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Granny enters record books after completing 27 marathons in 27 days

May 3, 2010 By vani Leave a Comment

London, May 3 (ANI): A granny has entered the record books after she completed 27 consecutive fund raising marathons.

The 63-year-old grandma, Rosie Swale Pope MBE, ran for the final step in her toiling 707-mile journey.

Swale was “tired but very happy” when she crossed the finish line in Tudor Square, in her hometown of Tenby, in west Wales.

“Although I am actually 63 doing something like this makes me feel as though I am really 36. It was fantastic. I crossed the finish line in Tudor Square, in Tenby, and it was like a dream,” Swale said.

“I think the main thing is to show people that they should reach out to do what they want to do. Maybe you can”t always get there but you should always reach out,” she added.

The 27-day race schedule took Swale from Bristol to London and from Tunbridge Wells to Bury St Edmunds, reports Sky News.

The money raised from the races will be donated to Ty Hafan children”s hospice in Cardiff and Helen & Douglas House in Oxford.

Once Swale achievement is officially confirmed, she will become the first woman ever to run so many consecutive marathons. (ANI)

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Lukewarm support for Calvary sale

March 20, 2010 By vani Leave a Comment

The ACT Opposition and the Greens have reacted cautiously to the Government’s new plan to buy Calvary Public Hospital from the Catholic Church.

The Government’s first deal to buy the hospital from the Little Company of Mary Health Care (LCMHC) for $77 million collapsed early this year due to church divisions

The Government had wanted to own and operate the hospital and in turn sell Canberra’s hospice, Clare Holland House, to the catholic healthcare provider.

But now the Government has put forward a new proposal to buy the hospital but allow LCMHC to continue operating it.

Opposition health spokesman Jeremy Hanson says it is too early to make a judgement.

But he says the new deal shows Health Minister Katy Gallagher was not honest about the first deal.

“She told the community there’s only one way to do this, that was simply not true,” he said.

Greens MLA Amanda Bresnan says a lot depends on the church’s attitude.

“As we know from last time we can’t be comfortable this will go ahead,” she said.

She says the Government needs to negotiate a strong operating agreement.

“So we know the sort of services we want in the ACT are going to be provided,” she said.

But Ms Bresnan says she is glad the Government is not planning to sell Clare Holland House this time around.

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George Clooney gives $19,000 charity cheque to ex-girlfriend

September 10, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Washington, Sep 9 (ANI): George Clooney may have split from ex-girlfriend Lisa Snowdon long ago, but still seems to shower expensive gifts on her, for he has recently handed her a 19,000 dollars cheque for her charity initiative.

The Hollywood hottie and the British radio presenter ended their relationship in 2006, and the ‘Ocean’s 11′ star is now dating Italian Elisabetta Canalis.

However, they have remained friends even after the split.

And when Snowdon announced that she would be jumping out of a plane to raise money for good causes, Clooney was only too happy to help.

The star has donated 19,000 dollars for her parachute jump, which benefits the ‘Help A London Child’ scheme and the ‘Shooting Star Hospice’.

“George was so impressed with Lisa’s guts and determination that he wanted to help. Lisa had no idea how generous he would be until she logged on to her website and saw how much he had put down,” Contactmusic quoted a source as having told Britain’s Daily Mirror newspaper. (ANI)

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Meet, the 11-month-old tot who’s kept alive by Viagra

July 1, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

London, July 1 (AN): Despite being given just a few weeks to live by doctors, a little boy with a serious heart condition has managed to survive, courtesy anti-impotence drug Viagra.

Little Alfie Oliver, who needs six doses of the drug every day, is set to celebrate his first birthday in two weeks.

Alfie was born with two of his main arteries reversed, and surgeons switched them when he was 16 days old.

During a second op at three months, he had a heart attack and was rushed to intensive care.

Parents Tracey, 26, and rail worker Rob, 28, were told that he was less likely to survive and were put in touch with a children’s hospice.

Medics diagnosed the incurable blood vessel disorder pulmonary hypertension, which hits only a handful of children in Britain each year.

They prescribed liquid Viagra to open up the vessels.

After the treatment, Alfie is doing well and learning to walk, although doctors have warned that he may one day require a heart and lung transplant.

“We were shocked when the doctors put him on Viagra as you don’t think of it as a drug for babies,” the Sun quoted Tracey, of York, as saying.

“We don’t mind though. We call it Alfie’s lifesaver.

“It makes people giggle when we tell them – but if it keeps our son alive then who cares. He is our little fighter,” she added. (ANI)

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CURE Magazine Focuses on a Good Death

April 17, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

DALLAS, TX, Apr 15 (MARKET WIRE) —
In April 2008, 64-year-old Dallas grandmother Judy Abernathy invited CURE
magazine to join her family as they began moving toward the end of her
life from metastatic lung cancer. For six months, contributing
photographer Beatriz Terrazas and CURE Editor-at-Large Kathy LaTour met
with the Abernathy family regularly, documenting their lives throughout
this extremely difficult time. The resulting story, “The Final Journey,”
appears in the spring issue of CURE, a free quarterly magazine that is
recognized as the country’s leading magazine for cancer patients,
survivors and their caregivers.

“I am facing the end of my life, and I know it,” Abernathy told LaTour. “I
have accepted it. And I feel so blessed to have this time to prepare –
and to prepare [my family].”

“For many facing cancer, death is the last part of the journey,” LaTour
says. “Judy wanted to provide a glimpse of a resolved death for those who
may be facing such a challenge. She told me if it even helped one person
get through this easier, then she would have accomplished something.”

An article on pain management accompanies the magazine feature, which is
augmented by a number of web-exclusive articles, such as a photo essay of
photos taken by Terrazas of the family up to the day of Judy’s funeral
featured on the magazine’s newly updated Web site (www.curetoday.com). In
an audio slide show, visitors can hear Judy talk about what’s important in
living as well as dying. In addition, there are interviews with two
palliative care physicians who offer their recommendations for a “good
death” as well as an article on hospice, a eulogy from Judy’s 19-year-old
granddaughter, and an essay by LaTour on resolving her own death after
being diagnosed with cancer more than 20 years ago.

Since its founding in 2002, CURE has won numerous national awards for its
content and design, offering patients, survivors, and caregivers in-depth
information on every aspect of the cancer journey — from diagnosis
through treatment and into survivorship. People can sign up for a free
subscription at www.curetoday.com or at 1-800-210-CURE.

CURE recognizes that each death is unique, but the magazine hopes that by
providing a window on one death, the door will be open for others who face
this time.

LaTour says readers won’t be surprised that CURE has yet again brought
them cutting-edge reporting on a challenging topic related to cancer.
Publisher Susan McClure, who is also a cancer survivor, says readers have
come to rely on CURE to give them not only knowledge and in-depth
information from the country’s leading cancer experts, but also stories
of cancer survivors who have traveled the same path.

“CURE combines science and humanity to make cancer understandable for
everyone from the newly diagnosed to the long-term survivor,” says
McClure. “In addition to the story on the Abernathy family, the spring
issue has features on Medicare as it relates to cancer patients and
thyroid cancer. Other articles explore secondary cancers, how caregivers
can better manage their stress, and a nonprofit that provides breast
cancer survivors a healing experience — on motorcycles.”

All issues of CURE are available online at www.curetoday.com along with
links to archives of past issues, additional resources, and web-exclusive
articles for online readers. “With 12 million cancer survivors in the
United States, our goal is to be there for the whole journey,” says
McClure. “And our readers tell us that we are. This is one magazine that
is not thrown away.”

CURE Media Group: For wherever you are on the cancer journey

CURE magazine is published by CURE Media Group, the direct-to-patient
division of Medical Media Holdings (MMH), which also provides oncology
information to physicians through Physicians’ Education Resource (PER),
and Cancer Information Group (CIG). CURE has won awards that include 2006
and 2004 Gold Eddie Award for Editorial Excellence in the Consumer Health
Field; Library Journal Top 10 Magazine Launches, 2002; National Magazine
Award Finalist General Excellence, 2005; Finalist Best Single-Topic Issue,
2004; and numerous writing awards from the American Cancer Society.

Contact:
Alexandra Hurd
Marketing and Public Relations Specialist
CURE Media Group
3102 Oak Lawn Ave Ste. 610
Dallas, TX 75219-4259
Email: Email Contact
Phone: (214) 367-3506
Cell: (970) 443-0559

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Co-creator of Dungeons and Dragons game dies

April 12, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Los Angeles – Dave Arneson, who co-created the Dungeons and Dragons game, which pioneered the format for role-playing video games has died aged 61 after a two-year battle with cancer. Wizards of the Coast, the company that produces Dungeons and Dragons, said Friday that Arneson died in a hospice in Minnesota on Tuesday.

Arneson developed the game in 1974 together with Gary Gygax, who died in March 2008. The game was one of the first to allow players to assume and develop an individual character while embarking on complex quests, and has inspired countless computer games.

“(Arneson) developed many of the fundamental ideas of role- playing: That each player controls just one hero, that heroes gain power through adventures and that personality is as important as combat prowess,” Wizards of the Coast said in a statement.

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Goody undergoes ‘emergency surgery’ as cancer spreads to brain

March 4, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

London, March 3 (ANI): Jade Goody underwent emergency surgery as her terminal cancer spread to her brain, it has emerged.

The 27-year-old, who has been given just few weeks to live by doctors after being diagnosed with cervical cancer, has been battling the disease which previously reached her liver, groin and bowel.

The mum of two, who has been eagerly looking forward to her sons Christening next week, was said to have faced an hour-long surgery to mend a blockage and control her excruciating pain.

“Jade was told while in a hospice at the weekend that the cancer was travelling freely in her blood and had spread to her brain. This is, of course, awful but not unexpected. She has already been told the disease is terminal,” the Sun quoted a family friend as saying.

Her rep Max Clifford had said: “Jade was taken to the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital at lunchtime for a series of tests.

“She will have surgery this evening to remove this blockage in her bowel which is causing her such pain. If it’s successful, it will dramatically improve Jade’s quality of life.

“She can have her drug intake reduced and should be able to start eating again. It should enable her to be mobile again – then Jade can do the thing she desperately wants to do, spend time with her boys.” (ANI)

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Cancer-stricken Jade Goody ‘wants Princess Diana-style send-off’

March 3, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

London, Mar 2 (ANI): Cancer-stricken Jade Goody wants a funeral like that of Princess Diana, according to pals.

The 27-year-old has told friends that she wants a ‘Princess Diana-style send-off’, reports the Daily Star.

Goody has reportedly said that she wants people to cry over her death.

But the reality television star is said to have decided against having the service televised.

The mum-of-two was feared to have less than a week to live as she was rushed back to hospital in an ambulance yesterday.

Goody was transferred from a hospice under police escort and admitted to the specialist Royal Marsden in London as an emergency patient.

Doctors are now expected to operate to try to ease her agony. (ANI)

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Jade Goody wants to see sons’ Christening before dying

March 2, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

London, Mar 1 (ANI): Cancer-stricken Jade Goody is desperately trying to bring forward the Christening of her two sons because she fears she won’t live long enough to see the planned ceremony next Saturday.

The former Big Brother star wanted her boys – Bobby, five, and four-year-old Freddie – christened in a local church before throwing a giant kids’ party.

However, she is now keen to rush it forward and would settle for the ceremony to be held at her bedside as early as possible.

“The courage Jade is showing really beggars belief,” the Mirror quoted a friend, as saying.

“She’s been in utter pain and at times is extremely anxious – yet she’s being typically selfless and can only think about what’s right for her boys,” the friend added.

The christening itself, which will follow a traditional Church of England ceremony, is expected to be carried out by Bishop Jonathan Blake, who blessed Jade and husband Jack Tweed’s wedding.

“The christening can happen anywhere, inside or outside, there are no restrictions. It can even be carried out in the hospice, if that’s where Jade wants it. It would not matter one iota if she is bedridden,” the bishop said.

“The family have asked me to keep quiet about the ceremony they want and I must respect their privacy. She knows I am there for her when she needs me,” he added. (ANI)

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Hallucinating Jade Goody says ‘Where am I?’

March 2, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

London, Feb 28 (ANI): Cancer-stricken Jade Goody was experiencing terrifying hallucinations on the night of February 26, and was constantly screaming: “Where am I?”

The tragic star, who has terminal cancer, was “babbling incoherently” and “shaking like a leaf” all through the night.

While worried pals tried desperately to comfort her, Goody repeatedly cried out: “Where am I?”

However, the 27-year-old Big Brother star, who married sweetheart Jack Tweed in an emotional ceremony on February 22, finally calmed down after a district nurse was called for help.

According to her spokesman, the hallucinations were a side effect of Jade’s pain-killing medication.

Thus, Jade went to a hospice to have her dose altered.

“She had a terrible night on Thursday. Her nurse had adjusted her pain medication and it affected her badly,” the Sun quoted the spokesman as saying.

“She was frightened and having hallucinations. Everyone was scared, they didn’t know what to do.

“It was distressing as she was distraught and seemed to be imagining things, mumbling and calling out, ‘Where am I?’

“They spent a long time trying to calm her down. Jack did his best until he had to leave under the terms of his curfew,” she added. (ANI)

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Jade Goody yells ‘I’ll be dead in a month’ while fighting with neighbour

March 1, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

London, Feb 28 (ANI): Tragic star Jade Goody recently shouted at a neighbour saying “I’ll be dead in a month,” after she had a fight with him over a shared gate.

The 27-year-old star, who has terminal cancer, snapped at the neighbour in Upshire, Essex, in a row that erupted while she was leaving with hubby Jack Tweed to visit a hospice.

It was the first time that the Big Brother star had been out since her Feb 22 marriage with Jack, 21.

She had been bedridden since the moving ceremony, which left her exhausted and in agony.

Jade was carrying her morphine drip with her and dropped it during the row with the neighbour.

“Chill out – I’m gonna be dead in a month,” The Sun quoted her as screaming at the neighbour:

Jack picked up her lollipop containg ‘pain relievers’ and handed it to Jade, after which she collapsed in tears and sat sobbing in the back of the silver Mercedes on her drive.

The incident happened when Jack and two friends were helping Jade out of her home.

A witness said: “As Jade slowly made her way to the car she looked in a lot of pain. This man shouted something and she went mad and started screaming at him.

“He and Jade share a gate that he often has to go and close after people have left her house.”

After the wedding, Macmillan nurses and Jade’s doctor have been struggling to bring her appalling pain under control.

Jade is to spend two nights at the hospice in a “trial run”. (ANI)

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