‘A haemorrhoid saved my life’: Young dad’s vital cancer warning
A young dad attributes a haemorrhoid to saving his life after he was diagnosed with a life-changing disease a week before he was due to marry his high school sweetheart.
Adults 30-50
Cruel new blow for farming couple in horror 10-year ordeal
Alison Starke was robbed of the ability to even speak in a decade-long struggle. But after she finally gained relief, fate delivered another brutal shock.
‘I don’t want to be wheelchair-bound’: Mum-of-two dealt cruel double diagnosis
Just after Mount Barker mum-of-two Caroline Nunan finally beat cancer she found out she had an incurable condition.
Coughing fit triggers health nightmare as dad’s life hangs in balance
Father-of-two and avid rock climber Adam Binns suffered a severe medical episode after succumbing to a simple bug — now doctors say he might never fully recover.
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Heartbreaking reason ‘there’s no future’ for Adelaide mum
Emma Stephenson will never see her 11-year-old son make it to high school or watch her older daughter graduate university.
Doctors said my 200bpm heart rate was ‘just anxiety’
Mum-of-three Lauren Pfeiffer would be sitting on the couch and her heart would be beating over 200 beats per minute, but doctors said she had “anxiety”.
She had a 2 per cent chance of relapse, then she found a lump
SA mum Renee Elliott thought she was in the clear, having done everything to eliminate the breast cancer she was diagnosed with five years ago, until she found another lump.
‘Like getting hit with a hammer’: Man’s Parkrun nightmare
A Hillbank man went for a Saturday run, as he normally did, but this day ended in tragedy when he fell unconscious suffering a life-altering medical episode.
‘She isn’t alone’: SA cancer survivors rally behind Ali Clarke
Ali Clarke’s devastating on-air health revelation has hit very close to home for thousands of South Australian women, some of whom have rallied to support the radio personality.
‘We felt broken’: Holiday meal leads to terminal diagnosis
An SA man’s holiday meal led to severe stomach pains – and then a life-changing discovery.
Mum forced to make unthinkable decision amid medical mystery
A northern suburbs mum-of-three has taken her health into her own hands after doctors were unable to discover what was wrong with her.
‘It was his passion’: Sister’s grief over scuba tragedy
When his sister asked Phillip Powell what he loved about diving he told her “it’s just me and the sea”. Then, he got into trouble under Port Noarlunga Jetty.
‘She was a fighter’: Single mum dies with power in her own hands
The sister of an SA woman who used the state’s Voluntary Assisted Dying laws says she was determined to die with dignity – and with her daughter by her side.
‘A nanny state’: Popular Adelaide YouTuber leaves country
Popular YouTuber Vaping Bogan has decided to call it quits on Australia and take his family to the UK after government changes to vaping laws. Here’s why.
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