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FEATURE - Das gibts nicht beim Juwelier: Heather Timberlake macht Schmuck aus Muttermilch
Heather Timberlake with Logan after his birth (PA REAL LIFE/Collect) *** Mum shares the very emotional reason she makes
jewellery from breast milk
By James Butler, PA Real Life
A mum-of-two who could not breastfeed her eldest son after a traumatic birth has turned
the ordeal into a positive by making her own jewellery out of breast milk.
Heather Timberlake, 30, from Greenville, North Carolina, was diagnosed with both pre eclampsia, a condition that causes high blood pressure during pregnancy or soon after
labour, and HELLP syndrome, a rare liver and blood clotting disorder that can affect
pregnant women, shortly after Logan was born in August 2017.
She became extremely unwell and that left her unable to produce enough milk to
breastfeed little Logan, now three.
So when she had Grayson, now 16 months, in November 2019, Heather was determined
to breastfeed - and researched making jewellery out of her milk as a way to
commemorate the achievement.
Now she and her childhood sweetheart husband Charles, 30, make a full -time living
creating breast-milk jewellery - selling it to mothers around the world under the brand
Logan Grey Jewelry, named after their sons.
Heather said: "It means everything to me to be able to do what I do.
"There are so many emotions that go into each bit of jewellery I make - some happy,
some sad - but regardless, I want to make sure each piece is something the customer can
be proud of.
"Because I'm a breastfeeding mum, several clients have assumed I'm using my own milk
to make the jewellery, which isn't the case - but it always makes me laugh."
In fact, the milk is supplied by the mums themselves, who post it to Heather when they
place their jewellery order.
And some mums have very moving reasons for wanting to preserve their milk.
"I've made jewellery for mums who can't breastfeed because they have cancer and want
to preserve some of their milk this way, or mums whose baby is no longer on earth and
their breastmilk i
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DUK10141180_018
FEATURE - Das gibts nicht beim Juwelier: Heather Timberlake macht Schmuck aus Muttermilch
Heather Timberlake with Logan after he was born (PA REAL LIFE/Collect) *** Mum shares the very emotional reason she makes
jewellery from breast milk
By James Butler, PA Real Life
A mum-of-two who could not breastfeed her eldest son after a traumatic birth has turned
the ordeal into a positive by making her own jewellery out of breast milk.
Heather Timberlake, 30, from Greenville, North Carolina, was diagnosed with both pre eclampsia, a condition that causes high blood pressure during pregnancy or soon after
labour, and HELLP syndrome, a rare liver and blood clotting disorder that can affect
pregnant women, shortly after Logan was born in August 2017.
She became extremely unwell and that left her unable to produce enough milk to
breastfeed little Logan, now three.
So when she had Grayson, now 16 months, in November 2019, Heather was determined
to breastfeed - and researched making jewellery out of her milk as a way to
commemorate the achievement.
Now she and her childhood sweetheart husband Charles, 30, make a full -time living
creating breast-milk jewellery - selling it to mothers around the world under the brand
Logan Grey Jewelry, named after their sons.
Heather said: "It means everything to me to be able to do what I do.
"There are so many emotions that go into each bit of jewellery I make - some happy,
some sad - but regardless, I want to make sure each piece is something the customer can
be proud of.
"Because I'm a breastfeeding mum, several clients have assumed I'm using my own milk
to make the jewellery, which isn't the case - but it always makes me laugh."
In fact, the milk is supplied by the mums themselves, who post it to Heather when they
place their jewellery order.
And some mums have very moving reasons for wanting to preserve their milk.
"I've made jewellery for mums who can't breastfeed because they have cancer and want
to preserve some of their milk this way, or mums whose baby is no longer on earth and
their breastmilk
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DUK10141180_014
FEATURE - Das gibts nicht beim Juwelier: Heather Timberlake macht Schmuck aus Muttermilch
Heather Timberlake after Grayson's birth (PA REAL LIFE/CAYTON PHOTO AND FILM) *** Mum shares the very emotional reason she makes
jewellery from breast milk
By James Butler, PA Real Life
A mum-of-two who could not breastfeed her eldest son after a traumatic birth has turned
the ordeal into a positive by making her own jewellery out of breast milk.
Heather Timberlake, 30, from Greenville, North Carolina, was diagnosed with both pre eclampsia, a condition that causes high blood pressure during pregnancy or soon after
labour, and HELLP syndrome, a rare liver and blood clotting disorder that can affect
pregnant women, shortly after Logan was born in August 2017.
She became extremely unwell and that left her unable to produce enough milk to
breastfeed little Logan, now three.
So when she had Grayson, now 16 months, in November 2019, Heather was determined
to breastfeed - and researched making jewellery out of her milk as a way to
commemorate the achievement.
Now she and her childhood sweetheart husband Charles, 30, make a full -time living
creating breast-milk jewellery - selling it to mothers around the world under the brand
Logan Grey Jewelry, named after their sons.
Heather said: "It means everything to me to be able to do what I do.
"There are so many emotions that go into each bit of jewellery I make - some happy,
some sad - but regardless, I want to make sure each piece is something the customer can
be proud of.
"Because I'm a breastfeeding mum, several clients have assumed I'm using my own milk
to make the jewellery, which isn't the case - but it always makes me laugh."
In fact, the milk is supplied by the mums themselves, who post it to Heather when they
place their jewellery order.
And some mums have very moving reasons for wanting to preserve their milk.
"I've made jewellery for mums who can't breastfeed because they have cancer and want
to preserve some of their milk this way, or mums whose baby is no longer on earth and
their bre
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DUK10141180_017
FEATURE - Das gibts nicht beim Juwelier: Heather Timberlake macht Schmuck aus Muttermilch
Heather Timberlake after Grayson's birth (PA REAL LIFE/CAYTON PHOTO AND FILM) *** Mum shares the very emotional reason she makes
jewellery from breast milk
By James Butler, PA Real Life
A mum-of-two who could not breastfeed her eldest son after a traumatic birth has turned
the ordeal into a positive by making her own jewellery out of breast milk.
Heather Timberlake, 30, from Greenville, North Carolina, was diagnosed with both pre eclampsia, a condition that causes high blood pressure during pregnancy or soon after
labour, and HELLP syndrome, a rare liver and blood clotting disorder that can affect
pregnant women, shortly after Logan was born in August 2017.
She became extremely unwell and that left her unable to produce enough milk to
breastfeed little Logan, now three.
So when she had Grayson, now 16 months, in November 2019, Heather was determined
to breastfeed - and researched making jewellery out of her milk as a way to
commemorate the achievement.
Now she and her childhood sweetheart husband Charles, 30, make a full -time living
creating breast-milk jewellery - selling it to mothers around the world under the brand
Logan Grey Jewelry, named after their sons.
Heather said: "It means everything to me to be able to do what I do.
"There are so many emotions that go into each bit of jewellery I make - some happy,
some sad - but regardless, I want to make sure each piece is something the customer can
be proud of.
"Because I'm a breastfeeding mum, several clients have assumed I'm using my own milk
to make the jewellery, which isn't the case - but it always makes me laugh."
In fact, the milk is supplied by the mums themselves, who post it to Heather when they
place their jewellery order.
And some mums have very moving reasons for wanting to preserve their milk.
"I've made jewellery for mums who can't breastfeed because they have cancer and want
to preserve some of their milk this way, or mums whose baby is no longer on earth and
their bre
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DUK10141180_016
FEATURE - Das gibts nicht beim Juwelier: Heather Timberlake macht Schmuck aus Muttermilch
Heather Timberlake with Charles and Logan at Grayson's birth (PA REAL LIFE/CAYTON PHOTO AND FILM) *** Mum shares the very emotional reason she makes
jewellery from breast milk
By James Butler, PA Real Life
A mum-of-two who could not breastfeed her eldest son after a traumatic birth has turned
the ordeal into a positive by making her own jewellery out of breast milk.
Heather Timberlake, 30, from Greenville, North Carolina, was diagnosed with both pre eclampsia, a condition that causes high blood pressure during pregnancy or soon after
labour, and HELLP syndrome, a rare liver and blood clotting disorder that can affect
pregnant women, shortly after Logan was born in August 2017.
She became extremely unwell and that left her unable to produce enough milk to
breastfeed little Logan, now three.
So when she had Grayson, now 16 months, in November 2019, Heather was determined
to breastfeed - and researched making jewellery out of her milk as a way to
commemorate the achievement.
Now she and her childhood sweetheart husband Charles, 30, make a full -time living
creating breast-milk jewellery - selling it to mothers around the world under the brand
Logan Grey Jewelry, named after their sons.
Heather said: "It means everything to me to be able to do what I do.
"There are so many emotions that go into each bit of jewellery I make - some happy,
some sad - but regardless, I want to make sure each piece is something the customer can
be proud of.
"Because I'm a breastfeeding mum, several clients have assumed I'm using my own milk
to make the jewellery, which isn't the case - but it always makes me laugh."
In fact, the milk is supplied by the mums themselves, who post it to Heather when they
place their jewellery order.
And some mums have very moving reasons for wanting to preserve their milk.
"I've made jewellery for mums who can't breastfeed because they have cancer and want
to preserve some of their milk this way, or mums whose baby is no longer on *
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DUK10141150_011
FEATURE - Sinneswandel: Universitätsabsolventin wird zur Schwert schluckenden Burlesque-Tänzerin
Sally Marvel lives in Chicago. PA REAL LIFE *** Woman tells how she went from uni graduate to
sword-swallowing burlesque dancer
By Jessica Frank-Keyes, PA Real Life
A burlesque artist who mixes swallowing a 28-inch sword and fire breathing into her saucy
shows says she views the death-defying skills as a form of yoga.
Sally Marvel, 33, a circus performer from Chicago dubbed The Pain Proof Provocateur,
terrifies audiences with her ability to dangle blades down her throat, breathe fire, walk
over broken glass, and even pierce her own face and neck with metal skewers live on
stage.
She described her love for her risky and risqué skills as similar to the exhilaration of
extreme sports, saying: I wanted to learn to do these things because I like a good
challenge, the same way that some people climb a mountain so they can reach the
summit.
Sword swallowing is a very unique skill and Im the only sword swallo wer in the region.
I appreciate the weird stuff it is mind over matter, to a degree.
Sally, who grew up in South Carolina and Wisconsin, and now performs her sideshow act
at carnivals, fairs and circuses, as well as parties and events, all over midwe stern
America, felt she was predestined to live an adventurous life.
Relocating to Chicago after graduating from the University of Wisconsin -Madison, with a
degree in Chinese and international studies, in 2011, she considered a career in foreign
relations or espionage.
But, finding herself both over and underqualified, she was instead drawn towards the
weird and sexy world of sideshow performing - traditionally known as diversions or extra
spectacles to the main circus acts.
Her first introduction to it came through a friend, who was working as a sideshow act
himself and introduced her to the Chicago burlesque troop, SS -Triple X - saying
incorrectly, and to her surprise, that she was a burlesque performer.
Sally said: "I needed a job.
"But it soon became obvious I wasn't a burlesque performe
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DUK10141150_010
FEATURE - Sinneswandel: Universitätsabsolventin wird zur Schwert schluckenden Burlesque-Tänzerin
Sally and her boyfriend Colin Breen. PA REAL LIFE *** Woman tells how she went from uni graduate to
sword-swallowing burlesque dancer
By Jessica Frank-Keyes, PA Real Life
A burlesque artist who mixes swallowing a 28-inch sword and fire breathing into her saucy
shows says she views the death-defying skills as a form of yoga.
Sally Marvel, 33, a circus performer from Chicago dubbed The Pain Proof Provocateur,
terrifies audiences with her ability to dangle blades down her throat, breathe fire, walk
over broken glass, and even pierce her own face and neck with metal skewers live on
stage.
She described her love for her risky and risqué skills as similar to the exhilaration of
extreme sports, saying: I wanted to learn to do these things because I like a good
challenge, the same way that some people climb a mountain so they can reach the
summit.
Sword swallowing is a very unique skill and Im the only sword swallo wer in the region.
I appreciate the weird stuff it is mind over matter, to a degree.
Sally, who grew up in South Carolina and Wisconsin, and now performs her sideshow act
at carnivals, fairs and circuses, as well as parties and events, all over midwe stern
America, felt she was predestined to live an adventurous life.
Relocating to Chicago after graduating from the University of Wisconsin -Madison, with a
degree in Chinese and international studies, in 2011, she considered a career in foreign
relations or espionage.
But, finding herself both over and underqualified, she was instead drawn towards the
weird and sexy world of sideshow performing - traditionally known as diversions or extra
spectacles to the main circus acts.
Her first introduction to it came through a friend, who was working as a sideshow act
himself and introduced her to the Chicago burlesque troop, SS -Triple X - saying
incorrectly, and to her surprise, that she was a burlesque performer.
Sally said: "I needed a job.
"But it soon became obvious I wasn't a burlesque pe
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DUK10141150_001
FEATURE - Sinneswandel: Universitätsabsolventin wird zur Schwert schluckenden Burlesque-Tänzerin
Sally learned her acts from nightlife performers in the city. PA REAL LIFE AND SALLY MARVEL *** Woman tells how she went from uni graduate to
sword-swallowing burlesque dancer
By Jessica Frank-Keyes, PA Real Life
A burlesque artist who mixes swallowing a 28-inch sword and fire breathing into her saucy
shows says she views the death-defying skills as a form of yoga.
Sally Marvel, 33, a circus performer from Chicago dubbed The Pain Proof Provocateur,
terrifies audiences with her ability to dangle blades down her throat, breathe fire, walk
over broken glass, and even pierce her own face and neck with metal skewers live on
stage.
She described her love for her risky and risqué skills as similar to the exhilaration of
extreme sports, saying: I wanted to learn to do these things because I like a good
challenge, the same way that some people climb a mountain so they can reach the
summit.
Sword swallowing is a very unique skill and Im the only sword swallo wer in the region.
I appreciate the weird stuff it is mind over matter, to a degree.
Sally, who grew up in South Carolina and Wisconsin, and now performs her sideshow act
at carnivals, fairs and circuses, as well as parties and events, all over midwe stern
America, felt she was predestined to live an adventurous life.
Relocating to Chicago after graduating from the University of Wisconsin -Madison, with a
degree in Chinese and international studies, in 2011, she considered a career in foreign
relations or espionage.
But, finding herself both over and underqualified, she was instead drawn towards the
weird and sexy world of sideshow performing - traditionally known as diversions or extra
spectacles to the main circus acts.
Her first introduction to it came through a friend, who was working as a sideshow act
himself and introduced her to the Chicago burlesque troop, SS -Triple X - saying
incorrectly, and to her surprise, that she was a burlesque performer.
Sally said: "I needed a job.
"But it s
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DUK10141150_004
FEATURE - Sinneswandel: Universitätsabsolventin wird zur Schwert schluckenden Burlesque-Tänzerin
Sally performs at parties and events in the United States. PA REAL LIFE AND JORDAN GRAVES *** Woman tells how she went from uni graduate to
sword-swallowing burlesque dancer
By Jessica Frank-Keyes, PA Real Life
A burlesque artist who mixes swallowing a 28-inch sword and fire breathing into her saucy
shows says she views the death-defying skills as a form of yoga.
Sally Marvel, 33, a circus performer from Chicago dubbed The Pain Proof Provocateur,
terrifies audiences with her ability to dangle blades down her throat, breathe fire, walk
over broken glass, and even pierce her own face and neck with metal skewers live on
stage.
She described her love for her risky and risqué skills as similar to the exhilaration of
extreme sports, saying: I wanted to learn to do these things because I like a good
challenge, the same way that some people climb a mountain so they can reach the
summit.
Sword swallowing is a very unique skill and Im the only sword swallo wer in the region.
I appreciate the weird stuff it is mind over matter, to a degree.
Sally, who grew up in South Carolina and Wisconsin, and now performs her sideshow act
at carnivals, fairs and circuses, as well as parties and events, all over midwe stern
America, felt she was predestined to live an adventurous life.
Relocating to Chicago after graduating from the University of Wisconsin -Madison, with a
degree in Chinese and international studies, in 2011, she considered a career in foreign
relations or espionage.
But, finding herself both over and underqualified, she was instead drawn towards the
weird and sexy world of sideshow performing - traditionally known as diversions or extra
spectacles to the main circus acts.
Her first introduction to it came through a friend, who was working as a sideshow act
himself and introduced her to the Chicago burlesque troop, SS -Triple X - saying
incorrectly, and to her surprise, that she was a burlesque performer.
Sally said: "I needed a job.
"But it soo
(c) Dukas -
DUK10141150_007
FEATURE - Sinneswandel: Universitätsabsolventin wird zur Schwert schluckenden Burlesque-Tänzerin
Sally Marvel is a trained sword swallower. PA REAL LIFE AND ETHAN JOLLIE *** Woman tells how she went from uni graduate to
sword-swallowing burlesque dancer
By Jessica Frank-Keyes, PA Real Life
A burlesque artist who mixes swallowing a 28-inch sword and fire breathing into her saucy
shows says she views the death-defying skills as a form of yoga.
Sally Marvel, 33, a circus performer from Chicago dubbed The Pain Proof Provocateur,
terrifies audiences with her ability to dangle blades down her throat, breathe fire, walk
over broken glass, and even pierce her own face and neck with metal skewers live on
stage.
She described her love for her risky and risqué skills as similar to the exhilaration of
extreme sports, saying: I wanted to learn to do these things because I like a good
challenge, the same way that some people climb a mountain so they can reach the
summit.
Sword swallowing is a very unique skill and Im the only sword swallo wer in the region.
I appreciate the weird stuff it is mind over matter, to a degree.
Sally, who grew up in South Carolina and Wisconsin, and now performs her sideshow act
at carnivals, fairs and circuses, as well as parties and events, all over midwe stern
America, felt she was predestined to live an adventurous life.
Relocating to Chicago after graduating from the University of Wisconsin -Madison, with a
degree in Chinese and international studies, in 2011, she considered a career in foreign
relations or espionage.
But, finding herself both over and underqualified, she was instead drawn towards the
weird and sexy world of sideshow performing - traditionally known as diversions or extra
spectacles to the main circus acts.
Her first introduction to it came through a friend, who was working as a sideshow act
himself and introduced her to the Chicago burlesque troop, SS -Triple X - saying
incorrectly, and to her surprise, that she was a burlesque performer.
Sally said: "I needed a job.
"But it soon became obvious
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DUK10141150_009
FEATURE - Sinneswandel: Universitätsabsolventin wird zur Schwert schluckenden Burlesque-Tänzerin
Sally Marvel is known as the the pain proof provocateur. PA REAL LIFE AND ERIC STROM *** Woman tells how she went from uni graduate to
sword-swallowing burlesque dancer
By Jessica Frank-Keyes, PA Real Life
A burlesque artist who mixes swallowing a 28-inch sword and fire breathing into her saucy
shows says she views the death-defying skills as a form of yoga.
Sally Marvel, 33, a circus performer from Chicago dubbed The Pain Proof Provocateur,
terrifies audiences with her ability to dangle blades down her throat, breathe fire, walk
over broken glass, and even pierce her own face and neck with metal skewers live on
stage.
She described her love for her risky and risqué skills as similar to the exhilaration of
extreme sports, saying: I wanted to learn to do these things because I like a good
challenge, the same way that some people climb a mountain so they can reach the
summit.
Sword swallowing is a very unique skill and Im the only sword swallo wer in the region.
I appreciate the weird stuff it is mind over matter, to a degree.
Sally, who grew up in South Carolina and Wisconsin, and now performs her sideshow act
at carnivals, fairs and circuses, as well as parties and events, all over midwe stern
America, felt she was predestined to live an adventurous life.
Relocating to Chicago after graduating from the University of Wisconsin -Madison, with a
degree in Chinese and international studies, in 2011, she considered a career in foreign
relations or espionage.
But, finding herself both over and underqualified, she was instead drawn towards the
weird and sexy world of sideshow performing - traditionally known as diversions or extra
spectacles to the main circus acts.
Her first introduction to it came through a friend, who was working as a sideshow act
himself and introduced her to the Chicago burlesque troop, SS -Triple X - saying
incorrectly, and to her surprise, that she was a burlesque performer.
Sally said: "I needed a job.
"But it soon bec
(c) Dukas -
DUK10141150_008
FEATURE - Sinneswandel: Universitätsabsolventin wird zur Schwert schluckenden Burlesque-Tänzerin
Sally Marvel is a burlesque performer from Chicago. PA REAL LIFE AND HARLOW *** Woman tells how she went from uni graduate to
sword-swallowing burlesque dancer
By Jessica Frank-Keyes, PA Real Life
A burlesque artist who mixes swallowing a 28-inch sword and fire breathing into her saucy
shows says she views the death-defying skills as a form of yoga.
Sally Marvel, 33, a circus performer from Chicago dubbed The Pain Proof Provocateur,
terrifies audiences with her ability to dangle blades down her throat, breathe fire, walk
over broken glass, and even pierce her own face and neck with metal skewers live on
stage.
She described her love for her risky and risqué skills as similar to the exhilaration of
extreme sports, saying: I wanted to learn to do these things because I like a good
challenge, the same way that some people climb a mountain so they can reach the
summit.
Sword swallowing is a very unique skill and Im the only sword swallo wer in the region.
I appreciate the weird stuff it is mind over matter, to a degree.
Sally, who grew up in South Carolina and Wisconsin, and now performs her sideshow act
at carnivals, fairs and circuses, as well as parties and events, all over midwe stern
America, felt she was predestined to live an adventurous life.
Relocating to Chicago after graduating from the University of Wisconsin -Madison, with a
degree in Chinese and international studies, in 2011, she considered a career in foreign
relations or espionage.
But, finding herself both over and underqualified, she was instead drawn towards the
weird and sexy world of sideshow performing - traditionally known as diversions or extra
spectacles to the main circus acts.
Her first introduction to it came through a friend, who was working as a sideshow act
himself and introduced her to the Chicago burlesque troop, SS -Triple X - saying
incorrectly, and to her surprise, that she was a burlesque performer.
Sally said: "I needed a job.
"But it soon became obvio
(c) Dukas -
DUK10141150_002
FEATURE - Sinneswandel: Universitätsabsolventin wird zur Schwert schluckenden Burlesque-Tänzerin
Angle grinding is part of Sally's act. PA REAL LIFE AND RENA CAPTURES *** Woman tells how she went from uni graduate to
sword-swallowing burlesque dancer
By Jessica Frank-Keyes, PA Real Life
A burlesque artist who mixes swallowing a 28-inch sword and fire breathing into her saucy
shows says she views the death-defying skills as a form of yoga.
Sally Marvel, 33, a circus performer from Chicago dubbed The Pain Proof Provocateur,
terrifies audiences with her ability to dangle blades down her throat, breathe fire, walk
over broken glass, and even pierce her own face and neck with metal skewers live on
stage.
She described her love for her risky and risqué skills as similar to the exhilaration of
extreme sports, saying: I wanted to learn to do these things because I like a good
challenge, the same way that some people climb a mountain so they can reach the
summit.
Sword swallowing is a very unique skill and Im the only sword swallo wer in the region.
I appreciate the weird stuff it is mind over matter, to a degree.
Sally, who grew up in South Carolina and Wisconsin, and now performs her sideshow act
at carnivals, fairs and circuses, as well as parties and events, all over midwe stern
America, felt she was predestined to live an adventurous life.
Relocating to Chicago after graduating from the University of Wisconsin -Madison, with a
degree in Chinese and international studies, in 2011, she considered a career in foreign
relations or espionage.
But, finding herself both over and underqualified, she was instead drawn towards the
weird and sexy world of sideshow performing - traditionally known as diversions or extra
spectacles to the main circus acts.
Her first introduction to it came through a friend, who was working as a sideshow act
himself and introduced her to the Chicago burlesque troop, SS -Triple X - saying
incorrectly, and to her surprise, that she was a burlesque performer.
Sally said: "I needed a job.
"But it soon became obvious I w
(c) Dukas -
DUK10141150_006
FEATURE - Sinneswandel: Universitätsabsolventin wird zur Schwert schluckenden Burlesque-Tänzerin
Sally is trained as a fire performer. PA REAL LIFE AND HENRY BAT *** Woman tells how she went from uni graduate to
sword-swallowing burlesque dancer
By Jessica Frank-Keyes, PA Real Life
A burlesque artist who mixes swallowing a 28-inch sword and fire breathing into her saucy
shows says she views the death-defying skills as a form of yoga.
Sally Marvel, 33, a circus performer from Chicago dubbed The Pain Proof Provocateur,
terrifies audiences with her ability to dangle blades down her throat, breathe fire, walk
over broken glass, and even pierce her own face and neck with metal skewers live on
stage.
She described her love for her risky and risqué skills as similar to the exhilaration of
extreme sports, saying: I wanted to learn to do these things because I like a good
challenge, the same way that some people climb a mountain so they can reach the
summit.
Sword swallowing is a very unique skill and Im the only sword swallo wer in the region.
I appreciate the weird stuff it is mind over matter, to a degree.
Sally, who grew up in South Carolina and Wisconsin, and now performs her sideshow act
at carnivals, fairs and circuses, as well as parties and events, all over midwe stern
America, felt she was predestined to live an adventurous life.
Relocating to Chicago after graduating from the University of Wisconsin -Madison, with a
degree in Chinese and international studies, in 2011, she considered a career in foreign
relations or espionage.
But, finding herself both over and underqualified, she was instead drawn towards the
weird and sexy world of sideshow performing - traditionally known as diversions or extra
spectacles to the main circus acts.
Her first introduction to it came through a friend, who was working as a sideshow act
himself and introduced her to the Chicago burlesque troop, SS -Triple X - saying
incorrectly, and to her surprise, that she was a burlesque performer.
Sally said: "I needed a job.
"But it soon became obvious I wasn't
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DUK10141150_003
FEATURE - Sinneswandel: Universitätsabsolventin wird zur Schwert schluckenden Burlesque-Tänzerin
Sally can swallow up to 28-inch blades. PA REAL LIFE AND HENRY BAT *** Woman tells how she went from uni graduate to
sword-swallowing burlesque dancer
By Jessica Frank-Keyes, PA Real Life
A burlesque artist who mixes swallowing a 28-inch sword and fire breathing into her saucy
shows says she views the death-defying skills as a form of yoga.
Sally Marvel, 33, a circus performer from Chicago dubbed The Pain Proof Provocateur,
terrifies audiences with her ability to dangle blades down her throat, breathe fire, walk
over broken glass, and even pierce her own face and neck with metal skewers live on
stage.
She described her love for her risky and risqué skills as similar to the exhilaration of
extreme sports, saying: I wanted to learn to do these things because I like a good
challenge, the same way that some people climb a mountain so they can reach the
summit.
Sword swallowing is a very unique skill and Im the only sword swallo wer in the region.
I appreciate the weird stuff it is mind over matter, to a degree.
Sally, who grew up in South Carolina and Wisconsin, and now performs her sideshow act
at carnivals, fairs and circuses, as well as parties and events, all over midwe stern
America, felt she was predestined to live an adventurous life.
Relocating to Chicago after graduating from the University of Wisconsin -Madison, with a
degree in Chinese and international studies, in 2011, she considered a career in foreign
relations or espionage.
But, finding herself both over and underqualified, she was instead drawn towards the
weird and sexy world of sideshow performing - traditionally known as diversions or extra
spectacles to the main circus acts.
Her first introduction to it came through a friend, who was working as a sideshow act
himself and introduced her to the Chicago burlesque troop, SS -Triple X - saying
incorrectly, and to her surprise, that she was a burlesque performer.
Sally said: "I needed a job.
"But it soon became obvious I wasn
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FEATURE - Sinneswandel: Universitätsabsolventin wird zur Schwert schluckenden Burlesque-Tänzerin
Sally performs burlesque mixed with side show acts. PA REAL LIFE AND HENRY BAT *** Woman tells how she went from uni graduate to
sword-swallowing burlesque dancer
By Jessica Frank-Keyes, PA Real Life
A burlesque artist who mixes swallowing a 28-inch sword and fire breathing into her saucy
shows says she views the death-defying skills as a form of yoga.
Sally Marvel, 33, a circus performer from Chicago dubbed The Pain Proof Provocateur,
terrifies audiences with her ability to dangle blades down her throat, breathe fire, walk
over broken glass, and even pierce her own face and neck with metal skewers live on
stage.
She described her love for her risky and risqué skills as similar to the exhilaration of
extreme sports, saying: I wanted to learn to do these things because I like a good
challenge, the same way that some people climb a mountain so they can reach the
summit.
Sword swallowing is a very unique skill and Im the only sword swallo wer in the region.
I appreciate the weird stuff it is mind over matter, to a degree.
Sally, who grew up in South Carolina and Wisconsin, and now performs her sideshow act
at carnivals, fairs and circuses, as well as parties and events, all over midwe stern
America, felt she was predestined to live an adventurous life.
Relocating to Chicago after graduating from the University of Wisconsin -Madison, with a
degree in Chinese and international studies, in 2011, she considered a career in foreign
relations or espionage.
But, finding herself both over and underqualified, she was instead drawn towards the
weird and sexy world of sideshow performing - traditionally known as diversions or extra
spectacles to the main circus acts.
Her first introduction to it came through a friend, who was working as a sideshow act
himself and introduced her to the Chicago burlesque troop, SS -Triple X - saying
incorrectly, and to her surprise, that she was a burlesque performer.
Sally said: "I needed a job.
"But it soon became ob
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SCHICKSALE - Familienglück in Gefahr: Vater konnte wegen starkem Übergewicht seine Kinder nicht mehr zu Bett bringen
Adam and Nicola on the night he proposed (PA REAL LIFE/Collect) *** Man who was so fat he could not put his children to bed
loses 10 STONE in a year to become a better dad
By James Butler, PA Real Life
A man who was so fat he did not have the energy to put his children to bed has lost 10
STONE in a year - saying it has 'made him a better dad'.
At his biggest in February 11 last year, Adam Newman, 34, from Long Eaton, Derbyshire,
weighed almost 24st - meaning the 6ft manufacturing engineer had a BMI, used to calculate
a healthy weight, of 45.5 and was severely obese.
While many people gained weight during lockdown, Adam took up running and joined WW,
formerly known as Weight Watchers, and the fat melted off, as he lost six stone in the first
five months and hit his lowest weight of 13st 7lbs at the end of February.
His wife, stay at home mum Nicola, 34, was stunned by her husband's new hunky figure. But
his transformation did put a strain on their marriage at first as she struggled with the
attention he got from strangers.
Now the couple are back at their best, with Nicola also losing 12lbs and going from a size 16
to a size 12 after they traded film nights on the sofa scoffing takeaways to working out
together.
She said: "I love him for who he is rather than what he looks like. Even though he looks damn
good now, I've fancied him whatever size he was.
"But when his health began to become a problem, I wanted him to lose weight so he could
still be there for me and the kids.
"Now we're stronger than we've ever been as a couple."
Adam has always struggled with his weight, being one of the largest kids in secondary school
by the time he left and hitting 20st at the age of 18.
Nicola - who was in his year group and shared mutual friends with him - was stunned when
she bumped into him again nine years after they left school on a night out in Long Eaton in
2012.
For having taken up boxing at 20, Adam had swapped some of the fat for muscle and
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SCHICKSALE - Familienglück in Gefahr: Vater konnte wegen starkem Übergewicht seine Kinder nicht mehr zu Bett bringen
Adam and Nicola on their wedding day (PA REAL LIFE/Collect) *** Man who was so fat he could not put his children to bed
loses 10 STONE in a year to become a better dad
By James Butler, PA Real Life
A man who was so fat he did not have the energy to put his children to bed has lost 10
STONE in a year - saying it has 'made him a better dad'.
At his biggest in February 11 last year, Adam Newman, 34, from Long Eaton, Derbyshire,
weighed almost 24st - meaning the 6ft manufacturing engineer had a BMI, used to calculate
a healthy weight, of 45.5 and was severely obese.
While many people gained weight during lockdown, Adam took up running and joined WW,
formerly known as Weight Watchers, and the fat melted off, as he lost six stone in the first
five months and hit his lowest weight of 13st 7lbs at the end of February.
His wife, stay at home mum Nicola, 34, was stunned by her husband's new hunky figure. But
his transformation did put a strain on their marriage at first as she struggled with the
attention he got from strangers.
Now the couple are back at their best, with Nicola also losing 12lbs and going from a size 16
to a size 12 after they traded film nights on the sofa scoffing takeaways to working out
together.
She said: "I love him for who he is rather than what he looks like. Even though he looks damn
good now, I've fancied him whatever size he was.
"But when his health began to become a problem, I wanted him to lose weight so he could
still be there for me and the kids.
"Now we're stronger than we've ever been as a couple."
Adam has always struggled with his weight, being one of the largest kids in secondary school
by the time he left and hitting 20st at the age of 18.
Nicola - who was in his year group and shared mutual friends with him - was stunned when
she bumped into him again nine years after they left school on a night out in Long Eaton in
2012.
For having taken up boxing at 20, Adam had swapped some of the fat for muscle and
weig
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SCHICKSALE - Familienglück in Gefahr: Vater konnte wegen starkem Übergewicht seine Kinder nicht mehr zu Bett bringen
Adam and Nicola after his weight loss (PA REAL LIFE/Collect) *** Man who was so fat he could not put his children to bed
loses 10 STONE in a year to become a better dad
By James Butler, PA Real Life
A man who was so fat he did not have the energy to put his children to bed has lost 10
STONE in a year - saying it has 'made him a better dad'.
At his biggest in February 11 last year, Adam Newman, 34, from Long Eaton, Derbyshire,
weighed almost 24st - meaning the 6ft manufacturing engineer had a BMI, used to calculate
a healthy weight, of 45.5 and was severely obese.
While many people gained weight during lockdown, Adam took up running and joined WW,
formerly known as Weight Watchers, and the fat melted off, as he lost six stone in the first
five months and hit his lowest weight of 13st 7lbs at the end of February.
His wife, stay at home mum Nicola, 34, was stunned by her husband's new hunky figure. But
his transformation did put a strain on their marriage at first as she struggled with the
attention he got from strangers.
Now the couple are back at their best, with Nicola also losing 12lbs and going from a size 16
to a size 12 after they traded film nights on the sofa scoffing takeaways to working out
together.
She said: "I love him for who he is rather than what he looks like. Even though he looks damn
good now, I've fancied him whatever size he was.
"But when his health began to become a problem, I wanted him to lose weight so he could
still be there for me and the kids.
"Now we're stronger than we've ever been as a couple."
Adam has always struggled with his weight, being one of the largest kids in secondary school
by the time he left and hitting 20st at the age of 18.
Nicola - who was in his year group and shared mutual friends with him - was stunned when
she bumped into him again nine years after they left school on a night out in Long Eaton in
2012.
For having taken up boxing at 20, Adam had swapped some of the fat for muscle and
wei
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SCHICKSALE - Familienglück in Gefahr: Vater konnte wegen starkem Übergewicht seine Kinder nicht mehr zu Bett bringen
Adam before his weight loss with Nicola (PA REAL LIFE/Collect) *** Man who was so fat he could not put his children to bed
loses 10 STONE in a year to become a better dad
By James Butler, PA Real Life
A man who was so fat he did not have the energy to put his children to bed has lost 10
STONE in a year - saying it has 'made him a better dad'.
At his biggest in February 11 last year, Adam Newman, 34, from Long Eaton, Derbyshire,
weighed almost 24st - meaning the 6ft manufacturing engineer had a BMI, used to calculate
a healthy weight, of 45.5 and was severely obese.
While many people gained weight during lockdown, Adam took up running and joined WW,
formerly known as Weight Watchers, and the fat melted off, as he lost six stone in the first
five months and hit his lowest weight of 13st 7lbs at the end of February.
His wife, stay at home mum Nicola, 34, was stunned by her husband's new hunky figure. But
his transformation did put a strain on their marriage at first as she struggled with the
attention he got from strangers.
Now the couple are back at their best, with Nicola also losing 12lbs and going from a size 16
to a size 12 after they traded film nights on the sofa scoffing takeaways to working out
together.
She said: "I love him for who he is rather than what he looks like. Even though he looks damn
good now, I've fancied him whatever size he was.
"But when his health began to become a problem, I wanted him to lose weight so he could
still be there for me and the kids.
"Now we're stronger than we've ever been as a couple."
Adam has always struggled with his weight, being one of the largest kids in secondary school
by the time he left and hitting 20st at the age of 18.
Nicola - who was in his year group and shared mutual friends with him - was stunned when
she bumped into him again nine years after they left school on a night out in Long Eaton in
2012.
For having taken up boxing at 20, Adam had swapped some of the fat for muscle and
w
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SCHICKSALE - Familienglück in Gefahr: Vater konnte wegen starkem Übergewicht seine Kinder nicht mehr zu Bett bringen
Adam's son Mason with his wooden weights (PA REAL LIFE/Collect) *** Man who was so fat he could not put his children to bed
loses 10 STONE in a year to become a better dad
By James Butler, PA Real Life
A man who was so fat he did not have the energy to put his children to bed has lost 10
STONE in a year - saying it has 'made him a better dad'.
At his biggest in February 11 last year, Adam Newman, 34, from Long Eaton, Derbyshire,
weighed almost 24st - meaning the 6ft manufacturing engineer had a BMI, used to calculate
a healthy weight, of 45.5 and was severely obese.
While many people gained weight during lockdown, Adam took up running and joined WW,
formerly known as Weight Watchers, and the fat melted off, as he lost six stone in the first
five months and hit his lowest weight of 13st 7lbs at the end of February.
His wife, stay at home mum Nicola, 34, was stunned by her husband's new hunky figure. But
his transformation did put a strain on their marriage at first as she struggled with the
attention he got from strangers.
Now the couple are back at their best, with Nicola also losing 12lbs and going from a size 16
to a size 12 after they traded film nights on the sofa scoffing takeaways to working out
together.
She said: "I love him for who he is rather than what he looks like. Even though he looks damn
good now, I've fancied him whatever size he was.
"But when his health began to become a problem, I wanted him to lose weight so he could
still be there for me and the kids.
"Now we're stronger than we've ever been as a couple."
Adam has always struggled with his weight, being one of the largest kids in secondary school
by the time he left and hitting 20st at the age of 18.
Nicola - who was in his year group and shared mutual friends with him - was stunned when
she bumped into him again nine years after they left school on a night out in Long Eaton in
2012.
For having taken up boxing at 20, Adam had swapped some of the fat for muscle and
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SCHICKSALE - Familienglück in Gefahr: Vater konnte wegen starkem Übergewicht seine Kinder nicht mehr zu Bett bringen
Adam and Nicola after his weight loss (PA REAL LIFE/Collect) *** Man who was so fat he could not put his children to bed
loses 10 STONE in a year to become a better dad
By James Butler, PA Real Life
A man who was so fat he did not have the energy to put his children to bed has lost 10
STONE in a year - saying it has 'made him a better dad'.
At his biggest in February 11 last year, Adam Newman, 34, from Long Eaton, Derbyshire,
weighed almost 24st - meaning the 6ft manufacturing engineer had a BMI, used to calculate
a healthy weight, of 45.5 and was severely obese.
While many people gained weight during lockdown, Adam took up running and joined WW,
formerly known as Weight Watchers, and the fat melted off, as he lost six stone in the first
five months and hit his lowest weight of 13st 7lbs at the end of February.
His wife, stay at home mum Nicola, 34, was stunned by her husband's new hunky figure. But
his transformation did put a strain on their marriage at first as she struggled with the
attention he got from strangers.
Now the couple are back at their best, with Nicola also losing 12lbs and going from a size 16
to a size 12 after they traded film nights on the sofa scoffing takeaways to working out
together.
She said: "I love him for who he is rather than what he looks like. Even though he looks damn
good now, I've fancied him whatever size he was.
"But when his health began to become a problem, I wanted him to lose weight so he could
still be there for me and the kids.
"Now we're stronger than we've ever been as a couple."
Adam has always struggled with his weight, being one of the largest kids in secondary school
by the time he left and hitting 20st at the age of 18.
Nicola - who was in his year group and shared mutual friends with him - was stunned when
she bumped into him again nine years after they left school on a night out in Long Eaton in
2012.
For having taken up boxing at 20, Adam had swapped some of the fat for muscle and
wei
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SCHICKSALE - Familienglück in Gefahr: Vater konnte wegen starkem Übergewicht seine Kinder nicht mehr zu Bett bringen
Adam before his weight loss with Nicola (PA REAL LIFE/Collect) *** Man who was so fat he could not put his children to bed
loses 10 STONE in a year to become a better dad
By James Butler, PA Real Life
A man who was so fat he did not have the energy to put his children to bed has lost 10
STONE in a year - saying it has 'made him a better dad'.
At his biggest in February 11 last year, Adam Newman, 34, from Long Eaton, Derbyshire,
weighed almost 24st - meaning the 6ft manufacturing engineer had a BMI, used to calculate
a healthy weight, of 45.5 and was severely obese.
While many people gained weight during lockdown, Adam took up running and joined WW,
formerly known as Weight Watchers, and the fat melted off, as he lost six stone in the first
five months and hit his lowest weight of 13st 7lbs at the end of February.
His wife, stay at home mum Nicola, 34, was stunned by her husband's new hunky figure. But
his transformation did put a strain on their marriage at first as she struggled with the
attention he got from strangers.
Now the couple are back at their best, with Nicola also losing 12lbs and going from a size 16
to a size 12 after they traded film nights on the sofa scoffing takeaways to working out
together.
She said: "I love him for who he is rather than what he looks like. Even though he looks damn
good now, I've fancied him whatever size he was.
"But when his health began to become a problem, I wanted him to lose weight so he could
still be there for me and the kids.
"Now we're stronger than we've ever been as a couple."
Adam has always struggled with his weight, being one of the largest kids in secondary school
by the time he left and hitting 20st at the age of 18.
Nicola - who was in his year group and shared mutual friends with him - was stunned when
she bumped into him again nine years after they left school on a night out in Long Eaton in
2012.
For having taken up boxing at 20, Adam had swapped some of the fat for muscle and
w
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SCHICKSALE - Familienglück in Gefahr: Vater konnte wegen starkem Übergewicht seine Kinder nicht mehr zu Bett bringen
Adam and Nicola on their wedding day (PA REAL LIFE/Collect) *** Man who was so fat he could not put his children to bed
loses 10 STONE in a year to become a better dad
By James Butler, PA Real Life
A man who was so fat he did not have the energy to put his children to bed has lost 10
STONE in a year - saying it has 'made him a better dad'.
At his biggest in February 11 last year, Adam Newman, 34, from Long Eaton, Derbyshire,
weighed almost 24st - meaning the 6ft manufacturing engineer had a BMI, used to calculate
a healthy weight, of 45.5 and was severely obese.
While many people gained weight during lockdown, Adam took up running and joined WW,
formerly known as Weight Watchers, and the fat melted off, as he lost six stone in the first
five months and hit his lowest weight of 13st 7lbs at the end of February.
His wife, stay at home mum Nicola, 34, was stunned by her husband's new hunky figure. But
his transformation did put a strain on their marriage at first as she struggled with the
attention he got from strangers.
Now the couple are back at their best, with Nicola also losing 12lbs and going from a size 16
to a size 12 after they traded film nights on the sofa scoffing takeaways to working out
together.
She said: "I love him for who he is rather than what he looks like. Even though he looks damn
good now, I've fancied him whatever size he was.
"But when his health began to become a problem, I wanted him to lose weight so he could
still be there for me and the kids.
"Now we're stronger than we've ever been as a couple."
Adam has always struggled with his weight, being one of the largest kids in secondary school
by the time he left and hitting 20st at the age of 18.
Nicola - who was in his year group and shared mutual friends with him - was stunned when
she bumped into him again nine years after they left school on a night out in Long Eaton in
2012.
For having taken up boxing at 20, Adam had swapped some of the fat for muscle and
weig
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SCHICKSALE - Familienglück in Gefahr: Vater konnte wegen starkem Übergewicht seine Kinder nicht mehr zu Bett bringen
Adam before his weight loss with Nicola (PA REAL LIFE/Collect) *** Man who was so fat he could not put his children to bed
loses 10 STONE in a year to become a better dad
By James Butler, PA Real Life
A man who was so fat he did not have the energy to put his children to bed has lost 10
STONE in a year - saying it has 'made him a better dad'.
At his biggest in February 11 last year, Adam Newman, 34, from Long Eaton, Derbyshire,
weighed almost 24st - meaning the 6ft manufacturing engineer had a BMI, used to calculate
a healthy weight, of 45.5 and was severely obese.
While many people gained weight during lockdown, Adam took up running and joined WW,
formerly known as Weight Watchers, and the fat melted off, as he lost six stone in the first
five months and hit his lowest weight of 13st 7lbs at the end of February.
His wife, stay at home mum Nicola, 34, was stunned by her husband's new hunky figure. But
his transformation did put a strain on their marriage at first as she struggled with the
attention he got from strangers.
Now the couple are back at their best, with Nicola also losing 12lbs and going from a size 16
to a size 12 after they traded film nights on the sofa scoffing takeaways to working out
together.
She said: "I love him for who he is rather than what he looks like. Even though he looks damn
good now, I've fancied him whatever size he was.
"But when his health began to become a problem, I wanted him to lose weight so he could
still be there for me and the kids.
"Now we're stronger than we've ever been as a couple."
Adam has always struggled with his weight, being one of the largest kids in secondary school
by the time he left and hitting 20st at the age of 18.
Nicola - who was in his year group and shared mutual friends with him - was stunned when
she bumped into him again nine years after they left school on a night out in Long Eaton in
2012.
For having taken up boxing at 20, Adam had swapped some of the fat for muscle and
w
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SCHICKSALE - Durch eine Sepsis verliert Sue Neill Arme und Beine: Dank bionischer Prothesen kann sie ihre vier Kinder wieder in die Arme schliessen
*** Local Caption *** 31699969
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SCHICKSALE - Ein besonderes Geburtstagsgeschenk: Hayley Crosby spendet ihrer Tochter Daisy-May eine Niere
Hayley, Sheldon, Daisy-May and Lily. (Collect/ PA Real Life) *** Loving mum gives her daughter a kidney for her 6th
birthday - and the brave girl faced surgery alone
By Rikki Loftus, PA Real Life
A loving mum has given her little girl a life-saving sixth birthday present - a kidney.
Hayley Crosby, 30, from Milton Keynes, was terrified for Daisy -May when her daughter's
health began to decline during lockdown.
Hayley had recently given birth to her second baby - Daisy-May's little sister, Lily - but
had no choice but to go ahead with the surgery as her husband, Sheldon, 33, was not a
donor match and the kidney sharing scheme was halted by the pandemic.
And the operation to correct Daisy-May's kidney failure went ahead on December 22, just
four days before the little girl's sixth birthday.
Hayley said: Im her mum, its my job to protect her. Im glad it was me who had the
surgery, it felt right.
We were so scared when Daisy-May was first diagnosed. We cant live without her and
all we wanted was reassurance that shed get better.
For a long time, we didnt know if that would be the case.
For Hayley, an HR advisor, and Sheldon, a mechanical engineer, their nightmare first
began on a family holiday to Portugal in June 2019, when Daisy-May was four.
Hayley said: Daisy-May was really sick, physically sick. It was so unlike her.
Usually, even when shes not well, shes still quite upbeat but she seemed very low, she
was quite poorly.
When we got home, she kept having nosebleeds which happened for quite a few months.
It wasnt normal blood either, it was very dark. That was the start of us toing and froi ng to
the doctors.
At first, doctors put it down to a viral infection or a milk allergy but further tests led the
couple to take Daisy-May to hospital.
Sheldon said: We didnt know everything at first but we went to Milton Keynes hospital.
Thats where they broke the news, our little girl had kidney failure.
The deadly condition had flown under the radar
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SCHICKSALE - Ein besonderes Geburtstagsgeschenk: Hayley Crosby spendet ihrer Tochter Daisy-May eine Niere
Daisy-May in hospital after surgery. (Collect/ PA Real Life) *** Loving mum gives her daughter a kidney for her 6th
birthday - and the brave girl faced surgery alone
By Rikki Loftus, PA Real Life
A loving mum has given her little girl a life-saving sixth birthday present - a kidney.
Hayley Crosby, 30, from Milton Keynes, was terrified for Daisy -May when her daughter's
health began to decline during lockdown.
Hayley had recently given birth to her second baby - Daisy-May's little sister, Lily - but
had no choice but to go ahead with the surgery as her husband, Sheldon, 33, was not a
donor match and the kidney sharing scheme was halted by the pandemic.
And the operation to correct Daisy-May's kidney failure went ahead on December 22, just
four days before the little girl's sixth birthday.
Hayley said: Im her mum, its my job to protect her. Im glad it was me who had the
surgery, it felt right.
We were so scared when Daisy-May was first diagnosed. We cant live without her and
all we wanted was reassurance that shed get better.
For a long time, we didnt know if that would be the case.
For Hayley, an HR advisor, and Sheldon, a mechanical engineer, their nightmare first
began on a family holiday to Portugal in June 2019, when Daisy-May was four.
Hayley said: Daisy-May was really sick, physically sick. It was so unlike her.
Usually, even when shes not well, shes still quite upbeat but she seemed very low, she
was quite poorly.
When we got home, she kept having nosebleeds which happened for quite a few months.
It wasnt normal blood either, it was very dark. That was the start of us toing and froi ng to
the doctors.
At first, doctors put it down to a viral infection or a milk allergy but further tests led the
couple to take Daisy-May to hospital.
Sheldon said: We didnt know everything at first but we went to Milton Keynes hospital.
Thats where they broke the news, our little girl had kidney failure.
The deadly condition had flown under the radar
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FEATURE - Das gibts nicht beim Juwelier: Heather Timberlake macht Schmuck aus Muttermilch
Heather Timberlake makes jewellery out of breast milk (PA REAL LIFE/Collect) *** Mum shares the very emotional reason she makes
jewellery from breast milk
By James Butler, PA Real Life
A mum-of-two who could not breastfeed her eldest son after a traumatic birth has turned
the ordeal into a positive by making her own jewellery out of breast milk.
Heather Timberlake, 30, from Greenville, North Carolina, was diagnosed with both pre eclampsia, a condition that causes high blood pressure during pregnancy or soon after
labour, and HELLP syndrome, a rare liver and blood clotting disorder that can affect
pregnant women, shortly after Logan was born in August 2017.
She became extremely unwell and that left her unable to produce enough milk to
breastfeed little Logan, now three.
So when she had Grayson, now 16 months, in November 2019, Heather was determined
to breastfeed - and researched making jewellery out of her milk as a way to
commemorate the achievement.
Now she and her childhood sweetheart husband Charles, 30, make a full -time living
creating breast-milk jewellery - selling it to mothers around the world under the brand
Logan Grey Jewelry, named after their sons.
Heather said: "It means everything to me to be able to do what I do.
"There are so many emotions that go into each bit of jewellery I make - some happy,
some sad - but regardless, I want to make sure each piece is something the customer can
be proud of.
"Because I'm a breastfeeding mum, several clients have assumed I'm using my own milk
to make the jewellery, which isn't the case - but it always makes me laugh."
In fact, the milk is supplied by the mums themselves, who post it to Heather when they
place their jewellery order.
And some mums have very moving reasons for wanting to preserve their milk.
"I've made jewellery for mums who can't breastfeed because they have cancer and want
to preserve some of their milk this way, or mums whose baby is no longer on earth and
their brea
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FEATURE - Das gibts nicht beim Juwelier: Heather Timberlake macht Schmuck aus Muttermilch
Heather Timberlake makes jewellery out of breast milk (PA REAL LIFE/Collect) *** Mum shares the very emotional reason she makes
jewellery from breast milk
By James Butler, PA Real Life
A mum-of-two who could not breastfeed her eldest son after a traumatic birth has turned
the ordeal into a positive by making her own jewellery out of breast milk.
Heather Timberlake, 30, from Greenville, North Carolina, was diagnosed with both pre eclampsia, a condition that causes high blood pressure during pregnancy or soon after
labour, and HELLP syndrome, a rare liver and blood clotting disorder that can affect
pregnant women, shortly after Logan was born in August 2017.
She became extremely unwell and that left her unable to produce enough milk to
breastfeed little Logan, now three.
So when she had Grayson, now 16 months, in November 2019, Heather was determined
to breastfeed - and researched making jewellery out of her milk as a way to
commemorate the achievement.
Now she and her childhood sweetheart husband Charles, 30, make a full -time living
creating breast-milk jewellery - selling it to mothers around the world under the brand
Logan Grey Jewelry, named after their sons.
Heather said: "It means everything to me to be able to do what I do.
"There are so many emotions that go into each bit of jewellery I make - some happy,
some sad - but regardless, I want to make sure each piece is something the customer can
be proud of.
"Because I'm a breastfeeding mum, several clients have assumed I'm using my own milk
to make the jewellery, which isn't the case - but it always makes me laugh."
In fact, the milk is supplied by the mums themselves, who post it to Heather when they
place their jewellery order.
And some mums have very moving reasons for wanting to preserve their milk.
"I've made jewellery for mums who can't breastfeed because they have cancer and want
to preserve some of their milk this way, or mums whose baby is no longer on earth and
their brea
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FEATURE - Das gibts nicht beim Juwelier: Heather Timberlake macht Schmuck aus Muttermilch
Heather Timberlake makes jewellery out of breast milk (PA REAL LIFE/Collect) *** Mum shares the very emotional reason she makes
jewellery from breast milk
By James Butler, PA Real Life
A mum-of-two who could not breastfeed her eldest son after a traumatic birth has turned
the ordeal into a positive by making her own jewellery out of breast milk.
Heather Timberlake, 30, from Greenville, North Carolina, was diagnosed with both pre eclampsia, a condition that causes high blood pressure during pregnancy or soon after
labour, and HELLP syndrome, a rare liver and blood clotting disorder that can affect
pregnant women, shortly after Logan was born in August 2017.
She became extremely unwell and that left her unable to produce enough milk to
breastfeed little Logan, now three.
So when she had Grayson, now 16 months, in November 2019, Heather was determined
to breastfeed - and researched making jewellery out of her milk as a way to
commemorate the achievement.
Now she and her childhood sweetheart husband Charles, 30, make a full -time living
creating breast-milk jewellery - selling it to mothers around the world under the brand
Logan Grey Jewelry, named after their sons.
Heather said: "It means everything to me to be able to do what I do.
"There are so many emotions that go into each bit of jewellery I make - some happy,
some sad - but regardless, I want to make sure each piece is something the customer can
be proud of.
"Because I'm a breastfeeding mum, several clients have assumed I'm using my own milk
to make the jewellery, which isn't the case - but it always makes me laugh."
In fact, the milk is supplied by the mums themselves, who post it to Heather when they
place their jewellery order.
And some mums have very moving reasons for wanting to preserve their milk.
"I've made jewellery for mums who can't breastfeed because they have cancer and want
to preserve some of their milk this way, or mums whose baby is no longer on earth and
their brea
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FEATURE - Das gibts nicht beim Juwelier: Heather Timberlake macht Schmuck aus Muttermilch
Heather Timberlake makes jewellery out of breast milk (PA REAL LIFE/Collect) *** Mum shares the very emotional reason she makes
jewellery from breast milk
By James Butler, PA Real Life
A mum-of-two who could not breastfeed her eldest son after a traumatic birth has turned
the ordeal into a positive by making her own jewellery out of breast milk.
Heather Timberlake, 30, from Greenville, North Carolina, was diagnosed with both pre eclampsia, a condition that causes high blood pressure during pregnancy or soon after
labour, and HELLP syndrome, a rare liver and blood clotting disorder that can affect
pregnant women, shortly after Logan was born in August 2017.
She became extremely unwell and that left her unable to produce enough milk to
breastfeed little Logan, now three.
So when she had Grayson, now 16 months, in November 2019, Heather was determined
to breastfeed - and researched making jewellery out of her milk as a way to
commemorate the achievement.
Now she and her childhood sweetheart husband Charles, 30, make a full -time living
creating breast-milk jewellery - selling it to mothers around the world under the brand
Logan Grey Jewelry, named after their sons.
Heather said: "It means everything to me to be able to do what I do.
"There are so many emotions that go into each bit of jewellery I make - some happy,
some sad - but regardless, I want to make sure each piece is something the customer can
be proud of.
"Because I'm a breastfeeding mum, several clients have assumed I'm using my own milk
to make the jewellery, which isn't the case - but it always makes me laugh."
In fact, the milk is supplied by the mums themselves, who post it to Heather when they
place their jewellery order.
And some mums have very moving reasons for wanting to preserve their milk.
"I've made jewellery for mums who can't breastfeed because they have cancer and want
to preserve some of their milk this way, or mums whose baby is no longer on earth and
their brea
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FEATURE - Das gibts nicht beim Juwelier: Heather Timberlake macht Schmuck aus Muttermilch
Heather Timberlake makes jewellery out of breast milk (PA REAL LIFE/Collect) *** Mum shares the very emotional reason she makes
jewellery from breast milk
By James Butler, PA Real Life
A mum-of-two who could not breastfeed her eldest son after a traumatic birth has turned
the ordeal into a positive by making her own jewellery out of breast milk.
Heather Timberlake, 30, from Greenville, North Carolina, was diagnosed with both pre eclampsia, a condition that causes high blood pressure during pregnancy or soon after
labour, and HELLP syndrome, a rare liver and blood clotting disorder that can affect
pregnant women, shortly after Logan was born in August 2017.
She became extremely unwell and that left her unable to produce enough milk to
breastfeed little Logan, now three.
So when she had Grayson, now 16 months, in November 2019, Heather was determined
to breastfeed - and researched making jewellery out of her milk as a way to
commemorate the achievement.
Now she and her childhood sweetheart husband Charles, 30, make a full -time living
creating breast-milk jewellery - selling it to mothers around the world under the brand
Logan Grey Jewelry, named after their sons.
Heather said: "It means everything to me to be able to do what I do.
"There are so many emotions that go into each bit of jewellery I make - some happy,
some sad - but regardless, I want to make sure each piece is something the customer can
be proud of.
"Because I'm a breastfeeding mum, several clients have assumed I'm using my own milk
to make the jewellery, which isn't the case - but it always makes me laugh."
In fact, the milk is supplied by the mums themselves, who post it to Heather when they
place their jewellery order.
And some mums have very moving reasons for wanting to preserve their milk.
"I've made jewellery for mums who can't breastfeed because they have cancer and want
to preserve some of their milk this way, or mums whose baby is no longer on earth and
their brea
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FEATURE - Das gibts nicht beim Juwelier: Heather Timberlake macht Schmuck aus Muttermilch
Heather Timberlake makes jewellery out of breast milk (PA REAL LIFE/Collect) *** Mum shares the very emotional reason she makes
jewellery from breast milk
By James Butler, PA Real Life
A mum-of-two who could not breastfeed her eldest son after a traumatic birth has turned
the ordeal into a positive by making her own jewellery out of breast milk.
Heather Timberlake, 30, from Greenville, North Carolina, was diagnosed with both pre eclampsia, a condition that causes high blood pressure during pregnancy or soon after
labour, and HELLP syndrome, a rare liver and blood clotting disorder that can affect
pregnant women, shortly after Logan was born in August 2017.
She became extremely unwell and that left her unable to produce enough milk to
breastfeed little Logan, now three.
So when she had Grayson, now 16 months, in November 2019, Heather was determined
to breastfeed - and researched making jewellery out of her milk as a way to
commemorate the achievement.
Now she and her childhood sweetheart husband Charles, 30, make a full -time living
creating breast-milk jewellery - selling it to mothers around the world under the brand
Logan Grey Jewelry, named after their sons.
Heather said: "It means everything to me to be able to do what I do.
"There are so many emotions that go into each bit of jewellery I make - some happy,
some sad - but regardless, I want to make sure each piece is something the customer can
be proud of.
"Because I'm a breastfeeding mum, several clients have assumed I'm using my own milk
to make the jewellery, which isn't the case - but it always makes me laugh."
In fact, the milk is supplied by the mums themselves, who post it to Heather when they
place their jewellery order.
And some mums have very moving reasons for wanting to preserve their milk.
"I've made jewellery for mums who can't breastfeed because they have cancer and want
to preserve some of their milk this way, or mums whose baby is no longer on earth and
their brea
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FEATURE - Das gibts nicht beim Juwelier: Heather Timberlake macht Schmuck aus Muttermilch
Heather Timberlake makes jewellery out of breast milk, such as this example which includes hairs from a child (PA REAL LIFE/Collect) *** Mum shares the very emotional reason she makes
jewellery from breast milk
By James Butler, PA Real Life
A mum-of-two who could not breastfeed her eldest son after a traumatic birth has turned
the ordeal into a positive by making her own jewellery out of breast milk.
Heather Timberlake, 30, from Greenville, North Carolina, was diagnosed with both pre eclampsia, a condition that causes high blood pressure during pregnancy or soon after
labour, and HELLP syndrome, a rare liver and blood clotting disorder that can affect
pregnant women, shortly after Logan was born in August 2017.
She became extremely unwell and that left her unable to produce enough milk to
breastfeed little Logan, now three.
So when she had Grayson, now 16 months, in November 2019, Heather was determined
to breastfeed - and researched making jewellery out of her milk as a way to
commemorate the achievement.
Now she and her childhood sweetheart husband Charles, 30, make a full -time living
creating breast-milk jewellery - selling it to mothers around the world under the brand
Logan Grey Jewelry, named after their sons.
Heather said: "It means everything to me to be able to do what I do.
"There are so many emotions that go into each bit of jewellery I make - some happy,
some sad - but regardless, I want to make sure each piece is something the customer can
be proud of.
"Because I'm a breastfeeding mum, several clients have assumed I'm using my own milk
to make the jewellery, which isn't the case - but it always makes me laugh."
In fact, the milk is supplied by the mums themselves, who post it to Heather when they
place their jewellery order.
And some mums have very moving reasons for wanting to preserve their milk.
"I've made jewellery for mums who can't breastfeed because they have cancer and want
to preserve some of their milk this way, *
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SCHICKSALE - Ein besonderes Geburtstagsgeschenk: Hayley Crosby spendet ihrer Tochter Daisy-May eine Niere
Hayley, Sheldon and their children Daisy-May and Lily. (PA Real Life/ Ayelle Photo & Video) *** Loving mum gives her daughter a kidney for her 6th
birthday - and the brave girl faced surgery alone
By Rikki Loftus, PA Real Life
A loving mum has given her little girl a life-saving sixth birthday present - a kidney.
Hayley Crosby, 30, from Milton Keynes, was terrified for Daisy -May when her daughter's
health began to decline during lockdown.
Hayley had recently given birth to her second baby - Daisy-May's little sister, Lily - but
had no choice but to go ahead with the surgery as her husband, Sheldon, 33, was not a
donor match and the kidney sharing scheme was halted by the pandemic.
And the operation to correct Daisy-May's kidney failure went ahead on December 22, just
four days before the little girl's sixth birthday.
Hayley said: Im her mum, its my job to protect her. Im glad it was me who had the
surgery, it felt right.
We were so scared when Daisy-May was first diagnosed. We cant live without her and
all we wanted was reassurance that shed get better.
For a long time, we didnt know if that would be the case.
For Hayley, an HR advisor, and Sheldon, a mechanical engineer, their nightmare first
began on a family holiday to Portugal in June 2019, when Daisy-May was four.
Hayley said: Daisy-May was really sick, physically sick. It was so unlike her.
Usually, even when shes not well, shes still quite upbeat but she seemed very low, she
was quite poorly.
When we got home, she kept having nosebleeds which happened for quite a few months.
It wasnt normal blood either, it was very dark. That was the start of us toing and froi ng to
the doctors.
At first, doctors put it down to a viral infection or a milk allergy but further tests led the
couple to take Daisy-May to hospital.
Sheldon said: We didnt know everything at first but we went to Milton Keynes hospital.
Thats where they broke the news, our little girl had kidney failure.
The deadly cond
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SCHICKSALE - Ein besonderes Geburtstagsgeschenk: Hayley Crosby spendet ihrer Tochter Daisy-May eine Niere
Hayley, Sheldon and their children Daisy-May and Lily. (PA Real Life/ Ayelle Photo & Video) *** Loving mum gives her daughter a kidney for her 6th
birthday - and the brave girl faced surgery alone
By Rikki Loftus, PA Real Life
A loving mum has given her little girl a life-saving sixth birthday present - a kidney.
Hayley Crosby, 30, from Milton Keynes, was terrified for Daisy -May when her daughter's
health began to decline during lockdown.
Hayley had recently given birth to her second baby - Daisy-May's little sister, Lily - but
had no choice but to go ahead with the surgery as her husband, Sheldon, 33, was not a
donor match and the kidney sharing scheme was halted by the pandemic.
And the operation to correct Daisy-May's kidney failure went ahead on December 22, just
four days before the little girl's sixth birthday.
Hayley said: Im her mum, its my job to protect her. Im glad it was me who had the
surgery, it felt right.
We were so scared when Daisy-May was first diagnosed. We cant live without her and
all we wanted was reassurance that shed get better.
For a long time, we didnt know if that would be the case.
For Hayley, an HR advisor, and Sheldon, a mechanical engineer, their nightmare first
began on a family holiday to Portugal in June 2019, when Daisy-May was four.
Hayley said: Daisy-May was really sick, physically sick. It was so unlike her.
Usually, even when shes not well, shes still quite upbeat but she seemed very low, she
was quite poorly.
When we got home, she kept having nosebleeds which happened for quite a few months.
It wasnt normal blood either, it was very dark. That was the start of us toing and froi ng to
the doctors.
At first, doctors put it down to a viral infection or a milk allergy but further tests led the
couple to take Daisy-May to hospital.
Sheldon said: We didnt know everything at first but we went to Milton Keynes hospital.
Thats where they broke the news, our little girl had kidney failure.
The deadly cond
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SCHICKSALE - Ein besonderes Geburtstagsgeschenk: Hayley Crosby spendet ihrer Tochter Daisy-May eine Niere
Hayley and Daisy-May (Collect/ PA Real Life) *** Loving mum gives her daughter a kidney for her 6th
birthday - and the brave girl faced surgery alone
By Rikki Loftus, PA Real Life
A loving mum has given her little girl a life-saving sixth birthday present - a kidney.
Hayley Crosby, 30, from Milton Keynes, was terrified for Daisy -May when her daughter's
health began to decline during lockdown.
Hayley had recently given birth to her second baby - Daisy-May's little sister, Lily - but
had no choice but to go ahead with the surgery as her husband, Sheldon, 33, was not a
donor match and the kidney sharing scheme was halted by the pandemic.
And the operation to correct Daisy-May's kidney failure went ahead on December 22, just
four days before the little girl's sixth birthday.
Hayley said: Im her mum, its my job to protect her. Im glad it was me who had the
surgery, it felt right.
We were so scared when Daisy-May was first diagnosed. We cant live without her and
all we wanted was reassurance that shed get better.
For a long time, we didnt know if that would be the case.
For Hayley, an HR advisor, and Sheldon, a mechanical engineer, their nightmare first
began on a family holiday to Portugal in June 2019, when Daisy-May was four.
Hayley said: Daisy-May was really sick, physically sick. It was so unlike her.
Usually, even when shes not well, shes still quite upbeat but she seemed very low, she
was quite poorly.
When we got home, she kept having nosebleeds which happened for quite a few months.
It wasnt normal blood either, it was very dark. That was the start of us toing and froi ng to
the doctors.
At first, doctors put it down to a viral infection or a milk allergy but further tests led the
couple to take Daisy-May to hospital.
Sheldon said: We didnt know everything at first but we went to Milton Keynes hospital.
Thats where they broke the news, our little girl had kidney failure.
The deadly condition had flown under the radar but Hayley beli
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SCHICKSALE - Ein besonderes Geburtstagsgeschenk: Hayley Crosby spendet ihrer Tochter Daisy-May eine Niere
Daisy-May in hospital. (Collect/ PA Real Life) *** Loving mum gives her daughter a kidney for her 6th
birthday - and the brave girl faced surgery alone
By Rikki Loftus, PA Real Life
A loving mum has given her little girl a life-saving sixth birthday present - a kidney.
Hayley Crosby, 30, from Milton Keynes, was terrified for Daisy -May when her daughter's
health began to decline during lockdown.
Hayley had recently given birth to her second baby - Daisy-May's little sister, Lily - but
had no choice but to go ahead with the surgery as her husband, Sheldon, 33, was not a
donor match and the kidney sharing scheme was halted by the pandemic.
And the operation to correct Daisy-May's kidney failure went ahead on December 22, just
four days before the little girl's sixth birthday.
Hayley said: Im her mum, its my job to protect her. Im glad it was me who had the
surgery, it felt right.
We were so scared when Daisy-May was first diagnosed. We cant live without her and
all we wanted was reassurance that shed get better.
For a long time, we didnt know if that would be the case.
For Hayley, an HR advisor, and Sheldon, a mechanical engineer, their nightmare first
began on a family holiday to Portugal in June 2019, when Daisy-May was four.
Hayley said: Daisy-May was really sick, physically sick. It was so unlike her.
Usually, even when shes not well, shes still quite upbeat but she seemed very low, she
was quite poorly.
When we got home, she kept having nosebleeds which happened for quite a few months.
It wasnt normal blood either, it was very dark. That was the start of us toing and froi ng to
the doctors.
At first, doctors put it down to a viral infection or a milk allergy but further tests led the
couple to take Daisy-May to hospital.
Sheldon said: We didnt know everything at first but we went to Milton Keynes hospital.
Thats where they broke the news, our little girl had kidney failure.
The deadly condition had flown under the radar but Hayley be
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SCHICKSALE - Ein besonderes Geburtstagsgeschenk: Hayley Crosby spendet ihrer Tochter Daisy-May eine Niere
Daisy-May and Hayley after their transplant surgeries. (Collect/ PA Real Life) *** Loving mum gives her daughter a kidney for her 6th
birthday - and the brave girl faced surgery alone
By Rikki Loftus, PA Real Life
A loving mum has given her little girl a life-saving sixth birthday present - a kidney.
Hayley Crosby, 30, from Milton Keynes, was terrified for Daisy -May when her daughter's
health began to decline during lockdown.
Hayley had recently given birth to her second baby - Daisy-May's little sister, Lily - but
had no choice but to go ahead with the surgery as her husband, Sheldon, 33, was not a
donor match and the kidney sharing scheme was halted by the pandemic.
And the operation to correct Daisy-May's kidney failure went ahead on December 22, just
four days before the little girl's sixth birthday.
Hayley said: Im her mum, its my job to protect her. Im glad it was me who had the
surgery, it felt right.
We were so scared when Daisy-May was first diagnosed. We cant live without her and
all we wanted was reassurance that shed get better.
For a long time, we didnt know if that would be the case.
For Hayley, an HR advisor, and Sheldon, a mechanical engineer, their nightmare first
began on a family holiday to Portugal in June 2019, when Daisy-May was four.
Hayley said: Daisy-May was really sick, physically sick. It was so unlike her.
Usually, even when shes not well, shes still quite upbeat but she seemed very low, she
was quite poorly.
When we got home, she kept having nosebleeds which happened for quite a few months.
It wasnt normal blood either, it was very dark. That was the start of us toing and froi ng to
the doctors.
At first, doctors put it down to a viral infection or a milk allergy but further tests led the
couple to take Daisy-May to hospital.
Sheldon said: We didnt know everything at first but we went to Milton Keynes hospital.
Thats where they broke the news, our little girl had kidney failure.
The deadly condition had flo
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SCHICKSALE - Ein besonderes Geburtstagsgeschenk: Hayley Crosby spendet ihrer Tochter Daisy-May eine Niere
Hayley and Sheldon with Daisy-May. (Collect/ PA Real Life) *** Loving mum gives her daughter a kidney for her 6th
birthday - and the brave girl faced surgery alone
By Rikki Loftus, PA Real Life
A loving mum has given her little girl a life-saving sixth birthday present - a kidney.
Hayley Crosby, 30, from Milton Keynes, was terrified for Daisy -May when her daughter's
health began to decline during lockdown.
Hayley had recently given birth to her second baby - Daisy-May's little sister, Lily - but
had no choice but to go ahead with the surgery as her husband, Sheldon, 33, was not a
donor match and the kidney sharing scheme was halted by the pandemic.
And the operation to correct Daisy-May's kidney failure went ahead on December 22, just
four days before the little girl's sixth birthday.
Hayley said: Im her mum, its my job to protect her. Im glad it was me who had the
surgery, it felt right.
We were so scared when Daisy-May was first diagnosed. We cant live without her and
all we wanted was reassurance that shed get better.
For a long time, we didnt know if that would be the case.
For Hayley, an HR advisor, and Sheldon, a mechanical engineer, their nightmare first
began on a family holiday to Portugal in June 2019, when Daisy-May was four.
Hayley said: Daisy-May was really sick, physically sick. It was so unlike her.
Usually, even when shes not well, shes still quite upbeat but she seemed very low, she
was quite poorly.
When we got home, she kept having nosebleeds which happened for quite a few months.
It wasnt normal blood either, it was very dark. That was the start of us toing and froi ng to
the doctors.
At first, doctors put it down to a viral infection or a milk allergy but further tests led the
couple to take Daisy-May to hospital.
Sheldon said: We didnt know everything at first but we went to Milton Keynes hospital.
Thats where they broke the news, our little girl had kidney failure.
The deadly condition had flown under the radar b
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SCHICKSALE - Ein besonderes Geburtstagsgeschenk: Hayley Crosby spendet ihrer Tochter Daisy-May eine Niere
Daisy-May with little sister Lily. (Collect/ PA Real Life) *** Loving mum gives her daughter a kidney for her 6th
birthday - and the brave girl faced surgery alone
By Rikki Loftus, PA Real Life
A loving mum has given her little girl a life-saving sixth birthday present - a kidney.
Hayley Crosby, 30, from Milton Keynes, was terrified for Daisy -May when her daughter's
health began to decline during lockdown.
Hayley had recently given birth to her second baby - Daisy-May's little sister, Lily - but
had no choice but to go ahead with the surgery as her husband, Sheldon, 33, was not a
donor match and the kidney sharing scheme was halted by the pandemic.
And the operation to correct Daisy-May's kidney failure went ahead on December 22, just
four days before the little girl's sixth birthday.
Hayley said: Im her mum, its my job to protect her. Im glad it was me who had the
surgery, it felt right.
We were so scared when Daisy-May was first diagnosed. We cant live without her and
all we wanted was reassurance that shed get better.
For a long time, we didnt know if that would be the case.
For Hayley, an HR advisor, and Sheldon, a mechanical engineer, their nightmare first
began on a family holiday to Portugal in June 2019, when Daisy-May was four.
Hayley said: Daisy-May was really sick, physically sick. It was so unlike her.
Usually, even when shes not well, shes still quite upbeat but she seemed very low, she
was quite poorly.
When we got home, she kept having nosebleeds which happened for quite a few months.
It wasnt normal blood either, it was very dark. That was the start of us toing and froi ng to
the doctors.
At first, doctors put it down to a viral infection or a milk allergy but further tests led the
couple to take Daisy-May to hospital.
Sheldon said: We didnt know everything at first but we went to Milton Keynes hospital.
Thats where they broke the news, our little girl had kidney failure.
The deadly condition had flown under the radar b
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DUK10141180_015
FEATURE - Das gibts nicht beim Juwelier: Heather Timberlake macht Schmuck aus Muttermilch
Heather Timberlake makes jewellery out of breast milk, such as this example which includes hairs from a child (PA REAL LIFE/Collect) *** Mum shares the very emotional reason she makes
jewellery from breast milk
By James Butler, PA Real Life
A mum-of-two who could not breastfeed her eldest son after a traumatic birth has turned
the ordeal into a positive by making her own jewellery out of breast milk.
Heather Timberlake, 30, from Greenville, North Carolina, was diagnosed with both pre eclampsia, a condition that causes high blood pressure during pregnancy or soon after
labour, and HELLP syndrome, a rare liver and blood clotting disorder that can affect
pregnant women, shortly after Logan was born in August 2017.
She became extremely unwell and that left her unable to produce enough milk to
breastfeed little Logan, now three.
So when she had Grayson, now 16 months, in November 2019, Heather was determined
to breastfeed - and researched making jewellery out of her milk as a way to
commemorate the achievement.
Now she and her childhood sweetheart husband Charles, 30, make a full -time living
creating breast-milk jewellery - selling it to mothers around the world under the brand
Logan Grey Jewelry, named after their sons.
Heather said: "It means everything to me to be able to do what I do.
"There are so many emotions that go into each bit of jewellery I make - some happy,
some sad - but regardless, I want to make sure each piece is something the customer can
be proud of.
"Because I'm a breastfeeding mum, several clients have assumed I'm using my own milk
to make the jewellery, which isn't the case - but it always makes me laugh."
In fact, the milk is supplied by the mums themselves, who post it to Heather when they
place their jewellery order.
And some mums have very moving reasons for wanting to preserve their milk.
"I've made jewellery for mums who can't breastfeed because they have cancer and want
to preserve some of their milk this way, *
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FEATURE - Das gibts nicht beim Juwelier: Heather Timberlake macht Schmuck aus Muttermilch
Logan admiring a piece of his mother's jewellery (PA REAL LIFE/Collect) *** Mum shares the very emotional reason she makes
jewellery from breast milk
By James Butler, PA Real Life
A mum-of-two who could not breastfeed her eldest son after a traumatic birth has turned
the ordeal into a positive by making her own jewellery out of breast milk.
Heather Timberlake, 30, from Greenville, North Carolina, was diagnosed with both pre eclampsia, a condition that causes high blood pressure during pregnancy or soon after
labour, and HELLP syndrome, a rare liver and blood clotting disorder that can affect
pregnant women, shortly after Logan was born in August 2017.
She became extremely unwell and that left her unable to produce enough milk to
breastfeed little Logan, now three.
So when she had Grayson, now 16 months, in November 2019, Heather was determined
to breastfeed - and researched making jewellery out of her milk as a way to
commemorate the achievement.
Now she and her childhood sweetheart husband Charles, 30, make a full -time living
creating breast-milk jewellery - selling it to mothers around the world under the brand
Logan Grey Jewelry, named after their sons.
Heather said: "It means everything to me to be able to do what I do.
"There are so many emotions that go into each bit of jewellery I make - some happy,
some sad - but regardless, I want to make sure each piece is something the customer can
be proud of.
"Because I'm a breastfeeding mum, several clients have assumed I'm using my own milk
to make the jewellery, which isn't the case - but it always makes me laugh."
In fact, the milk is supplied by the mums themselves, who post it to Heather when they
place their jewellery order.
And some mums have very moving reasons for wanting to preserve their milk.
"I've made jewellery for mums who can't breastfeed because they have cancer and want
to preserve some of their milk this way, or mums whose baby is no longer on earth and
their breastmil
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FEATURE - Das gibts nicht beim Juwelier: Heather Timberlake macht Schmuck aus Muttermilch
Heather Timberlake in her home studio (PA REAL LIFE/Collect) *** Mum shares the very emotional reason she makes
jewellery from breast milk
By James Butler, PA Real Life
A mum-of-two who could not breastfeed her eldest son after a traumatic birth has turned
the ordeal into a positive by making her own jewellery out of breast milk.
Heather Timberlake, 30, from Greenville, North Carolina, was diagnosed with both pre eclampsia, a condition that causes high blood pressure during pregnancy or soon after
labour, and HELLP syndrome, a rare liver and blood clotting disorder that can affect
pregnant women, shortly after Logan was born in August 2017.
She became extremely unwell and that left her unable to produce enough milk to
breastfeed little Logan, now three.
So when she had Grayson, now 16 months, in November 2019, Heather was determined
to breastfeed - and researched making jewellery out of her milk as a way to
commemorate the achievement.
Now she and her childhood sweetheart husband Charles, 30, make a full -time living
creating breast-milk jewellery - selling it to mothers around the world under the brand
Logan Grey Jewelry, named after their sons.
Heather said: "It means everything to me to be able to do what I do.
"There are so many emotions that go into each bit of jewellery I make - some happy,
some sad - but regardless, I want to make sure each piece is something the customer can
be proud of.
"Because I'm a breastfeeding mum, several clients have assumed I'm using my own milk
to make the jewellery, which isn't the case - but it always makes me laugh."
In fact, the milk is supplied by the mums themselves, who post it to Heather when they
place their jewellery order.
And some mums have very moving reasons for wanting to preserve their milk.
"I've made jewellery for mums who can't breastfeed because they have cancer and want
to preserve some of their milk this way, or mums whose baby is no longer on earth and
their breastmilk is the la
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FEATURE - Das gibts nicht beim Juwelier: Heather Timberlake macht Schmuck aus Muttermilch
Heather Timberlake hard at work (PA REAL LIFE/Collect) *** Mum shares the very emotional reason she makes
jewellery from breast milk
By James Butler, PA Real Life
A mum-of-two who could not breastfeed her eldest son after a traumatic birth has turned
the ordeal into a positive by making her own jewellery out of breast milk.
Heather Timberlake, 30, from Greenville, North Carolina, was diagnosed with both pre eclampsia, a condition that causes high blood pressure during pregnancy or soon after
labour, and HELLP syndrome, a rare liver and blood clotting disorder that can affect
pregnant women, shortly after Logan was born in August 2017.
She became extremely unwell and that left her unable to produce enough milk to
breastfeed little Logan, now three.
So when she had Grayson, now 16 months, in November 2019, Heather was determined
to breastfeed - and researched making jewellery out of her milk as a way to
commemorate the achievement.
Now she and her childhood sweetheart husband Charles, 30, make a full -time living
creating breast-milk jewellery - selling it to mothers around the world under the brand
Logan Grey Jewelry, named after their sons.
Heather said: "It means everything to me to be able to do what I do.
"There are so many emotions that go into each bit of jewellery I make - some happy,
some sad - but regardless, I want to make sure each piece is something the customer can
be proud of.
"Because I'm a breastfeeding mum, several clients have assumed I'm using my own milk
to make the jewellery, which isn't the case - but it always makes me laugh."
In fact, the milk is supplied by the mums themselves, who post it to Heather when they
place their jewellery order.
And some mums have very moving reasons for wanting to preserve their milk.
"I've made jewellery for mums who can't breastfeed because they have cancer and want
to preserve some of their milk this way, or mums whose baby is no longer on earth and
their breastmilk is the last phy
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FEATURE - Das gibts nicht beim Juwelier: Heather Timberlake macht Schmuck aus Muttermilch
Heather Timberlake with Grayson (PA REAL LIFE/Collect) *** Mum shares the very emotional reason she makes
jewellery from breast milk
By James Butler, PA Real Life
A mum-of-two who could not breastfeed her eldest son after a traumatic birth has turned
the ordeal into a positive by making her own jewellery out of breast milk.
Heather Timberlake, 30, from Greenville, North Carolina, was diagnosed with both pre eclampsia, a condition that causes high blood pressure during pregnancy or soon after
labour, and HELLP syndrome, a rare liver and blood clotting disorder that can affect
pregnant women, shortly after Logan was born in August 2017.
She became extremely unwell and that left her unable to produce enough milk to
breastfeed little Logan, now three.
So when she had Grayson, now 16 months, in November 2019, Heather was determined
to breastfeed - and researched making jewellery out of her milk as a way to
commemorate the achievement.
Now she and her childhood sweetheart husband Charles, 30, make a full -time living
creating breast-milk jewellery - selling it to mothers around the world under the brand
Logan Grey Jewelry, named after their sons.
Heather said: "It means everything to me to be able to do what I do.
"There are so many emotions that go into each bit of jewellery I make - some happy,
some sad - but regardless, I want to make sure each piece is something the customer can
be proud of.
"Because I'm a breastfeeding mum, several clients have assumed I'm using my own milk
to make the jewellery, which isn't the case - but it always makes me laugh."
In fact, the milk is supplied by the mums themselves, who post it to Heather when they
place their jewellery order.
And some mums have very moving reasons for wanting to preserve their milk.
"I've made jewellery for mums who can't breastfeed because they have cancer and want
to preserve some of their milk this way, or mums whose baby is no longer on earth and
their breastmilk is the last phy
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FEATURE - Das gibts nicht beim Juwelier: Heather Timberlake macht Schmuck aus Muttermilch
Heather Timberlake and her family (PA REAL LIFE/JAYME JENKINS PHOTOGRAPHY) *** Mum shares the very emotional reason she makes
jewellery from breast milk
By James Butler, PA Real Life
A mum-of-two who could not breastfeed her eldest son after a traumatic birth has turned
the ordeal into a positive by making her own jewellery out of breast milk.
Heather Timberlake, 30, from Greenville, North Carolina, was diagnosed with both pre eclampsia, a condition that causes high blood pressure during pregnancy or soon after
labour, and HELLP syndrome, a rare liver and blood clotting disorder that can affect
pregnant women, shortly after Logan was born in August 2017.
She became extremely unwell and that left her unable to produce enough milk to
breastfeed little Logan, now three.
So when she had Grayson, now 16 months, in November 2019, Heather was determined
to breastfeed - and researched making jewellery out of her milk as a way to
commemorate the achievement.
Now she and her childhood sweetheart husband Charles, 30, make a full -time living
creating breast-milk jewellery - selling it to mothers around the world under the brand
Logan Grey Jewelry, named after their sons.
Heather said: "It means everything to me to be able to do what I do.
"There are so many emotions that go into each bit of jewellery I make - some happy,
some sad - but regardless, I want to make sure each piece is something the customer can
be proud of.
"Because I'm a breastfeeding mum, several clients have assumed I'm using my own milk
to make the jewellery, which isn't the case - but it always makes me laugh."
In fact, the milk is supplied by the mums themselves, who post it to Heather when they
place their jewellery order.
And some mums have very moving reasons for wanting to preserve their milk.
"I've made jewellery for mums who can't breastfeed because they have cancer and want
to preserve some of their milk this way, or mums whose baby is no longer on earth and
their breast
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SCHICKSALE - Teilweise Amnesie: Meningitis in der Kindheit hinterlässt bei Natalie Bamford dauerhafte Schädigung des Erinnerungsvermögens
Natalie in hospital aged 10 being visited by footballers Marco Gabbiadini and Paul Simpson (PA REAL LIFE/Collect) *** Mum cannot remember her wedding day or her
daughters childhoods after terrifying brush with
meningitis leaves her with memory loss
By James Butler, PA Real Life
A mum has told how a terrifying brush with meningitis when she was 10 has left her with
such bad memory she has forgotten huge chunks of her life - including her childhood,
meeting her husband, walking down the aisle and her two daughters' first steps.
Natalie Bamford, 36, from Derby, Derbyshire, contracted the more dangerous bacterial
form of meningitis as a child, causing doctors to fear they would have to amputate her
legs and her family to say their goodbyes at her hospital bedside.
But Natalie, whose memory will never fully recover, has an extraordinarily positive outlook
and now keeps track of her life with husband Adam, 34, and daughters Lola, 13, and
Poppy, 3, with the help of endless lists, journals and an archive of 34,000 photos and
videos.
And her determination to overcome every hurdle has even seen her launch a personalised
gift box service, called Colleague Box, with Adam after she was furloughed in May 2020,
which has made £1million in sales in just five months.
Natalie, who is the creative director, said: "I feel extremely lucky to be alive. I could have
died or lost my limbs, so I'm grateful my memory is the only issue I am left with.
"I've got so much to be thankful for in my life, and my attitude is that what doesn't kill you
makes you stronger."
Due to Natalie's poor memory, her knowledge of having bacterial meningitis aged 10
comes from being told the story by her parents Hannah and Stephen O'Brien, both 60.
"I've heard it so many times that I've basically learned it off by heart," she explained.
Having spent the day feeling unwell, Natalie's worried parents called the doctor out to see
her, and she got the all-clear.
But her condition deteri *
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SCHICKSALE - Teilweise Amnesie: Meningitis in der Kindheit hinterlässt bei Natalie Bamford dauerhafte Schädigung des Erinnerungsvermögens
Natalie and the family go on holiday (PA REAL LIFE/Collect) *** Mum cannot remember her wedding day or her
daughters childhoods after terrifying brush with
meningitis leaves her with memory loss
By James Butler, PA Real Life
A mum has told how a terrifying brush with meningitis when she was 10 has left her with
such bad memory she has forgotten huge chunks of her life - including her childhood,
meeting her husband, walking down the aisle and her two daughters' first steps.
Natalie Bamford, 36, from Derby, Derbyshire, contracted the more dangerous bacterial
form of meningitis as a child, causing doctors to fear they would have to amputate her
legs and her family to say their goodbyes at her hospital bedside.
But Natalie, whose memory will never fully recover, has an extraordinarily positive outlook
and now keeps track of her life with husband Adam, 34, and daughters Lola, 13, and
Poppy, 3, with the help of endless lists, journals and an archive of 34,000 photos and
videos.
And her determination to overcome every hurdle has even seen her launch a personalised
gift box service, called Colleague Box, with Adam after she was furloughed in May 2020,
which has made £1million in sales in just five months.
Natalie, who is the creative director, said: "I feel extremely lucky to be alive. I could have
died or lost my limbs, so I'm grateful my memory is the only issue I am left with.
"I've got so much to be thankful for in my life, and my attitude is that what doesn't kill you
makes you stronger."
Due to Natalie's poor memory, her knowledge of having bacterial meningitis aged 10
comes from being told the story by her parents Hannah and Stephen O'Brien, both 60.
"I've heard it so many times that I've basically learned it off by heart," she explained.
Having spent the day feeling unwell, Natalie's worried parents called the doctor out to see
her, and she got the all-clear.
But her condition deteriorated.
She said: "The only thing I remember is having
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