I’m sharing these heart-breaking photos of my baby boy as his life hangs in the balance as a warning to other parents

A MUM who claims doctors told her everything was ‘fine’ with her baby says his life is now hanging in the balance.

Her son is now in urgent need of a transplant, after celebrating his first birthday in hospital.

Louis Jones, one, has spent almost his entire life in the hospital, having fallen ill when he was just eight weeks old

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Louis Jones, one, has spent almost his entire life in the hospital, having fallen ill when he was just eight weeks old
"Seeing him so badly broke me mentally," his mum Jade said

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“Seeing him so badly broke me mentally,” his mum Jade said
Jade took Louis to the hospital after noticing his skin was mottled but claims to have been told he had bronchitis

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Jade took Louis to the hospital after noticing his skin was mottled but claims to have been told he had bronchitis

Louis Jones has spent

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Paul Pierce on why so many former players have issues with today’s game

BOSTON, MA - June 8: Former Celtics great Paul Pierce before Game Three of the 2022 NBA Finals at the TD Garden on June 8, 2022 in Boston, Massachusetts.  (Photo by Matt Stone/MediaNews Group/Boston Herald via Getty Images)
Former Celtics great Paul Pierce gets ready before Game 3 of the 2022 NBA Finals at the TD Garden on June 8, 2022, in Boston. (Photo by Matt Stone/MediaNews Group/Boston Herald via Getty Images)

Camped out in his Los Angeles home, Paul Pierce’s television is frequently programmed to NBA games. While some retired players have turned away from the sport that once commanded their lives, Pierce has stayed tuned to the league he played in for 19 seasons, hosting friends for marquee matchups and ordering piles of chicken wings.

“My go-to is flats, Buffalo. I usually order like three [flavors].

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Life Time Brings Luxury Athletic Country Club Experience to Scottsdale Fashion Square with March 3 Opening

Published: Mar. 3, 2023 at 5:30 AM CST

Seventh Arizona location further elevates Macerich’s redevelopment with 50,000-square-foot health and wellness retreat featuring a rooftop beach club, high-touch fitness offerings, events and amenities

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., March 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Today, Life Time (NYSE: LTH), the nation’s premier healthy lifestyle brand, debuts Life Time Scottsdale Fashion Square, a one-of-a-kind, 50,000-square-foot athletic country club, located at 4724 N.Goldwater Boulevard. The opening marks the latest – and most unique – addition to Macerich’s Scottsdale Fashion Square’s luxury redevelopment with its members-only health and wellness offerings.

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Central Texas mother suffers massive heart attack while pregnant, delivers healthy baby weeks later

Tara Vickers’ care team credits her fast action for saving her and her baby’s life.

AUSTIN, Texas —

One Central Texas family is counting their blessings each time they embrace their youngest child. That’s because mother of three Tara Vickers suffered a massive heart attack about a month before her due date.

At first, she thought she was having a typical pregnancy heartburn. It wasn’t until it wouldn’t go away that she realized the problem was much more serious.

“It didn’t really hit me until now, looking back, how serious it was and how close to death I really was.

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Benefits of healthy living on a budget | Health

Eating healthy when money is tight can be challenging, as today, food is more expensive than ever before. The cost of food has increased for several reasons, including inflation, labor shortages, the war in Ukraine and pandemic-related supply chain issues. The good news is that you can save on healthy food with a little know-how and a few simple strategies.

At its most basic, healthy eating can be defined as fueling your body with nourishing, whole foods. There is no one-size-fits-all approach to healthy eating as everyone can find a balanced diet that tastes good and feels good for them.

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Happy wife, healthy life: Middle-aged women with satisfying relationships have lower risk of chronic disease

QUEENSLAND, Australia — Satisfying relationships may be the best medicine for women during middle age, a new study explains. A team from the University of Queensland says this can range from relationships with spouses, to friends, family, and even work colleagues. Overall, they lower the risk of poor health and chronic disease during old age — at least for women, the team says.

The less satisfying those relationships are during middle age, the greater the risk of developing multiple long-term problems such as diabetes, high blood pressure, and heart disease. The team’s findings only have a partial link to factors

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Putin’s Ukraine gamble seen as the biggest threat to his rule

Vladimir Putin says he learned from his boyhood brawls in his native St. Petersburg: “If you want to win a fight, you have to carry it through to the end, as if it were the most decisive battle of your life.”

That lesson, cited in the most recent biography of the Russian president, seems to be guiding him as his invasion of Ukraine suffers setbacks and stalemates. The Kremlin strongman, who started the war on Feb. 24, 2022, and could end it in a minute, appears to be determined to prevail, ruthlessly and at all costs.

Stoking his countrymen this

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First UK Child To Receive Gene Therapy For Fatal Genetic Disorder Is Now Healthy

A 19-month-old girl named Teddi recently became the first child in the UK outside a clinical trial to receive a new gene therapy for metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD), a fatal genetic disorder, the National Health Service (NHS) announced. Roughly six months out of treatment, “Teddi is a happy and healthy toddler showing no signs of the devastating disease she was born with,” the NHS statement reads. Live Science reports: The genetic disorder MLD disrupts cells’ ability to break down sulfatides, a fatty material used to insulate the wiring that runs through the white matter of the brain and much of the

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