‘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.
Kids & Teens
Minister grilled on puberty blocker ban
Pausing puberty blockers is based on “science and concern”, not ideology, the Queensland Health Minister says.
‘Gut said it wasn’t right’: Sudden change mum couldn’t ignore
This Adelaide family thought the sudden change in their daughter’s behaviour was a reaction to their new baby but it was something far more dangerous.
‘You don’t have a choice’: Horror as boy’s skull begins to dissolve
Seven-year-old Dustin Cole-Putland was about to embark on his dream holiday after struggling for months with serious health battles – but then he received a cruel diagnosis.
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‘Weapons’: Parents’ plea after 12yo suicide
The parents of 12-year-old Charlotte O’Brien have called for a big change in social media laws after her death rocked the country.
Young Aussie star’s fateful last call to mum ‘the night before’ tragedy
When Trish Evelyn received the call that her son – a rising Aussie star – had ended his life, she thought her own heart would stop beating. Now she’s dedicating her life to spreading his message.
Aussie chef’s shock new Trump connection
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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’
A family is devastated after the Year 7 girl was found dead after being subjected to bullying at an Aussie school.
‘Idiots’: Free school lunch pledge lashed
Steven Miles has been grilled over his latest pledge to fund free school lunches – with Karl Stefanovic asking if he thought Queenslanders were “idiots”.
‘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.
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