Healthline – Personal stories
Stories from people who have been helped by Healthline.
In this section
- In January 2013 Auckland resident Jo McGrath wrote a letter to Healthline to thank the nurses for the amazing job they do, but especially for the care and attention they gave to her mother who had called Healthline in November 2012. Read more
- Hamilton resident Jane’s weekend started poorly when she developed a very sore throat. She thought she might be able to stick it out until Monday when she could visit her GP in Hamilton, but the pain got worse and soon became unbearable. Read more
- It was three o’clock in the morning when Hamilton mother Katie McCreesh woke to check on her two-year-old son and found he was having difficulty breathing. She suspected Ash was developing a cold and experiencing some congestion. Read more
- For more than two years 86-year-old Gisborne resident Eileen Clune had been suffering from a terrible pain in her toe. With every step she took the pain got worse. Read more
- Bernadette was at home when her 19-month-old daughter Jessie started coughing and having trouble breathing. She had called Healthline before about her ten-year-old son’s asthma, so she picked up the phone and dialled 0800 611 116 again. Read more
- It was 11 o’clock at night, and Auckland resident Jacqui was getting ready for bed when she was stung by a wasp. Read more
- It was four in the morning when Blenheim mother Andrea Fleming noticed a small rash on her 10-week-old son Grayson. He had been crying all night and she hadn’t been able to console him so she found a thermometer to check his temperature. Read more
- When Wayne Coley called Healthline, he knew something was amiss with his wife, Dorothy. But little did he know that without treatment she was just days away from losing the sight in one of her eyes. Read more
- Merris Coghini knows the Healthline phone number off by heart. Just as well, as her call to Healthline shortly before Christmas may have saved her daughter’s life. Read more
- Searing pain up and down a burned leg prompted Wellingtonian Freya Barnes to call Healthline one Saturday evening. Read more
- The drama began one Friday when two-year-old Emily began crying and touching her stomach. Read more
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