At 23, Will Seitam is simply overwhelmed at the joy he has found when he wasn’t even looking. On an unexceptional day in 2023, a message flashed on the screen of his phone. It was short, unexpected and startling.
Diagnosed with a life limiting illness at five months, doctors told Jess Schonberger’s parents their first-born would not see her third birthday. What happened next has astounded everyone.
With all hope of success in her school course hanging by the narrowest of threads, our writer decided on drastic action.
Falls are riskier as we age, and can be life changing. But they are not inevitable.
In a long career, she’s experienced the best and toughest of Australia. But nothing prepared former governor-general Quentin Bryce for her greatest loss.
He has one of the biggest brains in the country. So how does Barry Jones approach life at 92?
It’s one of the biggest killers of Australians. But new research suggests the number of cases can potentially be halved. And that’s not the only news.
Knife therapy has been practised in Taiwan for 2000 years and therapists use real blades. We tried it out in Taipei and survived the experience – just.
She was one of the greatest Australian dancers. But in her 80s, former ballerina Marilyn Jones is no fan of exercise – apart from cartwheeling her legs over her cat.
What do you do when the man you love is diagnosed, at just 46, with dementia? For a long time Louise Bryant thought the answer was silence. But suddenly, that all changed.
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