Doctors urge wife pull plug on husband, she kisses him instead.

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Nicole
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Scott and Michelle’s happy marriage was like every marriage out there. They were happy and enjoying life, doing their jobs and spending some quality times together. However, life prepared a shocking surprise for both of them, and for their lovely kids.

One day, Scott’s life turned into nightmare. While attending her classes, Michelle got a call that turned her life upside down. The news she got was devastating.

While Scott was staying home with their kids, he suffered a terrible severe stroke. That was maybe the worst piece of news Michelle got in her whole life.

Upon calling her wife, Michelle immediately called 911. About the horrible day, she recalls:

”He called me and he was slurring his words. He said he had an intense headache and that something was wrong.”

She remembers that day very well. The pain and the stress she felt cannot be described with words. She adds:

”When emergency medical crews loaded Scott into the ambulance, his blood pressure spiked, causing fluid in the lungs.”

The stroke threatened Scott’s life. All vital signs were in a terrible condition. His breathing was heavy, the blood pressure was high and he started losing his consciousness. His wife described all of that:

”It was just very, very bad. Sometimes it’s hard to talk about it.”

As soon as they reached the hospital, the medical team started working on Scott. Taking into account his bad health situation, the doctors suggested Michelle to call close relatives because he may not survive until the morning.

Additional reasons for such deadly outcome are his other health problems. Since his birth Scott had aneurysm. This, combined with the stroke, made the doctors believe his chances for surviving are minimum.

Michelle was devastated. Losing her loved one and the father of her kids was too much to bear. However, knowing her husband well, she secretly hoped that everything will be all right. Scott was a fighter and she believed her husband will win this battle as well.

The doctors were not on the same line with Michelle. They suggested her to let him go and say goodbye. They did not expect him to wake up after the surgery, especially not with that low level of oxygen.

Michelle did not do that. Instead of saying the last goodbye, she kissed Scott. Then, a miracle happened. Scott’s still body twitched and he kissed her back. That drastically restored her hopes.

This new situation encouraged Michelle to fight for her husband. She was trying to convince the medical staff that her husband will survive and there was no need to unplug the life support.

The miracle indeed happened. During the next weeks Scott recovered to that degree that he did not need the life support anymore. Soon afterwards, he woke up, feeling pain and helpless.
Michelle says:

“I covered his trach and he started talking to me. The first words were, ‘I love you,’ the second, ‘get me pain medication.’ Then, when the doctors asked him, ‘what are you playing?’ he said, ‘an instrument.’ The doctors started to believe in us.”

When the doctors learned about the new development and the unexpected conversation between them, they started believing in Scott’s fight. He spent 16 weeks in rehab.

Since Scott is a musician, music was the additional ‘medicament’ that helped him. The therapists and doctors very often used music and his instrument during the sessions. His strength and coordination was rapidly improving.

Scott returned home after the 16th week. Michelle described Scot’s mood as follows:

“He went in on a stretcher only moving his right hand, and he left walking with a walker with one hand in the air saying, ‘Rock on,’”

The caring wife provided support and help even home. Scott was never left alone and she gave everything she had just to normalise her husband again. Her spirit did not let her fail her husband, and apparently Scott never intended to leave his family.

For Scott and Michelle, the road to normal life was way too long. Nevertheless, she says with a smile:

“He’s playing guitar again. He plays the drums. It used to be he couldn’t swallow. He had a feeding tube for nine months, but now he can eat anything he wants.”

Luckily Michelle and Scott will continue living side by side, getting old and hopefully see their grandchildren running around their house.

High school junior saves the day when he steps up and sings the National Anthem at sporting event

By
Nicole
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People who are not accustomed to speaking or singing in public know how difficult it is. Amateur singers, actors and even motivational speakers are usually nervous and anxious just because of the close presence of the audience. Frankly speaking, that’s quite normal. Whenever you have to face up with a crowd you think about not doing a mistake or embarrassing yourself. However, Isaac Bryant does not quite agree with that.

The Division III District Wrestling Championship in Troy, Ohio for Isaac was suppose to be just a competition for showing of wrestling skills. The junior at Mechanicsburg High School has been preparing and training hard in order to be noticed on a sports level, but, he ended up being noticed by something totally different.

As he was trying to relax a bit before his match, the official announcer’s voice caught Isaac’s attention. The announcer informed the crowd that he was looking for a person who is willing to sing the National Anthem. Because the person that was supposed to sing the song hadn’t showed up, the organisers were left with no substitution for her. At that moment Isaac decided to save the day and step up. He sang the anthem and amazed the crowd.

Even after the competition closed, Isaac was still not aware of his actions and accomplishment. He explained:

“I was dazed and confused and I just thought they might just need somebody to do it.”

Luckily, everything was filmed by Mia Richardson’s camera. Isaac’s singing ended up on-line and in just a week his video was seen more than 550.000 times. Isaac’s performance during the competition was also noticed by the media. He and his parents even got interviewed by people like Steve Doocy or Brian Kilmeade. Isaac’s sensational action was even featured on Fox and Friends. This unexpected and spontaneous act gave him a fame-like status. However, according to Isaac, he would not be able to do it if it wasn’t for his friends support.

Fox and Friends, while they were interviewing Isaac, tried to find out more about Isaac’s singing skills. Regarding that, Isaac answered:

“I sing a lot. I guess that’s kind of a part of me. That’s what I do. I’m a little bit of a performer if you haven’t noticed.”

You can image his parents’ happiness. Their proud son was shown on national TV channels and featured in TV shows. As his mother says:

“ I was just so proud. We were used to the voice but I guess it was the heart he put into it. It brought tears to our eyes.”

His father does not hesitate saying good things about his son. He adds that he was not surprised seeing his son singing well since he knew his skills and abilities. Isaac has just confirmed that with his courage to sing for the nation.

That night marked Isaac as a brave young man. Reflecting his own feelings and views, Isaac thinks that TV shows and interviews are more stressful than the actual singing in a full arena. Hm, interesting. Do you think the same?

Take a look at Isaac’s performance below.

Hear the voice his family and friends are proud of with this video!

Parents tell son they can’t take care of a handicap, don’t realize their son lost limbs in the war

By
Monica Pop
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Acceptance of the others is what makes us humans. In the past, people who were a bit different were also treated as such. Nowadays, however, we are all more open-minded towards those who are not like us, and that’s a good thing having in mind this world belongs to everyone just equally.

If we are about to create harmony, we should embrace the differences, not being ashamed of them, as at the end of the day, it may turn out we are the ones who end up being ‘different’ and not fitting the society’s standards.

The following story is an eye-opener that will make you think about the ways you treat others.

A soldier was finally coming home after having fought in Korea. He called his parents from Los Angeles. “Mom and Dad, I’m coming home, but I’ve a favor to ask. I have a friend I’d like to bring home with me. “Sure,” they replied, “we’d love to meet him.”

“There’s something you should know,” the son continued, “he was hurt pretty badly in the fighting. He stepped on a land mind and lost an arm and a leg. He has nowhere else to go, and I want him to come live with us.”

“I’m sorry to hear that, son. Maybe we can help him find somewhere to live.”

“No, Mom and Dad, I want him to live with us.”

“Son,” said the father, “you don’t know what you’re asking. Someone with such a handicap would be a terrible burden on us. We have our own lives to live, and we can’t let something like this interfere with our lives. I think you should just come home and forget about this guy. He’ll find a way to live on his own.”

Hearing these words coming from his parents, the son ended up the conversation and didn’t call them back in the following days. One day, the phone rang and the parents though it was their son again, but it was the Los Angeles Police that informed them their son was dead. They believed he committed a suicide by jumping off a building.

When these desperate mother and father went to L.A to identify their son’s body, they were left in complete shock when they realized the handicapped person was their son himself. He lost his limbs back in Korea.

We assume the parents must have felt devastated knowing they rejected their own son only because he was now different. The thing is that many of us are likely to act the same way these parents did. But I do hope this story will serve as a lesson that we should all be more open towards other people.

Captain Catches Rare and Breathtaking Event While Flying His Drone Over the Ocean

By
Nicole
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The oceans and the seas still remain mysterious places for researchers and people who love marine life. Deep sea hides creatures that look alien and in many cases creepy. We have rare opportunity to see what really happens in the seas and how the animals spend their days in their habitat.

Captian Dave Anderson gives us an opportunity to see how the aquatic animals enjoy their life. We are not going to see deep sea weirdly shaped animals, but very lovely and well-known mammals. Anderson uses his drone to show us the beauty of our seas.

Anderson uses his GoPro camera to film the sea from above. The footage begins in Dana Point in California and at the beginning it’s a normal sea view. Calm sea, small waves and few boats. However, very soon the camera captures a pod of dolphins. The dolphins slowly rise from the water and they peacefully move through the sea. The view is so adorable!

Dolphins are not the only animals captured on the camera. The GoPro camera is filming the waters around Maui, Hawaii. The footage the camera shot in this region is marvellous. Here, we can see a mama whale and her baby calf. Both of them are playing peacefully, while swimming side by side. The humpback whales’ social interaction is once again caught on camera. While the mother whale and the baby calf are having great time together, another whale is watching over nearby. What a sight!

Watch the video and enjoy!

Jamie Foxx nails impressions with Jimmy Fallon

By
Nicole
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Jimmy Fallon again blew our minds with his extremely amusing “The Tonight Show”. Just by watching him and his comical acts, the laughter is guaranteed. Adding to all of that another funny man, you get a mind blowing comedy show.

Who doesn’t laugh and enjoy with Jamie Foxx talented acts? I bet no one. This time the forces are joined, Jimmy’s prepared games and tasks and Jamie’s multi-talent abilities amused the crowed like never before. Once again we could see that Jamie is not only a great actor, but very good singer as well!

Jimmy’s famous ‘Wheel of Musical Impressions’ has never been more entertaining. He didn’t have to say twice to Jamie to step up and take the microphone in his hands. And man, he sings! Starting with Mick Jagger’s song, Jamie nailed all songs planned for the game. Loads of laughter, positive energy and jokes fill up the studio. For sure, Jimmy has to expend the list for the next time when Jamie is a guest in the show.

However, the real final spin is the later part of the Jamie’s performance. He impersonates a female. Nothing more humorous than that. Jamie made sure your smile is on your face. Both comedians did a great job! Their plan is working, we cannot stop watching and laughing at their extremely funny performances.

When a police officer overheard a guy treating his date terribly, an epic dialogue took place

By
Nicole
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‘ThrowAwayForPancakes’ is the Reddit nickname of a guy who posted a very uncommon story on-line. His dinner at the restaurant turned out to be very eventful. While he was enjoying his meal, he overheard a conversation between a nicely mannered young woman and a complete douchebag of a guy, who by the way must have been on a date. Since the conversation was heading to the worst, ‘ThrowAwayForPancakes’ planned to step up and settle the things down. As soon as he got up from the chair, an older man stopped him and everything went in a completely different way.

Let’s take a look at this event more closely.

People think he was acting like a hero:

Furious dad snaps picture after seeing another shopper’s groceries

By
Nicole
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Being a single unattached  person means that you have to work and earn just to satisfy your own needs and luxuries. When you get married and when you have your own family, then the things change quite a bit.

You have to work very hard and earn enough money to satisfy everyone’s basic needs. However, we have witnessed cases where some people do not do that and they are actually misusing the system just like that they claim their bread and butter.

The US soldier Patrick Gibson, a father of two kids, witnessed a situation similar to that one. He got so frustrated that he had to share this event on his Facebook page.

One day, on the way home, Patrick stopped at the local Walmart. This normal and usual daily routine was supposed to be nothing special. After he got the basic products that he needed, such as few food items and diaper, he stood in line in order to pay. But, he saw something quite unexpected.

The couple that stood in front of Patrick looked like a normal married couple that earn quite a lot. This notion was triggered by the fact that the couple had two full carts, and two full carts nowadays cost a lot. This would have gone unnoticed if it wasn’t for the thing the couple paid with. Patrick got angry and took some photos of this couple’s carts.

Once Patrick got home, he could do only one thing – post on Facebook about his story. Patrick posted two pictures, one of his cart and one of the couple’s cart.

About his own cart he wrote:

“The picture you see on the left is the amount of groceries including diapers that I was able to afford this pay period for my family.”

About the other picture, he adds:

”The picture on the right is of the purchase in front of me in line. If you can’t tell in the picture there are 2 full buggies of groceries including such items like steak and some other very nice choices of food.”

However, according to Patrick, the problem is not in the carts, but something else is very problematic. Patrick paid for his little amount in cash, money that he has earned by working long hours in the Army. On the other side, the couple paid all those groceries with food stamps. However, that was not the only thing.

The couple also used EBT card in order to pay for the $800 bill. The impression you would normally get is that both of them are physically or mentally disabled so they use some state’s benefits. But, that was not the case. They were totally fine and physically fit.

The last drop that spilled the cup is the couple’s private vehicle. Believe it or not, the EBT card and food stamps owners drove brand new Hyundai Genesis. The car costs up to $20.000. That fact finally frustrated Patrick.
Patrick also adds:

“I just thought I would take the time to tell this person/family that you are very welcome from all of us hard working/struggling to buy food Americans that have to foot the bill for your fancy steak feast while I skip breakfast and lunch every day (so) that way my wife and children have food to eat every day because $50-$75 dollars doesn’t go very far. So, you enjoy your $800 free grocery purchase.”

Patrick’s post reached many people out there. Large number of the people who saw the post agreed with Patrick and expressed their support. One of them wrote:

“I agree with you Patrick 100%. There are a lot that really need it, but as you said, there are a lot that abuse the system and a lot like yourself that need them and can’t get them, especially you and your family.”

However, not everyone agreed with Patrick. Many stated that he is judging people without even knowing them for real. One comment stated:

“Do you really know their backstory? Don’t be quick to judge someone because you’re angry. How do you know if that person works and their spouse doesn’t work because of problems? That all the money in their pocket is to pay their bills that the new car was a gift? How do you know that’s not the case?”

To this, Patrick responded like this:

“Let’s just call it what it is. We can all sit around and believe in sunshine and rainbows saying the old don’t judge a book by its cover crap, but the reality of it is that so so so many people are abusing the system that was put in place for struggling families. If we can’t even acknowledge that there is a problem, then how can it ever be corrected. And a brand new car as a gift? Really? If they have friends or family with money like that, then its a shame they still need $800 a month in food stamps.”

What do you think? Do you agree with Patrick? Would you also be frustrated and angry like Patrick? How would you react? 

Mom’s “review” of baby with Down syndrome has gone viral

By
Monica Pop
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As societies are slowly but surely changing concerning the way they see and treat those who are a bit different, the question of whether Down Syndrome is still a social stigma rises. According to new parents of children with Down Syndrome, things do look brighter regarding the full acceptance of these young individuals as valuable members of the community.

Sadly, there are still those moms and dads who are said “I am sorry” by random people when they hear of their special kids. But why should they be sorry? Children with Down Syndrome are likely to enjoy all the benefits other people do.

The stares are still present, but as time goes by we witness greater inclusion and acceptance for people with Down’s, and that’s something that let’s a few rays of hope shine through the life’s dark clouds and assures us that things can be done the right way.

Jessica Egan and her husband were over the moon with the news of becoming parents. However, 11 weeks into the pregnancy, doctors informed them the girl had Down Syndrome.

“When we decided to have a baby, of course, we hoped that it would happen right away,” Jessica said.

“When it didn’t, we found that it was easier to bear because there are so many resources available for people who are struggling to get pregnant. I joined a local infertility support group and made a lot of great friendships with other ladies going through the same thing. When our first round of IVF failed it was disappointing, but we decided not to get discouraged and to keep trying. It was from our second attempt at IVF that our daughter was born.”

“We found out when I was 11 weeks pregnant that our unborn baby had been diagnosed with Down syndrome. At first, we were devastated but it was because we didn’t have any experience with Down syndrome and it was something we were not expecting at all. We grieved very deeply for about three days and then my husband and I decided that we wanted to educate ourselves so that we could be happy and look forward to the birth of our baby.”

What they needed to do was learn about this condition as much as possible so they could prepare for becoming the most supportive parents to the sweet little lady they were about to welcome in their life.

Jessica explained: “Education was the biggest factor in changing our feelings about Down syndrome. We realized that we simply didn’t understand this diagnosis because we didn’t know anyone with Down syndrome. It is natural to fear things that we don’t know or understand, so we reached out to people in our community that had children with Down syndrome and we made some great connections.”

“We began to see that this truly was nothing to be afraid of and that instead, we were lucky for being chosen to have such a special and unique daughter.”

Two months after the loveliest bundle of joy came to this world, Jessica felt like she should share her happiness and her feelings with her family and friends. Her Facebook post, however, took the Internet by storm and was seen by a great number of people.

“When I placed my order I said, ‘Regular amount of chromosomes, please!’ That’s what everyone else got and what I wanted too. They called me shortly after my order was in production and said ‘Great news, we went ahead and upgraded you to extra chromosomes for free! You’ll receive the extra chromosomes with your completed order in 9 months.’ What?! I was mad!

“All the other orders I had seen displayed via perfect Instagram posts did NOT have extra chromosomes. Well, I decided that receiving my order with extra chromosomes was better than not receiving an order at all, so I settled in to wait for this surprise upgrade to arrive. I have now had my order for two months and am writing this review to let others know the upgrade to extra chromosomes is amazing!! If offered, definitely take it! I posted some photos below of the finished product and you can see the extra chromosome is so worth it – it is extra cute, extra special, and extra-ordinary! So much extra joy. Would purchase again for sure.”

Everyone was praising these new parents for their vibrant spirit and how they accepted that extra chromosome as a gift, because not everyone gets to receive it.

“The feedback has been so full of positivity, love, and acceptance that it is overwhelming. I have heard from multiple people who also recently have had a baby with Down Syndrome but are still coming to terms with it and have been in a very dark place. Hearing that my post touched them so completely and helped heal them is humbling, and truly something I will honor for the rest of my life.”

She continued: “When you receive a diagnosis of Down syndrome it is scary simply because it is not what you expected. It is important to let yourself grieve and then realize that this is not bad, it is just different. But all children are different, and there are no guarantees that any child you have won’t suffer from some sort of illness or differences.”

“Children with Down syndrome are more like other children than they are different, and it is important not to spend too much time grieving because in the end, you will be so in love with your child!”

The post:

I hope this mom’s post will make more people open-minded when it comes to even greater Down Syndrome acceptance. We should all know how they are all unique individuals with their own features, their own likes and dislikes, strengths and weaknesses. Down Syndrome is just a small part of their individuality.

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