Author: Genevieve Worrell
Suffering in regional Queensland
DALBY resident Scott Doyle was 14-years-old when he passed away from a common bone cancer in March this year. He was one of 10,260 Queenslanders ... Read More
The Waiting Pain
JAMES Wood* is a teenage entrepreneur. The Brisbane-based businessman travels the world expanding his empire. But beneath his success, James carries with him a burden. ... Read More
Surviving the guilt of living
MICHAEL Callaghan and Mathew Tait were best friends. They were never strong believers in coincidences. But by the age of 14 the schoolyard mates from ... Read More
The power of porn
EARCH the word ‘porn’ and Google will return 409,000,000 results in 0.14 seconds. The first result will be PornHub, the largest pornography site on the ... Read More
The 40-percent
FOR Lisa Mullin, the depression caused by attempting to come to terms with being transgender was overwhelming. “I couldn’t see a reason to live,” she ... Read More
Legally blind
SARAH Boulton experiences life in a different way than the majority of us. “When someone loses something, a limb, eyesight, it’s a loss for everyone, ... Read More
Into the fringe
FOR most people, the process of discovering their identity occurs during the teenage years. For Thalia, it only truly began after 30. The Brisbane Christian ... Read More
Toll paid for gift of life
IT’S 3am Sunday as a third patient gets wheeled into the operating theatre at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital. The night had been particularly ... Read More
A long wait home
“I DON’T usually like eating these types of salads,” Brendan said as he pointed at his plate with a plastic fork. “It’s been a while ... Read More
Mental illness: under-reported, under-observed
IN 2011 the police found ‘Jane’, naked and fearing for her life on the streets of Brisbane. She told the officers that somebody, or something, ... Read More
Paramedic pain
CONSTABLE Leanne Hay knows to expect a bit of chaos when she starts her shift for the Gold Coast Police. Fatalities are a sombre reality ... Read More