Watching Harry scooting up and down our street with his best friend Bella is magical. You would never guess that the first year of Harry’s life was a whirlwind of blue-light emergencies, brain surgeries, and unimaginable fear. You would never think that, under his mop of unruly blonde hair is a shunt – a device which drains the fluid from his brain, and keeps him alive. Harry is my fourth child, and my pregnancy with him was actually my easiest. I had mild gestational diabetes (GD), which was controlled by diet, but other than that I actually glowed. While I was pregnant, I was scanned every four weeks from 20 weeks onwards, which is common for pregnant people with GD. At 36 weeks, my husband and I walked into the scan room. We were calm, expecting a routine appointment. However, about five minutes in, the sonographer went quiet. She then said she needed to get someone else, so we waited. Another lady came in, said nothing and then, after what felt like forever, … [Read more...] about I’m on a mission to make sure every new parent regularly measures their baby’s head
Isolation tank new jersey
Bridgerton’s Phoebe Dynevor unveils unrecognisable new look and fans are losing it
July 03, 2022 - 14:49 BST Bridgerton's Daphne, Phoebe Dynevor, stunned fans on Sunday after she debuted a choppy new hairstyle and edgy tattoos - details Phoebe Dynevor is best known for her role as Netflix's 'It-girl' Daphne Bridgerton , but the 27-year-old actress just proved she couldn't be further from her Regency-era counterpart with an edgy Instagram selfie debuting a set of abstract tattoos. READ: Bridgerton star Phoebe Dynevor's London home is dreamy – see inside Taking to social media on Sunday, the Manchester-born star rocked a vampy new hairstyle, displaying a choppy wolf cut and beachy bangs as she shared a fresh-faced selfie. Phoebe rocked a turquoise blue tank top and revealed two previously unseen tattoos on her left arm. Loading the player...Bridgerton actress Phoebe Dynevor looks unrecognisable in first-ever acting job WATCH: Bridgerton actress Phoebe Dynevor looks unrecognisable in … [Read more...] about Bridgerton’s Phoebe Dynevor unveils unrecognisable new look and fans are losing it
Remarkable friendships from the animal world
In the leafy Pine Barrens of southern New Jersey lies a very different kind of farm: the astonishing Funny Farm, a not-for-profit animal sanctuary open to the public two days a week, created by New Jersey's own Doctor Doolittle, Laurie Zaleski. Every animal here is a rescue – abused, abandoned, disabled – and Zaleski has healed and protected more than 600 animals over the last 20 years, from retired racehorses to raucous roosters. "We have 115 roosters," she said. And it sounded like it! Correspondent Lesley Stahl asked, "For those people who have never been here, never even heard of the Funny Farm, how would you describe it?" "I say Heaven on Earth, especially for animals," Zaleski replied. "And for people, because when you walk through the gates, you can feel the inner peace and harmony, because they all get along here. "My mother had the original Funny Farm, and she said it's full of animals and fit for lunatics!" laughed Zaleski. As she writes in her book, "Funny Farm: … [Read more...] about Remarkable friendships from the animal world
Taron Egerton drops out of West End play after testing positive for Covid weeks after fainting on stage
Taron Egerton has been forced to pull out of his new West End play for the second time after testing positive for Covid. The Rocketman actor is currently starring in a revival of Mike Bartlett’s 2009 play Cock at London ’s Ambassadors Theatre. However, the show’s producer announced on Wednesday that the actor has Covid and will return to perform next week. In the meantime, he’ll be replaced by understudy Joel Harper-Jackson. The producer announced: ‘Taron Egerton has unfortunately tested positive for Covid. ‘In accordance with the production’s health and safety protocols, he will now isolate and we expect Taron to return to the show next week. ‘The character of M will be played by Joel Harper-Jackson.’ It comes after Egerton, 32, fainted on stage during the opening night earlier in March, and was attended to by a doctor in the audience, with Harper-Jackson stepping in to finish the play. One of his co-stars stopped the performance and the safety curtain … [Read more...] about Taron Egerton drops out of West End play after testing positive for Covid weeks after fainting on stage
Anti-Putin campaigners ‘using porn sites to show Russians the truth about Ukraine war’
As Vladimir Putin tightens his grip on access to independent news and information in Russia , campaigners have turned to using porn sites to get their anti-war messages across. Russia recently introduced fake news legislation, a group of federal laws prohibiting the dissemination of information considered "unreliable" by Russian authorities, which many condemn as a tool to control criticism of the state. A jail term of up to 15 years is the punishment for spreading intentionally "fake" news about the military. READ MORE: Bikini model who posed on tank forced to flee Ukraine after bone-chilling threat To combat this Marina Ovsyannikova, a CEO at a Ukrainian digital marketing company, began buying ad space across websites in Russia and Belarus, linking to independent news on the war in Ukraine . As Russia's fake news laws made the bigger sites like Google and Youtube harder to use for her ploy, Ovsyannikova moved "into a darker realm", as the Guardian put it. … [Read more...] about Anti-Putin campaigners ‘using porn sites to show Russians the truth about Ukraine war’