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7NEWS
5 hours ago
- Automotive
- 7NEWS
Jett Reed: Young e-scooter rider, 11, nearly lost his leg after being ‘hit and dragged' by a car in Lakelands
The family of an 11-year-old e-scooter rider who almost lost his right leg after he was hit by a car and dragged for nearly 10 metres has launched an appeal to help pay for his medical bills. Jett Reed has spent more than a week in Perth Children's Hospital and undergone nearly 20 hours of surgery following the shocking incident that took place at the intersection of Badgerup Avenue and Yindana Boulevard in Lakelands, Mandurah at about 3.10pm on May 23. The schoolboy's uncle, Brenton Reed, said the youngster was in pain daily adding it had been 'extremely stressful for his parents and our wider families' He also described his nephew as a 'sweet boy' who was 'enduring what no child should be going through'. 'My nephew Jett was on his way home from school last Friday ... when he was hit by a car and dragged underneath it for approximately 10 metres,' Mr Reed posted on GoFundMe. 'Both front and back wheels of the car went over his right leg and his calf was dragged on the bitumen and severely damaged. 'As a result Jett's leg was clean broken and he has lost most of the calf muscle. 'He has already endured 18 plus hours of surgery with many more to go before even thinking about rehabilitation. 'So far the operations have reset the broken bones, and the process to move calf muscle from the good leg to the damaged leg has commenced. After this will be massive skin grafts, all while trying to prevent any infection.' Mr Reed said he started the GoFundMe page on behalf of his brother Callan, Jett's father, who gave up work to look after his son. 'We ask for any help to assist Callan in paying for bills and travel up and down daily from Mandurah to Perth for what we think will be many months stay at the children's hospital in Perth,' he said. 'Callan works for himself so is currently without an income as he looks after his boy. 'Any donations would be greatly appreciated, 'I myself cannot even begin to imagine what they are going through and any financial assistance would be a great help to Callan during this awful time.'
Daily Mail
2 days ago
- Health
- Daily Mail
TV presenter AMANDA BYRAM, after years of failed IVF, says: ‘I refuse to be shamed by online trolls for having a baby at 51'
In January this year, after 30 hours of sucking in Royal Sussex County Hospital's finest gas and air, at 51 I finally had the family I'd dreamt of. My second son, Jett, was a month premature, but he felt years overdue. When I first embarked on IVF over a decade ago, I never imagined it would take this long. I started freezing my eggs at 40, met my husband-to-be, Julian, when I was 41 and he was 34, and got married a year later. It wasn't until a few months after my 49th birthday that our first son, Phoenix, arrived. The emotional, physical and financial toll of my fertility journey had been immense, but ultimately worth it. Prematurity aside, my second pregnancy was almost identical to when I carried my first son: healthy, mercifully uneventful and on a strict need-to-know basis. Even though I'm a TV presenter, and am used to living in the public eye, we decided to keep the pregnancies a secret from everyone except closest family. I carried neatly both times, and loose clothing concealed my growing bump. Why the secrecy? After 25 years on shows including Total Wipeout and The Big Breakfast, perhaps I'd learnt to keep certain things private. Following many heartbreaking miscarriages and failed implant attempts, it was easier to try again without too many people knowing. And I wasn't ready for the raised eyebrows on the subject of whether I could, or should, have a baby at my age. Now that Jett had arrived safely, Julian and I were ready to share the news. I had my Instagram post ready, with a photo and words written from the heart. But as my finger hovered over the publish button, I hesitated. My mind drifted back three years to when I announced the birth of Phoenix. I was giddy with excitement at sharing the news and, at first, our joy was amplified by the sheer volume of love we received. Thousands of messages of congratulations from friends and strangers flooded my Instagram feed – most wonderful of all, hundreds of women telling me I was a source of inspiration as they navigated IVF. Of course there was a vocal minority who felt the need to be negative about my age, but they were easy to ignore. Then, during a 3am feed, I ventured beyond my social media channels into the comment sections of news articles covering the story. That's when I saw them. Row after row of cruel words that took my breath away. Strangers dissecting my life, my choices, my body, my future. They calculated my age and concluded my son was destined for misery… 'There's no way she gave birth to this child!' 'It is selfish to have a child at 49.' 'She'll be mistaken for the child's gran when it reaches school age.' 'Her toyboy should do the school run.' 'Fast-forward 20 years: a young man on the cusp of adulthood with two dead parents. I'm sorry but that's just a fact.' I was so angry at the flippancy of the comments. People assumed I had chosen to delay motherhood for my career. The truth? It took me 41 years to meet someone I truly wanted to build a life with. I had been engaged in my late 30s but called off the wedding at the last minute –knowing deep down it wasn't right, even though it might cost me the family I always wanted. When I met Julian, a producer, on a photoshoot in London in 2014, we started dating, married in 2016 and began trying for a baby. And trying. And trying. Having already frozen some eggs I was aware of the diminishing chances, so we moved to IVF pretty quickly. The retrieval cycles dictated our schedule and became woven into our lives, from injecting myself moments before stepping out on live television, to forcing a smile for the cameras hours after a miscarriage. After every loss we picked ourselves up and kept going. The most hurtful online comments were from other women, many of them mothers. Suddenly, afraid of judgment, I began to doubt whether I should share my age with others I met at playgroups and parks. Over time the paranoia faded, and the more mums I met the clearer it became: there is no perfect blueprint for parenthood and life doesn't come with guarantees. We all know people who lost incredible parents too soon, just as we know people who had long-living but toxic parents. Along the way, I met older mums, teenage mums, working mums, stay-at-home mums, mums to children with special needs. I met women who had chosen to go it alone with a sperm donor, others juggling toddlers and teenage stepkids. I met refugees who had fled war zones with their babies in their arms. At the heart of it we were all the same – we found motherhood as tough as it was beautiful, and none of us were thinking much beyond the next bedtime. When Phoenix was two, we decided to try for a second baby. We consulted our families and doctors. The response: a resounding 'go for it'. There were more IVF disappointments along the way, but then Jett arrived. Once I posted the news, the mortality mathematicians, as expected, had a field day yet again, with comments like, 'How selfish – that poor child is going to grow up with parents older than most grandparents when it starts school and will be mocked for having old parents.' The outrage didn't sting this time, though. I refuse to waste time worrying about what other people think, and even less worrying about what might happen 20 or 30 years from now. Instead, I prefer to focus on the positives of having children later in life. The biggest plus is, ironically, my age itself. Finally I have maturity and wisdom – and these outstrip any traits I possessed in my younger years. So, yes, I may be a silver-haired lady when I collect my kids from primary school, but I'll be proud of every single strand. I do my bit by exercising regularly and not smoking, drinking, stressing or eating junk food. There's even evidence that women who give birth after 40 are more likely to live longer, often reaching their 100s! Maybe a purposeful existence keeps us older mums ticking along. I might be here for decades to come or I might not. That's just how life works. What I can control is the love I give and the lessons I pass down. Day and night I hold my children close and remind them they are loved unconditionally. I hope to teach them to embrace life with an open heart, free from judgment and guided by compassion. Online trolls will always feel safe behind their screens. Maybe writing these words opens me up to further scrutiny, but if we don't speak up, how can we expect change? The keyboard critics will win, while society will continue to question and condemn the women who – for one reason or a million others – left it late to start a family. So, let them talk. I'm too busy being a mother.
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Hangtown Motocross betting, predictions, odds, picks, lines: Eli Tomac closes gap on Jett Lawrence
Jett Lawrence showed minimal movement between Rounds 1 and 2 of the 2025 Pro Motocross season, but intense competition with Eli Tomac last week narrowed the gap between the two favored riders. Jett opened with raw odds of -294 for the season opener at Fox Raceway in Pala, California. Frankly, he might have been an even more expensive proposition if not for the fact that he was returning from an ACL injury suffered early in the Monster Energy Supercross season. Jett led every lap of both motos, but failed to dominate Moto 2 under pressure from Tomac. Jett's odds for the Hangtown Classic in Rancho Cordova, California, remain in the minus range, but are slightly more attractive at -283. MX 2024 Rd 01 Pala Jett Lawrence Chase Motocross betting odds set expectations for Pro Motocross championship Advertisement Despite returning from injury with minimal recovery time, Jett Lawrence is an overwhelming favorite to win the 2025 Pro MX Championship Dan Beaver , Dan Beaver , Tomac (+247) had more time to prepare for the Motocross season opener than Jett. His broken fibula was repaired, and training was initiated in time for him to compete in a couple of Supercross rounds, but he decided to focus on the outdoors. He posted a modest finish of fourth in Moto 1 at Fox before finding the right lines in the second race. Tomac did not let Jett out of his sight until the closing laps and even managed to get a wheel alongside the eventual winner. Historically, Hangtown is one of Tomac's best tracks and incidentally, the only MX course on which Jett has been beaten. The result of these factors is that a differential of 743 points between Jett and Tomac in Pala has shrunk to 530 for Hangtown. Hunter Lawrence (+558) is the only other rider under 10/1 in raw opening odds. Notably, all three riders on the podium last week in Pala were returning from injury, so there is still some residual concern about their performance. The question of whether Hunter found his limit in Round 1 remains to be answered. MX 2024 Rd 02 Hangtown Jett Lawrence Hunter Hangtown Motocross 2025 preview: Top finishes, previous winners, historic results, who to watch Advertisement Last week's contest between Jett Lawrence and Eli Tomac suggests the Hangtown Classic will be a competitive round. Dan Beaver , Dan Beaver , A huge gap appears between the third- and fourth-ranked riders in Round 2. Aaron Plessinger (+4032) is slightly over 40/1 and should garner some attention after sweeping the top five in Pala's pair of motos. He topped out with a podium in the second race, but was never a factor for the win. Bet modestly, if at all, for the overall victory. His podium odds are -139, so there isn't much juice to be squeezed. Justin Cooper's (+4731) runner-up finish in Moto 2 contributes to his fifth-place ranking in Hangtown. His eighth-place finish in Moto2 makes him a formidable proposition, however. His podium odds are minimally in the plus range at +151. Jorge Prado (+7199) is in a different category than the top five this week. With such a high return on investment of 71/1, bold bettors might wish to place a modest wager on an overall win, but his long odds for the victory drag his podium odds to +579, which is a much safer bet. Advertisement Opening Odds, Overall Outright Win Jett Lawrence, -206 Eli Tomac, +232 Hunter Lawrence, +614 Justin Cooper, +6844 Aaron Plessinger, +7774 Cooper Webb, +9246 Jorge Prado, +9704 Jason Anderson, +12721 Joey Savatgy, +13058 Grant Harlan, +14393 Romain Pape, +14393 Harri Kullas, +14393 Malcolm Stewart, +14393 Derek Drake, +15525 Lorenzo Locurcio, +15525 Colt Nichols, +15525 Derek Kelley, +15525 Tyler Stepek, +15773 Brandon Ray, +15773 Bryce Shelly, +15773 Opening Odds, Overall Podium Jett Lawrence, -2500 Eli Tomac, -245 Hunter Lawrence -150 Aaron Plessinger, -139 Jason Anderson, +117 Justin Cooper, +151 Cooper Webb, +174 Jorge Prado, +579 Joey Savatgy, +792 Malcolm Stewart, +1101 Harri Kullas, +3734 Grant Harlan, +4201 Derek Drake, +4201 Romain Pape, +4201 Derek Kelley, +4201 Colt Nichols, +4201 Lorenzo Locurcio, +4201 Brandon Ray, +4201 Bryce Shelly, +4201 Tyler Stepek, +4201 Advertisement More SuperMotocross News Hangtown Preview 2027 MXoN to be held in the Netherlands Fox Raceway 450 results | 250 results Jett Lawrence remains undefeated at Fox Haiden Deegan sweeps Fox National motos Chase Sexton retires after Fox Nationals Moto 1 crash Perfection: Jett Lawrence wins fifth moto in Pala Haiden Deegan wins Fox Raceway Moto 1 Fox Raceway: 450 Qualification | 250 Qualification Mikayla Nielsen wins 2025 WMX opener
NBC Sports
3 days ago
- Sport
- NBC Sports
Hangtown Motocross betting, predictions, odds, picks, lines: Eli Tomac closes gap on Jett Lawrence
Jett Lawrence showed minimal movement between Rounds 1 and 2 of the 2025 Pro Motocross season, but intense competition with Eli Tomac last week narrowed the gap between the two favored riders. Jett opened with raw odds of -294 for the season opener at Fox Raceway in Pala, California. Frankly, he might have been an even more expensive proposition if not for the fact that he was returning from an ACL injury suffered early in the Monster Energy Supercross season. Jett led every lap of both motos, but failed to dominate Moto 2 under pressure from Tomac. Jett's odds for the Hangtown Classic in Rancho Cordova, California, remain in the minus range, but are slightly more attractive at -283. Dan Beaver, Tomac (+247) had more time to prepare for the Motocross season opener than Jett. His broken fibula was repaired, and training was initiated in time for him to compete in a couple of Supercross rounds, but he decided to focus on the outdoors. He posted a modest finish of fourth in Moto 1 at Fox before finding the right lines in the second race. Tomac did not let Jett out of his sight until the closing laps and even managed to get a wheel alongside the eventual winner. Historically, Hangtown is one of Tomac's best tracks and incidentally, the only MX course on which Jett has been beaten. The result of these factors is that a differential of 743 points between Jett and Tomac in Pala has shrunk to 530 for Hangtown. Hunter Lawrence (+558) is the only other rider under 10/1 in raw opening odds. Notably, all three riders on the podium last week in Pala were returning from injury, so there is still some residual concern about their performance. The question of whether Hunter found his limit in Round 1 remains to be answered. A huge gap appears between the third- and fourth-ranked riders in Round 2. Aaron Plessinger (+4032) is slightly over 40/1 and should garner some attention after sweeping the top five in Pala's pair of motos. He topped out with a podium in the second race, but was never a factor for the win. Bet modestly, if at all, for the overall victory. His podium odds are -139, so there isn't much juice to be squeezed. Justin Cooper's (+4731) runner-up finish in Moto 2 contributes to his fifth-place ranking in Hangtown. His eighth-place finish in Moto2 makes him a formidable proposition, however. His podium odds are minimally in the plus range at +151. Jorge Prado (+7199) is in a different category than the top five this week. With such a high return on investment of 71/1, bold bettors might wish to place a modest wager on an overall win, but his long odds for the victory drag his podium odds to +579, which is a much safer bet. Opening Odds, Overall Outright Win Jett Lawrence, -206 Eli Tomac, +232 Hunter Lawrence, +614 Justin Cooper, +6844 Aaron Plessinger, +7774 Cooper Webb, +9246 Jorge Prado, +9704 Jason Anderson, +12721 Joey Savatgy, +13058 Grant Harlan, +14393 Romain Pape, +14393 Harri Kullas, +14393 Malcolm Stewart, +14393 Derek Drake, +15525 Lorenzo Locurcio, +15525 Colt Nichols, +15525 Derek Kelley, +15525 Tyler Stepek, +15773 Brandon Ray, +15773 Bryce Shelly, +15773 Opening Odds, Overall Podium Jett Lawrence, -2500 Eli Tomac, -245 Hunter Lawrence -150 Aaron Plessinger, -139 Jason Anderson, +117 Justin Cooper, +151 Cooper Webb, +174 Jorge Prado, +579 Joey Savatgy, +792 Malcolm Stewart, +1101 Harri Kullas, +3734 Grant Harlan, +4201 Derek Drake, +4201 Romain Pape, +4201 Derek Kelley, +4201 Colt Nichols, +4201 Lorenzo Locurcio, +4201 Brandon Ray, +4201 Bryce Shelly, +4201 Tyler Stepek, +4201 More SuperMotocross News Hangtown Preview 2027 MXoN to be held in the Netherlands Fox Raceway 450 results | 250 results Jett Lawrence remains undefeated at Fox Haiden Deegan sweeps Fox National motos Chase Sexton retires after Fox Nationals Moto 1 crash Perfection: Jett Lawrence wins fifth moto in Pala Haiden Deegan wins Fox Raceway Moto 1 Fox Raceway: 450 Qualification | 250 Qualification Mikayla Nielsen wins 2025 WMX opener
Yahoo
5 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Lunch unlocked: Tacoma pizza shop now serving pretty proper East Coast-style subs
APIZZA owner Marshall Jett has proven he and his team know how to make a pizza — a one-of-a-kind style of thin-crust that's part Neapolitan, part New York, part New Haven and part Tacoma. As of last month, the downtown restaurant is back open for lunch with a special menu of another East Coast specialty that's surprisingly rare here: the toasted sub. Sure, we could all name a couple places we appreciate for their warm sandwiches, which seem bountiful in a state that requires any bar with liquor to serve 'substantial' food. Plenty have selected sandwiches as their M.O. and amassed loyal adherents of one over the other. Many of these handhelds are indeed served on elongated rolls that are ostensibly subs or hoagies, depending on your allegiance. But a roll does not a proper East Coast sub make. Jett searched high and low for a Northwest substitute, he said. He tried baking his own in the custom clay oven that anchors APIZZA's open kitchen on Pac Ave, but they turned out stiffer than ideal for the softness he was seeking. As I have also found, the answer here lies instead in the Vietnamese banh mi bun. It's a perfect size at 8 inches. It's soft enough for, say, meatballs and marinara to soak into your fingers while still retaining its shape. It's readily available, and it can be toasted or room-temp. These French demis form the foundation of APIZZA's new lunch-only subs, available just three days a week to start. The pistachio mortadella and provolone adds a light, garlicky mustard mayo that mingles with shredded lettuce. On another, Tillamook cheddar meets bay shrimp fresh from Oregon with Tillamook cheddar and scallions. The polpette di casa seems poised to become a hit, as the beef and pork meatballs melt into provolone just as they should. I ordered 'to-go' even though I unwrapped them in the restaurant. It felt right to my other-coast roots that they be enrobed in paper and sliced in half, whereas dine-in orders — at least by default — are served 'open-faced' and the customer folds to eat. I had been meaning to get here since they relaunched and happy that Jett was trying lunch again after an attempt last spring and summer. The subs are the official new items, but during the brief three-hour lunch period, you can also snag a 'personal' 12-inch pizza in the daily meat or veggie for $13. The restaurant's great salads (I have enjoyed the Caesar but particularly appreciate the fresca, a salad's kind of salad with chopped greens, chopped tomatoes, a classic vinaigrette and crunchy homemade croutons) are also available in petite versions for just $4. The bay shrimp can also be had with romaine instead of on a sub. As during dinner, oversized slices — a quarter of their typical 16-inch pie, essentially two-for-one, for $6.25-$8 — are also available, which typically feature the same daily meat or veggie as well as classic pepperoni and three-cheese. The restaurant offers 'business lunch' packages with pizzas, salads and mini cannoli for groups (in sets of 10, up to 40 people), and Jett has also built a mobile clay pizza oven for special events (more info on the restaurant website). It was quiet when I snuck in around 1 p.m. last Thursday, but I hope to see lunch catch on at APIZZA and elsewhere downtown, as other newcomers like Third Space and the food truck at Odd Otter Brewing Co. also lean into midday crowds on weekdays and weekends. ▪ 821 Pacific Ave., Tacoma, 253-367-4992, ▪ Lunch: Wednesday-Friday, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. ▪ Dinner: Wednesday-Thursday 4-9 p.m., Friday 4-10 p.m., Saturday 12-10 p.m., Sunday 12-9 p.m. ▪ Details: new weekday-only lunch menu with East Coast-style subs, petite salads and 'personal' 12-inch pizzas; dinner menu also available
