22 broken bones: Rare condition gives teen even tougher fight
Adelaide teen Will Niven was born with a genetic condition that has altered his life — but he now faces an even more intense challenge.
Kids & Teens
‘Heartbreaking’: Baby’s cancer battle after months of salmonella treatment
Baby Bryson was struggling for months, unable to get over salmonella, his mum was constantly bringing him to the doctor until finally they received a shocking diagnosis.
‘She’s scared’: Mum thought tot had a virus – it was a tumour
Three-year-old Eve Robertson was hallucinating rainbows and stars on the ceiling of her hospital bed after a common virus lead to a devastating diagnosis.
‘Worst day of my life is coming’: Dad told youngest daughter is dying
Little Hailey Valle has spent the last few years bravely fighting despite her parents facing “red tape” getting her into a clinical trial to give her better odds.
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The sudden illness that stole Tyrone’s life
A mother endured what no parent should ever have to – the loss of one of her children. Now she is speaking about how her son died to help raise awareness of the cruel condition.
‘Catfished’: Girl, 12, dies after ‘bullying’
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‘Idiots’: Free school lunch pledge lashed
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‘I know it’s coming’: Mum faces son’s terminal diagnosis
Alison Harrison was told her son only had six months to live after doctors made a horrific discovery last year. But eight-year-old Sammy Scully has been defying the odds.
‘It sucked’: Mum’s tears over toddler daughter’s misdiagnosis
Young mum Leyneaka Maigler had no reason to disbelieve doctors when they told her that her two-year-old daughter was constipated. Sadly, they were very wrong.
‘Say goodbye’: Nine-year-old’s heart stops after getting the flu
Little Maxwell Hann contracted the flu, before he knew it his heart stopped beating and doctors were resuscitating him to try and save his life.
They thought my son had gastro – it turned out to be cancer
Nine-year-old Fraser Suggate was told he had gastro and anxiety. It was only his mother’s dogged determination that led to the diagnosis of something far more sinister.
‘Utter shock’: Claire’s lost appetite leads to devastating diagnosis
Claire Carson’s parents couldn’t imagine what was really wrong when she suddenly lost her appetite and started to feel weak.
Family’s $350k fight to save little Xavier after devastating loophole
An “unfair” bureaucratic loophole means a young family has to raise $350,000 and possibly move overseas to access treatment for their six-year-old boy battling a rare cancer.
Samara woke one day unable to walk – but faced six-hour ED queue
Two-year-old Samara was an average toddler running around the home – but she’s been left with mobility deficits after languishing paralysed in the WCH emergency department for six hours.
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