The Flying Doctor DM Podcasts

Kelly Foran was eagerly expecting the arrival of her first child when she started experiencing issues with her balance and co-ordination. While Doctor's initially believed she was succumbing to pre-eclampsia, her eventual diagnosis was even more confronting. Just weeks before she was due to give birth, Kelly was told she had a brain tumour the size of a 'goose egg'. Some two decades later, this incredible country woman is helping other regional families to navigate the obstacles of accessing city-based medical treatments, through her 'Friendly Faces, Helping Hands Foundation'. 
Kelly's Work - Board member of combined Clinical Excellence Commission and Agency for Clinical Innovation Community Advisory Committee, Board member of Clinical Excelle nce Commission Community Advisory committee, Board Member of two Local Health Districts Glen Innes and Tenterfield, Primary Healthcare Institute Executive Committee, NSW Consumer Leaders COVID Task Force, Community Consultative Committee for Justice Correctional Service, and Improving the Rural Patients Steering Committee.
Awards - Finalist for RIRDC Rural Woman NSW;  Australia Day Awards; Nomination for Australian Of The Year 2012, 2013, 2015; National Volunteers Award 2013 from Federal Government;  Regional Community Awards;  Finalist top 4 in NSW RIRDC Award; Nominated in Telstra Business women; Named as 1 in 100 WWIA Australian Women in Agribusiness; Narrabri Shire Citizen of the year; NSW Women of the Year;  Barwon Women of the year 2015; NSW Women of the Year Finalist Rex Airlines 2016.
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The Galloway family were enjoying an idyllic summer holiday together, when their Esperance caravanning paradise was suddenly shattered. The forever smiling and always energetic toddler, Parker, was pushing his scooter around a small bend on the caravan park road, when he disappeared from sight. What happened next, is every parent’s worst nightmare. Two-year-old Parker was run over by a Landcruiser towing a camper trailer. The police officer who saw CCTV of the accident told Parker's parents, Emma and Ryan, that it is a miracle their toddler survived.
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Thanks so much for listening to the Flying Doctor Podcast. It is lovely to have you along on the journey with us. There has been some wonderful feedback from listeners and those we have interviewed. Word of mouth is always the best promotion for a podcast – so if you enjoy this podcast, or a specific story, please share with family and friends.
Reviews and ratings help our podcast to be found by others, so if you can take the time to do that it would be appreciated.  You can also send feedback, questions or comments through to podcast@rfds.org.au. 
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RFDS Flight nurse, Ann Rahn and her husband Wayne are passionate advocates for the early detection and diagnosis of breast cancer. Ann wants women of ALL ages to understand that there are many different types and stages of breast cancer, that can impact women in any stage of their life. In the midst of Covid and working as a nurse in Darwin, Ann realised her breast was feeling sore. But having experienced no other symptoms or signs, Stage 4 metastatic breast cancer was certainly not the diagnosis she was expecting.  
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Reviews and ratings help our podcast to be found by others, so if you can take the time to do that it would be appreciated.  You can also send feedback, questions or comments through to podcast@rfds.org.au. 
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It's any grandparent's worst nightmare. To find your grandchild lying unconscious and unresponsive whilst in your care. But for Registered Nurse, Judy Treloar, the added logistics of trying to get her young grandson to a hospital, from the family's remote Qld property, also involved an unexpected helicopter ride across flood waters. Judy quickly realised she needed to stop 'thinking like a grandmother' and to start 'thinking like a nurse instead.' 
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Thanks so much for listening to the Flying Doctor Podcast. It is lovely to have you along on the journey with us. You can find more information about RAM (Remote Australians Matter) at Remote Australians Matter and if you'd like to know more about the ICPA, you can visit ICPA | Isolated Children’s Parents’ Association
There has been some wonderful feedback from listeners and those we have interviewed. Word of mouth is always the best promotion for a podcast – so if you enjoy this podcast, or a specific story, please share with family and friends.
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Despite plenty of setbacks and heartbreak along the way, Julia Peterson always knew she wanted to be a mum. So, when her son Taylor decided to arrive into the world 'sooner than planned', Julia and her husband Ryan faced the challenge of a premature baby with the same incredible strength and courage they are still drawing on today. Because since Taylor’s birth, Julia has also faced not one, not two, but THREE cancer battles. Experiencing such a challenging cancer journey has now inspired this courageous mum to give back to others, one 'pocket heart' at a time... 
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Paige is a young mum, living on a remote station in the centre of Queensland. With two young sons, her hubby, a governess to help care for the kids and a few other couples also working on the property, Paige is a long way from her family network, and a long way from town and city services. When Paige started to have an unquenchable thirst she did not realise the severity of her health situation.
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There has been some wonderful feedback from listeners and those we have interviewed. Word of mouth is always the best promotion for a podcast – so if you enjoy this podcast, or a specific story, please share with family and friends.
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And if you haven’t already done so – catch up on our extensive back-series as there are some ripper yarns, incredibly brave and strong people, and many-a-story that are so typically Aussie in terms of resilience, innovation in times of crisis, and of course humour.
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