Real Life

After a hard day nursing, Rose Healey’s feet were aching. Wheezing as she struggled up the stairs, she felt like flopping down on the bed. If only she hadn’t promised to go out. If only she could find an outfit that would fit. “Suddenly, it all seemed too hard,” Rose remembers. “That was the moment […]

Jennie Scotcher (42), of Paraparaumu, pays a loving tribute to her organ donor dad, Iain Simpson. Every year, I stand by the Father’s Day cards wishing I could buy one for my own dad. I look enviously at children playing with their grandfathers and my eyes well up with tears. oy dad will never play […]

Terri Williamson of Auckland saw her dad fight for his life after unknowingly eating poisonous meatballs. I couldn’t take my eyes off my dad as the doctor led me out of the emergency room. “I’m sorry. Your father has taken a turn for the worse. You need to wait outside,” the doctor said. More doctors […]

When Paul Lloyd’s doctor handed him condoms after his vasectomy he laughed – now he’s thanking his lucky stars he used them. Even fresh from the operating table, Paul Lloyd couldn’t help giggling a little at his partner oonique’s question. “What on earth are we going to need these for?” she asked, waving the 100 […]

Hamilton’s Hayley Browne is rebuilding her life after losing her daughter Melanie to meningitis. Now she helps others who have been affected by this horrific disease. It was the most powerless moment in Hayley Browne’s life. Strapped into the front seat of a rescue helicopter, the desperate mum could only watch in horror as doctors […]

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