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“Okay, I’ll call you later…dad’s come,” Sabrina, an 18-year-old high school graduate, hurriedly ended her call as she heard her father, Pete, park his van in the garage. Pete was a coal miner, his appearance perpetually smudged with traces of his hard labor. Though Sabrina loved her father, she avoided him during moments that brought...

Chantel Brink

Chantel Brink

Family & Lifestyle Journalist

Three-year-old Ryleigh Hillcoat-Bee’s tragic story is a somber reminder of the consequences of missed medical opportunities. Diagnosed posthumously with rhabdomyolysis, an extremely rare condition that affects one in 200,000 people in the UK, Ryleigh’s life might have been saved had the warning signs been properly identified during her initial hospital visit. Early Symptoms Ignored In...

Sean Cate

Sean Cate

Wellness Journalist

“Ugh! You can’t be serious! Are you really making her sit here? Miss, you better do something about it!” Gerald Parker grumbled, directing his frustration at a stewardess who was assisting a mother of three, Mrs. Margot Dyers, with her children as they approached his row in the first-class cabin. “I’m sorry, sir,” the stewardess...

Chantel Brink

Chantel Brink

Family & Lifestyle Journalist