Article: Grandparents to the rescue

Article: Rescued dog Alex gets celebrity status, to appear on Ellen show Dalmatian spent two days trapped in storm drain near home
Charleston Daily Mail;  August 28, 2007 ;     654 words ......from his superficial injuries, Alex has received e-mails, get well...started almost immediately," said Mary Thompson. "It's just snowballed. "When Alex was first rescued, I think...One of the sweetest presents Alex received was an envelope of...first-grade class in Attalla, Ala. Mary plans ...

Article: 'GIVE UP' PLEA TO HILL FALLER; Mum's fear after Alex survives plunge.(News)
The Mirror (London, England);  September 1, 2000 ;     309 words ......escape, his elderly mum Mary sobbed: I pray to...give it up. Nurse Alex suffered head and...Darren, 15. Yesterday Alex's sister Agnes, and...at his bedside. But Mary said: I am just waiting...here safe and well. Mary and Alex's dad live just yards...

Article: 'Mary, Mary' more Patterson R&R.(Spotlight)
Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO);  December 2, 2005 ;     700+ words ......me, reading Mary, Mary- as with his other...coincidence, the 11th Alex Cross starts off with...the e-mails from Mary keep coming in. And folks keep on dying. Alex travels around a lot...would be really cool. Alex deserves some R & R. INFOBOX Mary, Mary * By James ...

Article: The family that lost 250 pounds: when Mary Grove and her sons joined weight watchers, they had no idea what to expect. One year later, they're big-time losers--and proud of it! (kids' health).
Good Housekeeping;  October 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ......problem. His brother, Alex, then eight, was four...and 150 pounds. And Mary herself, at 41 and...yearbook epiphany, Mary decided to gradually...to her sons. When Alex came home from school...the reins a little. Alex, meanwhile, has struggled...pounds--probably, Mary says, because he ...

Article: Golf: Alex leading rush to top; 'Special talent' Cook is pick of new scheme.(Sport)
Coventry Evening Telegraph (England);  August 5, 1999 ;     507 words ......Now just turned 16, Alex plays off a handicap...surface in years. Mary Woodward has played...glittering success story. Alex has a special talent...amazing progress, said Mary in the wake of the...near Salisbury. Said Mary: The occasion got to Alex a little, she was...

Article: Grandad fights for life after Benidorm mugging; Anguish of Alex's family.(News)
Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland);  January 17, 2005 ;     365 words ......recover. Daughter Mary McCloy, 47, said...nightmare.' Dad-of-two Alex needed emergency...fractured skull, Alex suffered severe bruising. Mary said: 'The whole...to get him home.' Mary's husband Robert, 53, said: 'We just hope Alex can somehow recover...

Article: GRANDAD FIGHTS FOR LIFE AFTER BENIDORM MUGGING; Anguish of Alex's family.(News)
Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland);  January 17, 2005 ;     295 words ......resort of Benidorm. Alex Prosser, 73, suffered...recover. Daughter Mary McCloy, 47, said...nightmare.' Dad-of-two Alex needed emergency...Airdrie, Lanarkshire. Mary said: 'We have no...The thieves took Alex's wallet, which contained...personal effects. Mary said: 'The whole...to get ...

Article: 10,000 reasons why ECHO readers are best in world; You've raised the pounds 10,000 for little Alex.(News)
Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England);  April 13, 2007 ;     502 words ...Byline: By MARY MURTAGH YOU'VE done it! In only...more than pounds 10,000 for tiny Alex Connerty. Our Walking with Giants...with money flooding in to help Alex who is the only primordial dwarf in the UK. Alex's parents John and Sue, from Maghull...

Article: Tears amid colour for Alex funeral; Happy memories of meningitis victim, 2.(News)
Daily Post (Liverpool, England);  September 8, 2005 ;     447 words ......two-year-old meningitis victim Alex Harrop was brought into church...mourners paid their respects at St Mary's Church, Dolgellau, for the...accordance with the wishes of Alex's parents, 34year-old Julie...were parents of children of Alex's age and neighbours - who remembered...on the brink of ...

Article: Our son will walk with giants for the rest of his life . . . YOUR DISTRICT, YOUR NEWS LIVERPOOL ECHO MAGHULL EXCLUSIVE US dwarf expert may hold key to better life for Alex walking with giants giving Alex hope.(News)
Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England);  April 2, 2007 ;     655 words ...Byline: By MARY MURTAGH MEET extraordinary toddler Alex Con-nerty - a child in three...dangerous. If a blood vessel in Alex's body suddenly swells and...several years until he does. Alex does not talk yet and uses...Send a chegue, payable to Alex Connerty, c/o Mary Murtagh, Walking with ...

Article: We would go to hell and back to look after Alex; ALEX Price, aged 20 months, was four days away from death when found malnourished at his home, abandoned by his mother. It was the worst child negligence in the investigating police officer's career. Two years on, Alex is a happy, bright and thriving child living with grandparents Brian and Eileen Price. MARY MURTAGH reports Couple rescue baby left by mum.(News)
Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England);  January 12, 2009 ;     594 words ...Byline: MARY MURTAGH ALEX Price was spoilt rotten this Christmas...s son Richard. When Richard confronted Alex's mother, she denied he was the father...his parents and the first they knew of Alex was when a Merseyside police officer turned...

Article: LONG GONE SILVER; EXCLUSIVE Star Alex loses Pirates' booty after producers remember he's been killed off.(News)
Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland);  April 29, 2007 ;     700+ words ......Hollywood called for Taggart star Alex Norton he could not believe...a dead body. And it was one Mary hill CID's Detective Chief Inspector...because it was Bellamy's. Alex said: It was all a mistake...Captain Bellamy was indeed dead. Alex, 57, is back in action in a...something of an ...

Article: Mary touched so many lives.. Fergie called, the PM sent a note and I even got a card from the girls at Asda; Jim Leishman tells of his love for the woman who fought cancer to the end and his determination to raise money in her memory for other victims EXCLUSIVE GRIEVING FOOTBALL BOSS OPENS HIS HEART ON WIFE'S DEATH.(News)
Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland);  March 15, 2009 ;     700+ words ......LESLEY ROBERTS TO football legend Jim Leishman, actress wife Mary was his leading lady in every possible way. She was his inspiration...kick up the bum if she thought he needed it. Two weeks after Mary, 53, lost her battle with a particularly aggressive form of...Dunfermline Athletic chief that something good ...

Article: Our Alex's dream trip is thanks to you!(News)
Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England);  June 25, 2007 ;     368 words ...Byline: By MARY MURTAGH EXTRAORDINARY toddler Alex Connerty is in America for the trip...to our WalkingwithGiants campaign. Alex and his family took off for the States...doctor could hold the key to giving Alex abetter quality of life. They will...