• The stem, or main body, of a tree or plant; the fixed, strong, firm part; the trunk. • The stem or branch in which a graft is inserted. • A block of wood; something fixed and solid; a pillar; a firm support; a post. • Hence, a person who is as dull and lifeless as a stock or post; one who has little sense. • The principal supporting part; the part in which others are inserted, or to which they are attached. Read More...
Every day, Susan Smith wakes up at Leath Correctional Institution in Greenwood, S.C. She does her job as a Wardkeeper Assistant. She interacts sparingly with other guards and inmates. And then she goes to sleep. Her only respite: a Bible that she keeps in her cell, along with a photo of the two sons who she killed in 1994. Because she’s serving a life sentence, the 48-year-old Smith will continue to live this way until she dies. Read More...
By Raj Kaur BilkhuBBC Asian Network
Bhandal familySonia was diagnosed with grade three breast cancer when she was 27"Even though I watched my mum battle from a young age, I never used to check my breasts. We didn't even talk about it."
When Sonia Bhandal was 14, her mum passed away from breast cancer, six years after being diagnosed. Then, when she was 27, Sonia found out she had the same cancer. Read More...
