The act of giving birth is a true miracle all by itself. Welcoming a living creature into the world speaks joy and unconditional love, and this isn’t only true for humans, but animals as well.
Cameras at the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust captured one of the most incredible moments ever. Sumatran orangutan gives birth to her first ever baby. The staff believed this new mom was infertile, but she surprised them all.
She could be seen sucking the baby’s sac before she gives it a hug and embrace it. Once the little bundle of joy is all clean, she takes it in her arms and shows it to her caretakers. Such a lovely moment showing a proud mother.
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The never-before-seen footage of the “miracle birth” was later shared on YouTube. You can take a look at it yourself below.
Whenever the garbage truck pulled up near the house of a man named Joshua Byrne, his dog Shelby would start acting in a strange manner. At first, he thought it could be the sound of the truck that disturbs the animal, but as he gave it a second thought, he realized that whenever Shelby was outside, chained to the post, she could actually reach for the garbage cans. So, it was obvious that her behavior was somehow related to the man behind the truck.
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Byrne decided to see what is really going on, so he let Shelby outside at the yard and waited for the garbage man to come pick the trash as he stood at the window filming.
The moment the truck pulled up, Shelby started running towards the garbage man. Byrne’s heart stopped for a second as he was sure his dog would attack the man, but that’s not what happened. Shelby was just overly excited to see her friend who always makes sure to say hi to her and pet her on the head.
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Byrne was surprised and happy at the same time. He had no idea of the sweet friendship that was taking place ‘behind his back.’
He was so glad the garbage man treated his dog with so much love that he got outside to thank him.
Since Byrne uploaded the video he took, it became a huge hit on the social media. It has already been seen more than 10.5 million times with people praising the garbage man. One person even wrote, “Dog petting breaks should be mandatory at every job,” and we agree.
Shelby used to be a shelter dog whom the Byrne family adopted. They say that she is making their days a bit better ever since she’s become part of their life.
Anderson Cooper, one of the most prominent broadcast journalists and political commentators, found his way to television all thanks to his reputation as an on-the-ground reporter of breaking news events. Among the rest, he covered Hurricane Katrina, the Haiti Earthquake which took place in 2010, and a lot more.
In 1995, Cooper was hired as a correspondent at ABC News, and then in 2001, he joined CNN. In 2003, he was given his own show, Anderson Cooper 360°. He remains the host ever since.
In 2012, Cooper came out as gay and has received several awards by the LGBT rights organization GLAAD. At the same time, he became “the most prominent openly gay journalist on American television.”
Recently, Cooper spoke of his relationship with his mother Gloria Vanderbilt, who passed away in 2019 at the age of 95 after battling stomach cancer.
Cooper also opened up about his mother’s final weeks and revealed during an “Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen in Conversation” event that the two “had an amazing last week or two together. We would just lay on her bed and hold hands,” as reported by People.
“When she got the diagnosis… she paused for a long time,” Cooper explained. “She was like, ‘Is it treatable?’ And [the doctor] said, ‘Look, you can go through treatments, but it’s like a miracle moonshot if it has any impact, and you’re going to be in a hospital.’ And she was like, ‘No, of course not.’ And then she paused for a long time and she said, ‘Well, it’s like that old song. Show me the way to get out of this world, because that’s where everything is,’ which is an old Peggy Lee song.”
He then found an old footage of Peggy Lee performing the song and played it for his mother.
“…She was like, ‘Oh, that’s marvelous,’ which was a big word my mom liked. And it became this thing that we would look at, this Peggy Lee video of her singing ‘Is That All There Is,’ like, once or twice a day,” the famous anchor revealed through tears. “And then she started to sing along to it and I would start to sing along. And then we had this great moment where she was holding my hand while we were listening to the song and it was like we were dancing. And it was lovely.”
When she was in her mid 80s, upon a gynecologist visit, she told her son, “I could still bear a child.” Cooper explained he was confused by his mother’s wish to have another child at such advanced years, but she told him that she was speaking of his child, not hers.
“She says to me, ‘Honey, I’m not talking about having a child of my own. I mean, that’s crazy. I’m 85,’” Cooper revealed while appearing on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, according to TODAY. “She’s like, ‘Well, you know you can get an egg anywhere nowadays.’ I was like, ‘Uh-huh.’ She’s like, ‘Well, what I was thinking is you get an egg and, you know, fertilize it with your sperm and I’ll carry your child.
“I finally said to her, ‘You know, Mom, I love you, but even for you, that is just bat—- crazy. That’s just nuts,” Cooper added.
Before she passed away, Cooper told his mother that he was going to be a dad, something Gloria Vanderbilt hoped for her entire life.
“I was able to tell her shortly before she died that I was going to have a baby,” Cooper said on Live With Kelly and Ryan, as quoted by The Hollywood Reporter. “…Wyatt hadn’t been created at that point. Wyatt wasn’t actually a being at that point. But he was an idea in my head and I was in the process of it.”
A lot of young women who end up pregnant without being in a relationship or having a stable job and a place to stay decide to give their babies up for adoption. This decision is probably one of the hardest in their lives, but they simply feel that they won’t be able to raise a child on their own and hope that the adoptive family would give their bundle of joy the life they deserve.
Melanie Pressley was only 18 when she learned she was pregnant. The news triggered mixed emotions. The thought of having a child made her happy, but at the same time she was aware she couldn’t take care of a baby all by herself. The father didn’t want anything to do with the baby and Melanie was financially unstable at the time, so she had to give up her son.
However, she never stopped thinking of her baby boy. The only memory she had of him was a photo her sister took.
“You go through a mourning period and yet live the rest of your life mourning,” Melanie told Fox News.
Her son ended up with a beautiful family; the Vosslers. They named him Greg.
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Greg learned he was adopted when he was 10 years old but wasn’t curious about his biological parents until later in life. Namely, when he got married and had children on his own, he really wanted to learn who his real mom and dad were. So, he decided to take a DNA test. His biological mother, Melanie, did the test herself earlier so when Greg handed in his samples, there was a match.
After 33 years, he was finally going to meet his mom. Melanie was even more excited to hold her son again.
After chatting for long hours, they decided to meet in person in Ohio in June 2021.
Their reunion was one of the most beautiful ones. Greg got to meet his half-brother and his two half-sisters and a lot of his relatives. Melanie met her daughter-in-law and her grandchildren.
“Life has a funny way of giving you what you need, not what you want and I guess life just realized that we needed this connection and our families needed each other,” Greg told News 5 Cleveland.
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Melanie also spoke of her feelings. “After finding him, I felt like my heart was just whole again. Becoming older, you kind of become a little wiser, but there is no shame in giving somebody up for adoption. There are loving couples out there that cannot have children that would love to raise a child.
“I’m telling you, if you could meet Greg, he was given a life beyond my belief. He was raised with manners. He was raised how you would dream. It’s just unbelievable.”
No hard feelings, just two people whose lives have become more complete after meeting one another.
What most couples dream of is welcoming a child in their life. Although this means greater responsibilities, spending a bunch of money on diapers, and many sleepless nights, moms and dads describe having a kid as the most precious gift and the best thing in their life.
However, no matter how much parents would love to spend their days around their little ones, they have to go to work and earn money in order to provide for the family. It’s then that parents turn to daycare centers and kindergartens that would take care of their kids while they are at their job. And choosing the perfect place is not that easy.
When one young Arizona mom named Alice Martin and her husband were about to pick a daycare for their 15-year-old daughter, they though they chose wisely and that Creative Beginnings Preschool was just the place.
But one day, as Alice picked the baby up from daycare, she noticed something that made her stomach turn and made her angry and sad at the same time. Her daughter’s body was all covered in bite marks.
Alice says the poor child was bitten more than 25 times. At least that’s what she was able to count.
Once home, Alice tried changing little Rosalynn’s clothes and it was then that she noticed the horrific sight. She just couldn’t believe her eyes.
”At first, I was like ‘are those really bite marks?’ And then, my brain kinda stopped thinking and I started crying,” Alice Martin told WKYT.
”There’s over 25 plus, it’s hard to tell. 25 would be the minimum that the police officer and I discussed.”
The case was so severe that the Tucson Police was informed of the incident and they are still trying to discover what had really happened and who hurt the child. As for now, no charges are filed.
“You always want to protect your children and I feel like that didn’t happen,” Alice said.
“I feel like I left her with someone that didn’t look out for her at all.”
“The fact that nobody intervened in how many minutes, maybe they were left alone, maybe they disregarded the cries, I don’t know, but it takes some time to do that kind of biting and my daughter would have been very upset,” the worried mom said.
As for now, the daycare hasn’t released a statement regarding the incident.
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Speaking to KOLD News 13, The Arizona Department of Health Services said:
“ADHS is investigating the incident at Creative Beginnings Daycare and working with law enforcement. The investigation is not completed and ADHS cannot comment on pending investigations.”
As for Alice, she’s hoping those who are responsible for what have happened to her girl will pay for their actions. In case that doesn’t happen, other children may suffer the same consequences as little Roselynn.
“The fact that nobody intervened in how many minutes, maybe they were left alone, maybe they just disregarded the cries, I don’t know. But it takes some time to do that kind of biting and my daughter would have been very upset,” she said.
Our children are our treasure and we have to make all in our power to keep them safe and sound at all times.
After losing the presidential elections to Joe Biden, Donald Trump and his family settled in Florida. His daughter Ivanka Trump and her husband Jared Kushner are reported to have bought a $30 million worth piece of land on the island of Indian Creek Village, Florida, also known as the “Billionaire Bunker” where they are planing on building their dream house.
After trying herself as a model, a business owner with clothing lines, and most recently a presidential advisor, Ivanka Trump seems to have opted for a much calmer life. According to some magazines, she wants to focus on her family while working as an “informal adviser” for a new nonprofit group dedicated to “perpetuating former President Trump’s populist policies.”
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However, being a Trump, it isn’t quite easy to stay out of the spotlight as many people are eager to know what each member of the family is doing every step of the way.
Recently, new information about Ivanka and Jared’s time as advisors emerged in the memoir by the former White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham, I’ll Take Your Questions Now.
The memoir was released this week, but Washington Post had obtained an early copy of the book.
Grisham held the position of the White House press secretary for some nine months before she was transferred to First Lady Melania Trump’s office. At the same time, she worked as a communications director and knows a lot about the Trump family.
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Among the rest, she’s pretty critical of Ivanka and her husband who caused a stir and came under fire when they started working as advisors. Back then, Ivanka answered back and explained that she would serve as an unpaid employee in the White House office.
Richard Painter, a law professor at the University of Minnesota, spoke to the Guardian when Ivanka was assigned the new role in 2017 and said, “She has a West Wing office, she has equipment, she has a White House email address, she’s going to be doing policy work. For purposes of the conflict of interest statute, I believe she is a government employee.”
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Grisham describes a specific incident with Ivanka and Jared which took place prior to an official visit of then-president of the United States, Donald Trump, to England. According to Grisham, Ivanka and Jared tired to force their way into a scheduled meeting with Queen Elizabeth. In fact, they were very persistent to be part of the trip, which would have been a serious breach of protocol, but were shut out.
Apparently, they were told they couldn’t be part of the official visit due to limited capacity of the helicopter.
“I finally figured out what was going on,” Grisham wrote. “Jared and Ivanka thought they were the royal family of the United States.”
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Further, she wrote that Ivanka would use the words “my father” all the time during staff meetings, so she was referred to as “the Princess” by the staff and even First Lady Melania.
As for Jared, Grisham revealed that he would often get involved in other people’s projects and would then leave and blame others in case of failure. She referred to him as to “the Slim Reaper.”
“I had shared with Mrs. Trump many times my opinion that if we lost reelection in 2020 it would be because of Jared,” Grisham explained. “She didn’t disagree with me.”
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As expected, the Trump family wasn’t happy with the book and the claims. Donald Trump spoke of Grisham and told The Hill, “She became very angry and bitter after her break up and as time went on she was seldom relied upon, or even thought about. She had big problems and we felt that she should work out those problems for herself. Now, like everyone else, she gets paid by a radical left-leaning publisher to say bad and untrue things.”
He also added that she “didn’t have what it takes and that was obvious from the beginning.”
As parents, one of the absolute worst things that we can hear is they there is a problem with our young baby, a baby that is so dear to us, so when we hear that there is a problem, it’s really hard to hear.
Even though the odds can be stacked against you, or seem like they are, children are really resilient and can really surprise the most skeptical!
The amazing spirit to fight back against challenges, the courage to face hardships is really wonderful, and very inspiring too!
Dylan was born some five years ago, at that time the doctors said that they realized very quickly that there was something wrong, the skin on his back was dark red, the rest of his body was covered in big, what seemed like, liver spots, you couldn’t miss it.
It happened that Dylan did, in fact, have a serious problem called Congenital Melanocytic Nevus, where 80% of his body was covered in birthmarks!
The doctor said to his mother, Kara, that her son had to go through many surgeries in the first few years of his life.
Other patients that have Congenital Melanocytic Nevus also have a higher risk of skin cancer developing, and it’s really important for them to always keep a watch on their birthmarks.
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The huge mole that covered most of Dylans back was so incredibly big that the doctor said they would surgically remove it, but it was a hard operation and used skin from other parts of his tiny body, poor boy!
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Dylan grew older and the doctor said that they were then able to perform the more complex operations, and also to have enough skin to transplants.
They even put breast implants into those areas to stretch the skin ready for the operations, this boy is really one brave boy!
Dylan had these implants for a long time, three months of putting up with them, his skin grew bigger in that time to help to have enough skin to get rid of the huge moles on him.
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Dyan has had so very many operations so far, after 26 operations, around half of his huge mole was removed.
His mom, Kara said:
“We’re holding onto hope that the moles never turn on and become cancerous, but he could develop cancer at any point …He has surgery every three to six months, dependent on which area of the body.”
Even though he had all his operations and hardship he that he suffered, he really is a happy little boy!
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Kara said to the news:
“We are trying to do what’s best for him, we want to give him the fullest, longest life we possibly can …Dylan amazes me constantly, he always has a smile on his face and feels like he owns the hospital, all the nurses know and love him.”
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Dylan knows that he looks different to other kids, but he’s ok with that, strangers stare sometimes, but then Dylan explains to them why he looks how he is.
Most people are just a little interested in why he is like that and are polite, sometimes though there are others that are really mean, some people are just plain mean people!
Kara said:
“Once in a supermarket a store manager asked us to leave because one of their customers was upset about having seen our child, which was very upsetting”
His mom, quite rightly, refused to hide or be ashamed in any way at all, we commend her!
She goes on to say:
“I’m not afraid to take him out at all and I don’t want him to be worried or think there is something he should be ashamed of.”
His parents also created a Facebook page to follow his recovery, and for people that may be interested in his recovery too.
Dylan is such a brave and clever little boy, we wish him the best for the future and that all his future operations go really well.
Please feel free to share his story and to celebrate both his braveness and his awesome fighting spirit for life, such a brave boy needs recognition and encouragement, how amazing!
Our hearts break into a million pieces for this poor mother who missed so much in life. She missed holding her baby daughter in her arms, singing her lullabies, getting her ready for school, and what’s most, she missed the birth of her grandkids, as well as seeing their kids come to this world. It’s heartbreaking to know that her life could have been a lot different, but unfortunately, it is now way too late for anything to be changed.
Genevive Puriton was an 18-year-old lady when she got pregnant and gave birth to a baby daughter back in 1949. She was over the moon and couldn’t wait to embrace her bundle of joy when she heard the nurses saying how the baby didn’t make it. This young mother’s world collapsed. This affected her so hard that she couldn’t move on and have a family on her own or any more kids.
However, little did this woman know that her biological daughter was safe and sound, living with a foster family on the other side of the country. Connie Moultroup always wanted to trace her biological parents. And now, after 69 years, her dream came true.
With the help of DNA tests and analyzes Connie came to the conclusion that her mother was the 88-year-old lady Genevieve Purinton. The encounter between the long lost mother and daughter is something so deep and touching that it will make tears of emotions roll down your face. This is the most beautiful moment in the life of Genevieve.
However, it is beyond sad that they can never make up for all the years lost. This mother was condemned to a lifetime of emptiness and loneliness. The poor lady missed all the joys, but at least she got the one last chance to kiss her baby girl.
Take a look at the heartwarming reunion in the video below!
Many people from other parts of the world dream of living in America. They all desire to achieve the American Dream at the land of freedom, honor, justice, and opportunity.
One thing that makes America a great country is its military. The men and women who serve are our pride and joy.
A recent video shared on TikTok by the user @vigi.boo shows the incredible sense of sacrifice by our Marines.
With the recent floods which took place in Virginia, many found themselves stuck on the roads, unable to move for many hours. The woman behind the video got stranded in the middle of a highway in Arlington, Virginia’s Columbia Pike, parts of which were completely flooded.
As she was standing there not knowing what to do, she spotted a group of Marines wading through the water to help her. They were wearing their dress blues and were more than willing to do what they do best, serve the citizens.
“The Marines are going to help us?” the woman could be heard asking. “We just got stuck.”
The men, whose uniforms were soaked because of the pouring rain, started pushing the vehicle.
“This is the most American thing ever,” the woman in the video could be heard saying in excitement. She kept repeating “Thank you so much!” to the Marines as they pushed the vehicle.
Many media users who have seen the video agree with the woman who took it. This truly was “The most American thing ever.”
“As an immigrant we don’t usually see these things in the country I grew up in,” the woman wrote alongside the video she shared online, according to ARLNow. “I am so grateful for the country and its Marines and military.”
Some commented that the heroes who lent a helping hand were in their uniforms because they were “the guys that ceremoniously carry the caskets of fellow Marines at Arlington National Cemetery.”
A sign for the Memorial Bridge, which is near the historic military resting grounds, could be seen in the background of the video.
What these Marines did is all our country should be about, and that’s taking care for one another. Thank you and may God bless you all.
Brian Laundrie, who remains the sole person of interest in the murder of his fiancé Gabby Petito, is still on the run.
The case of Gabby attracted the attention of the entire country and everyone is following the case with eyes wide open hoping for her murdered to be caught and brought to justice as soon as possible.
Besides the police, John Walsh, of America’s Most Wanted, and Dog the Bounty Hunter are also helping in tracking Laundrie down.
Recently, one engineer named Dennis Davis claimed that he came across Laundrie while hiking and said he only realized he was talking to the suspect when he was already gone. He was asking for directions to California via backroads only, claiming he was trying to reach his girlfriend. The man looked skittish and lost. Davis also claimed that none of his calls was returned by the FBI.
Gabby’s body was found in Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming on September 19. The coroner ruled the cause of death as homicide.
The manhunt for Brian Laundrie continued Monday as Dog the Bounty Hunter, who recently joined the weeks-long search in Florida, handed evidence to the FBI https://t.co/7H1bmcI9YH
Prior to her missing, a footage of Gabby was taken by the police when the van she and Laundrie were traveling with was stopped. The footage was later released to the public but it painted Gabby as the aggressor of the two.
Another footage, taken by another police officer, which was an hour long, shows Gabby admitting she had been grabbed and hit by her boyfriend. Former attorney Happy Morgan has accused the department of a “cover-up” for failing to release this second footage. It was only shown to the public after he lodged a complaint.
Gabby’s parents filed a missing person report after their daughter failed to return home with her boyfriend. Laundrie returned by himself and refused to say where Gabby was. Instead, he hired a lawyer and later disappeared.
Black men get killed by police weekly for driving while black. #BrianLaundrie, a white man, drives his fiance’s van across the country while she’s missing, is allowed to chill with his parents, & mysteriously vanishes. How would Brian be treated if he was black?#gabbypetitiopic.twitter.com/j7YS7i6n8M
Speaking of that upsetting footage, Gabby’s mother, Nicole Schmidt, said, “I”m glad we got to see that reality because people aren’t what you see on social media.
“Even though that police video is hard to watch, I think it was a blessing to see that she’s a real human being and she was in pain.
“And I’m glad that she lived a really good life and she died doing what she loved to do. She was out there in nature camping. She lived her dream and I’m glad she got to do that.”
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During their appearance on Dr. Phil, the family pleaded for Laundrie to turn himself in. Nichole said, “I want to look him in the eyes.”
Gabby’s father, Joe Petito, added, “I want to see him in a jail cell the rest of his life where — he’s an outdoorsman — being in that concrete cell that he can’t go see those trees and smell the fresh air like that.”
He then said that he knows their daughter would have been happy seeing the family working together and being under one roof again.
“She’d be excited that we’re working together,” Joe said. “We’re doing this together. This is what she wants… She always wanted us to live in a big house together, you know what I mean? She loved all of us.”
Gabby Petito’s parents spoke together for the first time since the 22-year-old’s memorial service on “Dr. Phil.”
They share the hope that her fiancé, Brian Laundrie, is found alive. “I want to look him in the eyes,” said her mother. pic.twitter.com/P2bK1cX673
The family have launched the Gabby Petitio Foundation hoping to help other missing persons and assist victims of domestic violence.
“If you gotta hashtag Gabby Petito to bring that story to the top, do it. Do it,” Joe said. “Do it now. There’s no reason not to. We’re not getting her back but maybe you can get someone back, and that would be awesome.
“And then let me know, because that would make me feel better that there’s not a meaningless death for Gabby.”
Rest in peace Gabby. We truly hope Laundrie would be brought to justice as soon as possible so that the family can get the closure they need.
A horrible accident left one mother fighting for her life. Charlie Anne Xavier was sanding a table on September 10, 2021, when the sanding machine exploded. She caught on fire but somehow managed to crawl out of the flames. Unfortunately, around 85% of her body suffered severe burns. It is a miracle she stayed alive.
So far, this mother of two had to undergo 11 surgeries and doctors’ prognosis are that it will take years to recover.
Her husband, André Xavier, spoke to WVIR and said that his wife “is beating the odds day by day.” He, however, is aware that the recovery would be a long and painful one, but he believes that Charlie would stay strong for her boys.
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The family started a GoFundMe page to help them with the medical bills and said that any leftover money would be later donated to other burn survivor victims in Charlie’s name.
The fundraiser says, “Charlie is a powerhouse. She’s the girl cheering the loudest, smiling the brightest, and laughing non-stop. She’s the first one there when something or someone is needed, and always the one who can make you smile and feel good about yourself after being with her. She’s a wife and a mother to two beautiful boys – a four-year-old and nine-month-old. She will heal and come home, and it’s our privilege to serve her now.”
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André shares updates on Facebook about his wife’s state and is grateful to anyone who sends their prayers for her recovery.
“I would like to share something about Charlie, since I met her 14 years ago, and since we have been married for 13 years, I don’t ever remember her complaining about her pain,” André wrote in one of his posts. “She was diagnosed with RA at age 17 months, so she knows pain all her life! And it is no different now, even though I can’t even fathom the idea of her current pain, she has not complained once!”
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He says Charlie is one hell of a strong woman. That, and the love for her children and husband is what makes her go forward and fight for her life every single day.
“I don’t have words to explain how incredible this is for me, the ability to suffer in silence it is something reserved for incredible souls and Charlie is an incredible human being and soul!” André continued. “I can confidently say, that my love for her has grown and shifted since the accident, I feel like my love now is almost a form of devotion, I have accepted this new role that has been assigned to me on our new life! I am devoted to take care of my beautiful wife and soul mate and our two adorable little boys.”
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We truly hope Charlie’s recovery would be a speedy one because she deserves to get on her feet and be with her family again.
New trends set by trendsetters influence many people to change the way they look. This doesn’t only apply on the way they dress, but the way their body and face look as well. Today, we witness many men and women getting fillers, applying permanent makeup, having their nails and lips done, and a lot more.
We do understand the urge to look better than we already do, but somewhere along the way, many of us forget to embrace their natural beauty and accept themselves the way they are.
One recent trend in the beauty industry is microblading eyebrows, which is basically a tattooing technique that helps enhance or reshape the appearance of the eyebrows.
A mother of three from Australia named Amanda Coats was looking forward to getting her new eyebrows not assuming things could turn wrong. After the treatment, she was advised to keep the area clean and avoid possible infections, which she claims she did. She went to bed happy and satisfied that night only to wake up the following morning and discover that her skin fell off.
“The next day I woke up and my skin had come off onto the pillow, it was red and swollen. I went to the doctor immediately because of the pain and severe swelling. It felt like something was eating away at my skin, my skin was peeling off. I was in so much pain,” the worried mom said.
“My eyes were so swollen I couldn’t drive – I couldn’t even take my children to school because of the swelling, the pain and the pus in my eyes.”
Scared and angry, she went to the hospital to ask for medical help which cost her $1,000. Later, she shared her story in hopes of preventing something similar from happening to other people. But as soon as the salon heard her story, they accused her of losing customers and sued her, saying what happened to her wasn’t their fault. They claimed Amanda was either allergic to the ink or she didn’t took proper care of the area around her eyebrows and caught an infection.
Her story was later featured in the popular television program The Doctors where doctors tried to figure out what went wrong in Amanda’s case.
Amanda urges people to do their homework whenever they try any sort of procedure. “I want to make sure no one has to go through what I went through and that’s the reason I’m speaking out,” she said speaking to Metro.
The cult hero of the American cinema and the actor who helped shape an era in the film industry, Humphrey Bogart, remains a true legend years after his death.
He was born on Christmas Day in 1899 in a wealthy New York family. His father was a surgeon and his mother, whom he later described as a hardworking woman who didn’t show much love, was a painter.
Before he started his stage career, Bogart served in the United States Navy at the end of World War I. He moved to film, but his appearances in the movies between 1930 and 1934 didn’t caught the attention of many directors and producers, so Bogart turned to the stage before he would finally make a name for himself; a name which stands for one of the most prominent actors ever. In fact, his career had such a deep impact on Hollywood that in 1999, the American Film Institute selected him as the greatest male star of classic American cinema.
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Most of the roles he played are part of films that are still considered classics. Just think of The Maltese Falcon and The African Queen.
In the iconic Casablanca, Bogart played the role of night club owner Rick Blaine and starred alongside stunning Ingrid Bergman. The number of movies handsome Bogart starred in is over 80 during the course of his career.
He was married four times, with his last wife Lauren Bacall, whom he considered the love of his life, staying together until his passing in 1957. The two had two children together, son Stephen and daughter Leslie.
Great Humphrey Bogart died of esophageal cancer. He had undergone a surgery but never recovered. Speaking of his last days, his wife wrote in her memoir how he started looking as a completely different person, with his hand and arm being “swollen to four times their normal size” and a “terrible black thing placed in his mouth to keep him from swallowing his tongue.”
According to his doctor, Michael Flynn, Bogart put his hand on the arm of wife Lauren Bacall and said “goodbye, kid,” and that was it.
His funeral was attended by over 3,000 people, with all the celebrities of the time being there to say their last goodbye, among which Audrey Hepburn, Judy Garland, Ronald Reagan, Bette Davis, Joan Fontaine, Marlene Dietrich and Errol Flynn.
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Humphrey’s Stephen Humphrey Bogart is a famous writer, producer, and businessman. Over the years, he spoke a lot of his father and what it is like being the son of the greatest American actor. Stephen was just eight years old when his father died and he wasn’t fully aware of the popularity his dad enjoyed.
Stephen recalls how his dad always put his family first and despite being busy filming, he would always find the time to be with his wife and kids. “He would take me down to the Santana,” he told Fox News. “Eventually, finally, when I learned how to swim, we would go out on the boat. I remember going to Catalina Island and swimming back to the Santana. I made it and he was very proud of me at that time because he knew that I knew how to swim. That kind of pride sticks with you.”
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He also spoke of the time he couldn’t go anywhere without paparazzi following his every step.
“They came at me like a gang of big kids, taking my picture without even asking,” Stephen wrote according to The New York Times.
“I didn’t want my picture taken anymore. But now at the church, after the funeral, I knew how to stop them, I thought. I would simply put my hands over my face so they couldn’t see me, and they would not take my picture.”
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Stephen is still doing his best to keep his dad’s legacy alive. He runs the page Humphrey Bogart Estate’sFacebook Page and is working closely with the Esophageal Cancer Action Network.
“It’s great films, great writing. He was an excellent, great actor and everything just sort of came together. It’s like being Elvis Presley’s kids. How do you quantify that? You can’t, really. It’s just an amazing thing to me and it’s an amazing thing that my mother and my father are my mother and my father. I mean, “oh you’re Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall’s kid?” I don’t think that way, but it is pretty amazing that somebody is their child and that that somebody is me,” he told Cinema Fanatic.
From the moment Bruce Jenner, the Olympic gold medal-winning decathlete, told the world he was transitioning into a woman, all eyes were on her. Today, 5 years after she came forward about how she truly felt about herself and her body, Caitlyn Jenner is still causing a stir. Some love her for being brave, others detest her for how she chose to live her life.
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Caitlyn, a father of five, including two of the sisters of the Kardashian clan, Kylie and Kendal, looks very feminine. Honestly, one can never tell she used to be a man.
However, in order to achieve that, she had undergone a number of surgeries, such as hairline correction, forehead contouring, and jaw and chin contouring. Before having the most important surgery of all, gender reassignment surgery, Caitlyn had her beard removed and got breast implants.
Wanting to be an inspiration for others who are afraid to confess how they truly feel about themselves, Caitlyn wrote a book, “The Secrets of My Life” where she wrote, “The surgery was a success, and I feel not only wonderful but liberated. So why even consider it? Because it’s just a penis. It has no special gifts or use for me other than what I have said before, the ability to take a whiz in the woods. I just want to have all the right parts.”
Throughout her journey of transitioning to a woman, Caitlyn came under the fire of many mean people who posted mean and hurtful comments, but she was able to overcome each and every obstacle that stood on her way to complete liberation and happiness.
The 70-year-old even took part in a reality show, the British version of I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here where she went makeup free and showed everyone how beautiful she truly is.
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Many say Caitlyn is doing all this for the fame, others say she’s an inspiration, and we say she’s a brave soul. What do you think of Caitlyn?
“The loveliest masterpiece of the heart of God is the heart of a mother” – St. Therese of Lisieux.
Mother’s love and sacrifice are beyond comparison. Mothers are guardian angels who would go above and beyond for their children’s well-being and happiness and that is why they are the most special creatures on Earth.
The following story is about one mother who sacrificed her own life in order to save those of her two children.
40-year-old Mariely Chacón and her family went on a boat trip on September 3. Everyone was looking forward to that day which was supposed to be all about fun, laughter, and enjoyment. Unfortunately, it didn’t go as planned.
As they were traveling from Higuerote, Venezuela, to Tortuga Island in the Caribbean, the boat was hit by a huge wave and broke apart.
Chacón somehow managed to grab her two kids, 6-year-old son Jose David, and 2-year-old daughter Maria Beatriz Camblor Chacon and place them on a lifeboat. The nanny got on the boat as well.
They had already spent a long time floating under the hot sun before someone finally spotted them off the island La Orchila on the evening of September 6.
Search teams started a rescue mission right away but only managed to pick them up on September 7, around 2:10 p.m. Unfortunately, Chacón had been dead for several hours at that point. Her children were still clinging to her body.
The children and the nanny were rushed to the hospital where they were treated for dehydration and burns.
The little ones survived only becausetheir mother breastfed them and drank her own urine in an attempt to stay hydrated. Eventually, she died from organ failure caused by dehydration, according to The Sun.
The rest of the people who were in the boat at the time of the accident, including Chacón’s husband, Remis David Camblor, are still missing. Rescuers have little hope of ever finding them.
Chacón has been dubbed a hero for saving her children from certain death. May she rest in peace.
Brian Laundrie remains the sole person of interest in the murder of Gabby Petito who was reported missing by her parents after she failed to return home following her trip around the country with her boyfriend, Laundrie. When he returned home alone, Laundrie refused to tell where Gabby was.
After they hadn’t heard from her in the days that followed, the parents filed a missing person report.
Gabby’s remains were found in Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming on September 19 and a preliminary autopsy ruled the manner of her death as a homicide. However, the family will have to wait longer to know the exact manner in which she was murdered.
Laundrie refused to cooperate with the police and hired a lawyer. As the investigation proceeded, he disappeared and the FBI is searching for him ever since. The case of Gabby Petito attracted the attention of the entire country and authorities are urging anyone who has any information regarding the suspect’s whereabouts to come forward.
Besides the FBI, others offered their services too. Among them are John Walsh, of America’s Most Wanted, and Dog the Bounty Hunter, celebrity bounty hunter and former bail bondsman.
Dog the Bounty Hunter said that ever since Laundrie disappeared, he has been receiving information from the public but is not sharing it with the authorities as he’s carrying out an investigation on his own.
“We’re here at the island. This would be and could be the perfect spot for him to hide. Not too many people out here but there’s a lot of environmental things that we’re going to fight,” he shared on Twitter. “So here we go. The search now is really on. The search has just begun.”
In the meantime, an engineer named Dennis Davis who was hiking on a deserted road close to the Appalachian Trail in North Carolina said he crossed paths with Laundrie. At first, he wasn’t aware it was the man the entire country is trying to track down, but he later saw photos and realized it was indeed Laundrie.
“There is no doubt in my mind I spoke to Brian Laundrie — none whatsoever,” Davis was reported to have said, according to The New York Post. “Dog the Bounty Hunter’s daughter sent me an audio file of Brian’s voice and the voice was the same I heard.”
— Gabby Petito and Brian Laundrie Case (@RIPGabbyPetito) October 3, 2021
Davis said the man was acting skittish and was asking for directions to California via backroads only.
“He said ‘man, I’m lost.’ I said ‘what are you trying to find?’ and he said ‘me and my girlfriend got in a fight but she called me, told me she loves me, and I have to get to California to see her.’
“I said ‘well, I-40 is right there and you could take it west to California’ and he said, ‘I’m just going to take this road into California’,” Davis explained. “He was worried and not making sense.”
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He said that the man he suspected to be Laundrie was driving a white or light-colored pick up truck and was wearing a dark bandana on his head.
“Obviously, as a father with a daughter, I want to do whatever I can to help the family find closure and get this guy off the streets,” Davis said.
However, although he made several attempts at reaching the FBI, none of his calls hasbeen returned so far.
“Law enforcement is probably getting millions of leads on this guy, but I am not some goofball out there doing drugs in the middle of the night, I am a highly educated professional,” Davis said. “And I know that was the guy. There is no doubt about it.
“We have this lead but no one’s doing anything, not even a phone call.”
Gabby Petito’s father asked social media users and the media to give the same attention they did to his daughter to other missing persons. “This same type of heightened awareness should be continued for everyone,” he said. https://t.co/cHXJ1t2ry2
We hope authorities will reach Davis and will investigate his claims. Hopefully, Laundrie will be brought to justice as soon as possible and Gabby’s family will get the closure they need.
When they are young, children’s hearts are so pure that we adults feel jealous for losing that purity ourselves over time. They do not know how to discriminate and don’t care how someone looks like or what color of the skin one has.
And yes, they know how to show their love for their parents, siblings, and other members of the family in different ways. Children are honest, at times even brutally honest, and they love things to be done their way.
The video below shows just how great kids are.
A young girl, around 4 or 5, and her mother are walking home from pre-k when the mom says that she’s very tired. In an attempt to see how her daughter would react, the mom asks for a shoulder carry.
Well, she probably expected from the young lady to say it’s a no no, but that’s not what happened. Instead, the girl agreed without hesitation, stopped, and took her position.
Needless to say, the mom started laughing both because it was funny and because her daughter is such a caring and loving child.
This video is definitely a must watch. Check it out below.
Oh, those dogs! Do you ever take a minute to thank God for putting these creatures into our lives? The truth is that no matter how many human friends one has, the love and the loyalty dogs provide can’t be beaten. They are the most caring creatures there are and when they say that they love their humans more than they love themselves, believe that’s true.
One little girl and her Golden Retriever are the perfect example why every child needs to grow up around a dog.
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The video of these two pals is melting the hearts of millions of people, all for the right reason. One thing is certain, her parents don’t need to worry about their little girl’s safety as long as her furry pal is by her side.
The video shows the Golden boy putting his paw on the girl while she’s looking out of the balcony as though he’s trying to protect her from falling.
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He also helps her dress in the morning by taking the socks and the clothes out of the closet. Once she’s done, he serves as a cushion when she jumps out of the bed.
Believe it or not, when this young lady goes to the bathroom to wash her teeth, her dog is there to pull the stool closer so that she can reach the toothpaste and the brush.
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Every now and then, he looks straight into the camera as though he wants his human parents to tell him that he’s doing a great job.
As a thank you for taking such a good care for her, the girl shares her lunch with her pet and never forgets to treat him with kisses and hugs.
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And when she goes to sleep at night, he places his paw on her forehead just to make sure she’s sound asleep. Next, he grabs a blanket and covers her with it.
Who wouldn’t want a dog like this in their life?
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For more on this heart-melting friendship go to the video below. Cute beyond words, don’t you agree?
When we stumble upon stories about kindness and compassion, we feel like there is still a chance for this world to become a better place. Stepping in for one another is what humanity is all about and as soon as we become aware of that, life would become much easier for many of us.
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One Charlotte, North Carolina mom was organizing a birthday party for her son. The weather was absolutely wonderful that day so she decided to surprise the kids by placing a kiddie pool in the yard. Everyone got excited and couldn’t wait to get inside the pool. The only problem was that the mom didn’t have a hose and filling the pool with water would take much more time than she anticipated.
The mom was using pots in order to carry the water from her kitchen to the pool while the children who were gathered around were getting impatient more and more.
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Luckily, a group of firefighters were driving by the mom’s home at the time and noticed she was struggling, so without having a second thought, they decided to help her.
They grabbed the hose and filled the kiddie pool with water in no time. Needless to say, the kids were overly excited because that meant their pool party could finally start.
The mom was watching in disbelief. She was very thankful to the firefighters who made sure her son had the best party ever.
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Charlotte Fire Station 18 took to Facebook to share the beautiful story.
“Firehouse 18 is a neighborhood firehouse full of men and woman who truly care about the families they swore to protect. Today, after leaving a medical call, Engine 18 stumbled across a family desperately trying to fill up a kiddy pool by filling pots from the sink for a little boys birthday on this sweltering day.
“What was just a simple task for us turned into laughter, smiles, and a lifelong memory for the neighborhood kids as well as the men on Engine 18? Proud to serve the WESTSIDE!”
They could simply pass by and continue doing what they were doing, but instead, they decided to make this family’s day one to remember.
Needless to say, people who saw the post couldn’t help but share their thoughts, with one person writing, “This is awesome, brought tears to my eyes. Those kids will remember what you did. Thank you from PA. Stay safe.”
What a beautiful story of kindness and humanity at its best.
The story of Johnny Cook from Georgia will make you think what you are willing to risk for the sake of preserving your integrity. This man lost his job only because he stayed true to his moral values and principles. He now works as a horse trainer, but he recalls the time when he was driving the school bus for Haralson County Middle School making sure all his passengers get safely to and from school.
One day, back in 2013, a student boarded the bus complaining how he was starving. When Johnny asked him why he didn’t eat anything he told him how the school refused to serve him lunch because he lacked 40 cents. The bus driver couldn’t believe what he was hearing. Leaving a boy that young hungry all day was something he couldn’t get over so he took to social media to share his frustration.
He posted the story and shared it with his family and friends. He also issued a plea to those in charge of the school to change the lunch plan.
“Huh! What! This child is already on reduced lunch and we can’t let him eat. Are you kidding me? I’m certain there was leftover food thrown away today. But kids were turned away because they didn’t have .40 on there account .” the post reads.
Many people who agreed with Johnny shared his post because they wanted the message to be spread.
But, it turned out that the school superintendent wasn’t happy with what Johnny did and offered him an ultimatum. He had to either apologize for the story and say it was all a lie or get fired from the job.
This bus driver chose the latter and never considered saying sorry for telling the truth and stepping in for a child that wasn’t treated the way he should have.
“I felt like, in my heart of hearts, the kid was telling me the truth. Whether he was, whether he wasn’t, I believed him, so I wasn’t going to recant the story.”
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The school and the superintendent argue that the incident never took place. They claim how the security cameras prove the boy wasn’t even in the lunch line that day. They also state that even if he didn’t have money, the school would have offered him a bagged lunch.
Take a look at the video below to hear both sides of the argument.
The pandemic, which is sadly still ongoing and affecting millions in one way or another, has changed the way we live and communicate with our family and friends. Being forced to avoid contact and being prevented to hug and kiss those people we spent our days with just around two years ago feels devastating to many.
We have been left “trapped” inside our homes as a “new normal” has been imposed.
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Now if you think that those who are rich and famous have it easier than the rest of us, you might be wrong. Take Susan Boyle for example. Just recently, this incredible singer turned 60 years old, but she couldn’t spend her birthday the way she wanted.
Boyle was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes some years ago and that forced her to change her life style. The Britain’s Got Talent star started eating healthier and manged to lose weight, thus change her looks completely.
With the pandemic, Boyle, as most of us, is concerned for her safety and health, especially because of her diabetes condition. It has been reported by many scientists and researchers, as well as by the American Diabetes Association, that people diagnosed with diabetes are likely to experience worse complications if they get the virus.
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The singer said how she was advised by her doctors to only get out in order to catch some fresh air and avoid contacts with other people as much as possible.
“I have diabetes so I have tried to stay indoors as much as possible. Catching Covid would not have been a good outcome,” she said. “I was warned, so I’ve not taken any chances.”
Speaking to The Scottish Sun, Boyle said that the pandemic has affected her mental state, which I believe is true for each and every one of us, but added that she understands that it is all for the greater good of the country and the people.
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“We’ve not been asked to battle on the frontlines of a war like our parents or grandparents — we’ve been asked to stay at home for the safety of ourselves and everyone else,” she explained.
“That’s the wee pep talk I give myself if I’m feeling a little low.
“It’s an abnormal situation for everyone. I’ve done my best to stay in but I do go for walks for exercise with my mask on,” the singer added.
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We can only hope and pray for this pandemic to be over as soon as possible, and of course, do our share by respecting the rules and the measures which help fight the virus.
It’s not unusual for doctors to fail to diagnose certain illnesses. However, after plenty of check ups and tests, they manage to detect what is wrong with their patients. Sadly, one mother from Indiana named Kathi Wilson spent 10 long years going from one doctor to another, but no one could tell her what was wrong as her health was getting worse and worse with each passing day.
X-rays, all sorts of screenings, MRIs, you name it, Kathi went through all of that. Her doctor, Mary Beth Hensley, simply couldn’t pinpoint what made Kathi sick. She was experiencing fatigues, muscle aches, and much more. During the last few years, she had troubles walking and was forced to use a cane.
The mysterious illness Kathi was suffering from was finally detected by a group of construction workers. They didn’t need any stethoscopes or any medical equipment to solve this poor woman’s problem. What they used instead were their wrenches.
Namely, these contractors were hired to remodel Kathi’s bathroom. As they started working, they noticed that the furnace and the water heater were improperly hooked up which led to small amounts of carbon monoxide to leak. This colorless and odorless gas known as the “silent killer” was poisoning Kathi.
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She was lucky she hired these workers whom she now considers her heroes.
After they did their job, Kathi started feeling better right away. She regained her energy and strength and is no longer using her cane.
Speaking to Inside Edition, she said, “I felt great. Mentally, I haven’t been this happy in I couldn’t tell you how long.”
The video of Kathi’s story has been seen by thousands of people. One viewer wrote, “That is terrible when no one knows what’s wrong with you. Going to doctor after doctor with no relief. I am happy she is doing much better and has her life back.”
You can take a look at the entire story below. Make sure you check your cars, furnaces, heaters, generators, and the like which produce carbon monoxide.
Chrissy and Larry Corbitt were about to become parents for the fifth time and they received the news with excitement. They were beyond happy for the new addition to the family and prepared everything for the big arrival. However, there was something they found quite strange, and that was Chrissy’s belly that seemed quite big. Actually, it was way bigger compared to her previous pregnancies.
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The couple was a bit concerned at first, assuming something might be wrong with the baby, and then though they could be expecting twins. However, after the check up at the doctor’s, none of it turned to be the reason. They were told there was only one baby and it was perfectly healthy, just a bit bigger than they expected.
But when the time for the delivery came, Chrissy gave birth via C-section, because what was supposed to be a big baby, was in fact huge. The mother recalls how her first thought after seeing the baby was that it resembled a toddler, not a newborn. She even joked, saying Inside Edition “When they held her around the curtain for me I just couldn’t believe how big she was. I felt like I was looking at a toddler, I was like oh my God, she’s gonna walk to the nursery.”
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They named the beautiful girl Carleigh and she was a miracle baby. The hospital’s staff said how they have never in their career or life seen such a huge baby. While it was still in her mother’s stomach, the doctors believed it weighted around 10 pounds, but they couldn’t be more wrong. When the nurses weighted the baby, 13 pounds five ounces popped up on the scale’s screen.
Carleigh didn’t fit the baby diapers nor all those clothes her parents bought for her. Instead, they had another shopping trip and bought clothing for a nine-month-old child.
We congratulate the Corbitt’s for their baby daughter and we are so happy she is a healthy baby with a great life ahead.
Take a look at the whole story in the video below.
This story is about quite an unusual rescue mission which took place back in 2006 when a herd of 200 horses got stuck on a small land covered with mud. The poor creatures found themselves in this desperate situation after a storm caused the water levels to rise. It looked like the odds of saving the horses were very low because they weren’t only trapped but also scared.
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The story quickly went viral and media from all around the world covered it, with millions of people waiting in anticipation for a positive outcome. The horses spent three long days unable to free themselves. The rescue groups, among which firefighters and welfare workers, failed to save them either. As a result, 19 of them didn’t make it. And although rescuers were able to provide the creatures with food and water, they couldn’t make them move.
Every plan authorities came up with failed. But then, they thought of a brilliant idea. This was the last chance of getting the animals out of that muddy land. And thankfully, it worked just perfectly.
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A group of seven female riders and their horses rode into the shallow waters, hoping for the rest of the horses to start following them. If you wonder why would they do it, it’s because it’s in horses nature to move into herds, so seeing some of them getting through the mud and water would hopefully make them do it too.
Take a look at how this awesome plan worked and how the horses made it on the other side of the water safe and sound.
This rescue doesn’t cease to amaze us even after so many years. It’s surely worth watching. Check it out below.
