https://freerepublic.com/tag/thealfred/ en-us Sun, 3 May 2026 08:13:05 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4377455/posts In rural Maryland, USA, Travis Reyes savours the simple things. A cup of coffee on the deck with his wife. A walk in the nearby woods. All of it sweeter because, against all odds, somehow, he is still alive."I think most of it is stubbornness. A little too stubborn to die," Travis told 7.30.In August 2023, Travis was a 20-year-old US Marine Corporal stationed in Darwin. He was part of the crew of a tilt-rotor MV-22 Osprey taking part in an Australian Defence Force-run exercise, Predators Run.On the morning of August 27, Travis's Osprey left Darwin but didn't make it... ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4377455/posts#comment Sun, 3 May 2026 08:13:05 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3019826/posts Resurrection may no longer be the stuff of myth Doctors at The Alfred Hospital in Melbourne have a knack for resurrection. Thanks to a combination of two resuscitation techniques, the Australian team has successfully revived three patients who were officially dead for between 40 and 60 minutes. One of those patients was 39-year-old Colin Fielder, who suffered a heart attack last year. While being whisked away in the ambulance, he was asked which of the two nearby hospitals he preferred. "For some reason, I said The Alfred, which is pretty lucky because they are the only one that has it,"... The Week https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3019826/posts#comment Wed, 15 May 2013 16:43:30 GMT