‘Everybody with breasts should be self-examining’
After an SA radio star revealed she had breast cancer, a local GP has shared her advice – and how a 10-minute appointment could save lives.
Adults 30-50
Why medical marvel is facing Adelaide Hills ultra-marathon
This father-of-two was told he’d never have a family or make it to 38 years old. Now he’s training for his third ultra-marathon thanks to one big change.
‘Don’t want to lose you dad’: Cough to incurable diagnosis in weeks
A father-of-two believed he had a cough a few weeks ago. His true diagnosis was life-changing.
Horror discovery in mum-of-seven’s bedroom
It was a night like any other when Clarissa Glen-Norman said she was feeling tired and wanted to lie down. What her partner discovered next was heartbreaking.
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‘I’m petrified’: NDIS ignores pleas by mum of severely disabled son
A 65-year-old mother has called out the NDIS for failing to review her severely disabled son’s funding plan after a much-needed surgery meant she can’t care for him.
Woman told she’s 24 weeks pregnant – but it wasn’t a baby
A gynaecologist told mum-of-two Natasha Van Eck her uterus was measuring 24 weeks pregnant. Four months later, she needed urgent surgery.
Eye sewn shut: Mum’s shock diagnosis at lash appointment
A young Adelaide mum-of-four was forced to have her eye sewn shut after her beauty appointment led to a terrifying health diagnosis.
Mum’s shock find while breastfeeding daughter
Mum Jacqui Faliszewski was breastfeeding when she noticed something unusual. She was “absolutely devastated” by what happened next.
‘Courageous’: Diabetes and then death at just 40
Diabetes is more than an annoying illness. The cruel disease cut Kingsley Hage’s life far too short – aged just 40.
‘Told it would fix itself’: Scary symptom dismissed by doctor
Sara-Jayne Edmunds became vegan in an attempt to fix her unrelenting bowel problems. But the cause was much more sinister.
‘I thought three things when doctors told me I had cancer’
Single mum Katrina Mudge says her GP ignored her symptoms – even when she knew something was very wrong. This was her reaction when she was diagnosed with stage four cancer.
‘Like a Tic Tac under my skin’: SA woman’s grim diagnosis inspires a movement
Linda Howell felt a Tic Tac-shaped lump under her skin when pregnant with her second son – months later she found out it could kill her. Now that find has inspired a lifesaving movement.
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