Janey Godley has given fans an health update and revealed how she is coping after getting the all clear following a gruelling battle with ovarian cancer.
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“I remember Ray coming home in a distressed state and telling me what he had and that it would kill him." Manchester families are giving evidence to the Infected Blood Inquiry which continues this week with testimony from the city’s mayor, Andy Burnham.
The infection of up to 30,000 people with HIV or hepatitis C from contaminated blood has been called the NHS’s biggest treatment disaster. The scandal has prompted an independent inquiry, following the deaths of thousands after contaminated blood products were imported from the US in the 1970s and 1980s, often from prisoners, sex workers and drug addicts who were paid to give their blood.
Among the Manchester participants is Louise Walmsley, who faced tragedy when her husband, Ray, suddenly died in 2018. Ray had undergone a blood transfusion in 1991, only to discover that the blood was contaminated with hepatitis C.
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Louise is demanding an apology, not only for all the victims of the tragedy, but each of the affected individuals personally. The horrors affected many people with haemophilia who require regular blood products, but Ray's transfusion came after he developed nephritis following a severe cold while at university.
His kidneys failed and, as a consequence, in 1986 he required the first of three kidney transplants. In 1990, while completing a PhD in biochemistry in London, his health deteriorated.
“In 1990 his renal transplant began to fail and he underwent a second kidney transplant in 1992, this time from the national organ donation register,” reads Louise’s evidence. “This took place at St Bart's Hospital in London. Ray's first renal
Janey Godley has given fans an health update and revealed how she is coping after getting the all clear following a gruelling battle with ovarian cancer.
A paddle boarder and their dog were rescued from a Scots bay yesterday after getting into trouble in the water.
Thania Garcia Lil Durk has announced he’s taking a break to focus on his health after being hit by an explosive pyrotechnic during his set at Lollapalooza on Saturday.The rapper was in the middle of performing his 2020 hit “Back In Blood,” when he accidentally walked into two on-stage pyrotechnic smoke flares. Videos on social media show Durk stumbling and wiping his eyes with his shirt after the incident.Stage crew quickly ran to his aid as someone on the microphone was heard saying, “Woah, woah, you alright, bro? [The smoke] shot straight up.” Without leaving the stage, Durk took a few moments to compose himself and eventually continued with the rest of his performance.However, it seems the unfortunate mishap did leave Durk with some lasting effects.
A Scots mum has publicly shamed a party planner after claiming they splashed £250 on her daughter's 10th birthday - only to get six 'embarrassing' plates of nibbles to share between 28 kids. Ashley Black, from Falkirk, claims that she quizzed the event planner twice and was assured that there would 'definitely' be enough food for her daughter's 28 friends for the party last month.
Andy Burnham says "no stone will be left unturned" during the investigation into a tragedy at a mill in Oldham. A major incident has been declared after human remains were found at Bismark House Mill in the Derker area of the town.
Nadia Sawalha flashed a huge grin after sharing her brand new "fringe" hairstyle with her fans.The Loose Women panellist, 57, took to social media on Saturday 23 July to show off her striking curls while wearing a cerulean V-neck blouse and minimal makeup. Keen to find out what her 516,000 Instagram followers thought, she wrote: "50% of you voted against me getting a fringe and my fella @mark_adderley HATES it ! Whoops.
A city centre hub at the forefront of the mission to end youth homelessness by 2037 has reopened following a £1.8m revamp. Centrepoint says its refurbished Oldham Street base will offer young people across Greater Manchester a safe, welcoming and inspirational environment in which to recover and grow and leave homelessness behind for good.
Zack Sharf Ryan Gosling said on “The Tonight Show” that Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach’s “Barbie” screenplay is “the best script I’ve ever read,” but that’s not what made him finally agree to Gerwig’s offer to star in the movie as Ken. It turns out the universe gave Gosling a bit of a push, as the actor discovered one of his daughter’s Ken dolls face down in the dirt almost immediately after being offered the “Barbie” movie.“Best script I’ve ever read. I walk out in the backyard [after getting the offer] and, do you know where I found Ken?” Gosling said.
Her “hero”! Heather Rae El Moussa (née Young) is singing husband Tarek El Moussa’s praises after the Flip or Flop alum stepped in to help end a scary altercation on a recent flight.
Chris Pratt won't be donning Indiana Jones' iconic fedora anytime soon. The actor recently shut the door on any possibility of starring in future reboots.Pratt, 43, recently sat down for a chat on the podcast and addressed the reports that he was in consideration to play the legendary adventurer in Steven Spielberg and Lucasfilm's rumored planned reboot of the beloved franchise.«I don’t even know who Steven Spielberg is.
Andy Burnham has slammed the authorities who oversaw the infection of thousands of NHS patients with contaminated blood since the 1970s. The Greater Manchester Mayor gave evidence to the Infected Blood Inquiry in London today (July 15), saying that victims and their families need accountability from the public bodies at fault, just like those involved in the Hillsborough disaster.
Read more: Helen Skelton shows she's a 'strong mum' with 'beautiful' Great Yorkshire Show appearanceBut fans of the BBC Countryfile star were left saddened when they learnt the couple's marriage had broken down. Helen and Richie announced their split back in April, just four months after welcoming baby Elsie. Fans were left shocked by the split as the pair had been together for nine years.
Nicki Minaj’s husband, Kenneth Petty, to one year of home detention and three years of probation after he failed to register as a sex offender.Californian law states that Petty – who was convicted of first-degree attempted rape in 1995 – would have been required to register as a sex offender within five business days of moving to the state.According to federal court documents, Petty moved from New York to California in July of 2019 but failed to update his status. New York’s sex offender registry demands that a convicted offender must notify authorities within 10 days of changing their address.Petty was subsequently arrested in November 2019.
A tragedy. One Tree Hill star Bevin Prince’s husband, William Friend, died on Sunday, July 3. He was 33.