Doctor intentionally diagnosed healthy people with cancer to make money

By
Nicole
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Cancer is a serious health problem that all people fight against. The disease is one of the leading causes of death for millions of people around the globe. Currently, millions of people are affected by the disease in its various forms.

According to the The World Health Organization (WHO), the cancer “ arises from the rapid creation of abnormal cells that grow beyond their usual boundaries. The change may be started by external agents and inherited genetic factors.”

They also add that,

“More than 60% of world’s total new annual cases occur in Africa, Asia, and Central and South America. These regions account for 70% of the world’s cancer deaths.”

This painful and fatal disease affects people of different age and different background. The treatment for cancer is also contributing to the person’s suffering and his/ her treatment is often agonizing and expensive.

According to the Cleveland Clinic:

“Chemotherapy and radiation destroy cancer cells. They also destroy normal cells in the process. These include cells of the protective lining of the mouth and the gastrointestinal tract. This can cause sores in the mouth and/or throat that are painful. The pain can be mild to severe.

The gastrointestinal tract can become irritated, which causes nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. These conditions are not permanent, and you might receive medicines to help relieve your symptoms. As your blood counts begin to recover after your infusion of stem cells, your mouth and throat will begin to heal, and nausea and vomiting will also improve.

Certain side effects can happen months or years after your transplant. They can be caused by radiation or chemotherapy, and some can be permanent, such as sterility. Secondary malignancies have been reported in some patients receiving radiation and certain types of chemotherapy. Ask your doctor for your specific risk. The risk varies depending on your age, menopausal status for women, previous history of radiation, type and doses of chemotherapy, type of transplant, and disease.”

We can’t imagine the pain these people go through. The cancer destroys the body, but the chemotherapy weakens the body even more. The loss of hair and weight also affect the person emotionally. Now, just imagine, as an addition to the pain and suffering, there is also the doctors’ mistakes!. Their bad decisions make the things even worse.

Dr. Farid Fata was a case just like that. He was an oncologist in Michigan, working in Detroit. This doctor made people suffer quite a lot.

He was arrested and accused of giving cancer medicine and treatment to people who did not even need them. He also did these treatments to people who didn’t have any signs of cancer.

According to U.S. Attorney Barbara McQuade:

“Dr. Fata did not care for patients; he exploited them as commodities. He over-treated, under-treated and outright lied to patients about whether they had cancer so that he could maximize his own profits.”

He was intentionally doing that, even though he knew chemotherapy is toxic. He “gave poison to these people not to keep them alive but to make money. “

Patients who spent money on treatments given by him managed to get some of the funds back. Chris Sneary was a patient fof his for 3 years and he says:

“I gave full and total trust to this man to get me and my family through this journey I was about to begin. Dr. Fata took full advantage of my trust in him, my fear of dying and, most of all, my top of the line health insurance.”

Another victim of cancer, Donald Crabtree, left a statement regarding his experience. By the time Fata was on a trial, Donald’s died and his wife read the statement in court:

“None of the tumors were helped – they increased in number, they increased in size… I believe Dr. Fata knowingly and purposely treated me for the wrong cancer and gave me the wrong chemotherapy.”

He was charged in 2015 and ordered to forfeit $17,600,000 by the U.S. District Court Judge Paul Borman.

He admitted it all. He said that he was giving cancer treatments and chemotherapy. Some 553 patients were victims of his ill-doing.

He also added:

“I have violated the Hippocratic oath and violated the trust of my patients. I do not know how I can heal the wound. I do not know how to express the sorrow and the shame. They came to me seeking compassion and care. I failed them. My sins are many.”

The federal prosecutors described him as “most egregious fraudster in the history of this country.”.

“This is the most egregious case of fraud and deception that I have seen in my career. Dr. Fata not only defrauded the government out of millions of dollars, but he lied to his patients about their health and intentionally put their lives at risk.

The victims vengeance was very symbolic. All victims came to the court at the last day of the trial. All of them wore yellow outfit. Their message was that yellow symbolizes the sun, and today is the last day he will see sun again. He got 45 years behind bars.

Chief Weber said:

In fact, because of his lies, some of those patients who he was entrusted to care for likely died as a result of his actions. This defendant ‎greedily cared more about his own financial well-being than the lives of his patients. This disgusting and diabolical scheme has hurt hundreds of patients and their families and stolen from them something that no punishment from the court can do to make them whole.”

After plenty of heartache Sandra Bullock seems to have finally found her soulmate, and her kids love him too

By
Nicole
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With millions of fans and extremely rich film career, Sandra Bullock is one of the most recognizable Hollywood stars. For a very long time period she has been starring in our favourite films. Her smile and charm are just amazing.

However, her private life has not been that perfect as her professional career. In several interviews in the past she has been talking about her privacy and love life.

Nevertheless, Bullock is not like those people who like to share details of her private life. She has never talked about details and she keeps her profile low. In her life, she has been in several love relationships, and all of them have not ended happily.

In 1996, she said:

“For a year I was by myself trying to date and I’m telling you dating was the worst experience I ever had,” she said. “I seem to have attracted everyone whose intentions were not the best. Just people who’s intentions were so not in tune morally with mine. They were nice people but they just weren’t suited for me and that’s hard because I seriously thought I’m never ever going to find anybody that will love me and just enjoy life.”

In 1992, Sandra Bullock has filmed Love Potion No. 9. Tate Donovan was starring in the film as well. This professional collaboration resulted with a love romance between these two Hollywood stars.  However, this romance lasted only two years  and they separated.

She never told us why they separated. Instead, she says:

“I adored Tate so much. It’s like they say, there’s one person in your life, and Tate and I are closer than any two people I’ve ever experienced in my life. There’s nobody that means more to me, and I know for a fact that I mean the most to him, in that certain way. I can’t explain why things worked out the way they did. We both know why it happened.”

One year after the separation with Donovan, Sandra Bullock met her first husband – Jesse James. Prior this marriage she was dating Matthew McConaughey and Ryan Gossling.

Sandra and Jesse were announced as ‘odd couple’. People said that they do not match, but she was always saying:

“No one knows what someone is like based on appearance.”

The love romance between Bullock and James lasted five years. Bullock has been devastated upon finding out that James has been cheating on her. That even shadowed her Oscar win that year.

As soon as she found out that James was cheating on her, she started the process of adopting her son Louis and filed for a divorce.

In 2010 the couple divorced. Sandra adopted Louis in April that year and she said “he’s just perfect, I can’t even describe him any other way.”

It took her five years to adopt her second child. She adopted her daughter Laila in 2015.

“When you adopt a child, there’s a placement period, and if something goes sideways, they have the right to take the child away. It’s a tenuous, strenuous six months,” she said.

With two kids and happy family, Bullock enjoyed the life. However, one photography session led Bullock into another romance. She met the photographer Bryan Randall in 2015.

Since then, Randall and Bullock have been in a happy relationship. They are very happy together. Bullock with the two kids and Randall with his daughter function perfectly.

Both of them say they are soulmates. Besides the love, what keeps them together is the perfect harmony in the family, especially the importance of the kids.

Sandra’s kids accepted the Randall’s son and they love him. Regarding this she says:

“He’s super kind. For the kids he’s sort of No. 1 and I’m No. 2,” she told InStyle.

“But I get it because he’s more fun and has better treats.”

We are all glad she finally found her love. Bullock deserves all the best in her life!

Desperate dad has gut feeling about missing teen son, hires helicopter for $800 and sees a car wreck

By
Nicole
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Parents are very protective when their children’s safety is concerned. The safety and well-being of the kids is priority number one for many parents.

Tony and Lee Lethbridge from Australia are like all other parents out there. Their worries about the safety of their son Samuel shook them like never before. One night Samuel did not show up home.

The 17-year old teenager did not come home one Saturday night. To make the things worse, he did not answer to any of his parents messages and phone calls.

This led to panic. The parents were frustrated by this situation and very worried about their son’s life. Many things came across their mind.

Very soon the parents reported Samuel missing. However, since the period from his disappearance was very short, the police told them to wait. But, parents can’t wait in such situations.

Therefore, the father began the search for his son. The first thing he did was calling Samuel’s friends. He was looking for any kind of information that may result with finding the son.

One of Samuel’s friends told Tony that Samuel was planning a trip to the nearby city in order to meet his girlfriend. He also added that Samuel was too tired that period.

This rang the bell. The panic and worries increased. Unpleasant thoughts took over Tony’s mind.

The story reached The Sydney Morning Herald. Tony told the papers:

”Everybody was saying he’s probably run away … but that’s just not Samuel.”

Tony’s hunch was that his son was involved into a car accident. The moment he learnt that Samuel was driving that local road, he remembered the car accident that happened in the past. The terrible accident that happened some years ago resulted with a death of the driver. He was found five days after the accident itself. This story even further panicked the father.

“That was in my head, so I just thought, ‘Bugger this, I’m not going to sit around and wait,’” he explained.

“With the way the bush is there, if a car goes in you’re not going to see it. The only way you’ll see it is from the air. And that’s what we did.”

Australia’s extremely hot weather and its wildlife made the search a race against the time. Tony said:

“I said to my wife, ‘I’m not going to wait any longer. I’m going to hire a helicopter and go looking for him.’”

The fastest means of transport that Tony could find in the search of Samuel was a helicopter. He rented a helicopter for $800.

The helicopter was rented from Skyline Aviation Group and paid directly by the desperate father.

Since Tony could not handle flying with the helicopter, Samuel’s uncle went along for the ride.

As soon as the helicopter took off, the pilot was instructed to fly around the area Tony has pointed out. It was the place where the past tragedy occurred.

It took them only 10 minutes to locate a wrecked car. The white car was in the exact location Tony has talked about. The location was close to Newcastle, Australia.

The car could not be seen from the highway because of the thick vegetation. However, from the sky, you could easily spot the wrecked white car.

The family recognized the car and they started climbing down to their son.

They found Samuel stuck in the car. He wasn’t able to move.

He was trapped in the car for some 30 hours, without water and food. He also had some serious injuries.

The authorities cut Samuel free and they pulled him out of the vehicle. Tony recalls:

“He spoke to me when I got down to the car. I grabbed him and I said: ‘Mate, dad’s got you’.”

As soon as he saw his father, Samuel said: “I’d love a drink”.

Samuel was transferred to the local hospital. He had broken arm and leg in addition to the back and leg injuries.

The family started a fund-rising website in order to cover Samuel’s recovery.

Really great job Tony! You saved Samuel’s life.

Indeed a great story! Tony showed to a all of us that we can make a change. With clear mind and dedication we can put our resources in helping not just our dearest, but all people out there. 

Father is arrested for ‘throwing daughter, six, down flight of steps because she argued with brother, three, over who should get to push shopping trolley’ at Ukrainian mall

By
Monica Pop
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The staff from a supermarket in Ukraine were shocked after they checked the CCTV footage and saw one man throwing his young daughter down the steps. This made them frustrated and mad, so they decided to share the video on Facebook hoping someone would recognize this cruel father. And that’s exactly what happened. Someone was able to identify the man as the 46-year old Artem, a father of four. 

Police have been alerted of this incident that took place in Ukraine’s northern Rivne area and are taking matters into their hands. 

It’s obvious from the footage how the man is angry at his six-year-old daughter, Anzhelika, and the reason he does the gruesome act is because she and her little brother got into a fight over the trolley. The father, however, denies pushing his daughter and claims how she fell all by herself, after she tried to release her arm from his grip.  

Apparently, that’s not what the footage shows.

The poor girl is totally shocked from what happened to her and is left laying on the floor as her father casually walks back inside the store.

The sad thing is that many people witnessed the incident, by no one approached Anzhelika who picked herself up and headed to the store, unsure whether she should enter or just stay and wait outside. Luckily, authorities reported that she didn’t suffer any serious injuries from the fall, except for some bruises. 

‘The video drew the attention of the police after being posted on Facebook. Thanks to the local residents the man was quickly identified.

‘The police visited the man’s family and his wife recognised him and their daughter in the video,’ the police spokeswoman Zoriana Melnyk reported.  

During questioning, Artem told the police the same story once again. He said how he got angry because the children were fighting inside the store, and he only tried to calm them down, but the girl accidentally fell down the stairs. ‘I just wanted to take her aside but when we were on the porch she pulled her arm out and fell.’

Currently, social services are closely monitoring the children and the family. As for Artem, he’s been charged with parental neglect. 

Alla Ilyina, the head of Child Protective Service, said: ‘The girl will be registered as a child who experienced abuse from her parent and her living conditions are going to be monitored by social service workers.

‘We will also work with the parents to correct their attitude to their duties.’

Anzhelika’s mother claims how her husband is a great father who experiences short breakdowns every now and then. 

She said: ‘His [Artem’s] wife was in hospital for a week and he had to deal with four little children on his own.

‘I do not say that he was right but I think he did it because of tiredness and exhaustion.

‘He is a good father but everybody can have a little nervous breakdown.’

Galyna Babik, a woman next door, said: ‘I have often seen him playing with his children. I could not believe he had done such a thing until I saw the video.’

Oleksy Dvoretsky, a local resident, said: ‘Nobody here could believe that a father is capable to do something like that to his own child. Everybody is shocked.’

The investigation is still on and we don’t know whether Artem would be found guilty for what he did, but the police says in case he is, his punishment would be a year of penal labor. 

Take a look at the chilling incident in the video below. 

UPS driver of 43 years retires after 6 million miles, says God is why he never had single accident

By
Nicole
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When you are young and dedicated to building a successful career you never think about the retirement. The common opinion is that it’s far away and we never give a second thought about it. But when we do retire, we know we have accomplished something useful and good in our lives.

This is how Jimmy Christopher Howard feels like. This resident of Atlanta has been recently retired. He ended his career with excellent score and he is proud to say that he was a good worker.

He has been driving for UPS 43 years. His fascinated career was marked by something that many of the other drivers can’t claim.

He has been driving the busy city streets since 1975. Imagine the stress and frustration of being stuck in the traffic jam. Bad feeling, right?

However, no matter the stress and the traffic jam, Jimmy ended his career with a perfect record. He has been driving the streets safely. He wasn’t involved in any accidents nor he endangered the safety of the other people.
Nevertheless, Jimmy is a modest man and doesn’t acknowledge his capabilities. For FOX 5 he says:

“A lot of luck, but I think God’s been with me most of the way. And great training from our management staff.”

This man drove some 6 million miles during his career. He started driving at the age of 22.

His usual rout was from Atlanta to Mississippi, which means he had to cover some 525 miles each day.

His retirement was saluted and congratulated by his co-workers as well. When he walked off the job, the truckers blasted the horns of the trucks. This salute was very touching for Jimmy. He was acknowledged for his career by the company and the staff.

On Jimmy’s Facebook post many people and co-workers congratulated Jimmy. Rokeia Gravely posted:

“The salute you get after 43 years of service and a perfect driving record at UPS!”

Another person wrote:

“Congratulations!! Enjoy your retirement!!”

One friend of his added:

“Congratulations may God bless you on your next journey and enjoy your retirement well deserved.”

His wife was very proud and happy for her husband. Her sincere post said:

“I am so very proud of you…” she wrote.

“I know it is a bitter sweet time… I know they are going to miss you…” she added. “There will never be another driver quite like you I am sure. Time to celebrate the next stage of your life. You have earned it!!! I love you with all my heart.”

Really incredible career. This an excellent example for all us. With drivers like Jimmy, the number of accidents will decrease significantly. Congrats Jimmy!

Energy drinks ‘eat away’ man’s tongue – now he’s warning everyone

By
Nicole
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Thousands of times you have heard about the side effects of excessive drinking of fizzy drinks, particularly energy drinks. The chemicals and the sugar they contain, according to the doctors, are in no way healthy for our bodies.

Even though we are aware of all of these warnings, we still drink them and enjoy them. The taste and the freshness they provide lure people to consume them on regular basis.

Dan Royals, a teacher, is just like all of us. He was aware of the possible side effects of the usage of such drinks, but he was drinking these energy drinks no matter what. However, the warnings turned out to be true. His tongue was heavily damaged by the drinks. The doctors point out that the energy drinks are the cause of such damage.

He posted his problem on Facebook. He uploaded a photo of the damaged tongue and wrote:

“Who drinks energy drinks? Addicted to them? May wanna think again.
Have a look at the 2nd pic ….. That’s what that shit does to your tongue, imagine what’s it like on your internals?

Up until recently when this started to occur I was drinking at least 5-6 a day (lack of energy teaching kids usually) and I brush daily, went to the doctor and boom! Found out it’s the chemicals in these drinks that are causing it… It literally eats away at your tongue.”

He also tells us that he is a smoker but smoking is not the reason for such damage. He adds:

“So be wary guys. Just to make it clear, I actually do care for my oral health but this is purely from these drinks… I do smoke but has nothing to do with the eating away of my tongue.”

Official warning

Dan is just of many who points out that too much consumption of energy drinks leads to some serious health issues. The World Health Organization is also talking about this issue. They told a British newspaper:

“A study in the US showed that dental cavities can result from the acidic pH and high-sugar content of products such as energy drinks.”


They also add:

“Another study showed that consumption of energy drinks can cause erosion and smear layer removal in the teeth, leading to cervical dentin hypersensitivity.”

These things should not be ignored. People should consider such warnings very seriously. Maybe momentarily we are not aware of the terrible side effects, but these cases like Dan’s give us clear picture of the possible outcome.

There are always substitutes for energy drinks or fizzy drinks, use the alternatives!

Little girl waves to passing train every day, 3 years later conductor sees sign in window

By
Monica Pop
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When was the last time you did something nice for a complete stranger? Now, if you think this question is silly and you believe you shouldn’t bother being there for someone you don’t even know, remember that doing good always repays. Being nice to people, including those random individuals you get to meet every day, may influence their life more than you can ever imagine. Plus, you never know who of those strangers is there to stay and become an important part of your life.

The story Briana Hefley Shepard posted on the Facebook page of Love What Matters speaks of the unusual friendship between a little girl named Rio and the train conductors who were eagerly waiting for this young lady to wave at them from her big window.

This is going to melt your heart. Make sure you read the story till the end.

“My family’s business moved into their new location about three years ago. It’s located right along the train tracks, which means we get a front row seat to all of the locomotive action. Rio lives for it.

It didn’t take long for the conductors to notice Rio waving to them and for them to return those waves. As time progressed, it became their ritual. They’d blow their whistles, she’d run to the window, they’d open their windows, and everyone would wave and smile ear to ear. I teared up almost every single time.”

“Then a few weeks ago, Rio started school.

Her transition to daily school hit me a little harder than I was expecting, but it hit me the hardest the first day the train came when she wasn’t there.

They blew their whistles, they opened their windows, but I was the only one standing there just crying and weakly waving. The next day I made a sign. I simply wrote ‘She started school.’ I heard the whistle, ran to the window, and held up my sign. That was three weeks ago.”

“Oh, Did I Cry.”

“This morning almost minutes after I walked into the shop, someone knocked on the door. It was a man in a bright yellow shirt with ear plugs hanging down. I assumed he was a construction worker coming to talk construction, because that’s what we do here. I was wrong. He was there to ask about the little girl with the blonde hair that waved to the trains.

He was one of the conductors and they’d all been wondering what had happened to her. Today they’d had a short train, so they stopped down the tracks, walked to our building, and knocked on our door. Oh, did I cry. They had seen my sign, but couldn’t make out what it said. They had assumed she’d started school, but had to make sure. He said that her waves had made their days. For three years they’d shared these moments.”

“They want to do something for her; they miss her. He asked if they could send her something, to which I said of course! They are going to send her a birthday present in a few weeks.

Witnessing their unconventional friendship over the past several years has been nothing short of magical. To know it impacted them just as much as it impacted us, fills me with love and hope. The visit today and their ongoing kindness to Rio has reaffirmed my faith in goodness and humanity. These are moments we’ll always remember.”

Keanu Reeves goes on epic road trip with strangers after plane emergency lands

By
Monica Pop
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Keanu Reeves is unlike any other Hollywood celebrity, that’s for sure. This genuine actor is known for his heart of gold and all those charity projects he funds. Where there is need of help, there is Keanu. This man is so humble that he opts for living a simple life, like that of the ordinary people. Traveling with private planes, driving fast cars, and dining at exclusive restaurants isn’t his thing.

Recently, he was among the passengers who were taking a flight to Burbank, L.A when the plane was forced to land in San Francisco. Although an emergency landing was in question, everything was fine, except for the fact that all those people were stuck in the wrong city. Bakersfield was around 100 miles from their destination and they were considering ways of getting there.

Keanu saved the day

Keanu took the time to make sure everyone was perfectly fine and took some pictures with the fans, after which he did the most amazing thing. He arranged for a minibus to get all these people from the place and get them to the nearest city. Some were worried for having to leave their luggage behind, but Keanu convinced them it will arrive safely to L.A.

And as everyone expected for the actor to continue his journey in a private car, he surprised the passengers and got into the minibus himself. Someone reported how he even came up with a playlist of a local band of country music to make their traveling more fun. Isn’t this man one-of-a-kind?

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Once they arrived in L.A, Keanu told his fellow passengers how it was his pleasure to meet them all. He then headed at Carl’s Jr burger joint. People were left overwhelmed by the experience. Well, it’s not everyday that you get to hang out with the Matrix guy.

We love you Keanu, you are our every day hero!

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