My partner Nick’s grandmother had been sick for some time. The family had been taking turns to visit and look after her. She was staying in a respite home for a while, but she didn’t think she “belonged there with all the sick and poor people who have no families to go to and end […]

Fiona gave her hot-shot young boss a lesson in loyalty. “Careful, Fiona,” my workmate Kate warned as I gazed at our handsome young boss Aaron. I’d been at the legal firm just a few weeks and Aaron was the company star. He was only in his early thirties, but he’d worked his way to junior […]

By Glen Williams Thanks to the eagle eye of a Woman’s Day reader, this pretty wallaby — once thought to be extinct — is now being protected. But its fight for survival isn’t over… They don’t come much cuter than the beautiful bridled nailtail wallaby, and it’s hard to imagine that this inquisitive, furry little […]

I always knew I’d be a mother one day. As a little girl I dreamed of living in a big house with six children playing in the backyard. When I married my childhood sweetheart I had no reason to doubt that dream. But after 12 years of marriage and still no children, the dream was […]

By Henry Austin With admirers including Elvis and JFK, Hollywood sex symbol Mamie Van Doren has lived the life many women dream of. Glamorous, smart and well maintained, Mamie Van Doren would look fabulous for a woman in her early forties. But age is just a number for Mamie, who is officially a pensioner at […]

I’ve struggled with bulimia for at least seven years now. Before it evolved into acute anorexia and severe weight loss, however, no-one knew of my eating disorder — not my boyfriend, not my parents, not even my older sister who I lived with while we were at uni. My older sister became engaged during her […]

Doctors set out to terminate tiny Gabriel in the womb to save his healthy twin brother’s life … but he had other ideas. They say the bond between twins is strong — and the bond between brothers Gabriel and Ieuan Jones simply couldn’t be broken. On expert medical advice, the boys’ parents had made a […]

My twin sister and I were always very close. We lived together, worked together and hung out together. We had occasional moments of sibling rivalry, but we never let it get in the way of our relationship. Sally was known as the outgoing twin and I was known as the quiet twin. It didn’t bother […]

When Kerry Legrand lost her tiny son in a terrible accident, she thought she’d never smile again. Kerry kisses her newborn daughter’s downy head, counting her blessings for the little angel who was sent to mend her broken heart. The welcome arrival of gorgeous little Angelina Belle promises a whole new beginning for the 32-year-old […]

My best friend Kerry fell pregnant when she was 15. She and I had been inseparable since childhood but on the night of her child’s conception she had gone alone to a town dance while I was at home sick. There she danced with the town heartbreaker (who I had been in love with). One […]