Helena Vesty

Health and Social Care Correspondent at Manchester Evening News

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Mum set for dream family holiday got life-changing call at airport

3 days ago | express.co.uk | Gary Porter |Helena Vesty

The Gidion family at Manchester Airport before their trip to France (Image: Michelle Gidion)Macclesfield mum-of-four Michelle Gidion faced the shock of her life when a doctor's urgent call stopped her from boarding a plane for a dream holiday. "I'd been walking up hills only days before and wasn't feeling unwell," Michele recounted.
Mum got on plane 'in wrong decision' after terrifying call from doctor

4 days ago | dailyrecord.co.uk | Ryan Fahey |Helena Vesty |Andrew Quinn

Michelle Gidion, 56, was on her way to the French Alps with her husband Simon and their four sons when she received the terrifying newsA mother has expressed regret over her decision to proceed with a family holiday after being diagnosed with cancer, believing it could have altered her life's path. Michelle Gidion, along with her husband Simon and their four sons, aged 16 to 21, were set to enjoy their first joint vacation in four years in the French Alps.
Mum 'made the wrong call' after being told not to get on plane

4 days ago | liverpoolecho.co.uk | Helena Vesty

Michelle said she didn't want to spoil things for her sons after receiving a devastating phone call at Manchester AirportA mum was about to fly to France from Manchester Airport when she received a phone call from her doctor telling her not to get on the plane. Michelle Gidion started noticing bruising on her body and experiencing tiredness in February 2023, but thought nothing of it at the time.
Man 'fighting for his life' and another injured after plane 'snapped in two'

2 weeks ago | express.co.uk | Helena Vesty |William Morgan

Man 'fighting for his life' and another injured after plane 'snapped in two' on airfieldTwo men have been left with serious injuries after a light aircraft crashed at Barton Aerodrome in Salford.
An unimaginable battle makes these youngsters 'feel crazy'

2 weeks ago | manchestereveningnews.co.uk | Helena Vesty

What these young people face 'during these years can derail milestones like leaving home, forging independence, or maintaining friendships', say expertsAt just 23, she was supposed to be living out the most carefree years of her life. But instead, Demisha Patel faced devastating news. "I had a constant headache on the left side of my head from my temple to the back of my head, I was confused a lot of the time," shared Demisha, from Bolton.
Rochdale woman left bedbound by long Covid slams government response

2 weeks ago | express.co.uk | Padma Murughappun |Caitlin Leng |Helena Vesty

Charlotte says she developed around 30 ‘debilitating health conditions,’ which ranged from early-onset dementia, extreme fatigue and severe body aches, after suffering from Covid-19 (Image: Charlotte Hoyle)A young woman who has become bedridden with a full-time carer following a severe case of Covid has voiced her dismay, saying the government has abandoned patients like her to 'rot' after the pandemic.
'I'm 34 and I've been left to rot in bed by the government - there are thousands like me'

2 weeks ago | manchestereveningnews.co.uk | Helena Vesty |Caitlin Leng

'I can't turn to science for help, I can't turn to my doctor, I pay hundreds of pounds for supplements and private appointments for therapy to get help'A young woman who has been left bedbound with a full-time carer after a bad bout of Covid said the government has left patients to ‘rot’ since the pandemic ended. Charlotte Hoyle said the life she dreamed of has been ‘lost’ after the virus left her with debilitating symptoms including memory loss, extreme fatigue and muscle aches.
Andy Burnham defends scrapping Clean Air Zone charges after parents slam 'epidemic'

3 weeks ago | manchestereveningnews.co.uk | Helena Vesty

The number of children admitted to Manchester hospitals with breathing problems has soared by hundreds in just one yearAndy Burnham insists a charging Clean Air Zone ‘would have not made the difference’ to pollution which parents say is contributing to an epidemic of serious lung problems and respiratory illnesses. The number of children, toddlers and babies admitted to Manchester hospitals with breathing problems has soared by hundreds in just one year, clean air campaigners say.
NHS major fail sees woman forced to give own dad devastating diagnosis

3 weeks ago | mirror.co.uk | Kelly-Ann Kiernan |Helena Vesty |Kelly-Ann Mills

'Doctors forced me to tell my deaf dad he had terminal cancer'Kate Boddy said she had to "suppress every emotion" as interpreted with British Sign Language for her dying father through countless medical appointments until his deathA woman has revealed the moment she had to tell her own father he had cancer after the NHS had no-one to speak to him in sign language - despite a legal requirement to provide extra support.
'Doctors told me to tell my deaf dad he's got cancer'

3 weeks ago | manchestereveningnews.co.uk | Helena Vesty

The daughter had to ‘suppress every emotion’ to interpret for her dying father through countless medical appointments until his tragic death – forced to 'literally at some points both breastfeed and interpret'A woman claims she was forced to tell her deaf father that he had cancer after the NHS failed to provide a British Sign Language (BSL) interpreter.