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90-year-old-with chronic leukaemia skydives for charity

<p>A thrill-seeking 90-year-old has celebrated her birthday - in what some would call an unconventional manner for her age - by skydiving, and raising £5,000 for a homeless charity in the process.</p> <p>Shirley Robinson, from Long Clawson in Leicestershire, jumped out of a plane at 14,000ft for the fundraiser at Skydive Langar in Nottinghamshire.</p> <p>Shirley, who was diagnosed with chronic leukaemia in 2022, raised funds for Crisis, a charity that provides help and support for homeless people.</p> <p>She told <em>BBC News</em>, “It's just wonderful how generous people have been. It's lovely.”</p> <p>Footage of her dive saw Shirley styled in a bright blue jumpsuit as she was cheered on by family and friends before getting on the plane.</p> <p>She smiled and waved at the camera as she was strapped to her skydiving instructor.</p> <blockquote class="instagram-media" style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/reel/CsZGxykN0PN/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"> </div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"> </div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"> </div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"> </div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <div style="padding: 12.5% 0;"> </div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;"> <div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);"> </div> </div> <div style="margin-left: 8px;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;"> </div> <div style="width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);"> </div> </div> <div style="margin-left: auto;"> <div style="width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);"> </div> <div style="width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);"> </div> </div> </div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;"> </div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/CsZGxykN0PN/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank" rel="noopener">A post shared by Skydive Langar (@skydivelangar)</a></p> </div> </blockquote> <p>After Shirley’s adrenaline packed skydive, she landed safely in a field and can be heard in the video exclaiming, “That was wonderful.”</p> <p>When asked about her favourite part of the experience, she responded, “That was lovely, going through the clouds.”</p> <p>She confessed afterwards that the free fall was a “bit breathtaking” but she “loved it” before thanking her instructor for looking after her.</p> <p>Shirley returned to a hero’s welcome with her beaming friends and family congratulating her.</p> <p>A spokesperson for the charity said, “We want to say an enormous thank you to Shirley for the incredible amount of money she has raised.</p> <p>“Shirley's donation will provide vital support for people experiencing or at risk of homelessness. We're so grateful.”</p> <p><em>Image credit: Instagram</em></p>

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"Pink flamingo": Jett Kenny explains bizarre new hairstyle

<p dir="ltr">Model and former <em>SAS Australia</em> contestant Jett Kenny has drastically changed his hair colour for a good cause. </p> <p dir="ltr">Sharing the incredible snaps to Instagram, Jett showed off bright pink locks in support of his friend’s daughter who was diagnosed with leukaemia. </p> <p dir="ltr">Jett has already raised a whopping $8,200 for the Leukaemia Foundation and will cut his hair on April 9, in honour of his friend’s daughter.</p> <p dir="ltr">“When I said pink, I meant PINK,” he wrote in the caption.</p> <p dir="ltr">“A whopping $8200 has been raised so far for team #allinforaspen and @worldsgreatestshave</p> <p dir="ltr">“Nine more days till it all comes off, let’s see what targets we can hit next. Let’s smash 10k!”</p> <blockquote class="instagram-media" style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/CbwyASkhCx2/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"> </div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"> </div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"> </div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"> </div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <div style="padding: 12.5% 0;"> </div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;"> <div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);"> </div> </div> <div style="margin-left: 8px;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;"> </div> <div style="width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);"> </div> </div> <div style="margin-left: auto;"> <div style="width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);"> </div> <div style="width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);"> </div> </div> </div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;"> </div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CbwyASkhCx2/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank" rel="noopener">A post shared by Jett Kenny (@jettkenny)</a></p> </div> </blockquote> <p dir="ltr">Jett shared his own story on the World’s Greatest Shave website, saying his hair might also not grow back.</p> <p dir="ltr">“I started growing my hair in 2012 and has been long and tied up ever since being able to do so,” he wrote. </p> <p dir="ltr">“There’s a strong chance my hair may not grow back as, like my father, I’m leaning towards the bald side of life.</p> <p dir="ltr">“So please donate what you can, but more importantly, share this with all of your family and friends and encourage them to donate and share also! To see how much we can raise together as a team!</p> <p dir="ltr">“Thankyou for your support!”</p> <p dir="ltr">At the time of the publication, Jett had raised $21,146.51 of his $1,000 goal. </p> <p dir="ltr"><em>Images: Instagram</em></p>

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Family fights to be with cancer-stricken daughter

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The parents of a critically-ill little girl have been granted an exemption amid tough hospital restrictions to stay by their daughter’s bedside.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Four-year-old Lara Yaroslavceff was only recently diagnosed with leukaemia, in a diagnosis that forced her parents Stacey and Matt to uproot their lives in Orange, New South Wales, so she can be treated in Sydney.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“We had to leave our two children, who are three and nine months, in Orange, which is four hours away, indefinitely,” Mrs Yaroslavceff said.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Orange has just gone into lockdown, so we can’t go back and see our other children and they can’t come here and see us.”</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Then, the already isolated parents were told they would have to separate from each other and care for their daughter in hospital during rotating 24-hour shifts.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“One parent per day, no swapping, it is just one parent per day, we are allowed a 15-minute changeover to discuss how Lara has gone in the last 24 hours.”</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In an emotional changeover this morning, Mr Yaroslavceff swapped out with his wife with the knowledge that his young daughter was about to have her first surgery without him there.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“She definitely is struggling not having both of us there,” Mr Yaroslavceff said.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“For us especially, just 200 metres away looking out the window, I can see the hospital, we’re not going off-site, we’re not going into the community, we can’t go home because that’s three to four hours away so we’re literally on-site and swapping, so that doesn’t seem to make sense.”</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The couple are staying at the Ronald McDonald House, which sits on the grounds of Randwick’s Children’s Hospital.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Despite the strict restrictions being put in place for the safety of sick and vulnerable patients, Health Minister Brad Hazzard agreed to a request from </span><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">A Current Affair</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;"> to reconsider Lara’s case.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Shortly after, the decision was made that both Mr and Mrs Yaroslavceff would be able to stay at Lara’s bedside together.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“An exemption for the Yaroslavceff family was arranged on Wednesday, 21 July,” a spokesperson from Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network said in a statement.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Exemptions are always considered and our clinical teams are committed to working with families on a case-by-case basis, according to the patient and family’s individual needs, and the safety of other patients, family and staff.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Families are encouraged to discuss any questions or concerns directly with their child’s health care team, so their specific circumstances can be carefully considered.”</span></p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Image: A Current Affair</span></em></p>

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Tiny symptoms led to daughter’s cancer diagnosis

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">A Melbourne mother is sharing the story that has resulted in the diagnosis of her little girl with cancer, with the hope of raising awareness of the tiny signs to watch out for.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">A few months ago Amelia Nesci went from being a happy child who was rarely sick to experiencing multiple bouts of illness.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The three-year-old no longer wanted to play outside and became a “fussy eater”.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">After taking her to multiple doctors and different types of medical experts, mother Nadia Carli was still no closer to the answer. Amelia was treated for constipation and worms but wasn’t getting better.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">At the end of May, Amelia had a nosebleed that lasted for hours.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“It didn’t look right, the blood was very pale and coming out like tap water,” Nadia said.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">By the time they arrived at the hospital, her nose had been bleeding for two hours and the little girl was struggling to walk.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Results from a blood test showed that her white blood cell count was extremely low.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">A few tests later, doctors diagnosed Amelia with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><img style="width: 375px; height: 500px;" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/7841685/157fae2d13d64df10e255e3fef98e04d3b9b86a1.jpg" alt="" data-udi="umb://media/6e6502a9a95648cbb066e438ae904d2c" /></span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia is a kind of cancer that affects the blood and bone marrow which is most common in young children between zero and 14 years old.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Our world went upside down,” Nadia said.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“A lot of that day is a big blur. I remember the doctor telling me those words [that she had cancer] but after that I don’t remember anything,” the mother-of-four said.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Amelia started chemotherapy three days after being diagnosed.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">If the treatment works, she should finish chemotherapy by February next year.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Nadia’s best friend Laura Ward, said the teachers’ aide had been putting on a brave face but was definitely struggling.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Nadia has been my best friend of 21 years and in all that time I’ve never seen her cry or heard her scream like the one I did on Tuesday when Amelia was diagnosed. It will haunt me for the rest of my life,” she said.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Ms Ward has started a </span><a href="https://au.gofundme.com/f/4h24j-help-amelia-beat-leukemia?qid=8d48e1f7f6312eaf9b48e5fcb8955c0b"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Gofundme</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> page to support the family.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Feeling guilty that she didn’t spot the signs sooner, Nadia has spoken out to encourage other parents to seek answers.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This kind of cancer is characterised by an overproduction of immature white blood cells.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Because the bone marrow can’t produce enough red blood cells, normal white cells, and platelets, common symptoms of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia can include persistent tiredness, paleness, dizziness, or shortness of breath during physical activity, as well as increased or unexplained bleeding or bruising. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Nadia has also urged more people to consider donating blood to help children like Amelia.</span></p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Images: Laura Ward / GoFundMe</span></em></p>

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Family left devastated after toddler’s heartbreaking diagnosis: “He was screaming in pain”

<p>A heartbroken mum from the Central Coast of NSW heartbreakingly revealed she never expected her 18-month-old son’s usual afternoon nap to turn into something so sinister.</p> <p>Sarah Fryc said that when she woke her son, Eden, up, after a long day of playing with his diggers and dinosaurs, he could no longer walk.</p> <p>“He was screaming in pain. It came out of nowhere,” she told to <a href="https://www.essentialbaby.com.au/toddler/toddler-health/he-woke-up-and-couldnt-walk-family-shattered-after-toddlers-diagnosis-20210426-h1vg4g?utm_source=nine&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=homepage"><em>Essential Baby.</em></a></p> <p>Sarah rushed Eden to her local GP, and what was thought to be a hip infection was revealed to be leukaemia.</p> <p><img style="width: 500px; height: 281.25px;" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/7840944/charles-spencer-3.jpg" alt="" data-udi="umb://media/49d6135100c04df0bbf79d570540d3a3" /></p> <p>The toddler’s parents were shattered, with Sarah saying: "It felt like the world had closed in on me and I couldn't escape.</p> <p>Little Eden was rushed to the Sydney Children's Hospital that same night, where he would end up spending the next two months full-time, alongside his mum.</p> <p>Little Eden was rushed to Sydney Children’s Hospital, where he would spend his time for the next two months.</p> <p>Sarah says it was not only the toddler who suffered, but his big sister Charlotte, and dad Stephen.</p> <p><img style="width: 500px; height: 281.25px;" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/7840946/charles-spencer.jpg" alt="" data-udi="umb://media/d6a906fc71b54a419a41274f6b18e62d" /></p> <p>"Treatment began straight away," Sarah said.</p> <p>"And it left him exhausted and often too sick to leave his bed.</p> <p>"It was really hard to see him stuck in hospital for weeks on end, constantly being poked and prodded. It's bittersweet as I knew he had no choice but to get used to it.</p> <p>“He is usually such an active and cheeky kid. No one wants to see their kid in pain and stressed."</p> <p>The family were eventually “torn in two” when Sarah and Eden were forced to relocate to Sydney so he could continue on with his chemotherapy treatment.</p> <p>However, Sarah and Stephen say their son, who is now three, has made remarkable strides.</p> <p>"Eden is so resilient,” Sarah admitted.</p>

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Ashley Cain bares all after death of baby: “You saved my life”

<p>Former British soccer star Ashley Cain has opened up following the loss of his daughter who passed away from a rare, aggressive cancer.</p> <p>Baby Azaylia died on Saturday, at just eight months old.</p> <p>Cain, a former Coventry City player in England turned reality TV star, documented his baby girl’s short but meaningful life on Instagram.</p> <p><img style="width: 500px; height: 281.25px;" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/7840923/ashley-cain-1.jpg" alt="" data-udi="umb://media/4d1b0ec3cc52451aaf0afd066ba92c99" /></p> <p>Little Azaylia underwent a number of treatments due to her rare form of leukaemia.<span class="CmCaReT" style="display: none;">�</span></p> <p>On Tuesday, the star took to social media to share his heart was “shattered”.</p> <p>“I can’t put into words my sadness and pain, there aren’t words to describe it. I love you with every ounce of my body and I miss you so much already,” he wrote on Instagram.</p> <p>“You made me a better man. You made me the person I’ve always wanted to be. You’ve taught me more in your 8 months than I’ve learned my whole life.</p> <p>“I don’t know why you’ve been taken away from me and my heart aches in your absence.”</p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/COFj6fvHzVq/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="13"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/COFj6fvHzVq/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">A post shared by BEAST 🇻🇨🇬🇧 (@mrashleycain)</a></p> </div> </blockquote> <p>Cain said Azaylia’s leukemia had come back in February – not long after they had been given permission to leave the hospital and continue her treatment as an outpatient.</p> <p>The eight-month-old was given just days to live in early April, however she Azaylia battled on as the family made the most of their time together.</p> <p>“You saved my life, you really did. With my second chance, I make a promise to you that I will make yours live on in our hearts, our thoughts and our prayers,” Cain said.</p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/CMzGKv9nmrr/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="13"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CMzGKv9nmrr/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">A post shared by BEAST 🇻🇨🇬🇧 (@mrashleycain)</a></p> </div> </blockquote> <p>“I am blessed, I am honoured and I am privileged to be your father. I would go through all of the pain again and again. Because what you gave me in those eight months will live with me for eternity.”</p>

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“A magic bullet”: New leukemia treatment available can cure aggressive cancer

<p>Researchers at Royal Perth Hospital are thrilled that they’ve helped uncover a new drug that can cure an aggressive type of Leukemia.</p> <p>It’s been dubbed “the magic bullet” as retiree Howard Kurth, 80, was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukaemia two years ago.</p> <p>He told<span> </span><em><a rel="noopener" href="https://www.9news.com.au/good-news/news-perth-new-leukemia-treatment-dubbed-a-magic-bullet/c2a61f8d-5d5a-49da-aecf-a4dcc2e30fc1" target="_blank">Nine News Perth</a></em><span> </span>that he had just days to live.</p> <p>"There was absolutely no sign of tiredness or soreness or anything," he said.</p> <p>"It was just a shot out of the blue."</p> <p>Howard was riddled with the deadly disease as it had made its way through more than 90 per cent of his body.</p> <p>His health was so bad that he wasn’t eligible for normal chemotherapy, but with this new treatment, he’s just celebrated his 80th birthday.</p> <p>Howard went into remission within four months of starting the new treatment and is still in remission two years later.</p> <p>"I thought, 'Well, I am going to beat this, there's no two ways about it', and so far I have," he said.</p> <p>He is the first patient in Australia to undergo the treatment and the treatment requires two pills taken every day and a small injection of chemotherapy seven days a month.</p> <p>Dr Peter Tan, from Royal Perth Hospital, says they are now using the results to personalise treatments.</p> <p>"What we're trying to find are certain markers to personalise treatment for patients as we know a one-size-fits-all doesn't help everybody," he said.</p> <p>"We think it will change the standard therapy and once it does become available for all patients, it will be the new gold standard across the world." </p>

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“You want to die”: Kate Langbroek shares intimate details about son’s cancer battle

<p>Radio host Kate Langbroek has candidly revealed details about her son’s battle with leukaemia.</p> <p>During the second series premiere of PodcastOne’s <em>A Life Of Greatness</em>, Langbroek talked in depth about being raised as a Jehovah’s Witness and what caused her to leave.</p> <p>In 2009, her son Lewis was diagnosed with leukaemia, and for the mother-of-four, it was getting increasingly difficult for her to find the strength to push her family through it.</p> <p>“He nearly died and you want to die too,” she said in the episode. “You want to die rather than have to look at it or think about it or go into hospital and you just would rather – there were times when we were driving to the hospital when I’d think to myself, ‘God, I hope a car hits us because I cannot endure this.’ But you have to endure it because if you can’t endure it how can you possibly expect him to endure it? If his mother cannot make him feel like it’s going to be alright, who can?”</p> <p>Another aspect of her life that took a hit during her son’s health battle was her faith in religion.</p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/BzS0j6igYDB/" data-instgrm-version="12"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;"><a style="color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BzS0j6igYDB/" target="_blank">Praise be for all the miracles. 🙏 #sixtakeitaly ❤️🇮🇹💚#myboylewis</a></p> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;">A post shared by <a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/katelangbroek/" target="_blank"> Kate Langbroek</a> (@katelangbroek) on Jun 29, 2019 at 5:42am PDT</p> </div> </blockquote> <p>“I thought I could no longer believe in a religion because I didn’t want to be a Jehovah’s Witness,” she said. “But when Lewis was sick like that, I had to find a faith beyond. From where, I don’t know because I didn’t have one to draw on except that it was inside me because I’m alive and I’m a person and I think that’s an innate part of all of us that we sometimes try and shut out ‘cause it’s not cool or you think it has to come with a religion or a label. I had to go find that in me to continue.”</p> <p>It didn’t take long for people from all different faiths and backgrounds to come together and support Langbroek and her family.</p> <p>“Everyone came – from all their faiths,” she said. “Friends of Mum and Dad from this church they go to now – which is like a Dutch church – brought back a bottle of myrrh that they’d bought in Jerusalem and Catholic friends of ours, like everyone was saying prayers for us. Jewish friends of ours. Our Muslim babysitter. Everyone was saying prayers for Lewis.</p> <p>“And there was something about the comfort of that and the humanness of that that I think gave us the strength to keep going. Winston Churchill said … ‘if you ever find yourself going through hell, keep going’. And I would say to my mother-in-law Marie, ‘Well we can’t stay here because here is terrible. We just have to keep going. We just have to keep going.’ And we had a miracle.”</p> <p>In March 2013, Lewis was given the all-clear after fighting with the disease for three and a half years.</p>

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400 students sing for teacher battling leukaemia

<p>400 students from a high school in Nashville, Tennessee, have created a lovely surprise for their teacher Ben Ellis, who is currently battling leukaemia.</p> <p>In the video above we see the entire high school boarded busses and cars and went straight to the home of Ben to raise his spirits with hymns and religious songs.</p> <p>Leslie Ponder who works as the school said, “Today, Ben needed some encouragement so our HS students stood in his driveway and sang worship songs of praise with him. (Ben loves his praise and worship!!). This is one of the many things I love about CPA..they will stop "education" for a bigger lesson..a lesson of life, of love, of compassion, of community. Today these students learned more than they would have in a classroom.”</p> <p>What a beautiful video. Isn’t it refreshing to see children band together for a good cause?</p> <p><em>Video credit: Facebook / Tim McGraw </em></p> <p><strong>Related links:</strong></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><a href="/news/news/2016/02/cancer-immune-trial-terminal-remission/"><strong>New cancer treatment trial sees half of terminal patients in remission</strong></a></em></span></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><a href="/news/news/2016/07/watch-the-moment-a-boy-discovers-he-beat-cancer/"><strong>Watch the moment a boy discovers he beat cancer</strong></a></em></span></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><a href="/news/news/2016/02/5-year-old-with-leukaemia-proposes-to-his-favourite-nurse/"><strong>5-year-old with leukaemia propose to his favourite nurse</strong></a></em></span></p>

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5-year-old with leukaemia propose to his favourite nurse

<p>Gideon, a five-year-old boy with leukaemia, has proposed to his favourite nurse.</p> <p>In this video above, Gideon proposes to his favourite nurse using a handmade ring box.</p> <p>“Oh that’s so cute!” the nurse says when he opens the box to reveal a ring.</p> <p>“Of course you could be my hospital husband…can I get a hug?”</p> <p>What a sweet little boy. We wish him all the best.</p> <p>You can follow Gideon’s progress <strong><a href="https://www.facebook.com/The-Adventures-of-Iron-Gideon-904097989644686/timeline" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">on Facebook here</span></a></strong>.</p> <p><em>Video credit: Facebook / The Adventures of Iron Gideon</em></p> <p><strong>Related links:</strong></p> <p><span><em><strong><a href="/news/news/2016/02/two-nuns-ski-cross-country/">Two nuns ski cross country in habits</a></strong></em></span></p> <p><span><em><strong><a href="/news/news/2016/02/prince-charles-receives-rare-photo-of-queen-elizabeth-ii/">Prince Charles receives rare photograph of Queen as a teenager</a></strong></em></span></p> <p><span><em><strong><a href="/news/news/2016/02/pictures-that-capture-life-above-and-below-the-sea/">15 breathtaking pictures that capture life above and below the sea</a></strong></em></span></p>

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