Michael Grimm, ‘America’s Got Talent’ champ battles unidentified illness: ‘A tale of uncertainty’

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The blues and soul singer-songwriter Michael Grimm, who stole the hearts of millions the moment he took the stage of America’s Got Talent and won the fifth season, has been hospitalized due to a mysterious illness.

His wife, Lucie Zolverva-Grimm, posted an emotional video on Instagram.

“For those of you who’ve been out to see Michael the past couple of months, you might have noticed that he was struggling with his health a lot, lacking energy and not being able to fulfill shows,” she said of her husband.

“We ended up taking him to the hospital, to the ER. The doctors still couldn’t figure out what was going wrong with him. But regardless, whatever the issue was, on Memorial Day, it kind of took him over. He was looking increasingly sickly, all of the sudden he could barely walk, couldn’t lift his head. He couldn’t respond right away to me when I would ask him things.”

Doctors believed he could have suffered a stoke since he was speaking gibberish at the time and experienced physical tremors, but they soon determined that wasn’t the case.

“His blood pressure was skyrocketing. He became really agitated with the medication that he was given, and they had to put him in the ICU,” Lucie added in her post.

She further explained that the singer needed to be put on a ventilator and sedated so he wouldn’t have a stroke. “Michael has been in ICU all week. For the safety of his health, they had to put him on a ventilator and sedate him pretty heavily, so he wouldn’t stroke out. So he wouldn’t flatline,” she said. “It’s just been an entire week at the hospital. I’m emotionally and physically exhausted, so please pardon my emotional state.”

Lucie continued, “The good news is that the doctors were finally able to remove the ventilator today and he is breathing on his own. He’s doing good. However, due to the last week, his body went through a lot. They do have him sedated, so he doesn’t seize or flatline from the fluctuating blood pressure.”

She informed her husband’s fans that although he started feeling better, doctors were unable to provide him with a diagnosis as they are still unaware what caused the health scare he experienced. “Basically, the doctors are isolating individual systems and organs, and we are systematically working through it. There were some things. We’re clearing them out one by one. He is improving, so that’s good. It’s taking time,” she said.

We are glad Michael is feeling better. We pray for his full recovery.

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Jason Aldean shares health update after taking son to the ER

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American country music artist Jason Aldean shared with fans that his son Memphis had to visit the ER for the first time.

“Lil man had his first trip to the ER today,” the country singer, 45, posted on Instagram alongside a photo of the boy resting at the hospital. “Needed 2 stitches and took it like a champ. Back home and rockin.”

Jason’s wife, Brittany, also posted of her son’s trip to the ER but revealed the detail that Memphis needed some medical help because he fell at the pool.

“Our day took a turn when Mems fell at the pool,” she added. “Two stitches under his chin and our first official trip to the E.R.”

The post further added that she was “thankful for such great nurses and one awesome doc” who took care of her little one, writing, “He is doing great… mama’s heart, not so much.”

The Trouble With a Heartbreak singer and his family have been having a blast at their Florida home this summer.

After spending a night at their beach home, Brittany announced they would now be residing there. “We are officially Florida residents again!” she captioned an Instagram story that showed a huge swimming pool with a hot tub surrounded by palm trees.

Later that same day, she posted a video of the interior of the place, sharing with her followers what their home looked like.

Among the rest, the video showed Jason relaxing on the couch watching what appears to be a cooking show.

“First night in our new place,” she wrote alongside a heart and wine glass emoji.

Florida holds a special place for Jason, who spent plenty of time there as a child following his parents’ divorce.

This isn’t the family’s first Florida home, however.

“We just bought again in Florida… and are currently building something new in Nashville,” Brittany shared. ”As for another dream home… probably. We truly enjoy the excitement of new projects (But not anytime soon).”

Speaking to Music Mayhem in March, Jason revealed that they weren’t really building anything new in Florida but they both a home and they are remodeling it to their own liking.

A photo of their summer days shows Memphis and his sister, Navy, with metal detectors in their hand and looking for pirate treasure.

“We purchased Memphis a metal detector since he’s on a mission to uncover some pirate treasure!” said the caption of Jason’s photo. “Being a beach man, nothing makes me happier than seeing my kids love the sea!”

Jason Aldean is now experiencing success after being named ‘iHeartRadio Music Awards Country Song of the Year’ for his duet “If I Didn’t Love You” with Carrie Underwood.

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For 40 years he was drinking coffee with salt – When he passed away wife finds out the real truth

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The following story is a reminder that when we love someone genuinely, we would never do anything to hurt their feelings, even if that means having to have salty coffee our entire life.

If you wonder what this means, keep reading.

When a couple met back in the day, they both ordered some coffee, but then the man asked for some salt to add to it.

The woman was quite confused as she had never heard anyone having their coffee with salt.

Although it was their first date ever, she decided to ask him about his uncommon preference.

He replied: “When I was a little boy, I was living near the sea, I liked playing in the sea, I could feel the taste of the sea, just like the taste of salty coffee. Now every time I have the salty coffee, I always think of my childhood, think of my hometown, I miss my hometown so much, I miss my parents who are still living there.”

Eventually, the two got married and spent wonderful years together.

After over four decades, before the man died, he wrote a letter to his darling wife.

“My dearest,

Please forgive me; forgive my whole life’s lie.

This was the only lie I told you—the salty coffee.

Remember the first time we dated?

I was so nervous at that time; actually, I wanted some sugar, but I said salt.

It was hard for me to change, so I just went ahead.

I never thought that could be the start of our communication!

I tried to tell you the truth many times in my life, but I was too afraid to do that, as I have promised not to lie to you for anything.

Now that I’m dying, I’m afraid of nothing, so I’ll tell you the truth: I don’t like the salty coffee, What a strange bad taste.

But I have had salty coffee for my whole life!

Since I knew you, I never felt sorry for anything I did for you.

Having you with me is my biggest happiness for my whole life.

If I can live for the second time, I still want to know you and have you for my whole life, even though I have to drink the salty coffee again.”

The woman was in tears, she simply couldn’t believe just how loved she had been her entire life by this man who would do anything for her.

Years after his passing, someone asked her:

A few years later, someone asked her: What’s the taste of salty coffee?

“It’s sweet.” she replied.

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He played his break-through role so convincingly that women ran from him, believed he was dumb

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Before making a name for himself, actor Vincent D’Onofrio earned himself a living as a nightclub bouncer, delivering flowers, hanging drapes and driving a cab. He even worked as Yul Brynner’s and Robert Plant’s bodyguard in order to support his dream of finding his place under the Hollywood sky.

After managing to land some on and off Broadway roles, and after appearing in low-budget films, Vincent was urged by friend and actor Matthew Modine to audition for Stanley Kubrick’s Full Metal Jacket.

He seemed like the perfect fit for the role of Leonard, a fat, dim-witted character. However, the role came with a few conditions, one of which was gaining weight, which Vincent did. In fact, he gained around 80 pounds, which is the most an actor gained for the sake of a role. At the same time, he needed to get rid of his locks.

“[Kubrick] asked me early on would I be all right with gaining this weight and I went over there and gained about 30 pounds, and I remember him seeing it and saying that I only look like I could kick everybody’s a**. He thought some more weight would be needed.” Speaking of the role he played when he was 24, Vincent continued, “I think it went up to 80 pounds…from 200 to 280.”

The weight caused him troubles during the filming of the boot-camp scenes, but he still managed to deliver with perfection.

He was so convincing and excelled the role so beautifully, that the fans mistook him for the character he played.

“People treat you differently when you’re that size you gotta remember my head was shaved so it was like a completely different persona from me being this long lanky actor to a big burly guy with a bald head…it was a very strange life change.” The Broken Horses star continued, “It changed my life. Women didn’t look at me, most of the time I was looking at their backs as they were running away. People used to say things to me twice, because they thought I was stupid.”

Just a year after the film was released, Vincent managed to lose weight and got to his old self.

His career skyrocketed and he became a famous name in the world of film, but he says that it is all thanks to Kubrick.

“Stanley made my career, there’s no question to that I’ve done over 50 films, because of him. Because of that part.” 

Among the rest, Vincent, who is now 64, played in Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001 to 2011), Marvel’s Daredevil (2015 to 2018), and the films Dying Young, The Break-Up and Jurassic World.

In 2023, the New York-born director, producer, screenwriter and actor, published the book Pigs Can’t Look Up.

Vincent’s life was greatly affected by his parents’ divorce and his mother’s marriage to George Meyer, a renowned American producer and writer.

During the 1990s, he was romantically involved with actress Greta Scacchi, with whom he shares a daughter, Leila George, who has since started an acting career herself.

Vincent and Greta starred together in the films The Player and Fires Within.

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In 1997, Vincent married Duch model Carin van der Donk. The two welcomed a son in 1999, but then their relationship fell apart. They separated, but reconciled and welcomed their second son in 2008.

This year, Vincent filed for a divorce and put an end to his marriage of 26 years.

In 2021, he appeared in the film The Unforgivable, alongside Sandra Bullock. We will next see him in the soon-to-be released comedy Dumb Money.

Vincent D’Onofrio is an incredible actor.

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‘Aunt Jemima’s’ great-grandson angry that her legacy is being scrapped: ‘It’s injustice to my family’

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Besides being a famous brand and something many generations grew up with, Quaker Oats decided to discontinue the production of “Aunt Jemima” in light of the Black Lives Matter movement.

As expected, this decision wasn’t embraced by the customers and all those people who had started their days with the ready-mix of pancake flour for many years.

Larnell Evans Sr., a Marine Corps veteran, who claims to be the great-grandson of Anna Short Harrington, accused the corporation of trying to erase slavery after profiting off of it for years.

“The racism they talk about, using images from slavery, that comes from the other side — white people. This company profits off images of our slavery. And their answer is to erase my great-grandmother’s history. A black female. … It hurts.”

Harrington became the face of “Aunt Jemima” following the sudden passing of Nancy Green, who was hired to serve pancakes at the Chicago’s World’s Fair in 1893, the first time the “Aunt Jemima” brand name was used. 

Green was a woman born into slavery, a fact the company failed to share. Instead, Quaker described her as a “storyteller, cook, and missionary worker.”

Harrington stepped into the role in 1935, after a Quaker Oats representative saw her serving pancakes at the New York State Fair and decided to make her “Aunt Jemima.”

Evans said: “She worked for that Quaker Oats for 20 years. She traveled all the way around the United States and Canada making pancakes as Aunt Jemima for them.

“This woman served all those people, and it was after slavery. She worked as Aunt Jemima. That was her job. … How do you think I feel as a black man sitting here telling you about my family history they’re trying to erase?”

Now as the brand would be retired for good, Evans showed his dissatisfaction with the corporation, claiming they’ve been able to profit off of a racial stereotype before simply moving on when it became convenient.

“How many white people were raised looking at characters like Aunt Jemima at breakfast every morning? How many white corporations made all the profits, and didn’t give us a dime?” he said.

“They’re just going to erase history like it didn’t happen? … They’re not going to give us nothing? What gives them the right?”

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Swedish photographer and artist embraces winter with ice-cold baths

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While most young people dream of living in the big cities and experience the night life these places offer, one Swedish woman, Jonna Jinton, decided to take her life to a different direction.

When she turned 21, this beautiful lady decided to leave the Swedish city of Gothenburg for a small village with only ten inhabitants located 600 miles north.

Jonna moved to Grundtjarn, into the deep forests of the country, where her grandparents used to live.

The reason for this drastic change was her dream of residing at a peaceful place where she could turn to a simple lifestyle.

Today, she shared plenty of videos of the life at the tiny place with her followers. Her blogs and nature-focused art take people’s breath away.

Jonna, who is a photographer, captures splendid images of her surrounding and photographs the spectacle and magical moments of Mother Nature – at both day and night-time.

“Nature, for me, is the most important thing I have. It’s the connection where I get all my inspiration from,” Jonna told the Swedish site Expressen.

The now 29-year-old, who has lives in this village for eight years now, shows what life looks like in the north of her homeland.

At the moment, she has 1.6 million subscribers on YouTube who enjoy her inspiring and occasionally funny clips.

In one of her clips, she talks about the cold autumns and winters and says how she is often ill because of the cold weather. She, however, believes that the cold can only make you stronger, so she challenges herself and often takes baths in a nearby lake.

The moment she enters the cold water, which looks peaceful and calm, it looks like she struggles to take breath.

“I feel a thousand times more alive when walking into ice cold water, and I can feel the blood rushing through my body, doing everything it can to keep me alive. At this moment I am completely present,” she says in the clip.

This video is something you don’t want to miss. Take a look at it below.

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People had noticed one clue before Hugh Jackman and Deborra-Lee Furness announced their separation after 27 years of marriage

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After 27 years of marriage, Hugh Jackman and Deborra-Lee Furness announced they are separating.

They shared the news of their decision through a joint statement with People.

“We have been blessed to share almost 3 decades together as husband and wife in a wonderful, loving marriage. Our journey now is shifting and we have decided to separate to pursue our individual growth,” the couple wrote.

“Our family has been and always will be our highest priority. We undertake this next chapter with gratitude, love, and kindness. We greatly appreciate your understanding in respecting our privacy as our family navigates this transition in all of our lives.”

The couple married in 1996 and have two children together, son Oscar, 23, and daughter Ava, 18.

Jackman and Furness, who is 13 years his senior, met in 1995 while filming the Australian TV series Correlli.

“She took off her seatbelt and she turned around and put out her hand and took off her sunglasses and said, ‘Hi, I’m Deborra-lee Furness, nice to meet you.’ I remember thinking, ‘I like this girl,’” Jackman recalled.

Despite the age gap, they both knew they were meant for one another and tied the knot just a year following their first meeting.

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On their 27th wedding anniversary, the actor shared a lovely photo of him and his wife with even lovelier caption.

“I love you Deb. Today is our 27th wedding anniversary. 27 YEARS!! I love you so much,” he captioned the photo which showed them smiling. “Together we have created a beautiful family. And life. Your laughter, your spirit, generosity, humor, cheekiness, courage and loyalty is an incredible gift to me. I love you with all my heart.”

Both Jackman and Furness said the statement they made regarding their separation would be the sole either of them would make.

Fans were left heartbroken, but many said they could feel something was off between the couple when they spotted Furness all by her self in New York with her wedding ring noticeably missing.

She was spotted entering a car, dressed all in black, and without the ring on her finger.

As they both navigate their new journey, we wish them the best.

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Doctors tell young woman to leave emergency room as she just has ‘anxiety’ – months later, horrific truth is discovered

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Every person experiences health issues at some point in their life, but it’s up to the doctors to diagnose them properly and find a cure as soon as possible. Sadly, there are cases out there where medical professionals fail to detect the cause of the discomfort some people feel, and that leads to more serious issues.

In December, 2021, then 21-year-old Chandler Plante contracted COVID-19. However, her symptoms were mild and she recovered in just a week time. Sadly, that’s when her struggles started taking place.

Around three months after contracting the virus, Plante noticed numbness in her hands and forearms. She got concerned and visited the emergency room but was told that the numbness was a result of anxiety.

“I was told to move along, so I left,” she recalled.

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Sadly, her symptoms only got worse as time passed by.

“But it kept happening – and on June 28, a brain scan showed the symptoms I thought were panic attacks were actually big ischemic strokes. I had so much inflammation in my head that it was cutting off the oxygen to my arteries – while they’re supposed to measure at 4mm, mine were as narrow as 0.5mm,” she explained.

An ischemic stroke is when a blood clot blocks the flow of blood and oxygen to the brain, a condition that is often fatal.

Plante was forced to undergo a procedure during which coronary stents were fit to widen the arteries in her brain so she would not suffer from strokes anymore. Then, in October 2021, she had more stents placed inside her. At the same time, she was prescribed aspirin and was placed on steroid treatment. This helped the stokes stop, but that didn’t last long.

Just a month later, her stents migrated to the back of her eye. The stents ‘chocked out’ her optic nerve and she lost the sight on that eye.

“Doctors were stumped, they had no idea what could’ve caused it. They questioned whether it could be a brain tumor, but all my scans showed up clear.

“It’s just really bizarre,” she recalled.

In an attempt to learn what was causing all these issues and the pain she felt, doctors ran a bunch of tests, but they were still unaware of what could be going on with this young woman.

On December 6, she had a craniotomy keyhole surgery on her brain and was referred for a lumbar puncture later that month.

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Eventually, Plante was put on an immunosuppressant called methotrexate, and in November 2021, she started a 10-day course of radiation therapy.

“Each treatment made me feel horrible.

“I was experiencing horrific headaches and inflammation of my facial nerves thanks to my anti-seizure medication. It was excruciatingly painful,” she said.

Finally, in April 2023, she received a treatment that helped her improve. She had her first infusion of a chemodrug called rituximab, which brought “some semblance of a normal life.”

“For the first time, I genuinely feel like my treatment is helping me. This is the least amount of side effects I’ve ever had, which is fabulous. I’m on a combination of rituximab and methotrexate – another chemotherapy drug. I experience some hair loss and thinning, but I balance this out with folic acid. It’s pretty normal for me at this point.”

Plante is now sharing her story in order to spread positivity and teach people that they should never give up fighting, even when it feels like their world is falling apart.

“My page is about healing and positivity – and dealing with an absurd situation. Many people believe positive humans are just born this way – but I think it’s something I’ve had to practice. I was tired of suffering.”

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“Some days, those jokes I was making with my Starbucks baristas and nurses were the highlight of my day – because everything else was so horrible. It was a defense mechanism – I needed that positivity to lift me out of a really dark time. It helped me to heal in the most authentic way possible,” she said.

“I’ve made so many friends within the disabled community – I was so impressed by the kindness and humanity of the people around me while I was going through something that genuinely made me question whether I wanted to be here. You’ve got to look on the bright side – it’s the only one you’ve got,” this 23-year-old woman added.

She still doesn’t have an official diagnosis of her health struggles, but she chooses to stay positive and be optimistic about her future.

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