saying unusual blood levels recorded during a donation prompted him to visit his GP. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: … Read more
A woman fell pregnant with a “miracle baby” while battling a brain tumour – after her dad died of the same cancer. Paige Gouge, 27, was diagnosed with diagnosed with a glioblastoma (GBM) – an aggressive brain tumour – aged 25. Her dad, Mark Gouge, had passed away at age 37 from the same cancer … Read more
A UK woman suffered allergies so severe she could only eat four types of foods, in a case that has baffled doctors. Amy Francis-Smith, 32, from the English city of Leicester, north of London, started suffering an allergic reaction to foods she would normally be OK to eat, and common smells, in 2015. “I had … Read more
A mother has been told she has less than a year left to live if she’s unable to have a bowel transplant, after a caesarean birth went wrong. Kelsie McHugh, 30, was having an emergency C-section to give birth to her daughter Renae, now 18 months, when surgeons accidentally sliced a 20cm cut in her … Read more
Seven years ago, as Alison Bolton walked into her local swimming pool complex, she was moved to tears. The walls were plastered with fundraising signs, and her friends were out in force — collecting money to help keep the then-48-year-old mum-of-four alive. It was 2017, and Alison had just been diagnosed with stage three lung … Read more
First-time mum Danielle Trumper stared back at the doctor, as he revealed her 10-month-old boy Quinn was not going home. Her eyes darted between the doctor and Quinn, who was happily crawling around on the floor, as she tried to take in the shock diagnosis of her son’s severe cardiac condition. Quinn’s heart was in … Read more
A nurse has shared the simple “life-saving” pen trick everyone should know about. Paediatric nurse Sarah Hunstead, who runs Australia’s children’s safety page called CPR Kids, suggested outlining a rash, bite or spot with a black pen to help you determine whether it’s spreading or not. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Nurse shares her pen trick. … Read more
As the weather gets cooler, we tend to crave comfort foods — which isn’t always the healthiest thing. But healthy eating doesn’t have to be boring, according to Aussie fitness coach Bec Hardgrave. The 28-year-old, from Brisbane, has gained a legion of fans by putting healthy twists on recreating fast food favourites — using budget … Read more
Patty Van Duijn had started to feel her unborn baby kicking, and she and her partner Lee Simpson had already bought a cot. The pair even moved into a larger home to accommodate their new lives as parents. So when the 29-year-old Adelaide woman’s water broke at 19-weeks gestation, and she gave birth to her … Read more
WARNING: Distressing content. If you passed 22-year-old Kiersten walking her dog Charlie around the Sunshine Coast, you would have no idea of her hidden trauma. With dozens of painful abscesses and boils all over her body, the student nurse is constantly in and out of hospital from the debilitating condition. Catch the best deals and … Read more
