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Daily Mail
2 days ago
- Health
- Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE My toddler had a fall when she was playing and woke up the next day with completely BLACK eyes... now she's been diagnosed with an ultra-agressive cancer and we don't know how long we have left
A mother has told how her two-year-old was a 'normal happy, healthy toddler' just days before a devastating diagnosis left the child fighting for her life. Carlyn Dooley, from Corby, rushed her daughter Paisley to hospital on April 2 after she woke up with black rings around her eyes. Initially, the 25-year-old thought Paisley might have injured herself playing and never expected she was about to hear news that would make her 'whole world fall apart'. 'They called us through and they said, "We're really sorry, but we found a mass in your daughter's tummy and we think it might be cancer." 'I didn't want to understand it at the start. My heart broke instantly', Ms Dooley, who is 34 weeks pregnant, told MailOnline. Paisley has Stage 4 High-Risk Neuroblastoma, a very aggressive and rare childhood cancer with a devastating 50% survival rate. The diagnosis came as a huge shock given that the child showed no prior symptoms of being unwell. Paisley's family have set up a GoFundMe to help them cover the future cost of her treatments - which could be in excess of £250,000. Initially the 25-year-old thought Paisley might have injured herself playing, and never expected she was about to hear news that would make her 'whole world fall apart' 'Paisley was a normal, happy, healthy little one year old. She would run around, she would play, she'd go to playgroups three times a week', said Ms Dooley. 'She was full of life. There were never any signs. There were never any indicators. She was just a normal, happy, healthy toddler.' Paisley is currently undergoing chemotherapy treatment which has had 'horrible side effects' including sickness and hair loss. 'I don't even have the words to describe it. It's something I wouldn't wish on anybody. We were just a normal, happy family,' Ms Dooley said. 'We were supposed to be bringing her baby brother into the world as a normal, happy family of four, and now we're watching our daughter who has just turned two years old fight for her life. 'It's literally ripped us apart'. Ms Dooley added: 'It's heartbreaking to see your normal, happy, healthy little girl that had beautiful long blonde hair be told she's got cancer, start chemotherapy and lose her hair, I can't even explain it'. The distraught mother says Paisley is confused about why her hair is falling out but is too young to comprehend what's happening. 'She, she doesn't really understand. We just say, "You're just poorly, it will come back', because how do you tell a two-year-old that they could die?', Ms Dooley said. Ms Dooley said Paisley has an an 'amazing' attitude and has stayed cheerful throughout her numerous hospital visits. 'She even runs up and down when she's having chemo,' her mother said. The night before her diagnosis Paisley had fallen over while playing with her father Ross, but showed no signs of injury. But, when Ms Dooley went in to wake the toddler up the next morning she was shocked to see 'Paisley had big black bloodshot panda eyes.' 'I had no idea what was going on. I thought maybe worst case scenario, like, she's like, hurt herself, like quite badly,' the mother recalled. She took the child to hospital, expecting doctors to agree with her theory but knew something was 'very wrong' when medics told her this couldn't be the case. 'Even the hospital was concerned because I told them what had happened and they didn't understand how the nature of her fall would cause the injuries that her face had. 'Her face did look obviously really bruised but her eyes were bloodshot, a child falling over shouldn't get bloodshot eyes,' Ms Dooley said. After conducting numerous scans and tests doctors found it was a cancer called High Risk Neuroblastoma that had caused the marks on Paisley's face. 'It's a really hard cancer to tackle. That's why treatments are minimum of 18 months long. 'So much can go wrong at any time', said Ms Dooley. She added how Paisley could get to remission but the chances of the cancer returning are more than 50%. And, If she can't get to remission or she does not get to remission and then she relapses, Paisley survival rate drops to 5%. Ms Dooley said if this happens there is 'not much that can be done on the NHS' and she will need to pay for Paisley to be taken further a field for treatment - the cost of which 'can be in excess of £250,000.' 'There's things that can be done overseas but that's self-funding, which isn't going to be cheap. That's going to cost a lot of money,' the mother added. The toddler's parents have set up a GoFundme page to help them afford to pay for further treatment should it be needed.
Gulf Today
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Gulf Today
Wally Lamb explores human cruelty and grace in prison with `The River is Waiting'
In Wally Lamb's new novel, "The River Is Waiting," Corby has lost his job as a commercial artist and has developed a secret addiction to alcohol and pills, setting him on a dangerous path that leads to an unfathomable tragedy. Corby starts staying at home during the day with his twin toddlers -- one boy and one girl -- while his wife works as the family's sole breadwinner. Lying to his spouse that he's looking for a job, he starts his mornings drinking hard liquor mixed with his prescription pills for anxiety, leaving him incapable of properly caring for the children he loves. A tragic mix up one morning results in the death of Corby's young son when he accidentally drives over the boy in their driveway. Devastated by the loss of little Niko, Corby now also faces a three-year prison sentence for involuntary manslaughter. "The River Is Waiting" is Lamb's first novel in nine years and a new chance to explore human imperfection as he did in earlier best-selling novels that included "She's Come Undone," about an obese adolescent girl awash in depression, and "I Know This Much Is True," the story of a man fighting to protect his paranoid schizophrenic twin brother. Oprah Winfrey announced Tuesday that she picked "The River Is Waiting" for her book club, the third time she's selected a Lamb book. Almost all the action in Lamb's latest book plays out in prison, an ideal setting to examine the worst and best of humanity. The author taught writing workshops for incarcerated women over two decades, an experience that has helped him to draw a vivid picture of life behind bars, with all its indignities and a few acts of grace. While Corby is tormented by two excessively cruel guards, he also befriends the prison librarian, who shares book recommendations and homemade cookies with inmates who stop by. She even encourages him to paint a mural on the library wall. Several other prisoners also become friends, including a kind cellmate who looks out for him. Corby later tries to look out for someone else - a severely troubled young inmate who shouldn't have been locked up with hardened criminals. During his imprisonment, Corby worries about whether his beloved wife, Emily, and their daughter, Maisie, can ever forgive him. But the experience hasn't left him especially enlightened. At the end, Corby remains mostly a self-centered guy. He's no hero and there's no big epiphany. Like the protagonists in Lamb's earlier novels, he is utterly human, failings and all. Associated Press
BBC News
5 days ago
- Business
- BBC News
'Saddest story' for Northamptonshire owner who lost ring in 1600s
A gold posy ring discovered in a 17th Century token box was probably stored there for safekeeping only to be lost after all, making it the "saddest story", a coin expert small copper container, found at Dingley between Market Harborough and Corby, also held four trading tokens - a type of small change currency issued by merchants to keep the local economy Marsden said the box was only the 10th one to be found in the country, with all of them made by the same London manufacturer. The discovery offered "insight into the businesses of very ordinary people", said Northamptonshire's finds liaison officer Eleanore Cox. She said the detectorist who found it initially thought it was a Victorian or 20th Century door-knob and took it home for a wash."Thank goodness he did, because once it was clean it started rattling - and then out popped the ring."Dr Marsden, a numismatist from the Norfolk Historic Environment Service, said: "We all know how rings can get lost – they can slip off fingers that have shrunk ever so slightly in cold water."Yet, despite apparently tucking it away in the box for safekeeping, the owner still managed to lose it, making it "the saddest story of all", he said. Token or money boxes have a very sophisticated screw thread construction, which has led to them being misdated to the 19th Century, he was because screw threads "were hardly seen" before the 18th Century Industrial Revolution, when new technology made them easier to he said the Northamptonshire find was "incredibly similar" to nine others, "and now it very much looks like a workshop in London had the know-how to make these things for a brief period in the 1660s". Trading tokens were commissioned from the Tower of London mint, where the country's official coins were Cox said: "Tokens were pivotal to day-to-day life, used by people to buy bread and candles and clothes, and offer not only insights into the businesses, but about the very real difficulty of shopping when there is a lack of small denominations."I genuinely feel bad for whoever lost it [the box], and there must have been a bit of heartbreak when the ring was also lost."The discovery is going through a process where a coroner decides whether it can be classed as treasure. If so, a museum usually gets first refusal over whether to store it. Follow Northamptonshire news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
Winnipeg Free Press
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Winnipeg Free Press
Hard time
'Can a man who caused the death of his child ever atone enough to be forgiven?' American author Wally Lamb asks this in his sixth novel, a heart-shattering saga about addiction, trauma, redemption and the healing power of relationships. Heavy themes, but familiar ones for Lamb. He became a household name with his 1992 novel I Know This Much Is True, (made into a limited series by HBO in 2020 and available on Crave) which follows the story of identical twin brothers, one of whom develops paranoid schizophrenia. Shana Sureck photo Wally Lamb's latest was recently selected as the next read for Oprah's Book Club. Lamb is known for his Dickensian-like storytelling — epic, winding stories, sharp criticism of social ills, plentiful references to topical events and deeply relatable characters. The River Is Waiting contains all these elements. The story opens in 2017 in Lamb's favourite setting: the fictional small-town of Three Rivers, Conn., where we meet 35-year-old Corby Ledbetter. Corby thinks he's doing fine. He may have lost his job, but he'll find another one. In the meantime, he's devoting himself to his beloved wife, Emily, and working as a stay-at-home dad to their two-year-old twins. And even though he sneaks booze and sedatives to cope with his growing stress and depression, he knows he can quit when things get better. As Corby says, 'I'm not too worried about my growing reliance on 'better living through chemistry.' It's just a stopgap until my situation turns around.' Corby keeps telling himself this, even after the morning he takes a double dose of Ativan, chases it with Captain Morgan rum — and backs over his toddler son in the driveway, killing him. Sentenced to prison, Corby finds unexpected fellowship with inmates, including an older mentor and a troubled young man desperately looking for a role model. With the help of his new friends, a warm-hearted prison librarian and his mother's unconditional love, Corby begins to hope that he can conquer his demons, forgive himself and come back to his wife and daughter. The River is Waiting Like fellow American author Matthew Quick, best-known for his 2008 novel The Silver Linings Playbook, Lamb excels at creating characters that are lovable even when not likable. Corby is genuinely grief-stricken and remorseful for killing his son. Most of the time, he seems honest and committed to conquering his addiction. By letting Corby tell the story, readers can't help but sympathize with him and, at times, feel his frustration towards his wife when she refuses to visit, or his mother when she offers well-meaning but unhelpful advice. At other times, Corby comes across as self-righteous, such as when he lashes out at his wife for being protective of their remaining child. 'No matter what's going to happen between Emily and me, I'll fight her tooth and nail if she's going to try to screw with my parental rights. I was a good dad before it happened. She knows that. Doesn't that count for anything?' Corby fumes to himself. During his long career as a teacher and novelist, Lamb also taught creative writing to inmates at York Correctional Institute in Connecticut. He draws on his experience to authentically depict the interior of prison life. Guards treat prisoners kindly or cruelly depending on whim, healing programs are limited or inaccessible, personal phone calls are monitored and inmates learn not to speak up for their own protection. As Corby wryly notes, 'The only thing most of the staff is interested in 'correcting' is a new inmate's assumption that he might be something more than a worthless piece of s–t with a felony conviction and inmate number.' Lamb also dives into the racial injustice of the legal system, with Corby noticing the segregation of inmates by race, and how inmates of colour typically receive longer sentences than white inmates, regardless of the nature of their offences. David Kanigan / Silhouette of bird on shore of lake in Cove Island Park in USA. As Corby realizes after speaking with an older Black inmate: 'For the death of my son, they gave me three years. Lester got 50 years because a judge's daughter lost an arm and, I'm guessing, because she was white.' Weekly A weekly look at what's happening in Winnipeg's arts and entertainment scene. Lamb touches on topical elements from 2017-2023, including Trump followers, economic downturns and the COVID-19 pandemic. Several characters from Lamb's previous novels also make appearances, including psychologist Dr. Patel and nurse Maureen Quirk. Lamb handles the narrative skilfully. While the plot drags at time, this serves to emphasize the monotony of day-to-day life in prison. The River Is Waiting is worth the nine-year wait since Lamb's most recent novel. Kathryne Cardwell is a writer in Treaty One Territory.
Yahoo
6 days ago
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Road closures ahead for station to town link
Motorists have been warned about overnight closures of a main route through a town centre. Resurfacing work will take place between 19:00 and 06:00 BST between 16 June to 4 July on Elizabeth Street in Corby, Northamptonshire, North Northamptonshire Council said. It is part of a project designed to provide a safe and attractive route between the town centre and the railway station. Bus stops along Elizabeth Road will be temporarily suspended and a taxi rank will stop operating during the closures. The previous Conservative government provided the money for the new link which will cover Elizabeth Street, Oakley Road and Station Road. It was part of a £19.9m package of funding. An underpass on Oakley Road will be removed as part of the project. North Northamptonshire Council said it hoped the new route would mean "more people will be encouraged to travel on foot and cycle between the town centre and station, which not only improves people's health and well-being levels but has a positive impact on the environment". A full diversion will be in place during the closures, and residents will also be able to use George Street between 18:00 and 08:00 BST. Access for residents and businesses "will be maintained wherever possible" although "vehicle access may be restricted during the overnight closures", the council said. More information is available on the council's website. Follow Northamptonshire news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X. Station parking price increase of up to 185% begins Corby's £19.9m Towns Fund award a 'big moment' Work on new cycle and footpath to start Corby Towns Fund North Northamptonshire Council
