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Parents Win Right to Sterilise 11-Year-Old Daughter
Angela is 11 and has Retts syndrome. She is profoundly disabled, and unable to communicate. She began menstruating at age nine, and her parents believe that her periods trigger epileptic fits. After trying multiple treatments, Angela's parents decided that a hysterectomy was the only solution to end the periods and the associated distress. And i...
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Marie Osmond’s Son Commits Suicide
There is some, just awful, news coming from Marie Osmonds family today. Her 18-year-old son Michael committed suicide last night. Marie released a statement through her rep earlier today saying: “My family and I are devastated and in deep shock by the tragic loss of our dear Michael and ask that everyone respect our privacy during this difficu...
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Mother Commits Suicide After Blog Comments, Son’s Choking Game Death
I usually try to stay away from sad posts on this blog, but I couldn’t ignore this one. It affects me, you and anyone who has ever read and commented on a blog such as this. Recently a mother, Libbie Roney, left her 9-year-old son at home for a quick trip to the grocery store. My kids aren’t that old, so it’s not a position I’ve been in,...
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Dying Mother Scrawls Message to Family on Cave Wall
As we reported earlier today in Babble Wrap, it was confirmed this morning that the remains of a body found in a rocky area near a walking track on Kincumber Mountain in NSW were those of missing Central Coast woman Kylie McKay. Suspicious circumstances have now been ruled out after the discovery of a heartbreaking message Kylie left for her fa...
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Pixar’s Saddest Movie Story Yet
Finding Nemo made you cry? Then don’t read on about what Pixar’s done now. The movie company got a call recently - a ten-year-old with terminal cancer wanted to see new movie Up. Only Colby Curtin was too sick to be taken to a movie theater for a screening. So the company did the unheard of. They let go one DVD of the only-in-theatres movie,...
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Parents Guilty of Manslaughter Over Daughter’s Eczema Death
Today a NSW couple were found guilty of manslaughter over the death of their nine-month-old baby girl, Gloria, on May 8, 2002. The details in this story are pretty graphic - stop reading now if you don't think you want to know what happened to her. The court found that the couple had acted with gross criminal negligence by shunning conventional...
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Kylie Concert Chaos – Women and Children Killed in Moroccan Stampede
At least 11 people have been killed at a world music festival in the Moroccan capital of Rabat on Saturday. Most of those injured and killed are believed to be women and children. Featuring top names such as Kylie Minogue and Alicia Keys, the Mawazine (Rhythms) festival attracted a 70,000 strong crowd at the Hay Nahda stadium. As reported...
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10-Year-Old Battles Breast Cancer
When California 10-year-old Hannah Powell-Auslam felt a lump near her ribcage, she didn't think much of it. But her parents took her in to see a doctor and she eventually was sent for an ultrasound. Doctors learned that the lump was actually a two-inch tumour. Hannah had secretory carcinoma, a slow-growing form of breast cancer, which has spread...
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Boy Calls 911 When Mum Drives Drunk
File this under "I may not be perfect but I'm a better parent than this lady." 36-year-old Belinda Leighton of Boca Raton, Florida was arrested this week and charged with driving drunk. With her kids, ages 9 and 13, in the car. After spending "the morning drinking wine and beer", Leighton got in her car with children in tow. She told the kids...
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