by END RHD | Sep 17, 2019 | Stories
Dr Sophie Collins can clearly remember the sense of injustice she felt when she came across a patient with rheumatic heart disease (RHD) – a patient, who in many other ways, was just like her. It was during her first year working as a doctor, and she was based in...
by END RHD | Feb 1, 2019 | Stories
Meet Billi-Joh. She’s 15 years old, and lives in a remote Aboriginal community at the top of Western Australia. Like many teenagers, her mum says that she’s still finding her place in the world. What sets her apart from her peers is that she is navigating...
by END RHD | Dec 18, 2018 | Stories
Carol Michie’s mother Elizabeth was one of eight siblings born on East Arrernte (Aranda) land, near Alice Springs. After being diagnosed with rheumatic heart disease at ten, Elizabeth had to leave country and her family for a large chunk of her childhood so she could...
