EXCLUSIVE 'When my mom died, I saw irrefutable proof of Heaven': Don't believe afterlife expert DR RAYMOND MOODY? Read the stunning testimony of FIVE others who saw it too
After a late diagnosis of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, doctors said the disease had already progressed so far that chemotherapy would have little effect and that she had less than two weeks to live.
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The Guardian
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- The Guardian
Northern Beaches hospital agrees settlement after claims newborn left with lifelong disabilities
Sydney's Northern Beaches hospital has settled outside court with a family after claims their baby was born by emergency caesarean at 25 weeks and left with lifelong disabilities. Court documents seen by Guardian Australia reveal the baby's mother presented to the hospital's birthing unit in 2022, complaining of lower abdominal pain on her right side. The woman – who cannot be named for legal reasons – says she was sent home without being given an ultrasound or undergoing any further investigation. When she presented to the hospital again two days later with worse symptoms, an MRI revealed she had acute appendicitis. During surgery to remove the appendix, it was found to be perforated and had a gangrenous tip, with free pus also found in the woman's pelvis. She was discharged from the hospital after three days without being provided with oral antibiotics, according to her claim. Also, she did not undergo CRP testing, which can detect signs of inflammation or infection, and was not assessed by the obstetrics and gynaecology registrar before her discharge. Less than a week later she presented again at the hospital feeling feverish and experiencing pain in her right flank, and suffering from diarrhoea and nausea. Sign up: AU Breaking News email She was transferred to Royal North Shore hospital, where she was diagnosed with sepsis and chorioamnionitis, an infection of the placenta and the amniotic fluid, and underwent an emergency caesarean. An amended statement of claim filed for the child on 20 June this year, with the mother acting in his place, alleged Northern Beaches hospital breached the duty of care it owed the child by failing to take 22 precautions. Those included failing to diagnose the mother with appendicitis on the day she first presented to the hospital and failing to perform the surgery to remove the appendix immediately. After the surgery, the precautions taken should have included performing blood tests, white blood cell count, CRP testing, an assessment by the surgical team, an ultrasound examination and an MRI investigation, the statement of claim alleged. The documents alleged the mother should not have been discharged when she was, as the hospital should have considered her perforated appendix, its gangrenous tip and the free pus and checked her inflammatory markers. She should also have been provided with antibiotics on discharge, the statement of claim alleged. The hospital's failure to take those precautions caused or materially contributed to the child suffering injuries, including the consequences of being born significantly prematurely, and general bodily trauma and shock, the statement of claim alleged. A statement of particulars filed on 24 May 2024 gave further details of the consequences of the alleged medical negligence on the part of the hospital. The document outlined claims that the child had experienced 'continuing disabilities' and 'loss of enjoyment of life', including continuing restriction on the enjoyment of and participation in normal social and recreational activities such as socialising with friends and family, domestic activities and recreational travel. The district court declined to allow access to the hospital's defence to the statement of claim. Sign up to Breaking News Australia Get the most important news as it breaks after newsletter promotion The statement calculated the expenses the family would have for medications and doctors' visits for the rest of the child's life. The documents also alleged that the child had 'suffered a general diminishment in [his] ability to earn income and … is no longer able to compete evenly on the open labour market … in the future'. On 31 July the parties agreed to settle the matter, with the Northern Beaches hospital to pay a sum without admission of liability. The family requested that the amount not be made public. Northern Beaches is the only hospital in NSW where public services are provided by a private company, Healthscope, under a complex contract. After years of mounting debt and a string of complaints about care standards – including the death of two-year-old Joe Massa and a woman whose baby died in childbirth because an emergency caesarean was offered too late – the hospital went into receivership in May. The NSW government is trying to buy it. NSW Health referred a request for comment on the baby's case to Healthscope. A Healthscope spokesperson said: 'We reached an amicable resolution with the family which was approved by the court. Out of respect for the family, we will not be providing further comment on this matter. 'While adverse incidents happen at all hospitals, the team at Northern Beaches hospital (NBH) has been subjected to intense scrutiny and speculation. The fact is the hospital treats over 80,000 patients every year and the vast majority receive outstanding care,' the spokesperson said. 'Indeed, the recently published Clinical Excellence Commission (CEC) report on Northern Beaches hospital noted that the hospital is 'staffed by a committed and professional workforce with a shared focus on delivering safe, high-quality care.' The CEC also found that the level of serious incidents at the NBH (Harm Score 1) is broadly comparable to its peer hospitals.' Lawyers for the family said they declined to comment.
Daily Mail
2 hours ago
- Daily Mail
Mother-to-be thought her extreme morning sickness was down to her pregnancy - only to receive devastating cancer diagnosis
A mother-to-be has revealed how she thought her extreme morning sickness was just another symptom of pregnancy - but it was actually the sign of a devastating cancer diagnosis to come. Sophia Yasin, from Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, was delighted to discover that she was expecting a child shortly after buying a house with her husband, Lewis Osborne, 29, in June 2024. The 29-year-old had suspected that such life-changing news would come with its health drawbacks, and chalked up being sick every couple of hours to what she suspected were 'really bad symptoms' of morning sickness. Ms Yasin would also struggle to sleep with night sweats and persistent itching driving her crazy at bedtime - but she was assured that these were all a 'normal' part of an admittedly gruelling pregnancy. However, when the mother-to-be collapsed while working at just 14 weeks pregnant, Ms Yasin was quickly rushed to hospital for tests. Doctors initially thought she had pneumonia, but scans and a biopsy revealed a tumour had been growing over her heart, with further tests uncovering she a rare type of cancer in her blood, pre-mediastinal B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. The diagnosis meant Ms Yasin had to make the devastating decision to terminate her pregnancy at just 15 weeks in. 'Everyone told me [the symptoms] were very normal in the first trimester and should ease up,' she said. Recalling the day she 'blacked out' in work, Ms Yasin said that it was only because she was pregnant - and being prioritised for testing - that the cancer in her blood was uncovered. While she was receiving treatment in hospital, the mother-to-be suspected that something was wrong, but she was caught off-guard when a woman on the ward handed her a Macmillan Cancer Support card. 'I burst out crying. I thought 'what has she given me this for?',' Ms Yasin continued, before telling how doctors broke the news about her diagnosis to her. 'I remember saying 'what does this mean for the baby?' - I remember being numb.' Her diagnosis was confirmed on September 12 last year and medics had to act quickly to slow down the rapidly-growing mass over her heart - which was nearly the same size as her organ. Ms Yasin said doctors gave her and Mr Osborne 'a few hours to decide' whether she wanted to continue her pregnancy, which would risk her unborn baby developing the mass and complications, or to terminate it. They decided not to continue with the pregnancy and Ms Yasin went through the process of an induced abortion of their 'beautiful and tiny little girl', who they named Kainaat Pearl. Doctors were so concerned about the pace of the growth that Ms Yasin was hooked up to a drip to begin the process of chemotherapy during her abortion. She and her husband still hope to try for another baby but have been advised to wait for two years due to the risk of her cancer returning 'I went into fight or flight mode,' she said. 'I was grieving a baby but trying to have treatment. I lost a lot in a short period of time.' 'I went from looking at prams and cots to looking at wigs. I lost my hair, my baby and my old life.' Ma Yasin went into remission in January 2025 after going through six subsequent rounds of chemotherapy, and is now commemorating her diagnosis date with a 7km walk with friends and family to raise funds for Lymphoma Action. She said: 'Every step will be taking it for the baby and everyone we've lost.' She and her husband still hope to try for another baby but have been advised to wait for two years due to the risk of the cancer returning.
BBC News
3 hours ago
- BBC News
Guernsey woman says 'live for today' after skin cancer scare
A woman from Guernsey has urged people to "live for today" after surviving a skin cancer Lucas noticed a reoccurring lump on her foot, which was initially treat as a verruca, and was even frozen three times by her doctor, yet it kept coming spent a number of years trying to find an answer until she was referred to a specialist who sent her for treatment in Southampton a few weeks later. Ms Lucas is now urging people to apply sun cream when heading out in the heat. "I was in Southampton and they took a chunk of my foot away."They then put in artificial padding and then I had to have a skin graft a few weeks later as well - most of last year was spent with my foot up."All the years I've been to the beach I don't think I've ever put sun cream on the bottom of my feet - you just don't think about it." Cancer free She added: "Touch wood, I now seem to be cancer free and good to go."It makes you feel you have to live for today and do what you have to do."She said she had given up her job because she did not know how long treatment would take as well as healing, "but now I get my pension and I'm retired"."All I'd say is live for today and apply sun cream."
