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"I felt like I was drowning": Ed Sheeran breaks down

<p>Ed Sheeran has spared no emotion in a new docuseries covering a very turbulent time in his life.</p> <p>In the first trailer for Ed Sheeran: The Sum Of It All, the singer can be heard laughing about how when he was first approached about the documentary, he assumed it would cover his time in the studio working on his new album.</p> <p>To Sheeran’s surprise, the four-part Disney+ series is set to capture the hardships in the British star’s life as his wife, Cherry Seaborn, battled with a tumour while pregnant with the pair’s second child and just as he lost one of his closest friends, Jamal Edwards.</p> <p>The clip includes a montage of moments featuring an emotional Sheeran, 32, breaking down on stage and in private as he deals with the turmoiltuous time he’s been faced with.</p> <p>"I've never seen him cry on stage," his wife admitted in a clip.</p> <p>"He hasn't had time to process and be at peace with his thoughts."</p> <p>Sheeran, who is the father to daughters, Lyra, 2, and Jupiter, 10 months, is also heard saying how his wife changed his life.</p> <p>"Everything in my life sort of got so much better when Cherry came into it," he says.</p> <p><a href="https://www.oversixty.co.nz/health/caring/writing-songs-is-my-therapy-ed-sheeran-reveals-further-heartbreak" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sheeran first opened up about these two private, painful events in a social media post</a>, revealing how they influenced his upcoming album, Subtract.</p> <p>"At the start of 2022, a series of events changed my life, my mental health, and ultimately the way I viewed music and art," Sheeran wrote.</p> <p>"Writing songs is my therapy. It helps me make sense of my feelings. I wrote without thought of what the songs would be, I just wrote whatever tumbled out.</p> <p>"And in just over a week, I replaced a decade's worth of work with my deepest darkest thoughts.</p> <p>"Within the space of a month, my pregnant wife got told she had a tumour, with no route to treatment until after the birth.</p> <p>"My best friend Jamal, a brother to me, died suddenly and I found myself standing in court defending my integrity and career as a songwriter. I was spiralling through fear, depression and anxiety.</p> <p>"I felt like I was drowning, head below the surface, looking up but not being able to break through for air.”</p> <p>Sheeran also <a href="https://www.oversixty.co.nz/news/news/tragedy-strikes-ed-sheeran-tour" target="_blank" rel="noopener">suffered the loss of his close friend and co-worker's 16-year-old son in early 2023.</a></p> <p><em>Ed Sheeran: The Sum Of It All </em>will be released on Disney+ on May 3 2023.</p> <p><em>Image credit: Disney+</em></p>

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Meet the real people behind the new Dr Death docuseries

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">True crime fans are rejoicing following the premiere of </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Dr Death: The Undoctored Truth</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> - the Stan series depicting the true story of former neurosurgeon Dr Christopher Duntsch, also dubbed Dr Death.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Based on the viral podcast of the same name, the new series follows neurosurgeon, Robert Henderson (Alec Baldwin) and vascular surgeon, Randall Kirby (Christian Slater) as they set out to stop Dr Duntsch (Joshua Jackson), who had been maiming patients across various Texan hospitals.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">With the premiere of the series on July 30, here’s a look at the real faces and stories behind the show.</span></p> <p><strong>Christopher Duntsch (Joshua Jackson)</strong></p> <p><img style="width: 500px; height: 281.25px;" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/7842923/1k6j9tptdqxidr_kdvclcilqf6-z5n1ftptqgo4m.jpg" alt="" data-udi="umb://media/63ef5d8df1e847af80aad912c5386f84" /></p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Christopher Dunch (left) and Joshua Jackon as Christopher Duntch (right). Image: Texas Observer, Stan</span></em></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Though Christopher Dunstch was seen as a rising star in Dallas’ medical community and would win over his patients by claiming he was “the best” in his field, his work revealed that was far from the truth.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">According to the </span><a href="https://go.skimresources.com/?id=53410X1291869&amp;isjs=1&amp;jv=15.1.0-stackpath&amp;sref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mamamia.com.au%2Fis-dr-death-based-on-a-true-story&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fnews%2Fmorning-mix%2Fwp%2F2017%2F02%2F16%2Ftexas-neurosurgeon-nicknamed-dr-death-found-guilty-of-maiming-woman-during-surgery%2F%3Futm_term%3D.a23c3c51edca&amp;xguid=dd1ee244305152b6e34540d4d417039e&amp;xs=1&amp;xtz=-600&amp;xuuid=64157ec8c7ddb09d2b54e5b3bee15e7a&amp;xjsf=other_click__auxclick%20%5B2%5D"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Washington Post</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, Duntsch would also say: “Everybody’s doing it wrong. I’m the only clean minimally invasive guy in the whole state.”</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Between 2011 and 2013, Duntsch operated on 37 patients in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, killing two of his patients.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">One patient, a woman called Floella Brown, died from a stroke after he severed her vertebral artery.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The second, another woman named Kellie Martin, had a major artery severed in her spine by Duntsch, resulting in her death from blood loss.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Duntsch also injured 31 patients during those two years, with some going on to experience nerve damage, chronic pain, and paralysis after their surgeries.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In 2015, Duntsch was charged with multiple charges, including six counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, five counts of aggravated assault causing serious bodily injury, and one count of injury to an elderly person.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">He is currently incarcerated at the Texas Department of Criminal Justice serving a life sentence, and won’t be eligible for parole until 2045.</span></p> <p><strong>Dr. Randall Kirby (Christian Slater)</strong></p> <p><img style="width: 500px; height: 281.25px;" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/7842922/death-randall.jpg" alt="" data-udi="umb://media/44eb23c2a49849489b5cb4732769a778" /></p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Dr. Randall Kirby (left) and Christian Slater as Dr. Randall Kirby (right). Images: CNBC, Stan.</span></em></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Dr. Randall Kirby, a vascular surgeon, became involved in the case after assisting Duntsch in a routine procedure, where he realised something was wrong.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“He could not wield a scalpel,” Kirby told CNBC’s </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Real Dr. Death</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">. “It was pathetic.”</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Kirby proved to be correct in his suspicions of Duntsch’s technique, as his patient that day was left temporarily confined to a wheelchair after the surgery.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Kirby would later partner with Dr. Robert Henderson to stop Duntsch from operating, eventually gaining the attention of the Texas Medical Board.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The surgeon continues to practice in Texas, and is listed as the current President of the Dallas Surgical Specialists.</span></p> <p><strong>Dr. Robert Henderson (Alec Baldwin)</strong></p> <p><img style="width: 500px; height: 281.25px;" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/7842921/death-henderson.jpg" alt="" data-udi="umb://media/b007594c5c494791a7443e0066aaf351" /></p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Dr. Robert Henderson (left) and Alec Baldwin as Dr. Robert Henderson (right). Images: Inside Edition, Stan.</span></em></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">After being forced to perform a salvage surgery on Mary Efurd, one of Duntsch’s previous patients, Dr. Henderson got involved in stopping the dangerous surgeries.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“It was as if he knew everything to do and then he’d done virtually everything wrong,” Henderson told </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">ProPublica</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> regarding Ms Efud’s surgery.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Henderson still practices as a surgeon in Texas, focusing on chronic back and leg pain.</span></p> <p><strong>Michelle Shughart (AnnaSophia Robb)</strong></p> <p><img style="width: 500px; height: 281.25px;" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/7842920/death-shugert.jpg" alt="" data-udi="umb://media/ae8e8287afa74dc79d5c4999964945a3" /></p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Michelle Shughart (left) and AnnaSophia Robb as Michelle Shughart (right). Images: CNBC, Stan.</span></em></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Michelle Shughart was an assistant district attorney in Texas while Duntsch’s case was being heard.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Ahead of the show, Robb asked Shughart about the case and whether she expected it would draw so much attention.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I didn’t expect it at all,” Shughart said on the </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Dr. Death </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">podcast.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I was actually shocked that they filmed the entire trial … and it just went beyond.”</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Shughart now works as a District Attorney in Dallas County.</span></p> <p><strong>Jerry Summers (Dominic Burgess)</strong></p> <p><img style="width: 500px; height: 281.25px;" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/7842919/death-jerry.jpg" alt="" data-udi="umb://media/4a6a9a1afaf14721bc95a35f21511dad" /></p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Jerry Summers (left) and Dominic Burgess as Jerry Summers (right). Images: NBC, Stan.</span></em></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Jerry Summers and Christopher Duntsch were long-time friends who played football together in high school.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Suffering from chronic neck pain, Summers chose Duntsch to perform his surgery to treat it. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">But, Summer’s surgery was botched, leaving Summers a quadrilplegic.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“According to doctors who later reviewed the case, Dunstch had damaged Summers’ vertebral artery, causing it to bleed almost uncontrollably. To stop the bleeding, Duntsch packed the space with so much anticoagulant that it squeezed Summers’ spine,” as reported by </span><a href="https://go.skimresources.com/?id=53410X1291869&amp;isjs=1&amp;jv=15.1.0-stackpath&amp;sref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mamamia.com.au%2Fdr-death-now%2F&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.oxygen.com%2Ftrue-crime-buzz%2Fwhat-happened-to-jerry-summers-dr-death-christopher-duntschs-friend&amp;xguid=dd1ee244305152b6e34540d4d417039e&amp;xs=1&amp;xtz=-600&amp;xuuid=e5c23379414d7f701711d793cc6e19d0&amp;xjsf=other_click__auxclick%20%5B2%5D"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Mother Jones</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">He later passed away in February 2021, aged 50.</span></p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Image: Stan Australia / Instagram</span></em></p>

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