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  • ‘If it weren’t for Sheffield Children’s Hospital our son wouldn’t be here

    A family has committed to giving back to Sheffield Children's Hospital after medical staff saved their son’s life. When 13-year-old Ollie was two days old, he was rushed to Sheffield Children’s Hospital for emergency surgery. Upon arrival, surgeons worked fast to remove part of his bowel. At the time they didn’t know exactly what was wrong but believed his bowel to be perforated. Mum Laura, who lives in Worksop, said: “We were taken into a room and told there was a chance he wouldn’t make it...

  • “If it weren’t for Sheffield Children’s, our son wouldn’t be here. We owe everything to them”

    Ollie was rushed to Sheffield Children’s emergency surgery when he was just two days old. Now aged 13, he and his family have committed to supporting the hospital. Doctors were not certain, but believed Ollie to have a perforated bowel, and he had to have part of it removed. Ollie’s mum, Laura, said: “We were taken into a room and told there was a chance he wouldn’t make it through the night. It was all such a shock. “I sat with him all night, and a lovely nurse kept me company.” His family was...

  • No, Dubai’s Floods Weren’t Caused By Cloud Seeding

    Dubai is underwater. Heavy storms have caused flash flooding across the United Arab Emirates, leading to shocking scenes circulating on social media: Cars abandoned by the roadside, planes sloshing through flooded runways. Hundreds of flights have been canceled at Dubai’s busy international airport, and at least 18 people have died in neighboring Oman. News reports and social media posts were quick to point the blame at cloud seeding. The UAE has a long-running program for trying to squeeze more...