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Parents of brain-damaged baby ‘devastated’ after appeal bids fail

The parents of a brain-damaged baby who tried to breathe after doctors said he was dead have failed in appeal bids after losing the latest stage of a life-support treatment fight and are “devastated”, a lawyer has said. A High Court judge recently ...

06 Oct 2022 at 08:07

Archie Battersbee’s mother speaks of anxiety ahead of last-minute hearing

The mother of 12-year-old Archie Battersbee has spoken of the anxiety she feels ahead of a last-minute hearing about whether life-support treatment should be withdrawn from her son just hours before it is due to end. The Court of Appeal has ...

01 Aug 2022 at 09:51

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Stephen to row 42,195 metres to raise funds for Rehab

A 34-year-old Bloody Foreland man who has overcome tremendous odds after a horrendous car crash 18 years ago is finalising plans to row the length of a marathon - 42,195 metres - to raise funds for one of the organisations that made it ...

12 Jan 2023 at 11:33

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Mum put on life support after infected finger led to ‘devastating’ leukaemia diagnosis says ‘giving up wasn’t an option’

A mother-of-three who noticed her finger had become infected as it was “all swollen and green” and was put in an induced coma after a “devastating” leukaemia diagnosis which left her battling for life has said “it was never an option ...

05 May 2023 at 07:00

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Mum watches in horror as support dog for son with disabilities is killed by ‘Rottweiler’ in savage attack caught on CCTV

A mum is seeking justice after the support dog of her 15-year-old son with disabilities was brutally mauled to death before their eyes by what appeared to be a Rottweiler and he now “relives” the traumatic episode at the same time ...

18 Mar 2024 at 06:30

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Former nurse who takes calls to Marie Curie’s support line on Christmas Day says ‘the need has never been greater’

A South Wales grandmother who gives up her Christmas Day to take calls to Marie Curie’s free support line from people who are facing death, dying and bereavement says she “never minds” sacrificing family time to be there for ...

11 Dec 2025 at 06:55

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