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A 90-YEAR-OLD woman from Andover is beginning her second 27-mile charity walk as part of a family fundraiser spanning four generations. Pauline Hoare decided to walk 27 miles before her 91st birthday later this month to raise funds for the Ocean Ward, where her great great grandson, Reggie, was treated as a newborn baby. As previously reported, baby Reggie suffers from a rare condition called Tetralogy of Fallot (ToF), which causes a range of heart defects. He stayed on the Ocean Ward at Southampton University Hospital while having heart surgery. Now several members of his family, spa...

Four generations of the same Andover family are raising money for a children’s ward that saved the life of the newest member of their clan. Baby Reggie suffers from a rare condition called Tetralogy of Fallot (ToF), which causes a range of heart defects. He stayed on the Ocean Ward at Southampton University Hospital while having heart surgery. Now the family, from 90-year-old great great grandma Pauline Hoare to Reggie’s mum, Tamzin King, all want to give something back to the staff that helped them. “The Ocean Ward support so many families and we can't thank the team enough for...

Nurse Teresa Sevilla making progress in long recovery 29 Dec, 2020 06:33 PM 2 minutes to read The Sevilla family, (from left) Nio (5), baby Estella, Teresa, and Heylon, spent Christmas together at Wakari Hospital. Photo / Supplied Otago Daily Times By: Daisy Hudson It is two steps forwards and one step back for Dunedin nurse Teresa Sevilla, who is still recovering after collapsing while heavily pregnant five months ago. She is recovering in Wakari Hospital's Isis unit, where she has been for the past month, and preparing for what will hopefully be her last surgery. Her progress has been slow ...