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CTV News
a day ago
- General
- CTV News
Nurse helps man who fell 20 feet into canyon in Utah
A 64-year-old man is lucky to be alive after a nurse was in the right place, at the right time, and helped rescue him after he fell off a 20 foot canyon.
Wall Street Journal
2 days ago
- Business
- Wall Street Journal
Celsius Looks Beyond Fitness Buffs in New Marketing Campaign
Energy-drink maker Celsius is reaching beyond its core audience of athletes and other gym-goers in what it says is its biggest ad campaign yet. ' is meant to court 'the everyday high-achiever,' people who might want an energy boost in balancing a demanding career and busy home life while still chasing fitness goals, the company said. Ads will feature a firefighter and nurse, for example, along with a marathon runner.
The Independent
3 days ago
- General
- The Independent
Dear Vix: Are these worrying symptoms a sign of dementia?
I'm at a crossroads in my life and in need of some guidance. I've been married to my wife for 50 years. We met at a party in 1971 and have been inseparable, ever since. We've raised three tremendous kids together. My wife is a former nurse. She's compassionate, caring and tirelessly selfless, but over the last year she's been experiencing some disturbing changes and I'm now very worried about her. We moved to a new home a little over a year ago and it wasn't too long afterwards that these changes started. At first, she couldn't read the headlines of newspapers, which was strange as she could read the smaller text just fine. She said the words looked 'jumbled up'. She went to the optician ,but they couldn't say what the problem was. A few months later, she reversed the car into the garage wall. She's lost her confidence – so now either stays at home or asks for me to give her a lift. She's also suffered with depression for a while now too, but the medications or talking therapies aren't making a difference. She's finding it increasingly hard to read. She can't do any household admin, like paying the bills, because she can't read them anymore. She's never been dyslexic and has always been an avid book reader, so I'm worried that if there's nothing wrong with her eyes, then perhaps there could be something going on in her brain instead? My sister-in-law said she heard of a type of dementia that starts with problems with vision and has urged me to persuade my wife to go and see her GP. She's terrified of what they might say and together with her depression, she's having real trouble making the appointment. She keeps saying she'll do it tomorrow, but then tomorrow comes and goes and nothing happens. I certainly don't want to cause my wife more distress but we can't go on like this. We need answers. How do I make my wife see that going to the GP will help to provide answers and get her any support she might need? Worried Dear Worried, Firstly, let me say I hear you loud and clear. You've raised a family and been side-by-side with your wife for over 50 years, so to see her experiencing these changes without an obvious explanation must be incredibly difficult and stressful. It is understandable that your wife might be fearful of what the doctors may find. It's very common to want to pretend, at least for a while, that everything is fine. However, if her condition continues to get worse then at some point she will have no choice but to face it – and the sooner this happens, the quicker she can get any treatment or support that might be available. It's really important to say that until your wife gets a proper assessment and diagnosis, we don't know what might be causing her symptoms. Problems with vision and low mood are very common, particularly as people get older. However, in answer to your question about dementia, there is indeed a type that mostly causes problems with vision during its early stages. It doesn't tend to cause problems with memory and thinking at first, which means that it's rarely picked up early as a type of dementia and is often diagnosed as something else for several years before the person eventually gets a correct diagnosis. It's called posterior cortical atrophy, or PCA. The most important thing though is that your wife takes the next step and sees her GP. Until she gets a diagnosis, neither of you will know what's happening or how you're supposed to cope with these changes. If it does turn out to be a problem with the brain, such as PCA, then most people with this condition say that they wish they'd been able to get a diagnosis earlier. Obviously, it's not a diagnosis that anyone would ever choose to have. However, if someone does have the condition then getting an early and accurate diagnosis can help her get the support she needs, rather than continuing to live in fear of the unknown and waiting for an inevitable crisis to happen. If you want to know more about PCA or other rarer types of dementia, you can call a support line such as the Alzheimer's Society, which has dedicated dementia advisors who can listen to your situation and provide advice on the best course of action for both of you. You can also use a symptoms checklist to help you know how to talk to your family GP – or to help your wife talk to them about how she's been feeling. Facing the unknown is never easy, but remember – you are doing the right thing in supporting your wife and seeking advice. It may be the first step in this journey, but it is the most crucial one and I wish you all the best for whatever the future may hold. Tom (standing in for Vix)
Daily Mail
3 days ago
- General
- Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE I'm an A&E nurse and refused skinny jabs because of the side effects - now people are shocked by the even 'bigger risk' I took to lose 8st
An NHS nurse who couldn't lose weight through dieting has revealed how she lost 8st without resorting to skinny jabs such as Mounjaro. With a BMI of almost 50, at 18st and a size 28, Rhianna Berry, 26, from Grantham, knew she wouldn't be able to conceive with her long term partner, she was struggling to work, and felt she was eating herself into an early grave. Your browser does not support iframes.
Fox News
3 days ago
- Health
- Fox News
Florida mom killed, three small children injured after truck collides with their van following tire blowout
A Florida mother was killed and her three young children were injured in a car accident on Interstate 95 on Memorial Day after a truck experienced a tire blowout and collided with their van. Olivia Maggs, 32, was driving in the southbound lanes of I-95 by the Pineda Causeway in Brevard County on Monday afternoon when a tire blew out on an F-350, according to FOX 35 Orlando via Florida Highway Patrol. The blowout caused the driver of the truck, which was traveling in the center lane, to lose control and collide with Maggs' Honda Odyssey van, the outlet reported. Both vehicles went off the road and struck a guardrail. Maggs was pronounced dead at the scene, while her three children – an infant girl and two toddler boys – were airlifted to Arnold Palmer Children's Hospital, according to a GoFundMe set up by Maggs' sister-in-law. "By the grace of God, kind strangers stopped to help and pulled the children from the vehicle," she wrote, adding that the baby girl had a broken femur and a brain bleed. The two boys were also hurt, but "they are okay," she said. The 58-year-old truck driver and his 20-year-old passenger were not injured and remained at the scene of the crash, FOX 35 reported. Maggs was a "dedicated" and "beloved" nurse at Parrish Medical Center, the health system wrote on Facebook in a post mourning her death. She worked at the hospital for nine years and began in the Medical-Surgical Department as a graduate nurse before transferring to the Women's Center. "Olivia's kindness, strength and gentle spirit left a lasting impact on her patients, fellow Care Partners and everyone fortunate enough to know her. Our hearts are with her family, friends and children during this unimaginable time. We are grieving alongside them and will forever carry her memory in our hearts," the post stated. Hundreds of comments were left on the post, with dozens of women sharing their positive experiences with Maggs as a nurse and as a friend. "You never forget the name and face of someone who made such a lasting impression on you. For all three of my children's births at Parrish Olivia was one of the most encouraging and supportive nurses. She guided me through strapping my firstborn in his car seat as we had never done it before and I was so anxious. My heart is with her family and all who mourn her," one woman wrote. More than $126,000 had been donated to the GoFundMe account as of early Wednesday morning. "Olivia was a kind, beautiful soul—a loving and gentle mother, devoted wife, and cherished daughter, sister, friend, and compassionate nurse. Her absence leaves a deep void in the hearts of all who knew and loved her," the GoFundMe reads.
