America’s Got Talent is the place to shine. Taking that stage may be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to let your talent unfold before the eyes of the judges and the millions of people who are waiting in anticipation for each episode of the show to air.
This time, a very cute little person stole the audiences’ hearts. Celine Tam is a 9-year-old girl who possesses a very powerful voice. Her lovely smile and sweet outfit along with her incredible talent made the crowd erupt in enthusiastic cheering and applause as she let her voice loose choosing to perform Celine Dion’s famous song “My Heart Will Go On.”
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This girl’s talent was first discovered by her parents. One day, while traveling by car, Celine Dion’s song came on the radio and little Celine started singing along. It was a very special experience as mom and dad became aware that music will be important part of their daughter’s life.
The most interesting part of this whole story is that Celine Dion is this family’s favorite singer. They not only love her as one would love a celebrity, but their affection goes to the extent that little Celine was actually named after the famous singer and now she’s even following into her namesake’s footsteps. As for their youngest daughter, she got the name Dionne.
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Little Celine’s parents did their best to provide their daughter with every resource she needed to truly thrive. Seeing her performing in front of the AGT judges they know all their effort paid off.
So young and yet possessing so mature vocal abilities, Celine Tam knows what she wants from her life. Having her supportive parents by her side, she is determined to pursue a career in music and secure her spot under the sky full of stars. This sweet little lady will shine brightest if she continues nurturing her talent in the years to come.
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Take a look at her performance in the video below.
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Being different, in one way or another, should be something to embrace, because it is the differences that make this world a beautifully diverse place. Sadly, this isn’t always the case. It is in the human’s nature to treat differences in manners that cause pain and bad feelings. Instead of acceptance, people who suffer from different conditions and somehow don’t fit in what many consider ‘normal,’ are offered rejection. This is something that needs to change, but it would probably take a lot more years for that to happen.
This is the story of a 22-year-old New Yorker named Jonathan Novick who has dwarfism. He was diagnosed with the condition when he was still very young. Achondroplasia, what Jonathan has, is a genetic condition affecting a protein in the body called the fibroblast growth factor receptor. In achondroplasia, this protein begins to function abnormally, slowing down the growth of bone in the cartilage of the growth plate, as described by Hopkins Medicine.
His life was a pretty normal one and most of the people he knew accepted him the way he is. Sadly, once he moved to New York everything changed.
All of a sudden, he experienced what it felt like to be constantly mocked and stared at. Perfect strangers called him names such as ‘midget,’ ‘short stuff,’ and a lot more.
In order to expose the harsh reality and the struggles of people like him, who are different than the rest, he decided to make a film titled “Don’t Look Down on Me” using a hidden camera. “I wanted to stop telling people what happened to me. I wanted to show people what happened to me,” he says.
Jonathan’s story is truly eye-opening.
To learn more of this young man’s life go to the video below.
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Being trapped inside your own body unable to move or communicate and without anyone, including yourself, realizing you are still there, might sound like the worst nightmare one could ever imagine.
Sadly, such terrifying stories are some people’s reality.
Martin Pistorius, a 12-year-old boy from South Africa, was struck by a mysterious neurological illness. It didn’t take long before he lost the ability to move and communicate. He simply slipped into an inexplicable comatose state, or at least everyone thought so.
It seemed like he was completely unaware of his surrounding, but that was far from the truth. A few years after he became bed-bounded, he became aware of his condition, but there was nothing he could do as he couldn’t move or speak.
It wasn’t until years later that doctors discovered he was somewhere there, trapped inside his own body.
“My awareness was something that happened gradually, so it wasn’t like one moment I was asleep and the next moment I was awake,” he told All in the Mind. “As my awareness returned, it took me a while to fully comprehend that I was trapped inside my body,” Martin shared after he finally got his life back, although never to the fullest.
We can never imagine what it must feel like to experience something as frightening as what Martin went through.
Today, Martin is able to walk but he never regained back the ability to speak. Instead, his speech is facilitated through a computer-assisted communication.
He is married and runs his own business from his home in Essex, UK.
His life experience was put on paper as Martin wrote a book which turned into a bestseller, Ghost Boy: My escape from a life locked inside my own body, published by Simon & Schuster.
His interview for NBC News has been seen by over 10 million people. For more on his remarkable story go to the video below and don’t forget to SHARE it with your family and friends on Facebook because it’s so worth sharing.
Aaron Beck from Virginia was described as a loving father. His 18-month-old son menat the world to him. But one day, a tragedy struck. Something no one who knew Aaron could thought can ever happen.
During a hot day, when the temperatures were pretty high, Aaron somehow forgot his son inside the very hot car. No one knew exactly how much time had passed until Aaron realized his mistake. Unfortunately, it was too late. The damage was done. His sweet son was dead.
Not able to cope with the pain, Aaron took his own life that same day.
When police officers arrived at Aaron’s home, they noticed that the door of his car was wide open and the child’s seat was empty. Inside the house, they found the boy’s lifeless body. The body of Aaron was located in the woods behind the house.
Aaron’s family and friends spoke of him as of “generous, gentle, kind, and soft with his son. He was a draughtsman by trade. His unconditional affection was a tribute to the potential of parenting and the human heart.”
The GoFundMe page set to help the family during those times of grief said: “Tuesday morning, a father and child were suddenly taken from my dear friend in a tragedy. This cannot be thoroughly planned, even while some expenses are covered. To relieve some of her financial strain, this GoFundMe has been established. I sincerely appreciate your support during this unfathomable loss.”
Chesterfield County Officer Chris Hensley offered his condolences and said, “This is a horrific tragedy on so many levels, and our hearts go out to the family and friends who will have to deal with this.”
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Imagine what life would be like if dogs could speak our language. Awesome, I guess. But the thing is that even though they don’t use actual words, these four-legged animals are incredible communicators who can easily show the love they have for their humans.
Over time, they do learn the meaning of certain words, such as walk, the park, and din dins, and they act accordingly. It’s not unusual for a dog to jump and rush towards the door once they hear the work walkie. They get excited right a way and can’t wait to leave the house.
Well, the same happens when they hear words they are not fond of, such as ‘the vet,’ but this time, they get anxious and unwilling to get out of bed instead.
So why don’t dogs love the vet visits at all? The truth is that those experiences are often pretty unpleasant. From getting poked and prodded by needles, to having their claws clipped away, they simply hate it being exposed to such things. Another thing dogs probably find discomforting is the fact that the vet’s office is always crowded with different animals that are as anxious and a lot of different smiles that can easily trigger a sensory overload.
A German Shepherd named Enzo was looking forward to a fun time with his human parents. During the ride, he was in a good mood, but that was until he recognized a familiar route, the one to the vet’s. Once at the parking place, he became completely aware he wasn’t going to have the fun he expected.
His reaction is priceless and we are glad it was caught on tape.
The disappointment that comes with the fact that he was tricked could be seen by his movements. He just goes from one window to another as though he can’t believe where his parents took him.
The video below is definitely a must watch. Poor Enzo, we truly hope his time at the vet’s wasn’t as bad as he thought it would be.
The Black Sabbath singer Ozzy Osbourne has experienced quite a hard time during the last years when it came to his health. Ever since his quad-bike accident in 2003, everything went downfall for the famous musician. Later, in 2019, he suffered yet another life-threatening fall when he fell in his bathroom and dislodged metal screws in his spine.
“I went to the bathroom in the middle of the night, lost my balance, and landed flat on my face,” Ozzy explained.
“When I fell to the ground, I noticed a large white flash and said to myself, ‘you’ve finally accomplished it now.’
“I knew it was serious, and I thought I was paralyzed; thus, I remarked very gently to Sharon, ‘Sharon, I can’t move.’ It appears that I’ve broken my neck. Dial 9-1-1 for an ambulance.”
Recently, his wife Sharon Osbourne revealed that the musician is about to undergo yet another surgery that will likely “determine the rest of his life,” but didn’t share any details.
Back in the day, when Ozzy was an active drug user, he had undergone a surgery and the doctor was forced to apply four times the normal dose of anesthetic. The doctor was stunned and allegedly asked the singer why wasn’t he asleep. “I had a method while I was doing all of this s***,” Ozzy said in an interview with the radio station Sirius XM, referring to the anaesthetic incident. The doctor then gave him what is known as “two full syringes,” in order to put him to sleep for the procedure.
Ozzy broke his bad habits some years ago but he still experienced run-ins with relapse.
He recently revealed that he once bought $600 worth of cannabis at one of California’s legal weed shops. Eventually, he didn’t use it, but it was a close call.
“I got it, and I thought, what the *** have I bought that for? Four ounces? I just got Covid, so there’s no point in my smoking anyway. I’d got one of those notions, which was something along the lines of ‘that would be good.’ But I never smoked one.”
Speaking of what helped him stay off substances, the musician revealed it was that he got honest with himself and had full support from his family.
We hope Ozzy Osbourne would manage to overcome every issue which stands on his way to perform and make music again.
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The news of the passing of Ivana Trump, the first wife of former president Donald Trump, caught the world by storm. At the time of her passing, she was 73 years old. Ivana was the mother of three of Donald Trump’s children, Donald Trump Jr., Ivanka, and Eric.
At the moment, neither the Trump family statement nor the post put out by Donald Trump himself has mentioned Ivana’s cause of death.
The former president shared the news of his ex-wife’s passing on the social media platform Truth Social where he wrote: “I am very saddened to inform all of those that loved her, of which there are many, that Ivana Trump has passed away at her home in New York City.”
Her children, who are devastated and in deep mourning over the loss of their mother remember her as an “incredible woman – a force in business, a world-class athlete, a radiant beauty and caring mother and friend.”
Their family statement read: “It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved mother, Ivana Trump. She fled from communism and embraced this country.
“She taught her children about grit and toughness, compassion and determination. She will be dearly missed by her mother, her three children, and ten grandchildren.”
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What is known of Ivana Trump’s sudden passing comes from The Fire Department of New York. According to Reuters, first responders answered a call about cardiac arrest at an “aided individual” at about 12.40. p.m. When they arrived at Ivana’s apartment, they found a “73-year-old female unconscious and unresponsive.”
Although the exact cause of death hasn’t been revealed, the New York Police Department said there did not “appear to be any criminality” related to her death.
Ivana Trump was considered to be a very important and influential person in Trump’s life as she’s credited with helping him build his empire.
Ivana was born on February 20, 1949 in Gottwaldov, today’s Zlin, Czechoslovakia, today’s Czech Republic.
As a child, she had it all. Her father Milos was very strict, but he taught his daughter to be disciplined. Ivana was very good at athletics and learned how to ski when she was around three years old. Some of her former classmates describe her as a very bright and intelligent woman who excelled at school.
Her beauty helped her get into the modeling industry and work with some of the most famous names in the world of fashion at the time after finding her way out of Communist-controlled Czechoslovakia.
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Once in Canada, Ivana met and later married Austrian skier Alfred Winklmayr. The two stayed together for two years, and then in 1976, Ivana went to New York at a fashion show and that’s when her love story with the former president Trump began.
In her memoir, Ivana wrote how she and some friends were at Maxwell’s Plum, described by a 1988 The New York Times article as “a flamboyant restaurant and singles bar that, more than any place of its kind, symbolized two social revolutions of the 1960s – sex and food.”
Getting a table there wasn’t easy, and as Ivana was waiting, this tall man with blue eyes tapped her on the shoulder, introduced himself as Donald Trump, and told her he will arrange a table for her. “I look at my friends and said, ‘The good news is, we’re going to get a table real fast. The bad news is, this guy is going to be sitting with us,’” she said in an interview with the NY Post.
After the dinner, Donald paid the bill and left the place. Once she was out, Ivana noticed him waiting for her in his limousine, and that’s how they started dating. At the time, Donald was the richest and most influential mogul who had just inherited his father’s empire and business.
NEW YORK, NY – 1982: Ivana Trump and Donald Trump are seen in December 1982 in New York City. (Photo by Sonia Moskowitz/Getty Images
Shortly after, Donald and Ivana tied the knot. First, their son Donald Trump Jr.was born, and then they welcomed their daughter Ivanka and son Eric.
After 14 years of marriage, the two divorced, and at the time, all eyes were on them. Ivana received $25 million and custody over her kids. Speaking of Donald, she always praised him of being the father every child could ask for. Although strict and unconventional, Donald was devoted and his children love him and support him.
“Donald might not have been the greatest husband to me, but he was a good father to the kids,” Ivana wrote. “Obviously, they adore him and are fiercely loyal to him. If he were a horrible dad, that would not be the case. If Donald wants to write a book about fatherhood, I would be happy to read it.
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“I believe the credit for raising such great kids belongs to me. I was in charge of raising our children before our divorce, and I had sole custody of them after the split,” she wrote in her memoir Raising Trump. “When each one finished college, I said to my ex-husband, “Here is the finished product. Now it’s your turn.”
After Donald, Ivana was married twice. Both times with men younger than her.
Rest in peace, Ivana Trump.
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The number of pets who suffer from heat stroke because their careless owners leave them inside a hot car during high temperatures is way higher than we can ever imagine. Our pets should be considered part of our family and we should treat them with utmost respect, which isn’t always the case.
So, how would you react if you notice an animal locked inside a car during the hot summer with no windows cracked and no owner anywhere around?
A man from Canada named Mark Lewis stumbled upon such a devastating sight on June 11th. He spotted a black BMW with a black interior in direct sunlight, and then he noticed a dog inside the car. The temperature was ninety degrees, and he didn’t even want to imagine how hot the car was inside.
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As it was obvious that the poor animal was overheated, Lewis tried breaking a window. Other people joined him in his heroic attempt to save the dog from experiencing a heat stroke. One of the residents of the neighborhood where the car was parked said that the car’s owner was away for over 50 minutes and failed to return despite the announcement that was made.
Lewis knew he needed to act as quickly as possible so he found a big rock and started hitting the car’s window until it broke. Luckily, the dog, Cotton, was finally released. Sadly, it was quite lethargic and drenched in sweat.
“You really have to use your best judgement and on that particular day, the owners of this dog in this car, did not use their best judgement,” lewis said of the careless owners.
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Both the owner and police officers arrived at the scene some 50 minutes after Cotton was saved and who knows what would have happened to the poor dog if Lewis didn’t do what he did.
At the moment, the Ontario Provincial Police are conducting an ongoing investigation with the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and Huron County Human Society, as reported by Today.
If found guilty of animal neglect and putting their life in danger, dog owners, like Cotton’s, face a maximum $10,000 fine or imprisonment from 1.5 to 5 years.
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The video of Cotton’s rescue was shared online, and as expected, Lewis received all the praise for his act.
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