In June 2023, Aimee da Cunha, 33, from Perth, Australia, was boiling potatoes on the stove when her two-year-old daughter, Hailey, knocked the pan of water over her. She suffered second degree burns to 36% of her body. Whilst she received treatment in hospital, Hailey struggled to breathe had to be put on life support. But when doctors tried waking her up, she was unresponsive. After various tests, they discovered Hailey had brain damage. Doctors told Aimee and her partner, Justin, 33, that Hailey would have no quality of life and would be in a vegetative state. They gave them the choice to withdraw care and let her pass naturally. But Aimee and Justin gave Hailey a chance at life and she underwent a tracheostomy surgery. She also endured two skin graft surgeries. Miraculously, Hailey started to improve each day and was eventually able to eat and breathe on her own. She has recently taken her first steps since her accident and is continuing to defy everything that the doctors said.
WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
ROLLING across a 65-metre-high viaduct in the Alps, the red carriages of the Bernina Express add a splash of colour to the spectacular snow-covered Swiss surroundings .
A cheeky chipmunk offers some of his spare food, before deciding against the idea and shoving the extra peanut into his already crammed mouth .
THESE LOVE BIRDS can’t keep their beaks off each other as they share a very public display of affection .
Swimming side by side with divers, these manatees will do anything they can to stay warm .
LEAPING for joy five-feet above the waves this baby whale cutie is saying HELLO to its family after being lost .
THIS may look like a dolphin through jumping hoops, but it is in fact nothing more than a clever 3D pencil drawing .
THROWING himself off 1,100ft bridges in a wheelchair, this is the PARALYSED base jumper who knows no fear .
PAWS for thought as you feast your eyes on this rare bear bathing session .
PERCHED on a branch, these two frogs hold hands as they look into the camera .
Families in an Indian slum put their lives on the line by living on top of an ACTIVE railway track .