Author: Genevieve Worrell

Suffering in regional Queensland

Genevieve Worrell- December 11, 2014

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

Genevieve Worrell- December 11, 2014

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

Genevieve Worrell- December 11, 2014

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

Genevieve Worrell- December 11, 2014

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

Genevieve Worrell- December 10, 2014

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

Genevieve Worrell- December 10, 2014

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

Genevieve Worrell- December 10, 2014

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

Genevieve Worrell- December 10, 2014

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

Genevieve Worrell- December 10, 2014

“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

Genevieve Worrell- December 10, 2014

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

Genevieve Worrell- December 10, 2014

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