3 d. ago Katherine Ryan says she ‘harvested’ stem cells from her placenta right after giving birth

Comedian enlisted the help of a professional phlebotomist to help undertake the extraction

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9 d. ago The Occupant review – air crash survival thriller gets Rob Delaney’s voice for company

Ella Balinska is excellent alongside Delaney’s disembodied voice, but it’s a shame the film isn’t as sharply sketched as they areHere is a survival sci-fi thriller in which Abby (Ella Balinska) is trying to save the life of her sister, who is stricken with apparently terminal cancer. Abby’s tenacious sense that the possibility of a cure exists is the major guiding force behind a narrative that goes to some strange and unexpected places. For most of the run time, Abby is trying to return home from the site of a helicopter crash in the remote wilds of of Georgia, where the odds of survival are minimal and her only companion is the disembodied voice of comedian Rob Delaney, who plays a pilot – or is he? – who has also crashlanded somewhere in the wilderness.Delaney, best known for his work in comedies such as the excellent Catastrophe, gives an excellent voice-only performance, but it’s Balinska’s show, and she delivers the kind of turn that made Sigourney Weaver a legend in Alien: bra...

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1 week ago Our lives have been turned upside down after a fire destroyed our home but it could have been so much worse... my son saved his sisters' lives

Jennifer Drew (right), 41, was with young Nicholas (left), twins Elizabeth and Eleanor, and her mother Carol Salter on Wednesday night when the horrifying blaze broke out.

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2 w. ago Double tragedy for family as hero son, 15, tries to save little sister in lake

Kayden, 15, and his sister Joyclyn, 12, drowned after she fell into a river in Ontario, Canada, and he jumped in to rescue her - tragically both children did not know how to swim and drowned

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4 w. ago Hero brother saves sister's life with stem cell transplant after chemo fails

Natalie Forrest, from Uddingston is now in remission after battling acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) and blast myelodysplasia since last September.

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last month Uddingston woman takes on Beatson challenge after stem cell transplant

Natalie Forrest and brother John, who provided the lifesaving donation, will complete the 10km event in Glasgow in honour of their late dad.

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last month Natalie Returns to ‘Off the Beatson Track’ Just Weeks After Stem Cell Transplant

40-year old Natalie Forrest from Uddingston is preparing to take part in Off the Beatson Track for the second time - just weeks after receiving a life-saving stem cell transplant from her 39-year old brother, John Forrest. The family will also be joined by their much-loved toy poodle, Nico, as they walk in memory of Natalie’s dad and in support of Beatson Cancer Charity.

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