Jamie Farr looks ‘great’ at 88 and says prayer changed his life

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Monica Pop
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Most of the actors and actresses in Hollywood have impressive stories to share of their beginnings in the world of film. Some had it easy, and others struggled to find their spot under the sky of the place where dreams come true.

Jamie Farr, best known for portraying the role of the cross-dressing Corporal turned Sergeant Maxwell Q. Klinger in the CBS television sitcom M*A*S*H, belongs to the latter.

Farr fell in love with acting from early age when he made jokes in the face of his peers from Toledo who made fun of his nose.

Jamie Farr wearing round wire-rimmed glasses, for director Richard Brooks’s film, ‘Blackboard Jungle’. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Being born to parents who owned a grocery store and installed moral values in him, Farr somehow knew he could make it big if he believed in himself enough. On top of that, he also believed in God and it was his faith that opened doors for him in the film industry.

“… I believed God had called me to be an actor, to entertain – even help – people. And I’d worked hard at it,” he once said.

Namely, Farr took some acting lessons at the Pasadena Playhouse in California after he was cast in the 1992 production of Guys and Dolls. However, after this role he was deployed to Japan and Korea and when he returned home, his future in the industry was uncertain.

But one person who never lost faith in him and his talent has been his then girlfriend and now a wife of 60 years, Joy Richards. Farr couldn’t allow to buy her a ring at the time, but the two knew they were meant for each other.

Actor Jamie Farr and wife Joy Ann Richards attend 10th Anniversary Party for People Magazine on June 14, 1984 at 20th Century Fox Studios in Century City, California. (Photo by Ron Galella, Ltd./Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images)

He visited church very often and asked God to answer his prayers. And then, one day, God answered.

Farr learned that a new studio would be opening and producing a movie about the life of Jesus titled The Greatest Story Ever Told. He immediately called his agent and said, “Meyer, they’re putting on this movie about the Bible. Look, with my great Middle-Eastern face, there’s got to be a part in it for me.” Sadly, the studio initially said they didn’t want him, but then they changed their mind and offered him the role of Nathaniel Bartholomew. Shortly after, they changed the role and gave him that of Apostle Thaddeus who Farr later learned was Jude Thaddeus–Saint Jude, the Apostle of the Hopeless, and the figure Farr had been directing all of his prayers to.

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When Farr finally asked Richards to marry him in 1963, he looked up at Jesus’s apostles and found St. Jude during the church ceremony. “I like to think that he was my best man,” he said.

Today, Farr is 88 years old and he’s still married to his wife and enjoys a beautiful career.

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“I do so enjoy life that I’d hate to leave it,” he said in an interview in 2011.

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Walmart customer spots shirt with hidden vulgar message – people can’t believe it was being sold in store

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One of the latest t-shirt designs sold by Walmart was supposed to spread a message of awareness of the importance of recycling, reusing, renewing, and rethinking, but it turned out people saw a ‘hidden’ message which caused a lot of laughter and forced the store to stop selling the shirt in question.

The design showed the four words being written with the letters ‘RE’ capitalized.

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In fact, the offensive word is spotted if you read the first letters of each of the words vertically.

This came to the attention of many after a customer snapped and posted a photo of the shirt asking if others can see the ‘hidden’ word. In no time, the photo went viral and had many react to it in the same manner; with laughter. And as many spotted the word right away, there were also those who needed more time to understand what the ‘catch’ was.

“This took me longer to get than i’d like to admit…,” one user commented. “Bahahaha! Brillliant – I need one too,” one user wrote.

Once Walmart learned their shirt got popular on Twitter, they were fast to react. The store issued a statement clarifying that the shirt has only been available in their Canada store. “The shirt was only sold at Walmart Canada locations and has been removed from stores,” they wrote. But although the shirt could not be bought in store, it was still available to be purchased online.

At least it made many laugh.

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Missing woman discovered alive in Jeep submerged in large Texas lake

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This incredible story starts with a call to the Marion County Sheriff Office about a vehicle spotted in a large lake in Marion County, Texas. Some fishermen were at the lake when they noticed the submerged Jeep and alerted the authorities. However, what they didn’t know was that they would save the life of a missing woman that day.

It took around 18 minutes for the deputies to arrive, and the tow truck took a little longer to get to the scene. The vehicle was away from shore, some 40 feet out in the water from Woody’s Camp Boat Ramp.

However, once the tow truck came and they started pulling the Jeep out, they realized there was a moving person inside. This was an incredible sight to witness. They had no idea how the woman could still be alive.

She was taken to the hospital and it was then that it was discovered she had been listed as a missing person from the Longview Texas Police Department. “We do not know how long the Jeep was in the water,” Capt. Chuck Rogers, an investigator at the Marion County Sheriff’s Office, told NPR.

The identity and the condition of the woman in question remain unknown.

There are still a lot of questions authorities need to find answers to, such as how the Jeep ended up in the water and how long it was there before it was spotted.

“There was nothing uncovered during the investigation to suggest this case was anything more than an accident,” Capt. Chuck Rogers said.

This woman is lucky to be alive. She had her guardian angel looking over her. 

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‘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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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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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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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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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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