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BBC News
13-05-2025
- Health
- BBC News
Donkey makes hospice patient's 'wish come true'
A hospice has helped a resident's wish come true by arranging for a donkey to visit Margaret's Hospice in Taunton put out an appeal for help after patient Jacquie said it was her dream to give a donkey a back the donkey's owner, Richard Norman responded and brought her in to meet Jacquie and other patients at the charity said the "out of this of social media" had allowed them to find the donkey. Mr Norman said three-year-old Britney, who has been in films and TV shows, including secret projects with Hollywood A-listers, is a "real character" and is "always busy".After the visit he told BBC Somerset: "I had a lump in my throat. She [Jacquie] was stroking her and we really made her day."We did a circuit around everybody, the patients and families loved seeing her and stroking her.'He added: "I take for granted being able to see her and stroke her, when these people don't get enjoy doing things like this."If you want to make the time, you can make the time." Hayley Milne, the hospice's head of communications, said it was a "mission" to find the donkey but it made Jacquie's "wish come true"."There are lots [of donkeys] in Somerset but for one reason or another, some didn't have the facility to transport the donkeys to us or their donkeys didn't travel well, so we were beginning to struggle,' she said."But through the power of social media, we put out a plea, and our incredible community just supported us.'Ms Milne said despite Jacquie being poorly, she was able to scratch Britney's back."It was an incredible really lit her up," she said.
Wales Online
21-04-2025
- Health
- Wales Online
Sky News star says miracle cancer treatment has given her her life back
Sky News star says miracle cancer treatment has given her her life back She has gone from planning her funeral to being five years cancer free The Sky News App Sky News star Jacquie Beltrao says she 'planned her funeral' after being diagnosed with stage-four cancer. The presenter has been speaking as she marks her 60th birthday, and celebrates being five years cancer-free in an exclusive interview. The broadcaster, who turns 60 on Monday 21 April, said: 'My 60th birthday is a big celebration. In some ways turning 60 can fill you with dread, sometimes you feel people can look at you differently, but there were days I never thought I would make it to this point given the severity of my cancer. But here I am." She added: 'I feel truly blessed and I was ready to have a big party to celebrate life. I have always been a very positive person, trying to find the right mindset to approach life, but almost exactly five years ago when I was told my cancer had spread, it was very hard not to start planning a funeral. But instead, I was planning a 60th birthday. It's wonderful to be able to say that.' Jacquie, who was a gymnast in the 1984 Olympics and interviewing some of sport's great stars, has been fighting cancer for the past 12 years - but five years on from discovering she had stage 4 breast cancer after the doctors found the disease had spread to her legs and spine, a pioneering drug called Olaparib has meant she is fighting fit, been cancer-free for nearly half a decade and welcoming in her seventh decade in style. Reflecting on how her former career has helped shape her mindset during her treatment for cancer, Jacquie said: 'It has definitely helped me. You have this belief and drive when you compete in elite sport. Article continues below Jacquie Beltrao attends the Future Dreams Ladies Lunch 'I'm sure the fact that I know I was in a tiny fraction of people who were able to compete for their country at an Olympics gave me some belief that maybe I could be in the fraction of people who survive long after a cancer diagnosis that I got. But I can't emphasise enough how lucky I feel.' The journalist, who lives in South West London with her husband Eduardo, has children, Amelia, 27, who is a newsreader on TalkSport radio, and sons Tiago, 24, a promotions and publicity executive, and Jorge, 23, an oil and shipping analyst. In 2013 Jacquie was first diagnosed with cancer after noticing a lump. A mastectomy and reconstruction followed and at one point she was told the chances of any cancer returning in the next five years were around three out of 100. In 2020 – during the Covid lockdown – she found a tiny lump just below her collarbone, which she was told was the cancer, back and more aggressive than before. Doctors said it was stage 4 and that she would never be fully rid of it. 'It hit me like a ton of bricks. I'd always been positive in my outlook, looking for good news, good outcomes and then it became very hard to see them,' Jacquie said. 'I didn't know where to turn. I would have some very dark thoughts. I remember looking up how long people live for from stage 4 cancer and it said a max of two years." Jacquie's cancer is no longer visible on scans. 'In June 2021, I had a scan and the doctor called me to say, 'You have very, very good results.' She told me there's no evidence of the disease at all. Article continues below 'I was stunned. She explained all of the tumours had gone on the scan, whereas eight weeks ago the cancer could be seen really prominently. She sent me over the scan and it was right, the evidence of cancer had gone. It was all down to this miracle drug. I remember telling Eduardo, the boys and Amelia and there was lots of hugging and crying, pure joy and relief.' Jacquie, who still has regular check-ups, said: 'I've had my life back, I feel very blessed. Obviously, I'm aware that it could come back at any point as I have lived through that experience. I take two tablets of the drug twice a day and although it might sound strange, every time I take them out of the packet I feel grateful."
CBC
03-03-2025
- Climate
- CBC
Water main break turns Regina street into a lake, flooding home
Social Sharing A water main break in south Regina last week turned a quiet street into a lake, flooded at least one home and left the area without running water for most of a day. Deergrove Crescent was still covered Monday in silt and mud dredged up as city crews repaired Friday's water main break. It's one of many that have happened during the current freeze-thaw cycle in Regina. Jacquie Fauth was delivering cards to her neighbours on Monday, thanking them for their help pumping out water and cleaning up the frozen mess left behind by the break. "It was like we had a moat around our house," Fauth told CBC. Jacquie's husband Phil woke up on Friday at around 7 a.m. CST, looked outside and thought there'd been "one hell of rain." He saw a torrent of water rising about halfway up the couple's driveway, which is set on an incline. City workers on site initially told him it looked like the water was receding. Phil would soon find out that was incorrect. "An hour and a half later, it was right around my house and going out the back into the park, and my window all filled up and I have water in my basement," said Phil. Phil and Jacquie have lived in the home since the 1970s and have never had a problem with the city's water systems. That's why the scale of the water pouring onto their property was daunting, the couple said. It pushed snowbanks further into their yard, then moved around the house. In the backyard, the water would climb until it covered the bottom step of their back stairs. Phil said their neighbours quickly sprung into action, helping him set up pumps to get the water out of their window wells and out of the backyard. They even helped clear out ice left over after the water had receded and repairs were completed. "They were were absolutely incredible. So we've now received gifts of food, flowers from our neighbours," Jacquie said. "You couldn't ask for better people, that's for sure." WATCH | Water main breaks from freeze-thaw cycle causes headaches for Sask. homeowners: Water main breaks from freeze-thaw cycle causes headaches for Sask. homeowners 17 minutes ago Duration 2:05 A neighbour's driveway — where the water main break actually happened — is now a mix of mud and silt. Other residents in the area were left without water for much of Friday. Luc Lemoine, who lives further down the street, said it could've been much worse. He was originally told by city officials that repairs were not going to be completed until next week. "There was nothing on Twitter, there was nothing on the city website. There was no information. I never got a phone call. I never got a flyer hung on my door knob, which is kind of what I'd expect. 'Hey, sorry we had to shut your water off, phone this number from our information,'" Lemoine said. "So I had to call them and to find out." The Fauths have insurance, which they say should help cover the repairs needed in their basement. However, it won't be a quick fix. Humidifiers set up in their basement late on Friday were still hard at work on Monday morning drying things out.
CBS News
30-01-2025
- Politics
- CBS News
Minnesota leaders react to "heartbreaking news" of deadly D.C. midair collision
MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota leaders are reacting and offering their condolences after a mid-air collision between a Black Hawk helicopter and a passenger jet near Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C. Wednesday evening. The plane, American Eagle Flight No. 5242, was a regional jetliner carrying 60 passengers and four crew members. There were three soldiers aboard the helicopter, a Defense Department official told CBS News. Authorities believe that there are no survivors. "Horrible news out of Washington, D.C. tonight. Jacquie and I are praying for all involved, and we thank first responders for their swift search and rescue efforts," said Rep. Tom Emmer said in a post on X. Emmer's sentiment was echoed by Rep. Brad Finstad, who said he was "saying prayers for those involved and the first responders at the scene." "My heart is with the families and loved ones of those impacted by the tragic aircraft collision at DCA. Our nation is grateful for the heroic first responders who are doing everything they can to rescue potential survivors. America goes to sleep with a heavy heart tonight," said Rep. Betty McCollum. "This was a horrific crash. Thinking of those we may have lost, their families, and the first responders searching for survivors in the icy waters of the Potomac," said Sen. Amy Klobuchar. District of Columbia Fire and Emergency Medical Services Chief John Donnelly said 27 bodies had been recovered from the plane and one from the helicopter. Several flights to and from Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport and Reagan National were delayed or canceled Thursday.
