Ava, 16, says the condition caused her to have four heart attacks and long-lasting complications.

CAROLINA FOREST, SC (WMBF) - A Carolina Forest teenager is sharing her terrifying brush with death to warn other families about a rare but potentially deadly condition. Sixteen-year-old Brynn Dietrich ...

‘When it came out, it was pure black’, the mum of three shares. ‘It really hurt, it was lodged to my inside’. In September 2025, 31-year-old Hollie Smith found herself lying on a doctor’s bed, ...