Leah Stewart, a 35-year-old Sydney mother and school administrator, broke down in tears during her first television interview about the great white shark attack that nearly took her life at Coogee Beach, a harrowing account of fighting off an 11-foot predator with her daughter's face in her mind. Stewart was swimming at the popular Sydney […] The post Australian mother recalls shark attack that cost her an arm and left her in a coma for weeks appeared first on American Almanac .
Leah Stewart, a 35-year-old Sydney mother and school administrator, broke down in tears during her first television interview about the great white shark attack that nearly took her life at Coogee Beach, a harrowing account of fighting off an 11-foot predator with her daughter's face in her mind. Stewart was swimming at the popular Sydney beach on June 13 when a suspected great white shark seized her leg. She suffered severe bites to both arms and legs, lacerations, fractures, and extreme blood loss before beachgoers and off-duty medics pulled her from the water and applied tourniquets that likely saved her life. The beach was described as "drenched in blood" after the attack. Doctors placed Stewart in a medically induced coma that…Open
John Paris, the 58-year-old Earth, Wind & Fire drummer hospitalized since early August after a medical emergency, has awakened from a second induced coma, but his family says he still faces two major surgeries and a long road ahead. An update posted August 20 on the Standing for John Paris Facebook page described a recovery […] The post Earth, Wind & Fire drummer John Paris wakes from second coma, faces two major surgeries appeared first on American Almanac .
John Paris, the 58-year-old Earth, Wind & Fire drummer hospitalized since early August after a medical emergency, has awakened from a second induced coma, but his family says he still faces two major surgeries and a long road ahead. An update posted August 20 on the Standing for John Paris Facebook page described a recovery marked by setbacks as much as progress. Paris had briefly awakened from his first induced coma, only for his condition to destabilize, forcing doctors to sedate him again. He has since woken a second time and remains in intensive care, where his blood pressure has held steady and his breathing has stayed strong. The update, attributed to bandmember Verdine White, his wife Shelly Clark White, and longtime friend Tazz…Open
Amid an meningitis outbreak in England over recent months, a mother is recalling how her teenage daughter caught the illness from a shared vape and wound up in a life-threatening coma. The post Sharing a Vape Put Teen in Life-Threatening Coma. appeared first on The National Pulse .
PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: A teenager fell into a coma from contracting meningitis after sharing a vape. WHO WAS INVOLVED: Sian Alderton, an 18-year-old from Norfolk, England, and her mother, Kerrie Durrant. WHEN & WHERE: Alderton contracted meningitis in October 2024 , in Norfolk, England; she and her mother reported the incident in March 2026. KEY QUOTE: “I did share a vape with multiple people on that night out, so we believe that’s where I would have gotten it from.” – Sian Alderton IMPACT: The incident highlights the health risks associated with vapes. IN FULL A mother in Norfolk, England , is warning others after her daughter was placed in a medically-induced coma due to meningitis contracted from sharing a vape. Sian…Open