It Was Strange, Like A Hell Of A Toothache
Whangarei resident, Fred van Der Merwe, was making the most of the sunny June Wednesday to mow his lawn and get his weeds under control when his jaw began to go numb. “It was strange, like a hell of a…
At Home Preparing Lunch…
In July this year, Sandra Young, a Senior Administration Assistant, was at her home in Whangarei preparing lunch to take to work when she began to feel unwell. “A really heavy crushing pain began in the centre of my chest…
“It Was Just Another Day And More Stretching Pains”
Natalie Dixon – daughter (1)Natalie Dixon and her family were expecting a few false labour symptoms with her second child, Georgia – as this was what they experienced with their eldest child, Jenna. However, no one expected true labour to…
“I Was Just An Ordinary Person Doing An Everyday Thing When It Happened.”
Dirk Annemans had just returned home to Rawene after his second trip to and from Auckland in two days. He was helping a friend to transport a car between locations and was happy to finally put his feet up. He…
One Of The Lucky Ones..
Geoff Craig, a secondary school teacher from Matamata, describes himself as one of the lucky ones. “My mates were worried that I had collapsed from a stroke or heart attack,” he says, laughing and somewhat chagrin at the memory. “But…
Walking The Horses
Two days after her 21st birthday, Julie Flintoff and her mum Kay were walking their horses Bella and Windy across their Kerikeri farm. Their farrier, Simon, was waiting for them in the stable near the house. Julie and Bella had…