When it first aired back in 1982, the story of two radical parents who found themselves raising their four children in Reagan-American era became a huge hit almost overnight. Until this very day, the series Family Ties is considered an American classic.
Living as hippies during their youth, Steven and Elyse Keaton now have children who turned out just the opposite. Their eldest child, Alex, is into politics and a Reagan devotee, daughter Mallory is crazy about fashion, and Jennifer is into studying.
The series helped launch the careers of actors Michael J. Fox and Justine Batemen, among the rest, turning them into superstars.
One of the actors, however, revealed he wasn’t fond of the character he played in the series. Scott Valentine, who played Nick, the boyfriend of Bateman’s character Mallory, had his big breakthrough with Family Ties, but he ‘felt bad’ landing the role. The series gathered the attention of a huge number of fans, but as it turns out, Valentine himself wasn’t one of them.
Nick was portrayed as an off-beat young man with a huge heart but not the smartest.
Although it was initially planned for Nick to appear in a single episode, he stole the hearts of the fans and ended up being part of 45 episodes instead, playing ”the date that wouldn’t” leave.
The actor’s success as Nick Moore led to a spin-off series, The Art of Being Nick, which aired on NBC as a special on August 27, 1987. Sadly, the series never took off.
Despite the fame he reached with the show, Valentine confessed he hated the fact that Nick was portrayed as dumb.
”It was a big plus in terms of getting exposure. But very detrimental in people thinking that I was the monosyllabic idiot that I portrayed,” he told Santa Maria Times in 1992.
“It was a lot of fun, but literally there were times where I only had to utter two guttural utterances in a show and they paid me a bundle of cash for it,” he explained. “I felt bad at times.”
Today, Valentine doesn’t work as an actor but manages a hedge fund near his hometown of Saratoga Springs. Although the character he portrayed has been considered fan-favorite, the actor doesn’t look back on Nick with quite as much fondness.
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Being born into royalty is a privilege. The members of these families live lavishly and enjoy all the luxuries there are, from being filthy rich, to having servants and enjoying huge popularity.
The British royals are one of the most famous families in the entire world. Their lives have been the subject of countless of magazine articles, especially in recent years when the wide pubic is closely following how the situation regarding William and Harry’s relationship will unfold.
Speaking of William, it’s safe to say that he would undoubtedly be a great King of the nation one day. His commitment to his people and the tradition are immense.
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With the passing of his beloved grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, and his father acceding to the throne, William was given a new title and he and his beloved wife are now known as the Prince and Princess of Wales.
The royals always tend to maintain the veneer of perfection, but the media tends to track down any imperfection and reveal any secret the members of the Firm try to sweep under the carpet.
Of course, at times, accidents that are too big to be kept under wrap happen, such as the one Prince William was involved in back in the day.
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When he was still very young, William suffered an injury involving a golf club which resulted in a fractured skull.
The incident took place at William’s Wokingham school in 1991, and saw the future king hit in the head by a golf club while playing with friends, as per Hello Magazine.
He was operated on at Great Ormond Street Hospital in London, where he stayed over night after a surgery which lasted around 70 minutes. He was accompanied by his mother, late princess Diana, and his brother Harry was his first visitor the following day.
Charles wasn’t with William during the operation as he was attending opera but was in close touch with the doctors, the magazine reports.
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Luckily, Prince William recovered quickly but he still remembers the incident.
“I got hit by a golf club when I was playing golf with a friend of mine,” he was reported to have said.
“We were on a putting green and the next thing you know there was a seven-iron and it came out of nowhere and it hit me in the head.”
Speaking of the scar from the injury and the operation that followed, William said, “It glows sometimes and some people notice it – other times they don’t notice it at all.”
He refers to it as to ‘his Harry Potter’ scar.
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Allergies occur when the immune system reacts to a foreign substance such as pollen, bee venom or a food that doesn’t cause a reaction in most individuals.
If you thought humans are the only creatures who experience allergies, you can’t be more wrong. Animals do suffer from allergies too.
Dogs, for example, can be allergic to fleas, certain food, and environmental allergens.
According to the American Kennel Club, food allergies at dogs aren’t common but they do exist. The symptoms range from skin conditions such as hives, facial swelling, and itchiness to gastrointestinal signs such as vomiting and/or diarrhea. Sometimes, they occur as a combination of both.
A dog owner was shocked to see her four-legged pal’s face extremely swollen one day. She wasn’t certain what was going on, and the first thought that came to mind was that the naughty boy got stung by bees.
Just in case, she took him to the vet’s and was surprised to learn that her dog was in fact allergic to the food she recently purchased for him.
The vet administered medications in order to open the airways and bring down the swelling. Luckily, the dog was fine.
The owner now issues a warning to other people out there to be aware of dog allergies.
If you spot any of the symptoms mentioned above, rush your dog to the hospital right away.
Martha, who is the first female self-made billionaire, has tried herself in different careers before becoming a well-known TV personality, and she was very successful in each of them.
As a teenager, she signed with Ford Models and was featured in shows, magazines, and commercials. According to her, she was “the all American girl.”
Later, she attended Barnard College and pursued a career as a stockbroker at an all-male firm.
“I lasted in that business for about eight years, working in a firm of all men. Only one woman owned a seat on the New York Stock Exchange at that time. I’m not intimidated by men; I never was,” Martha Stewart told People. “But men actually welcomed me to their offices. We wore hot pants to work. I still have my pale, peachy-pink ones and my chocolate-brown ones. I wore them with either high heels, bare legs, or tights. Elegant but also crazy. Like, how can you go to work in short-shorts? But I didn’t think twice about it. I was totally respected.”
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Eventually, after years of working as a stockbroker, Martha felt she should spend more time with her family; her now ex-husband Andrew Steward and her only child, daughter Alexis.
While Alexis attended school in Westport, Connecticut, Martha came up with the idea of starting an at-home catering business. A decade later, she launched her company Martha Stewart Inc. which turned into a million dollar business.
In 1990, she and her husband divorced, and she had a hard time accepting the fact she and Andrew were no longer together.
“Getting divorced was a terrible thing for me because we were the first to divorce in my family,” she told the Daily Mail. “And that we haven’t spoken since the divorce is even more painful.”
In December 2001, things took a turn for the worse for Stewart. She decided to sell 4,000 shares of ImClone Systems, a biomedical firm owned by her family friend Samuel Waksal. Her decision was made only a day before information about ImClone came out publicly which made stock prices plummet. Her timely decision to sell stocks sparked rumors that this move was due to insider trading.
Due to the speculation, in 2003 she stepped down as the CEO of her company so she could focus on absolving herself from the accusations and to save her brand from her tainted image.
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She was sentenced to five months in prison and five months under house arrest in 2004. After her sentence, she was only given an editorial role at her company.
Later on when she was finally allowed to leave her home, she restarted her television career, and obtained a more active role in her company till she eventually became chairman again in 2012.
Besides being active on the screen, Stewart often shares photos of herself on the social media, and some of them, especially the most recent ones, are inappropriate for someone her age according to her fans.
During an appearance on The Drew Barrymore Show, the host asked Stewart, who was quite candid about her social media activities, where she gained the confidence to pose only with an apron on, to which the cookbook writer said, “I practiced the day before to see if I looked OK…and I looked good, so.”
Plenty of her photos show her wearing just her robe and pouting at the camera, which causes quite a stir.
“I think I look fine and I’m in good shape. I’m healthy, I’m vibrant, I’m energetic and I’m still the curious person I’ve always been. [Posing in only an apron] didn’t faze me one iota,” the media mogul said of the comments people make about her.
“I walk around in a bathing suit, so if I can walk around in a bathing suit or a strapless dress and feel good, I can walk around in an apron.”
Earlier this year, Stewart discussed her health. “I do take very, very good care of myself. I have my regular checkups; they’re on the calendar at least six months in advance, I eat extremely well. I’m not a vegetarian, but I do eat a lot of good fish and very little meat. I eat fantastic vegetables that I grow myself, and delicious eggs right out of my chicken coop. I live on a farm, which I think is one of the healthiest lifestyles there is because when I get up in the morning, I can go outside and breathe fresh air.”
Stewart added, “I can plant some flowers or pick some vegetables and make a green juice that is utterly delicious, which really helps with the maintenance of good skin, good hair and strong bones.”
At 81, Martha Stewart defies age and looks as fabulous as ever.
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Life can be unfair sometimes, but as time passes by, we realize that things do get better and we learn to live with everything that comes along the way.
The story of 7-year-old Deyvion from Missouri is both extremely sad and happy at the same time. When he was still a baby, this brave young boy suffered horrific injuries after a fire started in the apartment where he was sleeping.
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Sadly, he spent a very long time at a special burns unit where doctors struggled to save his life. The worst of all was that Deyvion had to go through the ordeal all by himself, with no one of his loved ones by his side. All he had was the doctors who were determined to give him a second chance.
After 2,545 days on his own, Deyvion finally became a part of a family that he could call his own. A single mom of two named Beth Plunkett fostered him for two years before she finally adopted him just recently.
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Sweet Deyvion loves his mom and his siblings so very much and is very happy around them.
Speaking of how special he is to her, his mom Beth told WGN9News: “I thought he was a beautiful little boy, and I fell in love with him very quickly. I feel everybody says, ‘Oh, he’s so lucky to have you and what you’re doing,’ but I’m, I’m just as equally lucky to have him.”
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The day when Deyvion became Beth’s legal son was a very special one because he got to share his joy with the firefighters from the South Metro Fire Department in Raymore who saved his life back in 2013. They even gave him a special jacket and a hat made just for him and drove him and his mom to the court in one of their firetrucks.
“I want him to be, most importantly, just happy,” Beth said. “And I want him to always feel loved and to just … to have goals and like, reach them and just do amazing, amazing things. And I know, I know he will … God definitely has an awesome plan for him.”
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We are very happy for Deyvion and his new life. He truly is a brave young man.
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The Busbys are one of our most beloved American families. We wait for each new episode of their show OutDaughtered to air in anticipation because we can never have enough of the busy, but fun life of this family of eight.
Currently, the show seems to be on hiatus, but we truly hope new episodes will be shot in the months to come.
Adam and Danielle are the parents of six daughters, five of which are the only all-girl quintuplets in the U.S. Being around so many girls has to be a bit difficult for the only guy in the family who always makes sure to make his girls’ days enjoyable.
However, no matter how hard it is to fulfill the needs and the wishes of their daughters, the members of this family are never bored. They won’t stay still but are always looking for new adventures.
Believe it or not, the quintuplets, Ava Lane, Olivia Marie, Hazel Grace, Riley Paige, and Parker Kate, are now six years old and they look as adorable as ever.
Not only we watch these famous TV personalities on screen, but their mom Danielle makes sure she keeps fans updated by posting plenty of photos on the social media.
When they celebrated their sixth birthday, the girls all had different cakes based on their references which speaks of their different personalities.
They always enjoy their 10-year-old sister’s company. Although she’s still young herself, she is a huge support to her five younger sisters and real salvation for her parents when they need a helping hand.
What a beautiful family.
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Being a woman in a male-dominated profession was pretty hard back in the day. Nowadays, things are changed, but it took us quite some time to get where we are today.
Judy Sheindlin, or as most of you know her as “Judge Judy,” was never afraid to pursue a career as a lawyer. In fact, she always knew she would become one, although people believed she didn’t belong in the profession. When she graduated from the American University in Washington DC 1963, she was the only woman in her class of 126 students.
She first worked as a lawyer before becoming a judge.
One day in 1966, she welcomed 60 Minutes inside her court room and that was the start of one of the best TV shows there are, “Judge Judy.” It was on air for over 25 years. The show was canceled in 2020.
The audience fell for Judge Judy’s no-nonsense, wisecracking approach from day one, and her show grew in popularity with each episode.
During one of her live performances, Judge Judy experienced a mini-stroke.
In an interview with Good Morning America, Judy reportedly claimed, “The folks that watched me for 15 years sensed something was wrong, and without asking – which was probably a very good thing, because I would have said, ‘Don’t go there’ – they called EMS.”
She could be noticed asking questions in a very slow motion, which was a sign something wasn’t right, so the producers called 911.
“I could have had a transient ischemia stroke, but the symptoms went away quickly,” she said.
Today, 80-year-old Judy Sheindlin is running a new show and is in good health.
Despite her age, she doesn’t plan to slow down. “I’m not tired. Tennis or golf are not my sports. I have no desire and no intention to learn how to play mahjong, checkers, or chess,” she said.
“I am aware of the things I like to do. Why would I want to try to learn something new at this stage in my life when I already know what I like?”
Judy and her husband Jerry Sheindlin once divorced, but their love for one another was so strong that they toed the knot once again and have never left each other’s side ever since.
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Animals never forget, and this doesn’t only apply on elephants but to every creature out there who has ever experienced love and a human touch.
A lioness named Kiara, after the character from Lion King, was rescued as a cub. The man who saved her, Alfonso, took care of her for some time until she needed to transferred to a sanctuary with other animals.
Years passed by and Kiara was again transferred to a new home, this time in New Mexico.
Little did she know that someone special was waiting for her there.
Alfonso was looking forward to the reunion with Kiara, but he wasn’t sure what to expect. However, Kiara’s reaction knocked him to the ground, literally. Realizing the man standing right in front of her eyes is the man who gave her a new lease on life when she was still just a baby made Kiara jump all over him in excitement.
Her reaction is something you definitely don’t want to miss.
Take a look at it in the video below.
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Alicia Silverstone, the Clueless star, has been causing quite a stir on the social media because of her parenting style.
Best know for the coming-of-age teen comedy Clueless, Alicia, who was born in 1976 in San Francisco, California, has earned herself a multi-million dollar deal with Columbia Pictures after landing the role of Cher Horowitz.
According to the actress herself, she dreamed of being part of the Hollywood glam even as a child. ”I just knew I always wanted to do it – I didn’t mean movies necessarily. I didn’t even watch movies when I was little, I just wanted to be the word ’actress’, whatever that meant, I think,” she said in 1995.
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However, being a teenage star did come with a price. Recalling the time she shot The Crush, which brought her two awards at the 1994 MTV Movie Awards, Alicia revealed she struggled on a personal level.
”Yes, I went to Canada by myself to do the film when I was 15, and I turned 16 on set. I was like, ‘I can do anything.’ But in my heart of hearts, I was lonely. So I trusted everyone, which was a mistake I learned from,” she told Interview Magazine in 2013.
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Besides making a name for herself in the film industry, Alicia became a household name thanks to her appearances in music videos, which were a huge thing back in the day when they first gained popularity.
”In the Aerosmith videos, when Marty [Callner], the director, and I talked about doing Crazy, the one with Liv Tyler, we plotted it out together. Right away I said: “I’m not going to strip. I’ll be the man,” Alica told The Guardian.
It was in the Aerosmith video that filmmaker Amy Heckerling spotted Alicia and wanted her in Clueless.
The language used in the movie, the slang and the jargon, as well as the outfits which were original and style-changing, triggered a new trend followed by a huge number of teenagers. Clueless is still considered a classic.
Alicia starred in Batman & Robin, which “definitely wasn’t [her] favourite film-making experience,” and took part in other movies over the years.
In the 2000s, Alicia stepped down from the limelight. “I stopped loving acting for a very long time,” she told The Guardian.
In 2005, she married rock musician Christopher Jarecki with whom she had son Bear Blu Jarecki.
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Recently, the actress, who is a vegan and promotes that kind of life, revealed that she still sleeps with her son, who is now 11 years old.
On The Ellen Fisher Podcast, Alicia said, “Bear and I still sleep together. If you were in any kind of wild setting where there are animals if you put your baby over there, your baby is going to get eaten, so it’s not ideal for your baby to be over there.”
Ellen responded that she felt the same when she also decided to co-sleep, saying ‘“Well, if I were sleeping outside in a tent, I wouldn’t put him in a separate tent.”
“I’m a loving mama. I believe in love, I believe in nature, and our society is scared of nature and love,” Alicia added, saying she doesn’t care what people think of her decision.
This isn’t the first time Alicia to cause a stir when it comes to her parenting choices. Back in the day, when Bear was still very young, she posted a photo which showed the boy eating food he took from her mouth.
“He literally crawls across the room to attack my mouth if I’m eating,” she wrote.
In 2011, the actress released her New York Times best-selling cookbook The Kind Diet in which she “shares the insights that encouraged her to swear off meat and dairy forever, and outlines the spectacular benefits of adopting a plant-based diet.”
In recent years, Alicia returned to acting picking small but meaningful roles. 2020 was the year she starred in the comedy thriller Bad Therapy and the movie she exclusively produced, Sister of the Groom.
Speaking to The Guardian, she said, “I think I do really love acting still. I mean…I know I do! I hope to be doing theatre until I’m dead.”
At 46, Alicia Silverstone looks as stunningly beautiful as ever.
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Phoebe Cates shot one of the most famous bikini scenes there are. Posing topless by the pool in 1982’s Fast Times at Ridgemont High made Cates an icon many fell for. Rolling Stone magazine depicted it as ”the most memorable bikini-drop in cinema history.”
Born into a family of actors and directors, acting seemed to run in Cates’ blood.
As a teenager, she was into dancing and even received scholarship to the School of American ballet but was forced to quit at 14 due to a knee injury.
At the time, she replaced her love for dancing with that for modeling. Cates became a teen sensation after she appeared in many teen-oriented magazines. Among the rest, she was featured on the cover of Seventeen magazine four times. Over time, however, she felt like she had it enough and turned to film instead.
”It was just the same thing, over and over. After a while, I did it solely for the money,” she said of her modeling career.
One night, at a party at the famous New York’s Studio 54, Cates met her film agent and then she trained with Robert Ravan, founder of The Actors’ Circle in New York.
”I just knew that I didn’t want to go to college. And that it would be a great way getting out of college if I could get a couple of movies or something. Seriously. It’s true,” she told The Daily Item in 1985.
Cates had her acting debut in 1982 as Sarah in Paradise, and other films, including Experienced and Fast Times at Ridgemont High, followed.
”In this business, if a girl wants a career, she has to be willing to strip. If you’ve got a good body, then why not show it?,” she said of the iconic scene.
Fast Times at Ridgemont High featured famous names in the making at the time it was released, including that of Sean Penn, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Eric Stoltz, and Forest Whitaker.
“Well, it was a funny thing because we were all so young when we made it. And then it came out and it was this big hit, you know, where you’d go to the theater and people would say the lines with it, and people had obviously seen the movie over and over again,” Jennifer Jason Leigh told The Daily News.
Cates’ career took off, but she eventually decided to leave acting behind.
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Becoming a mother had to do a lot with this decision as she and her husband Kevin Kline, a critically acclaimed theater actor who is 16 years her senior, agreed to alternate acting jobs so that the children would never be without a parent.
Cates and Kline have been married for 33 years. Back in 2017, on their 27th wedding anniversary, the couple spoke of the key to a long-lasting marriage to what Kline said it’s all about taking care of it.
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Today, the former teen model and actress is a shop owner. Her store Blue Tree is located at 1283 Madison Avenue in New York City, on Manhattan’s Upper East Side where she and her family reside.
She does a 9-to-5 job and sells fragrances, clothing, and gifts.
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One thing that hasn’t changed about Phoebe Cates is her breathtaking beauty.
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The last couple of months have been a real struggle for Bruce Willis and his family.
The Pulp Fiction star steeped away from his career due to his aphasia diagnosis, a condition that affects the ability to comprehend or formulate language because of damage to specific brain regions. It is mostly caused by a stroke or traumatic injury.
The news of Bruce Willis’ retirement was initially shared on the social media by his daughter Rumer, who wrote, “To Bruce’s amazing supporters, as a family we wanted to share that our beloved Bruce has been experiencing some health issues and has recently been diagnosed with aphasia, which is impacting his cognitive abilities.
“As a result of this and with much consideration Bruce is stepping away from the career that has meant so much to him.”
Willis’ career in film has been an impressive one. Best known for his roles in the iconic films Die Hard, Pulp Fiction, and Sixth Sense, among others, this actor’s impact in the world of film is a huge one.
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It was during the early 1980s that Willis, who was a promising actor determined to find his place under the Hollywood sky, got a couple of uncredited roles on screen.
In 1985, young Willis auditioned for the role of David Addison in the ABC television series Moonlighting with other 3,000 people who wanted the role but it was Willis who got it. That was his big breakthrough.
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At the time the series was canceled, Willis was already a famous name in the industry. He was getting offers and found love with fellow actress Demi Moore whom he married in 1987.
“Bruce was so gallant- in his own boisterous way, a real gentleman. When I said it was time for me to go home, he offered to walk me to my car. He was so eager about it- Like a little boy who didn’t want to miss the ice-cream truck. When he asked for my number, I felt a wave of schoolgirl flutters,” Moore wrote in her memoir, Inside Out. When they first met, both Willis and Moore dated other people.
They became one of the most famous and most influential Hollywood couples, but they eventually divorced in 2000.
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Seven years after the split with Moore, with whom he has three daughters, Willis met his future wife, Emma Heming. The two tied the knot in 2009.
“When we first met, I was surprised at how charming and how funny he was – and extremely handsome,” Heming told People. “I was already in love with her,” Willis added.
Following the devastating diagnosis, Willis has been cared for by his wife and their two children, but they certainly don’t have it easy.
Speaking with The Bump in May, Heming explained that taking care of her husband and the kids around the clock has taken its toll on her own health.
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“Someone told me not long ago that when you over-care for someone, you end up under-caring for yourself. That stopped me in my tracks and really resonated with me,” Heming revealed.
“I don’t mother myself perfectly but I know that I have some basic baseline needs that are a must… I think it’s important to find that one thing that makes you feel good and build from there.”
She then added, “I put my family’s needs above my own, which I found does not make me any kind of hero. “That amount of care for everyone else within my household had taken a toll on my mental health and overall health. And it served no one in my family.”
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Many of Willis’ co-workers suspected he was experiencing health issues, and the actor himself seemed to be aware of the severity of the condition. Reports are that during the last four years, he sold most of his estates, including his Idaho estate, a luxurious Manhattan apartment, and his $27 million Caribbean getaway in the Turks and Caicos Islands.
The family’s mansion in Westchester County, north of New York City, was sold in 2019 for $7.66 million.
“He knew there would be a time, as his health declined, when his earning power wouldn’t be as great as it once was,” a source told PageSix.
“Plus he knew that he wouldn’t eventually need multiple estates and apartments to travel between, and that he would instead need to live in a safe environment surrounded by his family.”
Today, the couple and their kids live in their new L.A. mansion.
Although not much is known of Willis’ health and at what pace his illness progresses, his wife shares glimpses of his everyday life on the social media.
This summer, she posted a video of Willis and musician Derek Richard Thomas along with the caption, “Their talent is speaking for itself. I’ll just leave this here.”
A man named Joe McCarthy met who he thought was the love of his life at an expo in Paris. He and Ariana soon fell in love and dreamed of starting a family together.
One day, she told him she was pregnant. Joe was excited and surprised at the same time. The two did want to have children but they always spoke of having them after they get married.
Joe knew both he and Ariana took all the precautions to avoid an unexpected pregnancy, but she assured him that despite that, things like that happened.
The two tied the knot at an intimate ceremony and everything seemed perfect, but then, Ariana’s behavior changed. She would spend most of her time on her phone and wouldn’t let Joe access her email. But he was way too excited at the prospect of becoming a father so he let his wife’s behavior slide through his fingers.
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Then, a day at the hospital changed this man’s life forever. During a scan, it was revealed Ariana was carrying triplets, and as Joe was over the moon, she was devastated by the thought of having three babies.
“What? Triplets? I cannot afford to give birth to three babies and ruin my beauty!” she shrieked after hearing the news.
“But baby, those are our babies. You cannot talk so badly about them. What is the connection between having babies and your beauty? I don’t understand,” Joe asked.
“What is the connection? Joe, I will start looking old, and nobody will be interested in looking at me!” Ariana yelled.
“Looking at you? Wait…what do you mean by that? Who else do you want to appreciate your beauty other than me, your husband?” Joe asked. At this point, Ariana uttered the unthinkable and unlocked another heartbreak for Joe.
“I married you to live a wealthy life. I thought we were not just architects building others’ dreams but also a rich couple who could build theirs as well. But your earnings are not enough to even go on a cruise!” she fumed. “And with these three extra burdens coming into the world, I doubt if you would give me all the luxuries I want!”
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This broke Joe’s heart into a million pieces. Once the babies were welcomed into the world, three healthy girls, Joe got full custody and Ariana left the family for good. Or at least Joe thought so.
Raising three children was way harder than this father could ever imagine, but he never gave up trying.
He provided a great life for his girls, but then, one day, things were about to change.
Out of the blue, Ariana appeared on Joe’s doorstep.
“YOU??? What are you doing here?” He gasped in shock. “YOU??? What are you doing here?” He gasped in shock.
Ariana then pushed her way into the house and started yelling, “Girls! Mom is home! Don’t you want to see your mommy?”
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Luckily, the girls weren’t home.
Joe asked her to get out of the house, reminding her that the girls only had one parent, him.
Hearing that, Ariana said something shocking. “Oh really? Who said you’re their DAD? I had two other boyfriends while dating you. And I got really “intimate” with one of them on tour. These girls must be his… I’m sure they aren’t yours because you were away on a month-long expo to Egypt.”
Joe collapsed. His world turned upside down. He didn’t want to face the reality and asked for proof.
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Some two weeks later, Ariana got the results of the DNA test she requested. Sadly, the girls weren’t Joe’s.
The following day, she asked to take the girls with her. “Send my girls with me. I need to sue that rich scoundrel for alimony, and I can only do it if I have my children with me,” she said.
Joe now knew he wasn’t the father, but that didn’t change the fact that he raised them and loved them unconditionally. So, instead of giving up, he decided to fight Ariana at court, something that shocked her.
Ariana had DNA results, but Joe had the documents she had signed six years ago, handing over the legal custody of the children to him. She had also signed off her rights on them to Joe.
At that point, her case didn’t stand a chance. She lost the legal battle and the girls stayed with Joe.
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As he walked out the court with his girls, they asked him, “Dad, who is she? Why is she talking to you?”
Joe answered, “She’s a stranger. We don’t talk to strangers anymore! Come, let’s go home. Dad is having two weeks off, and shall we go on that cruise we had planned?!”
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What every expectant mother hopes and prays for is for her child to be born healthy. The process of giving birth can be a scary one, but once the bundle of joy is in the safest arms there are, those of their mother, everything falls into place.
A couple from Moscow, Russia, Varvara and Dmitry, received the news that changed their lives when they learned they were expecting five babies.
The pregnancy seemed to be a normal one, but still, doctors advised the couple to terminate the development of two of the babies for the safety of the mother. Varvara, however, didn’t like the idea and was determined to carry all of her five babies.
When she reached the 27th week of pregnancy, Varvara welcomed her quintuplets into the world. Because they were all very tiny, they spent some time at the hospital and were eventually sent home.
The family was given a fully equipped four-room condo by the local government.
Today, the girls are 13 years old, but their age and their parents seem to be all they have in common. All five of them are pretty different when it comes to their physical appearance as well as their personalities.
The girls attend church since childhood and help their mom and dad around the house.
We wish this beautiful family the best life can bring.
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The new Prince and Princess of Wales, William and Kate, represent one of the most influential couples in the world. Kate is a much loved member of the Royal Family and her love story with William dates way back to the time they were both students at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland.
Speaking of the time the two met for the first time through mutual friends, Kate recalled: “I actually went bright red when I met you and scuttled off feeling very shy about meeting you.
“William wasn’t there for quite a bit of the time initially, he wasn’t there from Fresher’s Week, so it did take a bit of time for us to get to know each other.”
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At the beginning, the two were just good friends, but one specific outfit changed it all.
Namely, Kate was a part of a fashion show and wore a $40 dress. They way she looked during that occasion, which turned serendipitous, caught William’s eye.
“A switch had been flicked, he suddenly saw her in a different light, and I really believe that was the turning point in their relationship,” Katie Nicholl, Vanity Fair’s royal correspondent, said in the documentary The Day Will and Kate Got Married.
Their love was deep and they got the entire attention from the media. Kate even made a public appearance with the Royals and attended the Sovereign’s Parade at the Royal Military Academy, in which William attended, along with her family.
And as everyone believed a royal marriage was just around the corner, the two split in 2007.
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Recalling the time of their break up, both Kate and William claimed it was actually good for them because they got to “find themselves.” Kate even said that “you can get quite consumed by a relationship when you’re younger,” as per The Telegraph.
Before the couple announced their engagement, Kate was nicknamed “Waity Katie” and “Lazy Katie.” According to Buckingham Palace officials, it was a reference to the fact that Middleton had recently quit her job to “prepare for her future life.”
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Fast forward to today, the couple has been married for 11 years and they share three children together.
Over the years the new Prince and Princess of Wales have served the country to the best of their abilities. They are adored by millions for their dedication and hard work, but at the very beginning, when the two undertook their first royal tour together, they did something that frustrated then-Prince Charles.
The couple went on 10-day visit to the US and Canada, but the behavior they adopted while there was perceived as too laid-back back in Britain.
William and Kate posed for a set of photos that left Charles “more than a little irked.”
In her book, Prince Charles: The Passions and Paradoxes of an Improbable Life, royal author Sally Bedell Smith wrote that Charles thought William and Kate’s trip to the US and Canada had too many “tasteless” photo opportunities and were too much of a “camera-friendly couple,” treating the trip as a holiday rather than work.
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One particular photo Charles was allegedly not fond of is the one in which the then-newlyweds wore cowboy hats.
Many believed that this trip was the trigger of the rivalry people felt rose between William and his father Charles.
“When Charles and Camilla visited Canada two years ago they were greeted by relatively small crowds. They are in their Sixties and are not what you would call glamorous,” royal author Phil Dampier told The Mirror.
“Charles felt overshadowed by Diana and now it seems he feels overshadowed by their son. Some people may think he is jealous. I have always felt that as soon as William got married, Charles would feel sidelined.”
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With Queen Elizabeth’s passing, not only Charles became King of England, but the heir apparent and his wife received new titles too. Long known as the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, William and Kate are now Prince and Princess of Wales, and with their new titles came bigger responsibilities.
The couple and their three children recently moved from Kensington Palace to Adelaide Cottage, located just 10 minutes from Windsor Castle. Despite the move, Kensington Palace remains their official residence and workspace, and will continue to house their staff. As they settled in their new home, William and Kate are reported to have stepped away from their royal duties for a while and have taken a well-deserved break.
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Becoming a princess means Kate will step up during international tours, where she is expected to partake in more royal engagements and walkabouts.
“Kate has taken on her most senior role to date,” royal expert Emily Nash told Hello.
“She’ll continue to champion mental health and the importance of the Early Years as she has done for a long time, and she’ll continue to represent the monarchy and the UK on overseas visits.”
These new roles, along with the rest of the changes that followed since the Queen died, resulted in a stressful period for the entire family.
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Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis have all started school. They now attend Lambrook School in Windsor, the school two of Queen Victoria’s grandsons, Prince Christian Victor and Prince Albert of Schleswig-Holstein, attended.
“We are delighted that Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis will be joining us this coming September and very much look forward to welcoming the family, as we all as all of our new pupils, to our school community,” Jonathan Perry, headmaster at Lambrook, said.
The children had a hard time accepting that their loving great-grandmother would no longer be part of their lives. She celebrated her Platinum Jubilee earlier this year, a joyful event that marked the incredible 70 years of her reign, and now they were told that the Queen passed away.
Kate and William insisted they deliver the sad news to their children before the world learned of Queen Elizabeth’s passing. George and Charlotte attended the funeral, but the Prince and Princess of Wales believed Louis was too young to able to stand still during the lengthy ceremony.
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During their October half-term break, which ends on October 31, the children are home and William and Kate have the opportunity to spend some quality time as a family with them.
“They [Kate and Wills] love that the kids can go out on their bikes and cycle around the estate, and they are all really excited to meet everyone. It’s a real little community,” a source told People.
Another friend of the Prince and Princess of Wales described them as a “modern royal family doing normal things.”
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On the Happy Mum, Happy Baby podcast, Kate revealed back in 2020 that she was happiest when: “I’m with my family outside in the countryside and we’re all filthy dirty.”
“Someone did ask me the other day, what would you want your children to remember about their childhood?” Kate said. “And I thought that was a really good question, because actually if you really think about that, is it that I’m sitting down trying to do their maths and spelling homework over the weekend?”
The Princess added, “Or is it the fact that we’ve gone out and lit a bonfire and sat around trying to cook sausages that hasn’t worked because it’s too wet?”
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We hope that once the tense period is behind, the new Prince and Princess of Wales would return to their royal duties and will serve the country as they have until this very day.
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Reports claiming Jerry Lewis had died in his Memphis home earlier today are false.
The news of Lewis’ passing was first reported by TMZ. The outlet later claimed it was someone claiming to be Lewis’ representative who had incorrectly informed them Lewis had passed.
“Jerry Lee Lewis is not dead … as we previously reported,” TMZ began their statement. “We’re told the rock ‘n’ roll legend is alive, living in Memphis.
“Earlier today we were told by someone claiming to be Lewis’s rep that he had passed. That turned out not to be the case,” adding they regret the error.
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Jerry Lee Lewis is a singer, songwriter, and pianist. He was born on September 29, 1935.
Best known for his hit song Great Balls of Fire, associated with the Top Gun franchise, Lewis is considered the pioneer of rock’n’roll music. Nicknamed “The Killer,” Lewis’s career in music began in the 1950s and both Rolling Stone Mick Jagger and Beatle Paul McCartney have named him as their inspiration.
He was also someone Elvis Presley admired. It was reported that the “King of Rock and Roll” once said that if he could play the piano like Lewis, he would stop singing.
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Despite his enormous fame, Lewis’ career faltered in the wake of his marriage to Myra Gale Brown, his 13-year-old cousin. If Brown’s young age wasn’t reason enough for his fans to be shocked and disappointed, at the time he married her, he was still legally married to his previous wife.
In 1970, 12 years into the union, Brown filed for divorce, citing that she had been “subject to every type of physical and mental abuse imaginable.”
Over the years, the singer has been married seven times, with him first tying the knot at the age of just 16. This marriage, to the local preacher’s daughter, Dorothy Barton, lasted 20 months.
Today, Lewis is still married to his seventh wife, Judith Lewis.
After years of conquering music stages, last week, Lewis was finally inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. Sadly, he missed the ceremony due to health issues and Kris Kristofferson accepted the award on his behalf. It was reported that Lewis had the flu.
His health hasn’t been best in recent years. Back in 2019, he suffered a stroke but was able to fully recover.
Lewis wrote a letter to his fans, explaining the situation, he wrote, “It is with heartfelt sadness and disappointment that I write to you today from my sick bed, rather than be able to share my thoughts in person. I tried everything I could to build up the strength to come today.”
There comes a time in our life when we dedicate all our strength to make those around us happy and forget about ourselves. And then, something that turns our world upside-down happens and we realize we’ve been neglecting the most important person in our life – ourselves – for so long.
And then, we feel the urge to experience certain change. Whether it’s a new hair color, or getting rid of the old skirts, we know we have to fight the dullness that has somehow become part of our everyday life.
An elderly woman who is sharing her beautiful story felt this urge and decided to walk inside a beauty salon.
“I know that I am not the most beautiful and that I do not look good at all. I don’t want to eat you for a long time, I just want a simple make-up, to remind me of my youth. It will be a little relief for me,” she told the staff at the place.
Realizing she was longing for a change in her appearance, the girls working at the salon decided they needed to make the woman’s wish true so they got their hands busy and provided various face and hair treatments before they dyed her hair and put makeup on her face.
When she saw herself in the mirror, the woman couldn’t believe her eyes. Her transformation, which swept away 10 years off her face, was jaw-dropping.
Judging from the photos, she now seems way happier and way more satisfied with herself.
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Going out in nature with young children is always a good idea, but the truth is that parents need to be very cautious of insects, such as ticks, that can easily hurt the little ones.
Leslie Howe, a mother of three, took her children to the Gwinnett County Park. It was a sunny day and going out seemed like a great idea. The kids had lots of fun. As they were running around, they noticed a strange little creature. It was unlike anything they had seen until then. Curious to learn more about the furry insect, they approached closer. However, as they were getting ready to inspect it and touch it, Leslie yelled at them not to do it.
Little did she know that she saved them from an ordeal.
The furry creature happened to be a pus caterpillar, one of the most venomous caterpillars in the U.S. If they touch it, people experience excruciating pain. There are reports of individuals who got into contact with it when they felt the urge to pet it, and others said it simply fell on them from a tree.
According to National Geographic, “the outer comb-over of the puss caterpillars hides small, extremely toxic spines that stick in your skin.”
Some of the symptoms people who have touched this insect experienced are severe nausea and excessive sweating.
Next time you are at the park, make sure you stay out of the way of this tiny insect if you stumble upon it.
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A woman on a NJT Transit North East Corridor train caused a 25 minute delay because she refused to move her bag from the adjacent seat. As many of the passengers struggled to find a seat on the crowded train, the femspreading passenger made them angry. Many tried to confront her because of her behavior, but she wouldn’t listen.
“If you remove her, we would have an additional seat to spare,” one of the passengers from the back of the train could be heard yelling.
With her earphones on, she acted like she’s too classy for public transportation while using it and held to the belief that the seat next to her was her personal space.
Everyone who has seen the video of this woman’s rude behavior has condemned it big way. One person wrote, “She clearly knows she’s doing something wrong after the first few warnings but she decides to keep her purse there out of pure pride and stubborness. She’s embarrassed and wants to stand her ground. I hate these kinds of people.”
There was also an officer on board. As everyone forced him to do something about the entitled passenger, his patience started running out and he eventually moved her out.
Assuming there are no seats available because everyone has put their bag on a seat would lead to a total chaos, especially during rush hour.
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The ’70s band that consisted of the siblings of the Osmond family, known as the Osmonds, quickly rose to fame after reaching the top charts. The members became teen idols that stole the hearts of millions of Americans. The screaming crowds who were anticipating each of the Osmonds’ new single, album, and performance, created a frenzy known as the Osmondmania.
When the only sister of the Osmond family started her music career herself, she and brother Donny became a duo and reached for the stars together. Their fame grew bigger and bigger and fans never had it enough of the celebrity brother and sister, so soon after, Marie and Donny Osmond had their own show, “Donny & Marie,” which was a huge success.
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The rest of the Osmonds pursued solo careers as well, among them Donny’s older brother Merrill Osmond. He reached fame and became a celeb in his own right, and just recently, he staged his final concert and his brother Danny was there to share the emotional moment with him.
As Merrill performed, Danny hugged him tightly from behind. Along with the photo which spoke a thousand words of the love between these two brothers, Danny wrote, “It was a night I’ll never forget. I went to my brother, Merrill’s final performance here in the US. As I watched him, I turned into a fan myself as I sang along with all of the other fans packing the Westgate theater, where we performed together in the 70s. He asked me to join him at the end of the show and as he sang his closing song, I couldn’t help but give my brother a farewell hug. Yes, it took all of us to create The Osmonds, but it was Merrill’s voice that created the sound. It was an amazing moment. Thank you, my brother.”
It was a night I’ll never forget. I went to my brother, Merrill’s final performance here in the US. As I watched him, I turned into a fan myself as I sang along with all of the other fans packing the Westgate theater, where we performed together in the 70’s. pic.twitter.com/Ja8q5vzgTw
Merrill closed out the show with ‘Hard To Say Goodbye’ for his last ever performance in the US and the heartwarming moment the brothers shared melted millions of hearts.
It is incredibly touching that Donny credited his brother for the contributions he made towards his little brother’s career.
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The prom marks an important milestone in the lives of high-school students. It represents the end of a chapter and the start of a new one. It is also the night when teenagers get the chance to shine through their carefully chosen outfit and make-up thus have the night of their life surrounded by peers with whom they spent years filled with memories worth cherishing.
Jon, a young man with autism, was about to attend his prom. He, however, didn’t have a date and his parents weren’t sure whether he wanted to go or not. But then, someone special stepped in and made Jon’s night.
Namely, a girl named Maddie, who met Jon through a school club that promotes friendships between special needs kids and regular kids, went to Jon’s dad one day and told him she needed to talk to him. Jon’s dad is a teacher at the school his son and Maddie attend.
As she approached Jon’s father, she said, “He’s a junior, so it’s his prom too. I just think he should have the chance to go.” The dad said they were happy and honored to have their son go with her.
Sharing this beautiful story, Jon’s dad explained, “During the next couple weeks, [Maddie] asked what his favorite color was (orange) so she could get a dress in that color. She also made reservations for their group (they doubled with another couple) at a restaurant that served his favorite food – chicken fingers and French fries.”
He then asked from his friends and social media followers to share this story because of three very important reasons, “to show support for special kids like Jon, to show support for groups that promote these friendships, and to remind us all, in a time when we hear about all the terrible things going on, that there are wonderful kids like Maddie working to make other’s lives better.”
We are so glad there are still young people like Maddie out there who look beyond physical appearance.
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Anorexia represents a serious psychological disorder where people are of low weight due to limiting how much they eat and drink. Although it usually starts at adolescence, it can affect people pf all ages. The complications can be fatal, but treatment and recovery are possible.
Researchers have found evidence of people displaying symptoms of anorexia for hundreds or thousands of years.
When a young woman named Vera Schulz was diagnosed with this condition, she was just 18 years old. For several months, she weighted only 70lb and she still saw herself as fat.
At one point, she started experiencing very severe symptoms such as constant dizziness, fainting, and breathing difficulties. It was then that something clicked in her mind. She knew she needed to change her life over. It wasn’t going to be easy because it required strong mental strength, but it was either that or a state that could easily lead her to death.
The first step towards a new life was eating more fruits and vegetables. No matter how she felt, Vera knew that was the only way out of the situation she had found herself in.
Over time, she introduced physical exercise and more types of food into her diet.
It took some time before she started looking and being healthy, but it was all worth it.
Vera’s social life improved drastically and she found love.
This young woman found inspiration in the thought that she wanted to be alive, and that helped her go through the toughest of times.
She did succeed, but not everyone manages to overcome this disorder without professional help.
Battling anorexia and speaking openly about it isn’t embarrassing nor a taboo. Seeking help and accepting the reality is the first step towards healing.
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Parents, as well as teachers, should educate children to be compassionate and to always pay respect to everyone around them even from very little age. They should especially be thought how to appreciate the sacrifice of those who fought for the freedom we enjoy today. One way of paying tribute to the courageous men and women, and to our country, is standing during the National Anthem. Unfortunately, not many youngsters do that nowadays.
Basketball coach Buzz Williams of Virginia Tech noticed how many of his players, as well as people from the crowd, don’t really care when the Anthem is on. Instead of standing in full respect, many are looking around, or they just sway along the music, giving an impression of being bored.
This all made coach Williams frustrated and angry, so he decided to teach the players a lesson, and now everyone is praising him for doing so.
This coach knew he couldn’t make everyone in the community appreciate the Anthem, but he was determined to do it with his players, and hoped other would follow his example. As even the longest journey starts with a single step, coach Williams wanted to make a difference on his own. It was during the Veteran’s Day that he set an example for the rest of the country about how things should be done. He had a talk with his players and reminded them of the importance of being respectful, and then had them line up in the middle of the court, facing the US veterans.
“These
guys, when they were you age, interrupted their life, they paused their
education, they changed their career, and they gave their life for those
chairs,” Williams says.
“So
when the anthem is played, we’re going to stand like grown men and we’re going
to honor men like this, that gave their life, so we can have a chair to sit
in.”
Looking at the young men and the veterans standing side-by-side, reciting the Anthem as one, has to be the most touching thing you’ll see all day. And that’s all thanks to the coach who simply wanted his boys to appreciate other people’s sacrifice. Coach Williams is an excellent example of what every educator should be like. He’s not only teaching his students how to be better basketball players, but how to be better people, too.
We need more people like coach Williams in our educational institutions. He’s an inspiration for many. Take a look at the emotional National Anthem recital done by those who gave us our freedom and those who get to enjoy it today. Simply amazing.
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Clare Mauremootoo and her husband John met through a mutual friend in 1993 and fell madly in love. They had been married for 11 years when Clare was diagnosed with motor neuronopathy, an uncommon condition that affects the brain and nerves and causes weakness that gets worse over time. Sadly, there is no known cure for this condition, the treatments available can only help reduce the impact it has on the person’s everyday life.
For Clare, this diagnosis was a devastating one as her health deteriorated more and more with each passing day.
As she knew her time on earth was limited, she couldn’t stop thinking what her husband and their two sons would do without her in their lives.
That’s when she made it her mission to find someone for John who would embrace him and the children after Clare’s passing.
“She promised she would assist me in finding love,” John said of Clare. “She even started corresponding with hospice representatives in an effort to schedule a date for us.
“I, however, wasn’t ready. Although I wasn’t sure if I would ever be, Clare wanted me to be,” he explained.
Clare was determined to find John a new partner, because that was the only things that could put her at ease.
She frequently told him, “I don’t care how you meet someone.” She even tried setting John up with some of the nurse at the hospice where she spent the last two months of her life.
As her condition worsened, Clare and John decided that 11th February would be the day her children saw her for the last time. Clare spent that Valentine’s day by her husband’s side and passed away just a couple of days later.
“Clare died in my arms. I told her how much I loved her and told her not to worry about the boys, I would take good care of the boys,” John said.
“I made an effort to carry on as usual, getting the boys ready for school and preparing dinner for them, but I couldn’t help but feel like Clare was watching us.
“Although I never forgot her request for me to meet someone new, I didn’t want the boys to believe I was taking over for their mother.
“But I was alone after the boys had gone to bed. I craved Clare’s presence and missed her. I, therefore, opened an account on a dating website in May.”
Eventually, John connected to a woman named Julie Macfarlane, a nurse who had just went through a divorce and had two kids, John, 10, and Isobel, 6.
“When the moment was right, I told Jack and Ben I was dating Julie,” John said. “They were horrified at first, but over the next six months, they warmed up to her and her children.”
The families moved in together in 2008 and four years later, John and Julie married. Isobel was their bridesmaid and the three boys were best men.
John added, “I talked about Clare’s diagnosis, our time together, and her wish for me to find someone special.”
“Clare wanted us to be happy, and I think she would be now that things have gone as they have, so I told everyone I envisioned her smiling down on us.”
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