‘Missing a part of me’: St. John’s woman says part of leg amputated after broken foot undiagnosed for 2 months
Samantha Rideout, 30, says she her right leg was amputated from the knee down after an infection in her foot spread to the bone. The […]
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This man lost his leg after 7 years waiting for a kidney in N.L. — and now he’s losing hope
Jim Patten says he believes he’s lost his chance of ever getting a new kidney. (Sherry Vivian/CBC) Jim Patten was lying in a hospital bed […]
Looking to terminate, but nowhere to turn? Abortion doulas can help
Shannon Hardy, a doula who volunteers to help women through the logistics and emotions of an abortion, offered a training session in St. John’s over […]
Abortion doulas help women with nowhere else to turn
Shannon Hardy, a doula who volunteers to help women through the logistics and emotions of an abortion, offered a training session in St. John’s over […]
Mother furious after Nevaeh Denine’s photo used for anti-vaccination ‘propaganda’
The original photo taken of Nevaeh Denine by photographer Aamie Gillam was used by anti-vaccination Facebook groups without her permission, or the permission of the […]
N.L. youth hospitalization for mental health issues higher than national average
Gerri-Lynn Curtis knows first-hand that when a young person is dealing with mental illness, the whole family does too. The McIvers woman’s 16-year-old daughter, Kelly, […]
In sickness and in health: Battling Parkinson’s as a couple
Cynthia and Shawn Cave have been together for 24 years. Though their marriage vows said “in sickness and in health,” Cynthia says no one thinks they’ll […]
Here’s how the next N.L. premier would help children with disabilities
The pleas of a Bay Roberts family struggling to cover the costs incurred by their child’s disabilities drew reaction on the campaign trail Thursday. Earlier […]
Parents say they ‘can’t afford’ their disabled children under N.L. health system
Lauren Tucker carefully takes a pencil from her big brother, drawing deliberate strokes across the page as she tells him about her day at school. […]
Doctor writes to U.S. embassy, urging visa for Afghan mother in N.L. with ailing child
A high-ranking doctor at Massachusetts General Hospital has written a letter to the American embassy in Halifax, urging an expedited visa for an Afghan woman whose […]