‘It felt like my organs were being crushed,’ said a 20-year-old woman from Florida after having a 100-pound ovarian cyst

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Allison Fisher, a 20-year-old woman from Florida, is lucky to be given the chance for a ‘second life,’ after she was diagnosed with a huge ovarian cysts.

Her health issues started in 2020, when she started experiencing constant stomach pain. Along with that, her periods became unpredictable and irregular. This raised a red flag. It was obvious something was wrong, but she was hesitant about visiting a doctor because she believed they would tell her it is related to her weight.

“I let myself believe that if I ignored it, it would go away,” Allison told Action New Jax. “I was scared. I was just really scared.”

“[Growing up,] regardless of what I was there for—whether it was a cold or an ear infection, I was always told, ‘you need to lose weight. You need to lose weight,'” she explained. “If no one’s going to listen to me, if they’re always gonna tell me I need to lose weight, then what’s the point of going? What’s the point of listening to my body?”

Over time, she noticed something growing on her stomach. Having stumbled upon articles about ovarian cysts before, she assumed her ‘rock hard’ stomach could be a result of one, and she was right.

“I felt like I was pregnant with 10 kids,” she explained. “I couldn’t lay on my stomach. It felt like all my organs were being crushed.”

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Sadly, the cyst grew so big that it started putting pressure on her lungs, affecting her breathing.

Eventually, somewhere around Christmas, 2022, a gynecologic oncology surgeon at Ascension St. Vincent’s, Dr. Martin Martino, told Allison that she was carrying a cyst which was 100 pounds big. It needed to be surgically removed as soon as possible.

“What was really interesting, is that once we removed it, we looked at the other ovary because now we could see it, and the left ovary was twisted three times. That [the left ovary] was about 10 centimeters that really helped us to be able to untwist it and save [Fisher’s] future fertility, and the chance to have kids.” Dr. Martino explained.

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Luckily, the surgery was successful and Allison was given a second chance.

I can see my feet again; I haven’t been able to do that in years, I can stand a little bit longer. I feel so much lighter, like a person, I can wear clothes; I can do things that normal people can do. Now, moving forward, I am in the beginning stages of weight-loss surgery, and I am really excited for what life has in store for me,” she shared. Allison hopes her story will serve as a reminder that we should see a doctor whenever we feel unwell. “There are other people out there who are in my shoes, other bigger people, who are just so scared to go to the doctor because of their weight,” she added. “I just want them to know that they shouldn’t be scared.”

We are happy everything turned out for the best for Allison.

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Gracie McGraw, daughter of Faith Hill and Tim McGraw and the truth about her diagnosis

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Monica Pop
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Faith Hill and Tim McGraw are one of the most beautiful celeb couples we know. They have been married for 26 years now and have three stunning daughters who are now all grown up and resemble their stunning mother a lot.

Gracie Katherine is 25, Maggie Elizabeth is 24, and Audrey Caroline is 20.

Fans of the musicians say they are glad the stars installed in their daughters the life values they themselves live by, and that’s love, honesty, devotion, and helping others.

”As a parent, you do not want to stand in the way of their dreams,” Faith told AOL a few years ago. ”You want to protect them; you want to make sure they aren’t disappointed…Sometimes, it’s better to let your children go through things on their own and let them experience it instead of saying, ‘Don’t do it this way, or you must do it this way.’”

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In 2022, Gracie was diagnosed with PCOS (polycystic ovarian syndrome), which is a very common hormone problem for women of childbearing age, and she has been updating her fans of her condition every now and then.

“I just wanted to share really quick that I have recently been diagnosed with PCOS (polycystic ovarian syndrome). To get the correct diagnosis you would need 2 out of the 5 characteristics of PCOS and I had 3,” she shared on her social media.

“During my appointment with my endocrinologist I realized that may had been a factor in my issues with weight, so we decided to try a medicine to regulate my body more normally and create the tools to continue to keep my body and myself healthy as I get older,” she added.

Further, Gracie explained, “I’m learning to navigate the new blemishes but I don’t think that I would have ever allowed myself to go to a doctors appointment like this unless I had taken the correct steps toward my mental health, because as much as physical health is important, mental goes hand and hand.”

Some of the symptoms of PCOS are lack of ovulation, small cysts on the ovaries, irregular menstrual periods, excess hair growth, acne, infertility, and weight gain.

“I share my experience to hope my situation has reached someone who can relate. P.S The medicine I’m taking has given me a body I haven’t had in years (maybe ever?). It’s weird to navigate but I’m finding ways to love her,” Gracie wrote, and her fans praised her for speaking up of the condition. And as most of her fans believe she’s beautiful, there have also been those who mock her for her body shape and her weight. But Gracie knows exactly what to tell her haters.

“Today I looked in the mirror and was feeling fine about myself. I ended up going to a store and picked up a the largest size they had in a dress, which was an 8 btw (bs) I wear a 10, and the lady who was working in the store literally took the dress out of my hands and said ‘that’s not going to fit you’,” she wrote in the beginning of the caption. “Well first, duh because idk it’s not my size??, and second the fact that she literally took the dress out of my hands and verbally told me that I was too big for it really made me upset,” she wrote on Instagram.

“It didn’t only make me upset that she was basically calling me too big but it mostly made me upset because so many stores do this, they only put smaller sizes out and then when you try on their bigger sizes they don’t even go above your knees,” she continued. “I’ve been wearing the same jean size for two or three years now and every time I try a new brand OR EVEN THE SAME ONE I PREVIOUSLY OWN, the size 30 is somehow smaller even if my own body has stayed the same size. It’s not just pants, it’s literally EVERYTHING.”

Gracie doesn’t only receive support from her fans, but from her family too, especially her father whom she is really close to. “Gracie, our oldest daughter, is an actress in L.A., and she makes me proud every day because she’s such a strong, independent young lady who speaks her mind,” Tim said of his daughter.

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Oklahoma liquor store faced backlash over ‘offensive’ sign

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Monica Pop
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Nowadays, people get offended by anything. Sometimes, they have all the right to be, but other times, they just exaggerate and act like attention-seekers. It is up to you to decide whether the people who got offended by these store signs were right or not.

A liquor store in Oklahoma, Midwest Wine, and Spirits, faced some backlash after they put up a sign which read: “Pull your pants up or don’t come in.”

This made many angry because they believed the store didn’t have the right to tell people what to wear.

The sign vent viral quickly and media outlets asked the owners to tell them what made them put such a sing, to what one of the managers of the establishment, Chad Gilbert, said. “I realize wearing pants low is a fashion statement for some, but it doesn’t work for me and I find it somewhat offensive.”

The sign further read, “Try to have some decency and respect for others. No one wants to see your underwear.”

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One of the customers, Sunshine Weatherby, said, “I can see that if it was like a church. There are families there, you might have a problem with that, but this is a liquor store. I’ve seen worse at a liquor store.” However, and employee mentioned that wearing low-hanging pants raised security concerns as well. “Usually, when people come in with their pants sagging, it’s easier for them to steal bottles,” she said.

Other stores faced similar backlash in the past because of their signs which many weren’t fond of because of one reason or another.

A store put up a sign saying they were closed because they were forced to fire both of their cashiers who happened to be teenagers so the owners were now looking for boomers instead of someone who belonged to the Generation Z. “News flash: All teenagers have always acted this way. It’s nothing new. Even the boomers when they were young,” a Reddit user commented. “Cracks me up that they think boomers would be less entitled than Gen-Z,” another added.

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Yet another similar story comes from KFC Ohio who posted a sign back in 2016 saying, “All uniformed police officers eat free every day all day.”

This way, they wanted to show their gratitude to the police officers for everything they do for the community, but many found this inappropriate because as they said, firefighters, who have similar impact on society, were excluded from the list.

To address the public outrage against this alleged ‘offensive sign’, the admin of Ohio Going Blue responded, “This is a positive post, but some of you can’t see the bigger picture. As an officer, I do not go into any establishment expecting/wanting ANYTHING to be free or let alone even a discount. Whether I’m in uniform or not, I can tell you other officers feel the same way. We don’t like “special treatment”. The fact is that KFC is acknowledging law enforcement, which is why this was posted. To those who stated that other first responders should also be acknowledged. My answer? ABSOLUTELY.”

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Val Kilmer’s kids post pictures, his son looks exactly like him

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Monica Pop
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After much anticipation, the sequel of the iconic film Top Gun was finally released in May, 2022. Top Gun: Maverick came to life 36 years since we first saw Tom Cruise in the role of Lieutenant Pete “Maverick” Mitchell, a young naval aviator aboard the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise, and surpassed the original film both critically and commercially.

To the delight of many, most of the roles were reprised by the original actors, and that included Val Kilmer in the role of Lt. Tom “Iceman” Kazansky.

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During the last years, Kilmer suffered some serious issues.

In 2015, Kilmer underwent a surgery due to throat cancer and lost his natural voice. When asked what he truly misses about his old voice, he said, “That I had one! That I didn’t laugh like a pirate.”

Sadly, he’s still suffering consequences from the cancer treatments.

Kilmer was supposed to appear in Disney+’s relaunch of Willow, in which he would have reprised his 1988 portrayal but his health prevented him from doing so.

Speaking of filming Top Gun: Maverick, Kilmer said he was excited to be on-screen with Tom Cruise again, adding that meeting Tom again “was like no time had passed at all.” 

As his fans were eager to see their favorite actor’s performance in the cult action film, it looked like Kilmer’s children, Mercedes and Jack, were most excited of all.

His daughter posted pictures from set with the caption, “Finally allowed to post these pics from the @topgunmovie set. Maverick out now!”

This isn’t the first time for the Heat star’s children to share photos of themselves and their famous father. What’s most, the resemblance between Jack and young Val is uncanny.

It is always a pleasure to witness our favorite celebrities sharing precious moments with their families.

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Luke Bryan’s wife breaks her heart after Nashville school shooting: ‘Something has to change’

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Monica Pop
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The number of school shootings taking place in America is outrageous and alarming. In 2022 only, there were 51 school shootings that resulted either in injuries or deaths, and parents out there are afraid for their children’s safety.

On March 27, 2023, a deadly shooting took place at the Covenant School, a private Christian elementary school in the Green Hills area. Sadly, three nine-year-old students and three staff members lost their lives. The shooter, who has been identified as 28-year-old Audrey Hale, was fatally shot by responding police officers at the scene. Hale was armed with three guns, including a semi-automatic rifle.

The news of the tragic incident took the country by storm and shocked millions of people who were deeply saddened.

One of the people who took to the social media to share their condolences and express their concern over the tragedy was Caroline Bryan, the wife of country singer Luke Bryan. She said how she starts every day with a prayer together with her children and the children of her late sister and her late brother-in-law whom she and Bryan took under their care.

She spoke of the uncertainty many parents feel when they send their children to school, or as she stated, to an unknown future.

“Every morning, I hop into the car with my boys and we always say our morning prayers,” she wrote. “As soon as the kids are out of the car at school, I always say another prayer to keep the kids safe from any harm…and my brain is always thinking about a shooting,” she continued. “This is horrific that parents, teachers, kids…anyone working at a school has to worry about shootings every damn day. Something has to change. Now.”

Before speaking of the shooting, she shared a photo of the Covenant School and a passage from Psalm 34:18, “The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit.”

She added that we should not allow to make children feel unsafe and insecure when they go to school.

Other celebrities who have expressed their concern and condolences, as well as their outrage because of the tragic shooting are Reba McEntire, Carly Pearce, Randy Houser, Sheryl Crow, and others.

We are so very sorry for the loss of innocent lives.

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Two puppies fall into pit with a cobra – 48 hours later animal heroes are shocked

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What we believe distinguishes humans from animals is our ability of complex reasoning, the use of language, and the ability to feel and express different emotions, and although this is true, animals are in fact able to experience many emotions too. This has been proven to be accurate many times, and this story which comes from Punjabi, India, is yet another example of that.

India is known as a country with a huge number of stay dogs and they seem to be unable to resolve this issue.

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One day, two stray puppies wondered off and lost their mother. Unfortunately, they fell into a deep pit and were unable to get out. There, in the pit, was a huge king cobra. This sounded trouble because everyone believed that the snake would kill the puppies, but to the surprise of many, the opposite happened. The cobra stayed by the puppies side making sure they don’t end up to the more dangerous part of the well.

The puppies stayed at the same spot for 48 hours before someone came to their rescue.

The rescuers were afraid that the cobra could hurt the doggies when they would try to take them out, but once the cobra spotted the humans, it just moved politely, making a way for them to do their job.

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This stunned many and showed everyone that day that animals do have the ability to stand for one another when needed.

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Jacqueline Bisset, 78, continues to wow audiences with her natural beauty – take a look at her today

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Jacqueline Bisset, who has been considered one of the most beautiful women of Hollywood and whose career spans nearly six decades, is still active filming besides being 78. What’s most, she doesn’t show any signs of slowing down.

Most recently, this gorgeous lady appeared in the French thriller The Lodger where she portrayed a role of a sassy femme fatale, and in the film Loren & Rose in which she played the role of Rose, an actress who’s trying to re-establish her career but is considered to be a “little zany and a bit unreliable.”

Jacqueline Bisset in a publicity shot for the film ‘The Detective’, 1968. (Photo by Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images)

Over the years, Bisset played in a number of movies, most of which still hold the status of being iconic.

Among the rest, she played the sultry seductress Miss Goodthighs in the spy parody Casino Royale (1967), a devoted mother in Sleepy Time Gal (2001), First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis in America’s Prince: The John F. Kennedy Jr. Story (2003) and Anna Karenina (1985) in the love story of the same name.

Other prominent films Bisset appeared in are Murder on the Orient Express (1974), The Deep (1977), Wild Orchid (1990), her Golden Globe and Emmy-nominated role in Joan of Arc (1999), her Golden Globe-winning role in the miniseries Dancing on the Edge (2013), Miss You Already (2015) and Birds of Paradise (2021). The list goes on and on and it’s safe to say that Bisset has a lot to be proud of when it comes to her rich career.

Jacqueline Bisset in a the film, ‘Bullitt’, 1968. The thriller, directed by Peter Yates (1929-2011), starred Bisset as ‘Cathy’. (Photo by Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images)

When it comes to her love life, what we know us that Bisset has never been married because as she says, she’s too independent in order to be able to commit. However, over the years, she has been linked to some very handsome men. Rumors are that Frank Sinatra had a crush on her, but she dated Bullitt co-star, Hollywood bad boy, Steve McQueen at the time. The two, however, were too different to be able to function as they wished to.

“He was attractive, but a little scary. I was very English and he was a hip American. The way he talked would have driven me mad–I didn’t know what a dude or a soul chick was!” she told The Daily Mail, referring to McQueen.

Jacqueline Bisset and Frank Sinatra going to a premiere on May 28,1968 in New York, New York. (Photo by Santi Visalli/Getty Images)

“I’ve had some very interesting men in my life. They have been a handful. I don’t choose easy men, I’m told,” the actress who also dated Canadian actor Michael Sarrazin, the ballet dancer Alexander Godunov and actor Vincent Pérez said. “Sometimes you get too much information when you spend time with people. You start to see things–bad habits. You start to discover them and then you have to marry bad habits and I’m not sure I can cope with them. I don’t ever have bad relationships. I haven’t broken up angry. I’ve just moved out of situations that have been overwhelming.”

Jaqueline Bisset on the red carpet at the 1989 Academy Awards, March 29, 1989 / Alan Light

When she was 69, and after 47 years since her first ever nomination, Bisset won the Golden Globe for her portrayal as Lady Cremone in the BBC series Dancing on the Edge.

Even today, Bisset looks as stunning as ever and she definitely defies age. She has aged naturally and has never undergone a plastic procedure to enhance her looks as she believes there is nothing better than the natural. “I believe, if you want to look good, you’ve got to forgive everybody. It’s the best beauty treatment,” she said during her Golden Globe award acceptance speech.  “I don’t think [plastic surgery] makes you look younger. It makes you different,” she said.

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It is beautiful when people love and accept themselves the way they are, just like Bisset. She is true representation of the glamour Hollywood once possessed and remains one of the best and most successful actresses ever who has a lot more to give to the world of film.

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Family house burns to ground with baby inside when mom sees pit bull dragging baby out by her diaper

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A tragedy is a terrible thing, and Latana Chai, a mother from California, knows all about tragedy having suffered a terrible blow recently.

The most terrible and completely unexpected happened one day when she was at home with her seven-month-old baby girl Masailah.

Masailah incidentally is around about the size of the family’s pit bull, called Sasha, who is eight months old.

Approximately midnight on the June 3rd, all of a sudden, mum heard Sasha barking and scratching furiously at the back door.

The dog’s barking was really loud and she was trying to tell them something important, she started to feel a rush of urgency and the panic started to set in. She knew that there was something wrong, this was quite unlike the dog and there must be a real and urgent problem…

The dog was usually quite placid and a really great member of the family, loving, gentle, kind and playful…

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She opened up the door and saw black smoke and flames coming out of the neighboring house. The fire was spreading fast to Latana’s house, too.

In an attempt to get her baby out of the house before the flames spread even further, Latana ran to Masailah’s room as fast as she could. However, Sasha was already there. Latana watched in complete amazement and shock at how the family pit bull bit he baby’s diaper and dragged her to safety.

Mom couldn’t believe her eyes, but she grabbed the baby and the dog and went outside. Without their wonderful Sasha’s warning it could well have been too late, and they could have been caught in the flames.

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Sasha has been a lovely dog, and there since Masailah’s birth, so it’s very clear that the two share a special bond together, very sweet!

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