There is really nothing as mesmerizing to watch as people performing Irish dance routines. This traditional dancing takes a lot of talent and skills not many can claim. Irish people consider this dancing style that demonstrates breathtaking footwork and balance a huge part of their heritage. If you’ve seen dancers performing this style, you were probably enchanted by those moves of high-kicking, stomping, rigid stances, and twirls.
The video below shows how no one can stay indifferent when the famous music that follows this routine is on. The lively rhythm is so contagious that this adorable little girl decided to join in and show this woman who is dancing on the streets of Galway, Ireland, how skillful she is.
Passersby are gathering around this adorable dancing duo and enjoy the sight. Isn’t this sweet little girl an Irish dancer in the making?
Take a look at her in the video below. You are going to love this!
Cancer is one of the most widespread diseases that can affect anyone, despite gender or age. The diagnosis is devastating, and the battle is long and hard, and takes lots of courage and optimism.
Scientists from across the globe do everything in their power to find a cure, and until that day is here, we can only be supportive and pray for those who are undergoing the ordeal.
When a person is diagnosed, it affects everyone around. But what happens when a child is in question? It makes the parents’ world crush, but they have to be strong and overcome those feelings of shock, guilt, anxiety, and sadness, and be there for their little ones. Just as little McKenna Shea Xydias’ mom and dad are.
This sweet two-year-old toddler experienced some belly swelling some time ago and it alarmed her parents Megan and Michael. The doctors, however, put them at ease saying it’s just a result of constipation.
Soon after this doctor’s visit, McKenna’s teacher called her parents telling them how the girl isn’t feeling good, having a fever of 103F and a swollen abdomen.
She was again rushed to the hospital where they got the same answer as the first time, a constipation. This time, both Megan and Michael knew there was something more serious going on so they decided to do further examination in another hospital.
McKenna was brought to Scottish Rite Hospital in Atlanta where they were told the shocking news of the little girl having a malignant tumor growing on her ovaries. This particular type of cancer turned to be one of the rarest. Luckily, thanks to these devoted parents, it was diagnosed just in time to take action.
The girl had to undergo a surgery that thankfully went pretty well.
She is currently staying at the hospital where she is expected to recover completely after the chemotherapy sessions she has to receive. Her family is sharing McKenna’s story because they want to raise awareness of this rare condition.
This brave little lady never lost her smile and is an example of how we should never give up fighting. Please pray for her!
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.
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!
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.
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!
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.
‘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.
