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CBC
2 days ago
- Health
- CBC
Moncton man shaken after having heart attack during 13-hour wait in ER
Despite vomiting, sweating, chest pain and a family history of heart disease, Jonah Imeson waited in the ER from 3 p.m. until 4 a.m. the following day.
Washington Post
5 days ago
- Sport
- Washington Post
Ballers outfielder Lou Helmig represents deep baseball history in Germany
OAKLAND, Calif. — In the quiet dugout hours before first pitch, as a few teammates begin their pregame routines on the nearby grass, Lou Helmig pauses and ponders his baseball lineage. He holds a bat in his hand. It always seems he has a bat in hand, ready. Helmig also carries a deep family history with every swing and every catch, with every sprint around the basepaths. He has carried it at every level, in every new place he plays, on whatever continent it happens to be in a given moment.
CBC
7 days ago
- General
- CBC
Volunteers are digitizing headstones in cemeteries around southern Alberta
Photographing headstones and putting them online is part of an endless process to allow people to find out more about their family histories, and learn more about Alberta's pioneers.
Daily Mail
12-07-2025
- Health
- Daily Mail
Inherited Fate by Noemi Orvos-Toth: First born? You're a leader Second child? You have lots of friends Younger sibling? You start revolutions!
Inherited Fate by Noemi Orvos-Toth (Cornerstone Press £18.99, 288pp) The young couple sitting in the psychologist's office were distraught. Their five-year-old had gone from being a cheerful, well-balanced child to one who woke up crying uncontrollably during the night. They were desperate to find out what was making her so distressed. After talking to the parents, the psychologist asked their daughter to draw a picture of her family. The little girl happily drew all the family members, then turned the paper over and sketched out another figure. 'Who is that?' she was asked. 'I don't know, but they're there,' she answered. Her parents were astonished. Yes, they admitted, there had been someone else – a child who had died of leukaemia before the little girl was born. They were so terrified of this tragedy happening again that they never spoke of it, either to their young daughter or to each other. How could she possibly have known about the dead child? Psychologist Noemi Orvos-Toth tells this story to illustrate how our family history, the role we play in the family hierarchy and the secrets we keep from each other have a profound and lasting influence on our lives. In this riveting book she suggests that, to paraphrase Philip Larkin's famous lines, it's not just your mum and dad who mess you up, it's also your ancestors. This concept of 'transgenerational trauma' originated from studies of the children of Holocaust survivors. Even those who were shielded from the knowledge of their parents' or grandparents' suffering 'bore the distant imprints of the horror' in the form of anxiety disorders and depression. She tells a story from her own family to show how 'man hands on misery to man' (Philip Larkin again). Her grandmother lost two babies before she had a healthy child – the author's mother - who 'my grandmother could never love freely and without anxiety'. As a child, Orvos-Toth was always aware that her mother and grandmother were terrified she would get ill, because in her family 'an ordinary household accident or childhood illness immediately projected the horror of death'. Now she finds herself overprotecting her own children in the same way. 'That's how we pass on the torch of fear from generation to generation.' Startlingly, Orvos-Toth maintains that our emotional development begins even before we are born, and that the circumstances of our conception often affect our later behaviour. One of the first questions she asks her clients when they start therapy is whether their parents were in a good relationship at the time of their conception and whether they were looking forward to having a baby. (Figures show that, worldwide, 56 per cent of couples respond to a positive pregnancy test with fear rather than joy.) Growth in the womb is not only physical, she says, since 'the embryo is alert, listening, responding, and above all learning'. If the mother is excitedly looking forward to the birth, the embryo swims in 'happiness hormones'. If she is stressed by the idea of motherhood, this memory is stored in the embryo at a cellular level. A Czech study of babies born in the 1960s showed that children from unwanted pregnancies had difficulty regulating their emotions and controlling their tempers. As adults, they were more likely to become alcoholics and criminals – 'an initial lack of love acts like a thread that runs through our lives and it is difficult to unpick'. Orvos-Toth is particularly interesting on the way your position in the birth order influences the way you develop, which she neatly encapsulates in the phrase: 'no two children grow up in the same family – at least in a psychological sense'. Firstborn children, coddled and fussed over by anxious first-time parents, tend to be leaders rather than innovators, more likely to occupy senior positions and earn more than their younger siblings. More than half of American presidents were the firstborn. Younger children, whose upbringing tends to be more relaxed and slapdash, constantly chafe against the older sibling's power, and are more likely to lead revolutions and come up with innovative concepts. Second children are also keener to seek contacts outside the family and tend to have more friends than eldest siblings. As a second child who has always suspected that my sister never got over my arrival, I especially liked Orvos-Toth's comment that the birth of a sibling 'removes the firstborn from the throne of exclusivity'. At times Inherited Fate reads like a plea for everyone to have some therapy, since 'all our families are full of traumatised ancestors who were maltreated, abandoned, sexually abused, persecuted or expelled'. But fear not: the book does offer a DIY course to improve your mental health. Each chapter ends with an extensive list of questions such as: 'to what extent did you feel loved and accepted in your family?', 'how much did you feel that your parents understood you and sensed your inner world?' and 'how did your family let you know when you had touched on a taboo?' She stresses how bad secrets are both for your psyche and for the family bond. 'Memories we have tried to forget and suppress, fears we have tried to deny, burden our relationships,' she writes. 'It's very rare that distorting the truth can fulfil a protective function, yet we still keep trying.' The more stories children know about their family, even stories going back several generations, the more they will be able to cope with life. After the 2001 attack on the Twin Towers in New York, researchers talked to the children of those who had died. The ones who could talk easily about their family roots recovered faster and suffered less from post-traumatic stress. Family stories, endlessly retold and repeated and embellished, appear to operate like fenders on a boat, protecting us from the worst effects of a collision. Seamlessly translated from Hungarian, Inherited Fate suggests that while we can't undo the past, understanding it can positively influence our present and our future. This enthralling book will make you think more deeply about your own relationships, and the things that have been left unsaid.
National Post
07-07-2025
- Business
- National Post
Ancestry Confirmed as Wrexham AFC Official Club Partner
Article content WREXHAM, Wales — Wrexham AFC are pleased to announce Ancestry as our new official family history partner, with the company's brand to feature on the front of our new 2025/26 training wear – as worn for the first time on the Wrexham Down Under Tour. Article content Ancestry joins as the Club's newest partner, pairing the world's third oldest professional Football Club with the world's leader in family history. Article content Ancestry connects everyone with their past so they can discover, preserve, and share their unique family stories. With their unparalleled collection of more than 65 billion records, over 3 million subscribers and over 27 million people in their growing DNA network, customers can discover their family story and gain a new level of understanding about their lives. Article content Wrexham AFC Co-Chairmen Rob Mac and Ryan Reynolds said, 'Ancestry is an amazing brand and if they can help us make sense of all the Davies, Williamses and Joneses in Wrexham, the partnership will be worth it for that alone!' Article content The new Macron 2025/26 training wear will debut today as the men's first-team players take to the training pitch at the Home of the Matildas, Melbourne – the first training base on the Wrexham Down Under Tour. You can see the new training wear on Wrexham AFC and Ancestry social channels. The new red-and-teal coloured range, with a red Wrexham AFC club badge, will all feature the Ancestry logo on the front as we celebrate our latest global partnership. The range includes training kits, travel wear and an eye-catching warm-up top that draws its design from Welsh history, with a pattern inspired by traditional Welsh tartan. Article content 'We're delighted to welcome Ancestry as our new Official Club Partner now featuring on the front of the Club's new training wear,' said Wrexham AFC CEO, Michael Williamson. 'As our Club anthem declares, 'History Only Tells A Story' and we can think of no brand which understands that better – helping to tell the stories and unlock the heritage of millions of people across the world. History and storytelling are woven into our DNA at Wrexham AFC, and we look forward to working with Ancestry to help strengthen the historical connections of not just our Football Club but of our supporters too.' Article content Ancestry SVP & GM US Marketing, Attica Jaques, said, 'At Ancestry, we believe that every story – like every family – has a powerful origin. That's why we're proud to partner with Wrexham AFC, which exemplifies resilience, pride, and the generations that shape us. Both Ancestry and Wrexham are rooted in authentic storytelling—honouring history, preserving legacy, and spotlighting the people and communities that carry it forward. This partnership invites fans not only to discover the remarkable heritage of the Wrexham club, but also to explore their own family stories.' Article content Look out for more images of the new training and travelwear across the Wrexham AFC website and social media channels as training gets underway Down Under. Retail versions of the training kit will be available soon, with pricing and worldwide availability to be confirmed in due course. Article content About Wrexham AFC Article content Wrexham Association Football Club is based in Wrexham, North Wales, and after an historic, record-breaking three consecutive promotions will next season compete in the EFL Championship, the second tier of the English football league pyramid. Formed in 1864, they are the oldest club in Wales and the third oldest professional team in the world. Wrexham has won the Welsh Cup a record 23 times and beaten some of the biggest clubs in the game in the English FA Cup and UEFA European Cup Winners Cup. The STōK Cae Ras, home to Wrexham AFC, is the world's oldest international stadium that still continues to host international games. Article content Wrexham AFC is owned by Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds. The goal of the new owners is to grow the team and establish Wrexham AFC as a Premier League club in front of increased attendances, and in an improved stadium, while making a positive difference to the wider community in Wrexham This goal is being pursued through four guiding principles: i) to protect the heritage of Wrexham AFC; ii) to reinforce the values of the community; iii) to use Rob and Ryan's resources to grow the exposure of the club at home and abroad; and iv) to create a winning culture. For more information, please visit Article content About Ancestry Article content Ancestry®, the global leader in history, connects everyone with their past so they can discover, preserve, and share their unique family stories. With our unparalleled collection of more than 65 billion records, over 3 million subscribers and over 27 million people in our growing DNA network, customers can discover their family story and gain a new level of understanding about their lives. Over the past 40 years, we've built trusted relationships with millions of people who have chosen us as the platform for discovering, preserving and sharing the most important information about themselves and their families. Article content Article content Article content Article content Article content Contacts Article content Media Contacts: Article content Wrexham AFC Article content Article content Article content Article content
