Little children are curious by nature, and many times, they aren’t even aware of some of the dangers that are hidden behind their actions, like putting tiny objects in their mouth or wandering off without being noticed. That is why parents have to be extra careful and extra cautious until their little ones become aware of the consequences of their actions.
A 2-year-old boy from Cornwall, UK, named Cobie Grimshaw, lost his life after playing on the sofa near the cord of the blinds which weren’t fixed and got entangled on the beaded cord. The horrific incident took place April, 4, of this year.
When Cobie’s mother, 26-year-old Lauren Grimshaw went to check on her son who was by himself for just a very short amount of time, she saw him standing on the sofa faced back and though he was just sleepy. But as she got closer, she noticed the cord was around his neck.
Speaking to the Mirror of the tragic occurrence, the heartbroken mother said, “I immediately took him out of the cord by lifting him then taking it from his neck while shouting for mum and Tom (her partner).”
Steven Humphries, one of Lauren’s neighbors and a former volunteer at St. John’s Ambulance, heard the screams and rushed inside the house. He gave Cobie CPR while they were waiting for help to arrive. He remembers asking for how long had the boy been irresponsible and recalls saying “That had been a very long time,” after the grandma said 5 to 10 minutes.
Shortly after, an air ambulance arrived and took Cobie, together with Lauren, to Derriford Hospital in Plymouth, Devon, before he was transferred to a specialist hospital in Bristol. Sadly, being without oxygen for over 10 minutes caused sweet Cobie’s brain to swallow. He was placed on a ventilator, but on April 7, three days after the accident, Cobie passed away.
Cobie was Lauren’s only child. She described him a boy loved by everyone who knew him.
Coroner Andrew Cox said the cause of death was a global brain injury due to asphyxiation and added, “Cobie was a normal fit and healthy two-year-old boy. Into everything, clearly accustomed to climbing onto the sofa and using it as a trampoline.”
“On this morning, he‘d been doing what two-year-old boys do, but tragically while climbing onto the back of the sofa he’d become entangled in the cords which were not fixed to the wall and he’s become accidentally entrapped and strangled himself.|
Rest in peace sweet boy, you will be dearly missed. Our thoughts and prayers are with the family.
Macy Mathis was unlike most teenagers. Although she was just 16 years old, a period of the life of children when they think they know everything, tend to get into arguments with their parents, and refuse anyone’s help as they believe they are old enough to know what’s best for them, Macy was very close to her family. And as her peers enjoyed spending time with friends, this sweet young lady loved being at home with her mother whom she loved the most.
But life is many times unfair, and Macy lost her life after being involved in a car accident.
Her mother, Cindy, couldn’t get over the pain the loss of her daughter created in her heart. This heartbroken mother was hoping for a closure as it was almost impossible for her to continue with her life without getting one.
But then, weeks after Macy’s death, Cindy stumbled upon something that helped her ease her sorrow, even a little.
Macy was writing letters for different occasions, and Cindy found all 25 of them. Some were for the sleepless nights, and some for the everyday problems her mom was facing. But one of them said, “Open when… you miss me.” Cindy started shaking. She couldn’t find the courage to read her sweet daughter’s words although she knew that the envelope contained the closure she was longing for.
When she finally gathered some strength, Cindy read the letter which said, “Hey mommy. I’m sorry that you’re missing me. I hope that wherever you are or whatever you’re doing you’re okay. I’m probably missing you too. I honestly don’t like being away from the house for too long. I get homesick pretty easily. When I was little and lived with Dad, I would look forward to being with you.
I think some of it was because you always had good food at your house, but most of it was because I just missed you so much. I will always and forever love you, Mommy. Thank you for everything you’ve done for me. Macy Mathis”
Those words touched her deeply. She now had something from Macy to hold on to.
Cindy shared the letter on the Facebook page she created to honor her daughter, Macy’s Journey, and wrote, “This one was so hard to open. You don’t know how much mommy misses you! There is not a second of the day that goes by and I don’t think of you. You are my rock, my best friend, my everything, ” Macy’s mother writes. “We love you so very much babygirl!! Mommy misses you more than words could ever express! Goodnight my sweet, beautiful angel.”
The bond between Cindy and Macy was a strong one. We are very saddened Macy had to leave this world so young and we honestly hope her mother would be able to overcome the grief eventually, although that never happens when one loses a child. Rest in peace sweet soul.
Being determined and not letting anything stand on your way to success is the only way to fulfill your passions and dreams.
But what happens if in the middle of taking the exam your life and career depends on, you go into labor? This sounds too incredible to be true, one may say, but this is exactly what happened to mom-to-be, Brianna Hill, 28, whose water broke as she was taking her bar exam.
She was supposed to take the exam earlier this year, but due to the coronavirus pandemic, it was postponed for October 2020.
“I thought I would only be 28 weeks pregnant when I took the bar,” Brianna told CNN. “However, due to the pandemic, the test was pushed to October and I was going to be 38 weeks. I joked about taking the test from my hospital bed. Lesson learned!”
On October 5, Brianna was supposed to finish the first two sections. Since the testing was done online, she had to be facing the computer the whole time and wasn’t allowed to take any breaks until the first section was over. But just 30 minutes into the test, she could feel her water broke. Since she wasn’t allowed to stand up, she could only hope she wasn’t giving birth at that exact moment, but as it turned out, it was exactly what was happening.
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“I couldn’t go check and so I finished the first section. As soon as I stood up when I finished, I knew my water had broken,” the Illinois mom said.
What happened next is unbelievable. “I took my break, got myself cleaned up, called my husband, midwife, and mom, cried because I was a little panicked, then sat down to take the second part because my midwife told me I had time before I needed to go to the hospital,” Brianna said. We can’t even imagine how she felt knowing her baby was coming any second and she was still in the middle of the most important exam.
Speaking to Good Morning America, this brave lady said, “I started the second section and 15 to 20 minutes in, I started having contractions. I had already asked for an accommodation to get up and go to the bathroom because I was 38 weeks pregnant and they said I’d get flagged for cheating. I couldn’t leave the view of the camera.”
Finally, after she finished the second section, Brianna was taken to the West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park, Illinois, where she gave birth to baby Cassius Phillip Andrew less than five hours upon arrival.
This mother is a real hero. Even during the most stressful, yet exciting, moments of her life, she managed to stay calm and collected.
The first day as a mother was unusual for Brianna as it was the day she delivered her baby. She took the second part of the exam in the hospital room and nursed her son between sessions.
Sharing her unusual experience with Above the Law, the graduate from Loyola University School of Law in Chicago said, “Obviously, I really hope I passed but I’m mostly just proud that I pushed through and finished.”
After this (cursed?) post, sis finished 1st part of the Bar aaand her water broke! She took the 2nd part, went to hospital, had baby last night (in a mask!), & took the rest of the exam from a hospital bed today bc WOMEN ARE STRONG AS HAIL. The new lawyer-mom we don’t deserve!!! https://t.co/PMxonaPVrQpic.twitter.com/CqGK34xM5q
We keep our fingers crossed for the new mom to pass her bar exam. She has put a lot of time and effort studying for it, and she definitely deserves it given the “crazy” circumstances she finished it in.
Being a celebrity means fame, money, and luxurious life. However, the side-effects of such living style are many. One in particular is the privacy and the private intimate life that celebrities tend to hide from the public eye. People want to know what’s going on in the private lives of their idols. Many celebrities cannot endure this type of pressure. We have witnessed many romances fell apart, marriages destroyed and divorces are happening on a regular basis. Luckily, not all of our idols have the same fate.
The life story of Sam Elliott and Katharine Ross beats the odds. This famous couple have been together for more than 40 years and they still enjoy each other’s company. Sam and Katharine are excellent example for the other celebrities and they do have to share the key of their success.
Both of them were famous before their marriage. Now in their 70s, these people are loving each other with the same passion since the day they met in 1978.
Sam an Katharine’s romance began in 1978 when both of them starred in the film The Legacy.
Personally they didn’t know each other prior the filming. However, Elliot says that he has been trying to get Katharine’s attention ten years before the filming in 1978. While he was playing the role in Butch Cassidy, the actor wanted to contact Katherine. He says:
“I didn’t dare try to talk to her then. She was the leading lady. I was a shadow on the wall, a glorified extra in a bar scene.”
Katherine and Sam married in 1984. For Katharine this was fifth marriage and the only long-lasting. They have a daughter names Cleo Rose.
They admit that it is very difficult to find free time and enjoy the marriage when many projects are awaiting you. However, they do find time for a little romance. Once, as Sam says, he even skipped a role just to be with Katharine in Hawaii.
Sam did not lose the role. Katharine called the agents and made sure Sam goes back in the States on time.
The family photo. Cleo Rose posted this on Instagram and she wrote: “My mom and I have a joke that we’re always talking when pictures are taken”
In 2017 the couple did a film together. They are still together, personally and professionally.
About the joint project Katharine says:
“Sometimes that’s easier than real life. You’re [sic] got a script. You’ve got a part. You’ve got your creative juices flowing together. It’s not about the dirty dishes in the sink or whether you’ve picked something up at the laundry…”
Since for celebrities it is difficult to stay together for a long period, Sam says:
“We have a common sensibility, but we also work at being together. You work past the s–t; you don’t walk away from it. That’s how relationships last.”
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“What makes a marriage work is a mutual love and a mutual respect. There are peaks and valleys like everything else, but you have to push on,” Elliott told the San Francisco Chronicle.
Elliott is a nominee for Best Supporting Actor for a Star Is Born.
The British Royals are always under the spotlight. People not only from the UK but from all over the world are always eager to know what the members of the family are up to. Recently, all eyes were on The Duke and The Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry and his wife, Megan Markle, after they decided to step down from their royal duties.
That didn’t really affect the relationship between Harry and his brother Prince William who seem to be as close as they have always been. Their brotherhood is strong, but not many know that they have a step-sister, the step-daughter of Prince Charles and biological daughter of Camilla Parker Bowles, Laura Lopes.
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Laura was born in 1978 in Swindon, England. Her father is the retired British Army officer Andrew Parker Bowles. The family of Laura and the British Royals have been closely connected for many years. In fact, Prince Charles was a godfather to Laura’s brother Tom long before he married Camilla.
BBC News even reported how Laura’s great-great-grandmother was the mistress of Prince Charles’ great-great-grandfather King Edward VII.
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Today, Laura is sometimes referred to as the “secret”sister as she is trying to avoid the spotlight at any cost and is trying to keep a low profile.
She grew up in Bolehyde Manor in Allington and later moved to the famous Middlewick House in Corsham. Being a devoted Catholic, just like her father whom Camilla divorced a year before her new husband and Princess Diana split, Laura attended the Catholic boarding school in Dorset and got a degree in History of Art and Marketing from the Oxford Brookes University.
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After her parents divorced and her mother’s love for Prince Charles which she kept secret for many years was publicly revealed, Laura was confused.
Rumors are she didn’t get along with her step-father in the beginning and was teased at school because of the marriage. She couldn’t easily accept that her parents were no longer together, although magazines were writing at the time that Laura’s father Andrew was also to be blamed for the divorce as he had numerous affairs, it was her mother’s marriage that bothered her at the time.
Katie Nicholl, royal reporter and writer of the book “William and Harry: Behind the Palace Walls”, wrote, “When Charles telephoned Camilla at the family home in Wiltshire, Laura would pick up an extension and shout down the receiver, ‘Why don’t you stop calling Mummy and leave our family alone.” She wasn’t fond of her new life close to the Royal and would often get into fights with Prince William.
“William and Laura used to have terrible fights over who was to blame for their broken homes,” Nicholl wrote. “William would blame Camilla for all the hurt she had caused his mother, which would send Laura into a rage. Laura was not having any of it. She would take a hard line and fire back at William, ‘Your father has ruined my life.'”
However, the step-siblings are said to have overcome all their quarrels and are close. Laura was invited to Harry’s wedding in 2018.
In 2011, she attended Prince William’s wedding and her daughter Eliza Lopes was a bridesmaid. “It’s incredibly nerve-racking … Not for Eliza – she’s too young to really understand – but I’m terrified she will get half-way down the aisle and then go, ‘I need a poo,'” Laura told The Telegraph.
Laura is happily married to aristocrat and chartered accountant Harry Lopes. She tied the knot a year after her mom’s wedding. She has three children, daughter Eliza and twins Gus and Louis. Her step-siblings were part of her wedding. According to Hello, “William and [then-girlfriend] Kate [Middleton] flew in from their holiday in Mustique, while Harry jetted back from Cape Town where he’d been staying with then-girlfriend Chelsy Davy.”
Laura’s brother Tom said that despite their mother Camilla being married into the Royal family, he and her sister are just common children and are on the side.
Laura is a huge lover of art and is a co-founder and director of the London’s Eleven Gallery and working as an art curator.
Despite their own families being torn apart, they all seemed to learn how to embrace their new, big family and are getting along just great, as sibling, step or not, should do.
The “Hulkmania” that took over America was all about the legendary wrestler Hulk Hogan whose fame grew bigger and bigger with each passing day.
Hogan was born Terrence Gene Bollea on August 11, 1953, in Augusta, Georgia. He attended the University of South Florida because he wanted education for himself but his passion was always associated with wrestling.
So, instead of pursuing a degree, he spent his days at the gym of wrestlers Jack and Jerry Brisco. His career started when he was just 22, back in 1979, when he started wrestling at small venues in the Southeast and was noticed by the World Wrestling Federation owner Vince McMahon Sr.
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Once in the world of wrestling, Terrence needed a professional name. His distinctive looks and massive figure was soon associated with that of mighty Hulk and that’s when he became known as Hulk Hogan. He was very passionate about his profession and won his debut match against Andre the Giant in WWF.
The image of Hulk Hogan became known globally and he tried himself in movies, including No Holds Barred (1989), Mr. Nanny (1993) and Santa with Muscles (1996), so his popularity grew even bigger.
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Hogan married wife Linda in 1983 and the two have two children, daughter Brooke and son Nick. The family was part of the reality show “Hogan Knows Best” on VH-1 which was a huge hit. In fact, the idea of having cameras in the house for more than 12 hours a day wasn’t something Linda was very fond of, but as Hogan said, it was a perfect opportunity for the whole country to learn of his daughter and to promote her career as a musician. “You know, we thought, this would be a great way to give Brooke Hogan an awareness, to make people know who she was,” Hulk said in an interview with CNN in 2005, the same year the show aired.
“It started as that, and it’s shoe- stringed through the whole episodes, her music career, but it’s basically about the whole family now”.
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Brooke was born May 5, 1988 as Brooke Bollea but she soon took the name Hogan herself. She released her first music single from the album Everything to Me in 2004 and the song reachedNo. 1 on the Hot 100 Singles Sales chart in the US and peaked at No. 97 on the Billboard Hot 100. In 2006, she released the song “About Us” together with rapper Paul Wall. It reached number 33 on the Billboard Hot 100. In 2009, she released the album Undiscovered which was a huge hit.
Although she already had a successful career in music, Brooke, who is a daddy’s girl, followed into his footsteps. In 2006, she made her debut in WWE at the Saturday Night’s Main Event XXXIII in Dallas, Texas.
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Hogan and Brooke have always been very close.
She recalls the time she would watch her dad on TV and said, “When I was little, I was terrified. We’d watch TV and I’d see my dad like my mom said, gushing blood, and I’d cry and I’d run out of the room and I’d throw a tantrum and I’d want him to come home. But my mom just sat me down one day and said Brooke, your dad’s OK. He does this for a living. He’s going to come back home fine.
She also remembers missing her daddy when he was away, especially during the time when he started New World Order (NWO) wrestling as “Hollywood Hogan” after being expelled from WWE because of drug abuse and was spending a lot of time working.
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In 2007, Linda accused Hogan of cheating her with her best friend and filed for divorce. The couple officially untied the knot two years later, in 2009. Her parents’ separation was hard for Brooke.
“I’m going through one of the hardest issues I’ve ever had to deal with in my life … please keep me and my family in your prayers,” Brooke wrote on the social media.
After the divorce, she spent more time with Hogan and didn’t have much of a relationship with her mother, but today, the two are on good terms. Back in the day, Brooke said of her mother speaking to E Online, “We don’t talk… I feel betrayed. I look at the things she’s released and said about me and I’m like, how could I ever trust her again? How could I ever look at her and be like, ‘You kind of threw me in front of the bus in front of the whole world’… I’m just looking at how my dad’s treating me and how my mom’s treating me, and my mom has kind of backstabbed me a couple times.”
Brooke had her own show, The Fashion Hero, where regular people competed to model for four famous fashion names. She says how she loved the project because “I’ve been called everything, so I personally connected to this mission, and I just think it’s so cool that we can start changing how people define beauty.” Speaking of the times she was body-shamed for her muscles and height she added, “Because kids are literally killing themselves, or developing eating disorders, trying to fit into a box. We’re not all mannequins. There’s no possible way that we could live up to that standard. So it was like a passion project for me.”
Brooke was about to marry former Dallas Cowboys player Phil Costa, but broke off the engagement and is now dating businessman Kyle Rowe. According to her Instagram account, she’s really happy with his new love.
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She often posts photos of her dad who is obviously her idol. “Through all the ups and downs life has given us, you’ve shown me the meaning of unconditional love. You are a special soul on this earth and you have brought so much joy and light to the world even if you had it’s weight on your shoulders. You’re a warrior. I love you,” she wrote for Father’s Day.
A horrific incident took place October 9th, after a 12-year-old autistic boy was tricked into drinking bleach by some older kids, which resulted in him ending up in coma.
It was reported by Daily Star that Ronnie Philips and his brother Jimmy, 11, sneaked out of their home in Crawley, West Sussex, UK, while their mother was fast asleep and met with the older kids. They offered Ronnie a can with what was supposed to be alcohol. But the moment Ronnie drank it, he collapsed on the ground. Jimmy got really scared as he though his brother was dead and started screaming for help.
Fortunately, a woman heard him and then saw the boys. She stayed with them until help arrived and soon after, Ronnie was taken to the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit at the St. George Hospital where he was put in an induced coma.
The boys’ mother, Danielle Phillips, was heartbroken. She couldn’t believe someone would hurt her autistic son and leave him there to die.
“I just want to make people realize the dangers of drink, drugs, playing stupid games and running away leaving a child to die,” she said. “Kids will be kids but this sort of stuff is just ridiculous and dangerous.”
Luckily, Ronnie is now taken off life support and is expected to be fine, but what happened to him will probably stay with him forever.
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The police is investigating the case. Allegedly, the youngsters who hurt Ronnie were found wandering the streets the morning after their victim collapsed, but no further information has been released.
The family set up a GoFundMe page for Ronnie. It says, “This is my 12-year-old grandson who is autistic. On Friday night some older children tricked him into drinking bleach and the result was him having to be put in a induced coma! He is now awake but can’t understand why no one likes him and would do this to him when he thought they was his friends! I want to show him that people do care and are not all nasty.”
We honestly hope Ronnie will be able to leave this terrific experience behind and will learn how to trust people again.
Those children whose parents are part of the military know all too well the uneasy and heartbreaking feeling of saying goodbye. Being away from their moms or dads long months is truly sad, but at the end of the day, those children have someone to be proud of.
Petty Officer 1st Class Josh Buetow was leaving for deployment on the USS Carl Vinson for about six months and his kids, four year old daughter, Riley, and two year old son, Austin, went to the shore at Shelter Island with their mom Bretteny to say goodbye as the ship was departing.
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The kids were yelling and jumping in excitement, believing their dad could hear them. The sight was truly emotional.
And as the kids were waving and saying goodbye, officer James Weaver spotted them and decided to do something amazing. “I figured there’s no way he’s going to hear their voices at least 50 yards away … I thought I’d give them a chance to be louder and give their voices a chance to be heard by their dad,” Weaver said. He then let them speak on the PA speaker. Riley was over the moon. She was now sure her dad could hear her say “bye, bye” and “we love you.”
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Officer Weaver’s dad was part of the Navy, too, and he knew how hard it was for the kids as he recalled the time he was in their place many years ago.
“It’s hard because, especially when you’re younger, you don’t realize what’s going on. All the sudden, Dad’s gone … I know what it’s like to not have your dad there. With two little kids of my own, I can see how hard it is on the other side, being the parent,” he said.
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This whole experience was also very hard for mom Bretteny as this was the first time for her husband to leave, but she was very glad and very thankful to officer Weaver who made the whole thing a bit easier for the family. “I had held it together really well until they started saying goodbye, and the tears just started. He didn’t have to do that. It was really kind of him to pull up and try to make it special,” she said.
After the heartwarming experience took place, Bretteny posted on Facebook and thanked the kind officer publicly.
Needless to say, her post went viral and everyone praised Officer Weaver for what he did.
Take a look at the whole story in the video below.
