Fan with Down Syndrome Bullied for Dancing at Soccer Game, Gets Sweet Message from Players

By
Nicole
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Every parent wants all the best for his/ her child. That’s not something new. We, as parents, try to give our best just to make the kids happy and satisfied. We don’t want the kids to be left in sad and depressing mood, no matter what.

This is also true for Neil Markham and his daughter Ella from Oxfordshire, England, UK. Ella has Down Syndrome, but that doesn’t stop her from fully enjoying the life.

Neil and his 16-year old daughter went to see the Trottenham Hotspur FC. The team played for the first time in the new stadium and that means a lot of fun for the spectators.

At the end, Spurs lost the match, but that didn’t stop the family from having the most beautiful moments in their lives.

As they were walking around the stadium, they saw a live band. Their music and the positive vibes made Ella feel like never before.

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Ella started dancing and having a great time. Immediately, Neil took the camera and recorded the extremely happy daughter. He posted the story on Twitter.

The moment was just adorable for them. Neil laughed a lot and his idea was that since this made him happy, it will probably make other people smile as well. Therefore, he posted the video, but trolls started leaving bad comments, especially because of the fact that Ella has Down syndrome.

The story was heard by ‘This Morning’ as well. Neil talked about the event and the comments. He explained that many comments were too cruel, and he did not show all of them to his wife. This made him feel devastated.

Neil started thinking about handling the situation in a proper way. He said:

“The only way I could do is to confront them.”

Therefore, he started retweeting to the bad comments. His intention was to fight back, but in case that’s not achievable, at least he could clarify the situation in details. Among the things, he wrote:

“This is the sort of ignorance that I have to put up with from time to time. My daughter sees the best in everyone even people like this. I’m very proud of her.”

However, as soon as he started retweeting, the original comments were deleted by the people themselves.

Nevertheless, there were not only bad comments. There were also positive ones, who supported Neil and his daughter. One of them was even Micky Hazard. He wrote:

“Hey Neil your daughter is a beautiful young Lady and that is such a beautiful photo of you both. Sometimes people are cruel because they don’t see the beauty but the vast majority do.”

Besides Hazard, Graham Rogers also posted and he invited Ella to a gala dinner. He said:

“I can’t wait to spend a special evening with her.”

The Spurs’ spokesperson also made announcement regarding this case. For Daily Mail he said:

“We are extremely disappointed to see the reaction by a small minority of people to a social media post by Ella’s father of his daughter at our most recent home game.”

He also added:

“We will do all we can to identify those responsible for these posts and take the appropriate action. We are in contact with Ella’s family to ensure she realises just how grateful we are for her support and that has been reflected even wider by the overwhelmingly positive support to the video from true football supporters.”

Neil finally accomplished what he wanted to achieve. He showed that Ella is “a normal person who would smile at you and doesn’t deserve to have have fun poked at her.”

Thanks to the positive people out there, Neil and his daughter can now relax. Bad people are behind them and hopefully they will leave them alone.

Mother sentenced for 22 years to life for poisoning her 5-year-old son with salt complains jail is too harsh

By
Monica Pop
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Mother sentenced to 22 years to life in prison for deliberately poisoning her son with vast amounts of salt throughout the years speaks of her life behind bars. The 28-year-old woman named Lacey Spears complaints how her inmates treat her badly and constantly bully her, calling her “baby killer.”

The case of the death of five-year-old Garnett shook the nation as many were reading his mother’s blogs where she would inform the public and her “fans” of her son’s condition, who she claimed refused to eat. However, doctors, as well as authorities, later learned how the little boy’s feeding bags were full of toxic levels of sodium. 

When sweet Garnett was born back in 2008, his mother Lacey said how the baby’s father was an officer named Blake who suffered a tragic death prior to his son’s birth. It was later discovered how this was a made up story and that the man never really existed.

Baby Garnett was released from the hospital as a perfectly healthy baby, but only days after getting home, he developed problems with malnutrition and dehydration.

Speaking to 48 Hours, Lacey said, “Garnett had severe ear infections … and the biggest problem we had was we couldn’t get him to eat … so he was losing weight…he just would not take a bottle, he would not take baby food, he would not nurse.” As a result of that, she took her son to numerous hospitals where he was seen by many doctors.

At one occasion, doctors at a hospital in Alabama found Garnett’s sodium levels to be as high as 180. This was way higher than the normal ranges for infants. Lacey claimed the boy refused any food at that point and instead of gaining weight, he was losing it.

During the first nine months of his life, Garnett was hospitalized 23 times and the fact he wasn’t receiving the essential nutritients to survive worried the doctors.

Lacey spread the word of her ill son all over the social media and kept people update of his condition on her blog “Garnett’s Journey.”

Garnett’s condition only improved after he and Lacey moved to Chestnut Ridge, N.Y. back in 2012. They resided at an alternative and holistic community called The Fellowship Community and spent around a year and a half at the place. According to Lacey, her son was thriving there and things seemed to turn just right for them.

“He was a little social butterfly and he loved it,” Spears told “48 Hours.”

Unfortunately, that didn’t last long as shortly after he turned five, Lacey’s “little prince” was hospitalized again. Doctors monitored his brain activity by setting up a special wired cap on his little head.

The results showed that the sodium levels in Garnett’s body were extremely high. He was then transferred to Westchester’s Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital by helicopter, but nothing could be done. It was already too late for the sweet little angel to be saved. The high levels of sodium made his brain swell.

Doctors believed it was Lacey who poisoned her son with salt over the five years of his life. They alerted the authorities of their suspicions. During the police search of Lacey’s place, they seized hundreds of items, including the bottle of sea salt shown in the photo below.

Garret was declared dead on Jan. 23, 2014 and his mother was arrested on June 17, that same year.

Lacey Spears was convicted of murder. The judge said how what her son had to go through while under her care was “nothing short of torture.”

The main evidence against her was the footage taken at the boy’s hospital room. It clearly showed how Lacey took the child in her arms and brought him to the bathroom. Only seconds after they returned, Garnett started feeling worse and was seen putting his head in the bed. His mother was just looking at him as the medical staff was trying to save him.

It was later determined how for the time they left the room, she put salt in his feeding bag.

NY Daily News reported how Garett’s feeding bags that were at his mother’s home contained life-threatening concentrations of salt. One of them contained doses that were equal to 69 McDonald’s salt packets.

This mother always found a way to fool doctors when asked about her son’s health, saying he experienced eating issues.

She continues claiming how she didn’t harm her child and had nothing to do with his death. She insists that the reason for his passing were the numerous procedures that weakened his body.

However, according to the judge who convicted her to 22 years to life, she obviously suffers from a condition where parents make up or cause health issues in their children all for the sake of gaining public attention.

He proceeded saying, “One does not have to be a psychologist to know that you suffer from a mental illness known as Munchausen Syndrome.”

While serving her sentence in Bedford Hills prison, Lacey complains how inmates bully her and call her “baby killer.” She spoke to John Glatt, the author of the book about her and said how she wanted to be transferred to another prison.

Her sister Rebecca told Glatt about Lacey, “When she walked through the line and it would be her turn to pick up the tray (someone) would put salt packets over her meal and then hand the tray to her.”

“It’s been brutal here. Crimes involving children are considered the worst here,” Lacey reportedly told Glatt.

“I hear them talking behind my back, calling me ‘baby killer,’ ‘child killer,’ and ‘mother of the year.’ But I know it’s not who I am.”

On the other hand, she refuses protective custody at a maximum security facility because she doesn’t want to be spending 23 hours a day in solitary confinement.

This woman was able to poison her child and see him die right in front of her eyes only to gain the sympathy of her Facebook followers.

Some people still consider her the perfect mother she tried to present herself to the world, as she still finds ways to stay in touch with the outside world.

Below is the video which depicts the exact moment Garett’s condition gets worse and he eventually dies. Lacey could be seen getting him to the bathroom and reportedly carrying the salt in her hand.

Take a look at the whole story and make your mind up on this case yourself.

Man and fiancee snap photo of cop, reveals officer’s secret rendezvous on side of road

By
Nicole
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Darren Ballard from Tacoma, Washington shared a great story with us. It’s something we cannot see on regular basis.

This resident of Tacoma, Washington was driving his car. In the car was his fiancée as well. While they were driving the car, they had to stop next to a police car.

When they stopped, Ballard saw the car of the sheriff’s deputy. The police car was not the reason for his surprise, though. What was happening next to the car got Ballard’s attention.

Thanks to Ballard’s interest to capture that moment we can all witness this interesting case.

The sheriff was sitting on the side of the road. At first glance it was difficult to notice what was actually happening. However, Ballard couldn’t miss the man sitting next to the sheriff.

For CBS News, Ballard says:

”I just couldn’t believe my eyes.”

What Ballard actually witnessed was a kindness in action. The good and kind heart of the sheriff was evident from the photo that has been posted. He shared his lunch with one homeless guy.

Ballard adds:

“I look over and there’s an officer in uniform, sitting on the grass, sitting with a homeless guy sharing a sandwich and I was just blown away”, he said.

He goes on:

“Just saw this cop having a sandwich with a homeless guy … wanting no attention just doing a good deed,”

Soon he posted the photo and added this comment:

“There are good police officers out there … this made my day, please share!”

The post and the image was spread immediately. Thousands of people saw what the sheriff did. Everyone admired the man’s kindness and generosity.

One person wrote:

“I think this is fabulous. Cops are humans too — just like this fellow that happens to be homeless.”

Another one added:

“Most are good people. It’s nice to see this side of them.”

Details about the sheriff and the homeless person appeared after the photo was posted on-line.

The Pierce County Sheriff’s Department spokesperson Ed Troyer announced that the deputy wanted to remain anonymous. He also added that when he found the man he started talking to him and that’s how they meet each other.

The spokesperson said:

“Our deputy asked him if he was hungry the man said he was. So the deputy sat down with him and shared his lunch with the man,”

Furthermore, he explains that things like this one happen quite often in the department. They are proud of that.

In addition he appreciates the share of the news.

“It’s nice for the police, who do handle their job with the utmost passion and respect in the field, get a break with some good positive news for a change.”

A similar case is recorded in Jackson, Tennessee. Elizabeth McClain informs us about the scene.

She saw a homeless man at the side of the road. He had a backpack and his state made Elizabeth feel sorry for the man. He looked tired and hungry.

However, as soon as she saw the man, a police car came and a police officer approached the homeless man.

She posted the story on her Facebook page and she wrote:

”Imagine sitting on the side of the road with everything you own, fitting in a backpack.”

She goes on:

“You’re lonely and hungry. You put your head down to try and forget the scream of hunger echoing in your mind. Then you hear the sound of an engine stop.”

“You look up to see a uniformed officer walking towards you. Your mind flutters thinking of everything you might be doing wrong. Suddenly this officer sits down pulls out lunch and not only takes away your hunger but your loneliness too.”

She also adds:

“This is the side of law enforcement no one sees,” she said, reminding others that we are all human and deserve love and respect.”

“So share this.”

“Show this officer that his act of kindness didn’t go unnoticed.”

These two officers are excellent examples. They taught us a lesson  about how we should behave in our society. 

We should show more respect and support for those who are out of luck. They need us!

Well done Sirs!

Clerk Tells Man $600 Lotto Ticket Only Worth $5. Served Brutal Justice When He Returns

By
Nicole
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Those of us who are lucky enough win the lottery and their dreams come true. Extra money is always a great thing and they do come in handy.

However, there is always that doubt of scamming. No matter how good the person is, there are always the fears of being scammed and cheated.

In some cases it’s the organizer who does the scamming, while in many cases it is the cashier that is responsible for such scamming.

A story of this type was broadcast by WBBH-TV. The story comes from Myers, Florida. 

Everything started with a guy entering Winn-Dixie Liquors to claim his money reward.

But, the cashier turned out to be nothing but a complete liar. Instead of giving the man $600 for the ticket, the cashier told him the ticket worth $5.

Clever trick for cheating people. The plan is intended to be working and that means easy money for the cashier. However, the things didn’t go as planned.

The cashier was Crystelle Yvette Baton. She took out $5 bill from her handbag, gave it to the man and took the ticker for herself. She thought the job is done.

Nevertheless, the surprise was about to be revealed. The man with the ticket was actually an employee of Florida Lottery Commission’s security division. He was undercover.

The cashier was caught. She was charged with larceny grand theft and she had to appear in court later in February.

Busting cashier workers is part of the regular obligations of the commission. According to the commission, they make “these random visits to sellers to make sure the games are played properly.”

Regarding this case, Winn-Dixie announced the following: 

“We are taking this matter very seriously as the trust and safety of our customers is our highest priority.”

Their promise was actually realised. Later they have said: “The associate’s employment has been terminated.”

Be aware of such people and scams. Many people are not even aware that things like these may happen, but they are more common than you think.

Thanks to the commission and their efforts, cashiers are being busted on regular basis. We do hope that this type of crime will be severely punished and people will not be cheated in the future.

Parents demand answers after 1-yr-old toddler leaves day care covered in bloody marks

By
Monica Pop
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Kindergartens, preschools, and any other similar educational facilities should be nothing but places where the children would feel safe and be under constant supervision and care. Knowing this, most parents don’t have any concerns when leaving their kids in the hands of the professionals.

However, there are cases where children are left injured or hurt by their peers. This is, unfortunately, not that uncommon taking into consideration the fact they are just kids and are not really aware of the consequences of their behavior.

But a recent case of a one-year-old girl whose back was severely bitten eight times raised concerns about the possibility of leaving toddlers unattended.

KGUN reports how the incident took place at the Sunrise Preschool in Maricopa. It wasn’t until father Rylee Umsted went to pick up the girl that he realized there were bite marks all over her back. Now, he and his wife Rocio Enriquez are demanding answers.

Umsted said how he knew something was wrong the moment he saw his daughter.

”She was shaking and I knew she didn’t want to be there” he said.

Everything the parents were told was that the incident took place twenty minutes before they arrived, but they didn’t know exactly why another kid would do that to Mila. The explanations they were getting didn’t seem right.

“She told me there were three children in the classroom including my daughter,” Enriquez said.

“A teacher was changing a diaper … when another child went on top of her and started biting her.”

“One bite mark that you look at you’d be like, she’d be screaming bloody murder. So I want to know if someone heard a scream, where was management?” Enriquez added.

Reportedly, everything happened in about 30 seconds, which the parents say wasn’t a short period of time, and someone should have intervened asap.

The incident was captured on the surveillance video but the parents were denied access to it, which makes the whole thing suspicious.

“We don’t know what to think because we don’t know the true answer,” Umsted said.

“But there’s a video out there that tells the truth.”

Both Enriquez and Umsted say how what happened to their girl shouldn’t ever happen to any other child and in other similar or even worse incidents to be avoided, changes at the way preschools operate have to be made.

“Sunrise should’ve either had two teachers in that room or they need different training,” Umsted said.

Sunrise Preschools issued the following statement:

“We are deeply concerned about the incident that occurred at the Sunrise Preschools Maricopa location. The safety of our children is our number one priority. Sunrise Preschools immediately provided care and assistance to the injured child. We are in contact with parents of both children involved. We are cooperating with the proper authorities and are unable to provide additional details at this time.”

Only hours later, a new statement had been published.

“We are truly sorry for an incident that occurred at our new center in Maricopa. Sunrise Preschools considers safety of the children in our care job one. It is our first priority. It is why we have been privileged to provide child care for more than three decades. On Thursday April 25th a toddler was bitten multiple times by another toddler during a very short timeframe. This should not have happened. Only four children were under the supervision of the caregiver watching the children. That caregiver has been suspended without pay pending further investigation.

Our mission is to educate as well as care for children. In this instance Sunrise will use this unfortunate incident as a way to further educate ourselves with input from our parents and the community”, it said.

Currently, the case is still under investigation and sweet Mila’s parents hope they’ll learn what really happened to their girl that day.

Toddler Charms Crowd While Dancing With Irish Street Dancer

By
Monica Pop
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When it comes to dancing and wowing the crowds, Ireland is the place. Step dancing is in their DNA and they can’t help by show their dancing skills whenever they’re given the chance. If you’ve ever been to this stunning country and met its amazingly friendly and cheerful people, you have probably stumbled upon street dancers, too. It really is a totally unique experience. People are gathered around the dancers and see them putting their hearts into the moves of the traditional routines.

The passersby who were thrilled watching a lady performing on the busy streets of Galway, west of Ireland, got more than what they hoped for. Someone really special joined the lady and it brought huge grin on everyone’s face.

Among the crowd, there was a little girl who just couldn’t take her eyes of off the dancing lady. It was obvious she was enchanted by the performance and it looked like she was waiting to take part in it as she is seen approaching the dancer and then getting back again. As the performer noticed the hesitant girl, she encouraged her to take the dance ‘floor’ by dancing her way to her.

Once the girl realized the dancer took a notice of her, she became even more excited and her cute face was glowing from all the happiness she felt at that very special moment. She then got encouraged by the people who were now all looking at her and started dancing even better and in a more cheerful manner than before. Needless to say, everyone enjoyed looking at this Irish dancing performer in the making.

This really made everyone’s day. The joy the girl experienced spread to the rest of the onlookers. The dancing lady was glad she had a partner and didn’t mind the fact that the little lady stole her show. Irish music has that power of spreading happiness around.

Tragic update on 19-year-old with brain tumour who managed to stay alive to give birth

By
Nicole
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The sad story of Dana Scatton shook the nation. In December 2017, this young lady was diagnosed with a DIPG, an extremely rare brain cancer.

However, Dana was 29 weeks pregnant when the doctors revealed the terrible news. They also added that she had only 3 months to live.

Nevertheless, the doctors also emphasized that she should not worry about the baby’s safety since the radiation was not harmful to the baby itself. As a result, Dana gave birth to Aries Marie.

Unfortunately, in sorrow and sadness, Dana’s family announced some very tragic news.

Dana knew that she had to fight with the illness really hard. She had strong faith in God and she was a funny and positive person.

She was just 17 when the doctors informed her about the terrible and deadly disease.

The symptoms of the disease were difficulties while speaking, swallowing and even walking.

For The Advertiser, she said:

“I was really overtired. But things kept getting worse. I was forgetting to swallow, and my speech got weird. Then my legs started not responding to things—when I would walk, my legs would drag. That’s when I really got concerned.”

She was not left alone. The family was there to support her and encourage her.

Her story got the nation’s attention. Everyone was following her tragic story and prayed for her well-being.

Dana’s fate was so tragic. While pregnant, she had to go through difficult procedures in order to save her and her baby’s life. She indeed gave birth to a healthy and cute little baby.

Dana had several rounds of radiation but the symptoms were getting worse.

Instead of enjoying with the baby, she had to fight the memory loss, problems with her vision, pain, headache and chemotherapy.

“She was crying and once they put her on Dana’s chest, she stopped,” Scatton’s brother, Josiah Gundry said. “

The baby is doing really well … I told my boss about the birth, and he said, ‘One miracle down … one to go.’ ”

“When Dana was going in for the C-section, we were all anxious and stressing,” he said.

“And she was just calm. She told us, ‘Listen, it’s gonna be fine.’ I said to her, ‘I don’t know how you’re doing this.’

And she said to me, ‘I just try to trust in God.’”

Dana did not survive the battle. She passed away a week ago. Her family posted on Facebook the following:

“This morning shortly before 4 a.m., Dana left us to be with the lord” 

They also added:

“She inspired us all to be better than who we are and to keep God in our focus at every moment. She faced the greatest fear of all, death, and smiled back with a grin only God can instill. She fought harder than the toughest warriors known to man and did it with grace and valor.”

Her funeral was on Friday and it was streamed on the Internet.

”We may never have the rights to say to truly honor the amazing, smart, loving, caring, passionate, incredibly beautiful and free spirited mother, daughter, niece, cousin, friend and independent woman Dana was every day.”

After the funeral, the family announced:

“Thank you for the support you’ve given Dana over the last 16 months. Thank you for never giving up on her and her fight. Thank you to everyone who joined us tonight in person and online to celebrate Dana. We feel very blessed that Dana was loved and supported by so many, from all over the world”.

Shortly before her death, Dana said:

“It was such a wake-up call. Getting death thrown in your face … it’s so real. It really shows you what’s true. This world doesn’t matter, it’s temporary, you know? When I found out, I immediately let the world go. It’s like, that doesn’t matter anymore. We have to look at the eternal life. We all think we have so much time … honestly, I feel thankful that I have this time to wake up and realize what’s right. And I want everybody to see that. Even though others didn’t get the news that I did, I want them to wake up. I feel blessed that I have this time to make things right–others don’t get that time–death happens in the blink of an eye.”

May God give you peace and rest among the Angels. You suffered a lot in this world so may God reward you in the next one. 

Our prayers and support go to the Dana’s family. Such a tragic loss!!

Teens Groove To Music From The Past, Then Everything Changes

By
Monica Pop
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We may all speak different languages, but that of music is universal and everyone understands it. Nothing really has the power to unite people the way music does. Dancing to the rhythm gives you the feel of liberty and enjoyment, and some of the songs and melodies artists performed throughout the years became classics that never get out of style, even many years have passed by.

A group of high school performers gave their classmates a prom night to remember after they danced their way to the floor, leaving everyone in awe and great mood.

The show started with Ben E. King’s iconic song “Stand by Me” and switched to the all time classic “Let’s Twist Again” by Chubby Checker. Although some of the students weren’t even familiar with these evergreens, there is no doubt everyone just loved both the songs and their classmates’ dancing routine.

It’s not the first time for this type of routine to be performed, where dancing styles from various eras spanning the past 50 years are perfectly combined together. In fact, the person who came up with this “Evolution of Dance” is dancer Jason Laipply. When he first uploaded a video of himself dancing back in 2001, people went mad over the performance and it was quickly spread over the Internet like a wildfire.

Ever since the video saw the light of the day, hundreds of other artists were inspired to come up with their own versions of it.

The dancing of these young boys was entitled “New Evolution of Dance” and it turned their school’s prom night into a totally different and unique experience. It included hits from the 60’s, 70’s, and 80’s and it made literally everyone move along the addictive rhythm. The boys weren’t afraid to show off their talent and skills in front of their friends as it was obvious they practiced it long and hard enough to nail it.

All you see is a bunch of teenagers twirling, bouncing, and laughing, and it’s awesome to say the least.

We are so glad these boys’ peers weren’t the only ones to enjoy the show. It was spread all over social media and we can’t help but fall in love with the way they move around.

This is definitely something you don’t want to miss. Take a look at it in the video below and tell us if you are familiar with all the dancing styles they rocked.

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