Different people love different things and what is appealing for some might be off-putting for others. Well, in the case of a man from Pflugerville, Texas, his pink house, which he loves and feels at ease at, is described as repulsive by mostly all of his neighbors.
Emilio Rodriguez, however, doesn’t care what others think as long as he’s happy with his unusual home.
Speaking of it, when we say it’s pink, we mean it. Starting from the roof, the walls, the bricks, and even the pillars and the gutters, everything is covered in pink. That this man is totally smitten with this color could also be seen from his tatooes, which are pink as well.
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What’s most, not only he isn’t planning on changing color as his neighbors demand, but he’s even considering getting a pink driveway and a pink car. As for those living around him, they believe that Emilio’s home is affecting the value of theirs in a negative way.
Emilio suffered a car accident in the past and was left paralyzed from the waist down and now he says that being surrounded with pink brings a strange comfort to him. And yes, he’s even planning on painting his wheelchair in his favorite color.
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The neighbors also complain that Emilio’s house doesn’t fit well with the “mountain view,” but there’s not really something that they can do about it.
“No HOA. I pre-planned this specifically because of that reason, so when people get mad I explain there is no HOA here,” He told CBS Austin. “Even if they made an HOA right here I’m already grandfathered in so we’re set. I did my homework beforehand.”
Well, there are also those who love this unique place. “Definitely it’s adding a twist to the neighborhood. There’s no other house like this,” Emmanuel Alvarado, a neighbor who lives a few blocks away shared with FOX7. “I would suggest to the neighbors to be open-minded. Because, you know, I think you should invest energy in to being unique. To being yourself and not let yourself be suppressed by society thinks is normal.”
What do you think of this? Would you consider living in a house like this?
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If you want to learn more about Emilio and his home check out the video below.
Niya Sumter from Mississippi was driving her son to the doctor’s when she heard the sirens behind her. She truly hoped she didn’t do anything wrong and prayed she wouldn’t get a ticket. Sadly, that’s exactly what happened.
The officer who pulled her over, Bradley Sanders, noticed something unusual about this mother and her little one. The boy, who was sitting in the back of the vehicle, wasn’t in a child seat. Instead, little Kaemon was “strapped” in the seat and had a lot of wiggle room there.
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Officer Sanders could sense Niya was a caring mother. He assumed that she probably couldn’t afford a child seat, so he did something truly incredible.
After he wrote her the tickets, he asked her to follow him to the nearest Walmart. Niya was confused, but agreed to drive after the officer. Once there, he bought her a brand new child seat so that Kaemon could be safe while on the road.
However, it wasn’t the only thing he did for this single mother. He also told her he was going to void her speeding tickets in the courtroom.
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Niya was so very thankful to this incredible man who cared for her son’s safety. At the end of the day, officer Sanders is a family man and knows how much effort as well as finances it takes to bring children up.
Niya believed that the story of the kindness she received that day was worth sharing, so she took to Facebook to write what happened. “Can I say how good god is headed to my son Dr. Apt Got Pulled Over Mr. Bradley Sanders he Gave Me 3 Tickets After giving me my tickets he said follow me let’s go buy your baby a car seat ! Due to Kaemon Being in a big boy seat and trying to get out of it while the police talking to me. He told me in January when I go to court he will throw them out I just thank god.”
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Thank you, Officer Sanders. We need more people like you in the world.
A young life was taken away in a bizarre accident which took place on July 26, in Idaho, when a semi-truck accidentally kicked up a rock from the road. The 4-inch rock then flung through the windshield of another car and struck a 10-year-old girl who was sitting at the passenger’s seat.
The girl’s father, Brad Horsley, immediately drove his daughter, Kambrie, to the Oneida County Hospital in Malad. Shortly after she was admitted, she was transferred to the Primary Children’s Hospital in Salt Lake City, but unfortunately, nothing could be done. Kambrie lost her life and left her parents and her five siblings mourning her loss.
As reported by Idaho State Journal, prior to the tragic incident, the rock which killed Kambrie had been dislodged from the roadway. The police tracked down the driver of the semi-truck but he had no idea a life was lost that day.
After thorough investigation, the Oneida County Sheriff’s Office determined that there was no wrongdoing involved in the events that led to Kambrie death.
Kambrie’s family described their Kam Kam as a sweet and loving girl “so full of life and love and always up for an adventure.”
The obituary, published on Horsley Funeral Homes, read: “She was always playing with someone’s child or talking to an adult she had just met.
“She loved all animals and was always happy to care for a new one. Her happy countenance shown about her always and she gave everyone the best hugs! Kambrie sped through her short life with such drive and intensity modeling love and inclusion in all she did.”
The devastated father who witnessed his girl losing her young life shared his heartbreak on Facebook and wrote just how much he loves and misses her. “Heaven gained the perfect angel today. She was the best all around girl,” Brad wrote. “I don’t know what I’ll do without her… Thank you for your thoughts, texts and prayers. Love my Kam Kam… Can’t wait to see you again. I’ll Love you forever. I know I’ll see you again!! Please continue to pray for us. This family will need it!!! She was the BEST. Families are forever!!!”
Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen are one of the most famous twin sisters that we know. They started their acting careers at a very young age and have been under the spotlight ever since, because of one reason or another. Although acting is not their thing any longer, their lives have always been of great interest to the wide public and the media.
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Their younger sister, Elizabeth Olsen, is also pursuing a career in the film industry and she has already made a name for herself starring in a number of movies. In fact, according to Elizabeth herself, she wanted to become an actress from very young age. She recalls how her parents told her it was up to her to decide whether she wanted to be part of the industry or not.
“My parents said, ‘OK, well if that’s what you really want to do, then you have to know that you are going to risk not being a part of the sports team, you’re going to have to risk not being a part of ballet after school,’” Elizabeth Best Life. “And so, I did that for three months of my childhood, but it wasn’t worth it to me to work for a living.”
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Living in L.A. where everyone wants to try themselves as part of Hollywood, most of Elizabeth’s friends believed acting wasn’t a very cool profession as a lot of people they knew were doing it. However, young Elizabeth took drama classes while at high school and her dream of following into her sisters’ footsteps seemed more realistic than ever.
“My way in to being OK with the want of being an actor was through the theater, because it felt more academic and it felt less like the experience of celebrity and whatever it is,” she said.
“But it was more about the process, and the history, and the intellectual experience of what it means to collaborate and tell a story. And through thinking about theater from an academic perspective, I allowed myself to be OK with it. Which is sad that you have to give yourself a better reason to do something you want to do, but that’s what allowed me to want to pursue it in college.”
Elizabeth attended the New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts and spent a semester studying in Russia at the Moscow Art Theatre School. Soon after, she was offered minor roles and later the more influential ones followed.
She starred in Silent House, Peace, Love & Understanding and Martha Marcy May Marlene shortly after she graduated from college.
“I’m so lucky [director] Sean Durkin wanted to go with someone who had literally no film experience,” Elizabeth told Philadelphia Style. “I think the reason Sean liked the idea was because I didn’t know what I looked like on camera, and I didn’t care about what angle of my face looked good. It added to the awkwardness of Martha.”
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In 2013 Elizabeth starred in Kill Your Darlings in, and then in 2014 and 2015, the movies Godzilla and the international blockbuster Avengers: Age of Ultron followed.
She often speaks of the support and the advice she gets from her sisters. In her interview with Philadelphia Style, Elizabeth said of Mary-Kate and Ashley: “They’re very tight-lipped—notoriously so—and I was not caring what I was saying [in interviews] because I’d assumed no one would read it.
“That’s when we’d have conversations. They’d say, ‘You know, even if you don’t think anyone’s going to read this article, someone might pull the quote later for [something else].’ It’s all part of how you hope someone interprets you, and how they frame who you are and the work you do.”
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Recently, she starred in the television series WandaVision, as Wanda Maximoff, and it looks like Elizabeth’s career is skyrocketing. But besides being a celebrity already, she tends to keep a low profile and keep her privacy only for herself. That is something she learned from her sisters. Speaking to Harper’s Bazaar, the young actress said: “There are ways you can be private – my sisters are intimately private and I respect that,” Olsen explained. “They showed me that you can be private, but also accessible to journalists, for those reasons. It’s helpful and I learnt my value system from them. They’ve always had the greatest friends and so have I.
“People always ask, ‘was it hard for you to make friends once you started working?’ And I’m like, ‘what are you talking about? No.’ I already had those and the ones I made through work are great.”
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We wish Elizabeth Olsen be as successful as she has been so far. We can’t wait to see her in future projects.
Rebel Wilson is the name that we stumble upon very often these days. The reason why is because this incredible actress and comedian rocks a completely new looks which her fans from all over the world find enchanting.
Wilson comes to Hollywood from Australia. While she was at college, she got a scholarship through Nicole Kidman’s organization which helps young actors and actresses pursue their dreams and that’s when her journey to the States and to the hearts of millions of fans started.
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The Bridesmaids and Pitch Perfect star has landed a number of roles where she played an overweight young lady. It’s not that she didn’t like that, but according to her, people, as well as producers, didn’t take her seriously so she decided to make a huge change and that started with her health. Wilson declared 2020, one of the toughest years for the humanity, her “Year of Health.”
“I literally feel as if I have to physically transform myself, because for some reason, even though we’re in a very imaginative industry, it’s very difficult for people to imagine me as a serious actress and I feel that I physically have to show you that I am different,” she told The Telegraph.
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Her inspirational weight loss journey started in January of last year, and today, a year later, she looks incredibly hot. Her dedication and strong will helped Wilson complete her own goal and reach a target weight of 165 pounds.
She followed a restrictive program called the Mayr Method and visited physician Franz Xaver Mayr, M.D.’s clinic and wellness center in Austria before she started her diet. On top of this, Wilson works out regularly.
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In October of 2020, she posted a photo on Instagram eating pastry in Monaco and wrote: “Remember though girls, you still gotta treat yourself. I just do it with food now only once or twice a week and substitute bubble baths on alternate nights.”
Her story of dedication, hard work, and not giving up serves as an inspiration to a huge number of women from every part of the world.
“What I was trying to do is change those habits so that you’re more loving and you’re treating yourself with more respect,” she told Prevention. “I’m working on self-love, and that’s a hard concept to master. To foster self-love.
“I like to end in gratitude and write down what I’m blessed about. Even if it’s something very small … that’s amazing.”
What’s most, she won’t stop at nothing to keep herself healthy and stunning as she is.
David Lidstone, known as ‘River Dave,’ ended up in jail on July 15 and now his life story is going viral. Namely, this man has been living in a cabin placed in the woods of New Hampshire for over 27 years. There, on a tiny part of the 73 acres of land, he created his own little heaven, with a small garden where he grows his own fruits and vegetables, and has his chickens.
Now, the land’s owner, 86-year-old Leonard Giles, has reported Lidstone of squatting, although he only learned he was living there back in 2015.
Sadly, while in jail, Lidstone’s cabin had caught on fire, and the veteran and a father-of-four was told his place was destroyed. The blaze is currently investigated by authorities, as reported by the New Hampshire State Fire Marshal’s Office.
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River Dave was told he would be able to get out of jail in three terms. He either agrees to leave, the land’s owner knock down his cabin, or 30 days pass without any action. Now that his cabin is no longer there, judge ruled he can be released.
One thing is certain, Lidstone isn’t planning on leaving the place he called home for the last three decades. “I will sit here until I rot, or I will go home,” he said, as per AP News.
Most of his belongings had been taken out of the cabin before the mysterious fire took place and no animals were spotted nearby, neither leaving nor deceased.
Fire has destroyed a small, solar-powered cabin in the woods of New Hampshire where 81-year-old David Lidstone has lived – off the grid – for nearly three decades. Lidstone was jailed last month, accused of squatting. https://t.co/v5OMcObg69
As his story went viral, a huge number of people offered their land and cabins for him to live in.
At the same time, a petition for him to get back to his old place has been organized and over 6250 people have signed it so far. “He is a veteran, a local legend, a homesteader and most importantly human being,” petition organizer Tyler Groves wrote.
“I’d like to petition for Dave to spend his years on the land. He’s always willing to help anyone coming down the river and he always has fresh produce or eggs for the campers.
“He shouldn’t owe anybody anything. The property he’s on has a verbal agreement that he could stay there for the remainder of his life but however there is no proof of it how ever he’s been on the piece of land for over two decades with no harm to anyone.”
Hours after the latest court hearing, Canterbury fire crews are responding to a fire at the property at the center of a dispute between David Lidstone, better known as “River Dave,” and a Vermont landowner. https://t.co/Q8VsIMXqyL via @MonicaWMUR
Lidstone’s estranged brother, Vincent, said: “What they’re doing to him isn’t right for anybody, whether he’s my brother or anybody’s brother. He’s 81 years old. Leave him alone.”
Jodie Gedeon, a kayaker and and one of Lidstone’s friends added “He’s just a really, really, big caring guy, and just chooses to live off the grid… it really is about humanity, it really is about compassion, empathy… he’s not hurting anybody.”
During all those years, Lidstone has been living peacefully, and to take his home from him at this age is so unfair. We hope he will find a way to build his cabin there again.
Thomas Ravaux is a landlord who knows how hard it really is to find the perfect tenants who wouldn’t ruin the place and will pay the rent on time. What he experienced with the last family that rented his place is downright unpleasant and left people wonder how can someone live in such a mess and so much clutter around.
The tenants didn’t pay rent for the past 14 months so Thomas decided to pay them a visit and try to find a solution to the problem, but once he opened the doors of the house he was totally disgusted by what he came to. The place was so filthy and disorganized that he could barely pass through the hallway and into the rooms.
He immediately called his lawyer and made another call, to a dump truck company. The only thing he could do was to take things in his hands and teach the irresponsible family a lesson.
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Thomas shared the photos of what he stumbled upon on his Facebook page, saying:
“This is how this flat was returned to me. Living like that with three kids, bravo. Not to mention the food that has gone bad in the fridge. Food offered to you by restaurant owners from their heart!
Shame on you. Good luck to your new landlord.”
People who got to see the actual conditions in which the parents were raising their children were worried for the kids’ well-being.
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The only logical solution Thomas could think of was to pack up the garbage and the debris and simply dump it in front of the ex-tenants’ new place. He believed that should teach them good behavior and hoped they will never again do that to any other landlord.
He told France Info that initially he was reconsidering that decision, but local police authorities assured him he won’t get into trouble for the garbage wasn’t his to deal with.
“It was carnage inside. Everything was totally destroyed. The carpet is messed up, there are holes in the walls, all the paintwork needs re-doing, and we will need to disinfect it all. The smell is unbearable. I had a legal representative witness the damage before we emptied the place…
Then I loaded everything into a dumpster and brought them back home…
I met the authorities and we talked… For now, I’m not worried… The old tenants had to clear the sidewalk and bring everything to the dump Tuesday night. Everything is cleaned.”
People love his dramatic move.
“I’ve received a lot of reactions, all in my favor. Everyone supports me!”
We hope this story will teach a lesson not only Thomas’ tenants but any other person out there. If something isn’t ours, it doesn’t mean we can destroy it. We are glad they didn’t get away with it.
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Take a look at the video and tell us what you think in the comments section below.
As people grow old, they usually feel the need to take things slowly because their bodies are not as strong as they used to be. Many have troubles perform even the most basic tasks such as going to the store and running errands.
What we should do in such cases is be patient and let them take all the time they need. We, as a society, should do all in our power to facilitate the life of the elderly people. Sadly, not everyone is considerate towards them.
An elderly lady was trying to cross the road, and she was obviously having troubles walking. However, the person waiting for her to pass wouldn’t stop honking at her. This made the lady mad so she decided to teach him a lesson.
The people who witnessed the incident were left in stitches by the lady’s act. This teaches us that we should never mess with old people because they’ve been around way longer than us and know a lot more.
Check the video below and see the lady’s sweet revenge.
Simon Cowell is a music mogul. Over the years, his talent shows made him staggering amounts of money, and the celebrity judge and producer is believed to have a net worth of over $600 million. He, however, spends a good portion of it by donating to various charities. This year only, he gave $1.5 million to the organizations Feed the World and Feed Britain.
Despite his enormous success, 2021 seemed not to be Cowell’s year. Not only because of the pandemic which affected the entire world, but because of the accident he suffered. Cowell fell off his electric bike and injured his back. He had undergone a surgery, and luckily, he was able to get on his feet again.
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One would assume that it would be difficult for someone who had experienced such a terrible accident to be able to get on a bike again, but Cowell isn’t someone who gets afraid easily.
Speaking to TMZ, he said: “First of all, I bought a crazy, crazy bike. Even though [the bike he had his accident on] had pedals on, this is not what I would call an electric bike.
“The one I had was basically a motorcycle with an electric engine when you have to wear a proper crash helmet, leathers. This thing was nuts,” he added. “I didn’t know how powerful it was before I got on it. And I fly 6-8 feet in the air and landed on my spine.”
Now he’s driving one again, but a bit different than the one he fell off of.
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One of Cowell’s most famous talent shows, The X Factor, will likely be canceled. Speculations about it started circulating back in 2020, and now an ITV spokesperson said in a statement as reported by Variety: “There are no current plans for the next series of ‘The X Factor’ at this stage.
“It’s not definitely returning, it might return, and if it does the format will tweak,” ITV managing director Kevin Lygo said. “Simon controls it more than we do. When does he want it to come back, how does he want to come back? Hopefully we can be part of it.”
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The good things is that the media mogul has a plenty of other projects coming up. As per Deadline, Cowell will be part of a panel of judges for the brand new show Walk The Line, which will be a combination of a talent contest and game elements. Cowell himself said of it that it will have “viewers on the edge of their seats.”
“We wanted to develop a show which will give the contestants a life-changing cash prize if they win,” he explained. “Each show there will be a champion who must make a vital decision: either cash out then and there or stay in the contest to compete again the following night and have a chance to claim the huge prize.”
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We are looking forward to this show as well as seeing Cowell as a judge on America’s Got Talent.
The sound of thunder and heavy rain accompanied by frequent flashes of blinding bolts of bright lights usually sends any animal, regardless of species, to hide for cover. It could be under couches, blankets, tables or even in our arms. Thunderstorms are terrifying for most animals, and it is especially so for those who live a hard life on the streets.
Unlike house dogs, stray canines do not have the luxury of having a warm spot in a cozy environment to snuggle up in. Instead, they remain stuck on the cold and hard streets, with nothing else other than the pitter-patter of raindrops wetting their fur coats.
This is a heartbreaking sight to see.
The city of Buenos Aires, which is also the capital of Argentina, had been hit with a torrential thunderstorm. One local bus driver had spotted two stranded dogs during his shift, all drenched head to toe in cold rain water and shivering in fear. He did what any human being with a big heart would do – to provide them with shelter.
In the bustling city of Buenos Aires, public transport commuters all know that the rules and regulations of buses functioning in Buenos Aires do not allow any animals on board. However, these rules did not stop one kind-hearted bus driver from protecting the frightened strays during one violent and heavy thunderstorm.
Passengers snapped and shared many photos of the dogs during their ride and on their social media accounts, asking around if anyone was interested in helping or fostering them.
This bus driver’s act of kindness soon got to the management’s attention, which even released a statement reiterating their very strict ‘no animals’ policy. Under this circumstance however, they showed great support for what the driver did for the dogs.
After all, how can one resist not helping our adorable furry friends in times of dire need? We remain truly thankful to this bus driver who has shown great and rare kindness to these animals. Although we are not sure what happened to those dogs after the thunderstorm has settled down, but very hopefully, they are now safely rehomed.
Here at Bored Daddy, we urge all of you to adopt a pet at your local shelter and to not shop. This is to keep our furry friends off the streets and safely in a loving home, where they can stay warm and well-cared for.
When someone becomes famous, they posses the power to influence positive changes to take place.
If you can’t think of such a person let us tell you what one of the best musicians of our time, Jon Bon Jovi, is doing for the needy Americans.
His good deeds change the lives of many and his heart of gold is something everyone is speaking about.
Bon Jovi’s community kitchens are open for thousands of people who can’t afford to have a hot meal and everyone agrees that his restaurants feel like home.
The start of The Jon Bon Jovi Soul Foundation in 2006 marked at the same time the start of the fight against homelessness and poverty and the music star and his wife seem to be winning it.
Their first restaurant was opened in 2011 and if you are ever given the chance to go there, you’ll notice that there aren’t prices listed on the menus. The reason why is because Soul Kitchen is unlike any restaurant out there and not everyone is expected to pay for what they get.
The customers, who are mostly people who can’t afford to buy their meal, can choose to volunteer in the restaurant instead. Those who have money, however, are encouraged to donate $20 and help pay for the food of the rest of the customers.
The first restaurant is situated in Red Bank, New Jersey, the second one opened in Toms River in New Jersey in 2016, and third one was opened this year on the grounds of Rutgers University.
Speaking on NBCNightly News, Bon Jovi explained why they chose the university as the most suitable location. “Now what we realize is that there were kids in colleges that were hungry,” he said. “And this was a — logical progression. And Rutgers really embraced the concept.”
His wife Dorothea added: “People had this romanticized version of the starving student. It’s not as romantic as we would like to think it is.”
The restaurants take no reservations but work on the principle first-come-first-served. They say, however, that priority is given to those who are struggling financially the most.
The food offered is very tasty and consists of three-course meals. The starter is usually a soup or salad, the main course offered is fish, meat, or vegetarian dish, and finally a dessert. What’s most, the food is prepared by professional chefs with fresh ingredients from the restaurants’ own garden.
Soul Kitchen is described as “a place where individuals or families can come to eat a delicious farm-to-table meal in a warm, welcoming setting and meet our neighbors.”
We truly hope other influential people will find inspiration in the work of Bon Jovi and his wife and will do something similar for the vulnerable members of their communities.
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The fact that many wild animals become endangered on our watch is sad beyond belief. We are helpless to help a number of species because we sometimes act as though this world belongs only to us, forgetting that it is the home of a huge number of species.
Thankfully, there are people out there who dedicate their lives to saving and protecting different groups of animals. One of them is Roxy Danckwerst, a woman who has spent two decades caring for orphaned animals.
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One of the latest members of Roxy’s sanctuary, Wild is Life, is a baby elephant named Moyo, which means “of the heart.” The poor baby was found abandoned on the shores of Lake Kariba, in Zimbabwe, by rangers. They assume that the family was trying to cross a river, but the little one got washed away.
Luckily, Roxy was there to open the doors to her home and her heart for Moyo. What is incredible about this loving creature is that he found comfort with his caretaker and fell in love with her so much that he now spends every second of every day by her side. The two even sleep side by side.
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In the past, Roxy cared for and nurtured a huge number of elephants that she later released in the wild. But it’s different with Moyo. He’s still very young and dependable, and although living with a 123 pound creature is quite demanding, Roxy is happy she gets to take care of her sweet friend.
For more on this cute friendship check out the video below by BBC’s show Nature’s Miracle Orphans.
I am sure you’ve heard of unusual and unexplained medical conditions people face. The case of Keely Favell from Britain is a medical mystery that caught our attention and left us wondering how is it possible for doctors to fail to establish an accurate diagnosis.
Whereas there are women who didn’t know they were pregnant until delivery day, Favell’s case is just the opposite. She believed she was pregnant all along, but the reality was far different.
What doctors convinced Favell to be a baby, turned out a giant 57-pound ovarian cyst that required urgent removal. The biggest issue is that doctors didn’t do any further analysis and simply told this woman she was expecting, despite the blood tests coming back negative.
Everything started back in 2014 when Favell started gaining weight. She believed she was just getting fat because she ate more so she didn’t really put too much thought into it. However, when people on the streets started congratulating her on her baby asking about the due date, she understood her weight got out of control.
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In 2016, she blacked out so she decided to seek medical care. She told Mirror that after all the tests, doctors told her it was because of stress. When it happened again they told her it could be because of her acne medication. However, she wasn’t taking any at the time and insisted on another blood test to check once again whether there was pregnancy in question, but it came negative as the ones before.
As she started panicking already, the general physician asked for an ultrasound which left everyone in shock. They couldn’t believe what they’ve missed to discover for so long. Just to be sure, Favell was sent for an emergency CT scan that only confirmed there was a huge cyst inside her body.
She underwent a 5-hour surgery during witch the high-risk obstetrics specialist managed to successfully remove the baby-resembling cyst Favell later referred to as Mr. Whippy.
After that massive growth was out of her body, she started her recovery and felt relieved both mentally and physically. She told the BBC:
“I lost sight of how difficult even simple things like driving a car or walking up the stairs had become. Losing my lump gave me my life back – I can’t thank my surgeon enough.”
Doctors later explained that it can happen for ovarian cysts to go undetected for longer periods of time because many women don’t have any symptoms and don’t seek for help, unaware something is growing inside their body.
Some of the common symptoms could be swelling in the stomach, abnormal menstrual cycle, cramps, or facial hair. Though sometimes they are not life threatening, in many cases they have to be surgically removed.
In Kelly’s case, things could take a wrong turn if she didn’t insist on further examinations. Luckily, she is feeling great and this won’t affect her having children in the future.
Life is beautiful only when we realize that the differences and diversities are what make it whole and worth living. The sad reality is, however, that issues such as that of racism are still present in almost every diverse society. And as we very often hear of people hating each other or getting into conflicts only because of their skin color, stories such as that of Aaron Halbert and his wife remind us how things aren’t always as bad as they seem, because there are still people who only care if someone is a good human or not, regardless of their physical appearance.
This couple is white, and yet their kids are black, and they are the perfect family out there. They have two adopted children, a son who is an African-American, and a biracial daughter. Now their family got bigger as they welcomed their African-American triplets into their life.
Halbert, who is a devoted Christian and a missionary, talks about his family’s life in a post he wrote for the Washington Post. People loved what this man had to say and regarded his story one of the most inspirational ones they’ve ever stumbled upon.
It starts like this:
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“As I have made the stroll from my wife’s hospital room to the NICU these past few days it has been hard to fathom the way that our family has been put together.”
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“This past Sunday, my gorgeous wife – a white evangelical, like me — gave birth to our beautiful African-American triplet daughters whom we adopted as embryos. These sweet girls will hopefully soon be coming home to meet their 3-year-old African-American brother and 2-year-old biracial sister, both of whom we adopted as infants. The normalcy of this paragraph is something I have come to take for granted. Yet what seems to us to be the logical outcome of being pro-life is still something that to others often needs much explaining.”
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“I grew up as a child of evangelical missionaries in Honduras, very aware of racial diversity because I was the blue-eyed, cotton-topped white kid who stuck out like a sore thumb, but all the while felt deeply connected to the people there, even though we looked very different. My wife, on the other hand, grew up in the delta of Mississippi and it wasn’t until she took a few trips to Haiti that the veil of racial prejudice was lifted from her eyes. One of the central themes of Christianity is, after all, that God, through His Son, is calling people from every tongue, tribe and nation. Grasping diversity will make the world stronger as we marvel at God’s creative genius on display through His people’s varying pigments, personalities and proficiencies. Our differences are cause for celebration, not scorn.”
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Both Aaron and Rachel always loved the idea of adopting children. So when they were in the States, some years into their marriage, they visited an adoption agency in Mississippi. Not only that, but they requested to be able to adopt any child except for a fully Caucasian child. It was like that because they knew their biological children, if they had any, would be white, and they wanted a diverse family.
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Being missionaries and people of God, this beautiful couple believed that it was God’s will for them to become adoptive parents and change a child’s life forever. “When we adopt, we are echoing his own compassionate work, giving the world a glimpse of the truth and beauty of the gospel,” Aaron wrote.
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Aaron added how they believe that each person is a unique creation by God, and race should never be something that divide us. On the contrary, we should accept it and embrace it.
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“There is something beautiful and enriching being the only white face sitting and chatting with some of my African-American friends as my son gets his hair cut on a Saturday morning. There is also something wonderful in the relationship that is built as my wife asks a black friend on Facebook how to care for our little biracial daughter’s hair. The beauty of a multi-ethnic family is found there, in the fact that the differences are the very thing that make ours richer and fuller. It forces you to think in a new way about the way you think, speak, act and live.”
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Of course, there have always been people who stare and wonder why a white family has black or biracial children. But there are also those whose faces smile when they see this beautiful blended family.
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Although they already had their plate full with all the commitments around their two children, Rachel and Aaron started considering adopting an embryo after a friend mentioned the idea. That is when they visited the National Embryo Donation Center, a Christian embryo bank.
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As they wanted their two children to feel connected with the ones they were eager to welcome into the world, the couple opted for embryos of an African-American donor.
“In September of last year, we had two embryos implanted and began the long wait to see whether the transfer was successful. The day to visit the doctor could not come fast enough. Six weeks after the transfer we made a very nervous trip to the local hospital in Honduras, where we were serving as full-time missionaries. We began to describe everything to our doctor in Spanish (broken Spanish, that is). He asked us a few times if we were sure that we had transferred two embryos. Yes, of course we were sure, we said. However, one of those embryos had split in two inside Rachel’s womb. She was indeed pregnant- not only with twins, but triplets!”
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Everyone was happy for this family. Looking at them, many of their friends decided to follow their path and adopt African-American children.
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Aaron ended his post writing: “This is not the way we planned it 12 years ago when we were dating and talking about adoption, but oh, how thankful we are for God blessing us with these sweet little ones He has placed in our care. I can remember a friend going through the adoption process telling me he had always wanted his family to look like a little United Nations. As I look at my growing family, I prefer to take it a step further, daring to hope that our family picture is a little hint of Heaven.”
If you want to learn more about this incredible family, check out the video below.
Helping one another when we need it the most is what makes this world go round. The beautiful thing about humans is that most of them would go above and beyond for others, many times, even for complete strangers.
Officer Dustin Kincaid from the Seguin Police Department responded to a routine welfare check not assuming it would lead to something truly beautiful. Namely, as he entered the home of the elderly lady, he didn’t notice anything worrying. The woman seemed to be doing well, but Officer Dustin thought he could spare a minute or two and engage into a conversation with her.
That’s when he learned that the woman’s refrigerator wasn’t working. Having in mind this happened mid-July when the temperatures are pretty high, he knew he needed to do something about it.
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“I was just talking to her a little bit and she told me her refrigerator went out, she’s on a fixed income and she didn’t know how she would get it fixed or get a new one and afford to buy food,” he told the Seguin Gazette.
The first thing that came to his mind was reaching to his department and asking if anyone was willing to help the lady. To his amusement, almost everyone agreed to lend a helping hand. “I am blown away from the response that I got from my fellow officers and co-workers at the Seguin Police Department,” Officer Dustin said.
In no time, the department bought a brand new fridge and filled it with food.
“There are too many SPD employees, both sworn and non-sworn who gave their personal time and money to help out this lovely lady who needed a hand to name,” Chief Terry Nichols shared on Facebook.
The good thing is that the friendship between the caring officer and the elderly lady didn’t stop there. On the contrary, he decided to pay her a visit at least once a week to make sure she has everything she needs. What a thoughtful thing to do. Thank you, officers!
Despite the attempts to smooth things over, it seems like the feud between the members of the British Royalty is still going on, and Prince William has had it enough of the accusations and the harsh words addressed to his family by his brother and sister-in-law.
It all started with the Sussexes’ decision to step down from their royal duties shortly after Archie was born. It was reported that they made the decision without consulting Queen Elizabeth, which enraged her. Harry and Meghan moved to Canada but settled down in California soon after.
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What followed was the infamous Oprah interview during which Harry said how he didn’t know he was trapped inside his family until he met his wife.
“I wouldn’t have been able to because I myself was trapped, I didn’t see a way out. I was trapped, but I didn’t know I was trapped. But the moment that I met Meg, and our worlds collided in the most amazing of ways and then [I began] to see how trapped within the system, like, the rest of my family are.
“My father and my brother, they are trapped,” Harry added. “They don’t get to leave, and I have huge compassion for that.”
As expected, neither William nor Prince Charles were happy with Harry’s words. However, they decided not to answer back. It was the Queen who released an official statement saying the family will solve matter privately and that Harry and Meghan will always be much loved members of the family.
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However, the Sussexes didn’t stop there. After the interview, Harry spoke about his family once again saying he was thinking of leaving his family when he was in his twenties and that he’s now trying to put a stop to the cycle of genetic pain which comes with being royalty.
At the time, Prince William commented that his family wasn’t racist. He even tried making things right with his brother after prince Philip’s funeral, but Harry wasn’t happy speaking to his brother and father without Meghan by his side. He was reported to have said that he felt “ambushed.”
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As quoted by Express, US Weekly’s Christina Garibaldi, a royal commentator, said at the time: “William thinks Harry chose fame over family. A source tells us that ‘William feels that Harry has got too big for his boots since moving to California and that success and Hollywood has gone to his head.’”
Now, other experts, among which Nick Bullen, speak of the relationship between the brothers. Speaking to US Magazine, Bullen said that William was “shocked by the amount of things that his brother has said over the last few weeks.”
“I’m sure the Royal Family and the various royal households just want a moment of calm and are saying, ‘Let’s not have any more headlines,’” he added. “‘Let’s just have a period when no one’s speaking.’”
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But as it turns out, William won’t take any more “nonsense” from his brother.
“Most people thought the main blame for the fall-out was not Meghan, but instead the brothers themselves,” royal expert Charlotte Griffiths said as quoted by Express. “A new picture is emerging that William is much tougher in this situation than we previously thought. He is very, very firm. He was much tougher behind the scenes very early on.”
According to her, William is changing tactics when it comes to his brother and his wife. “William had felt that the smoothing over hadn’t been working for quite a long time at that moment. He felt decisive action was needed, that he needed to play them at their own game,” Griffith adds.
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Now that Harry and Meghan are planning on becoming influencers, William is “dreading” their next move, as per royal author Duncan Larcombe.
He also said that Harry and Meghan have to “stop cashing in on the brand” by “continually talking about the royals” as they move on. “What do they do next? That’s a question Prince William is dreading the answer to,” Larcome told OK! Magazine.
“Ultimately, they have to find a way to do their work in LA while not trading on the royal brand. Prince Harry hasn’t exactly been subtle,” Larcombe added.
Each human being is different, so it is inherent for different individuals to have different opinions on the same subject. Many, however, are not respectful of other people’s perspectives and tend to be judgmental. Famous singer and host Donny Osmond knows this all too well.
Donny, 63, was dubbed a teen idol back in the day. His incredible talent for music has been capturing the hearts of many ever since he was just a five-year-old boy.
He and his four brothers, who were older than him, formed the group Osmond Brothers and performed on stage. People fell for the charisma of the sweet boy and Donny’s fame only grew bigger and bigger over the years. The group earned several top ten hits and gold albums, success that Donny later achieved again as a solo artist and while performing with his sister Marie.
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When he was nine, Donny felt like he was done with touring and felt homesick. He even recalls writing his mom a letter and begging her to go and bring him home while he was performing three shows a day in Sweden with his dad George. In fact, it was George who pushed his children into the music industry and believed Donny’s marriage would affect his career.
Donny spoke to The Guardian in 2017 of the time he was 20 and told his dad he would marry Debbie Glenn, saying, “When I told my dad, he said, ‘Well, there goes your career, but this is ushering in your personal life.”
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Loved for his music and his appearance on shows like Dancing with the Stars and The Masked Singer, Donny is one of the most appreciated music stars.
However, it is his religion and his beliefs that caused stir among the public and many of his fans in the past. Being a Mormon, Donny took a stand on homosexuality and many got mad at him for his outdated thoughts on gay marriage.
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In fact, he said how he has a lot of gay friends, among which many who are part of the Mormon church, but said how he supports the church’s position to only accept gay people who are in celibacy.
“I do support our church leaders who say that we can accept those with gay tendencies in our church as long as they do not act upon their temptations,” Donny said in 2006. “My beliefs about marriage [are] beautifully stated in The Family – A Proclamation To The World, a document published by the leaders of our church back in 1995. I am going to include it here.”
“Marriage between a man and a woman is ordained of God and… the family is central to the Creator’s plan for the eternal destiny of His children,” the church stated.
He then finished his reasoning saying, “I am not a judge, and I will never judge anyone for the decisions they make unless they are causing harm to another individual. I love my friends, including my gay friends. We are all God’s children. It is their choice, not mine, on how they conduct their lives and choose to live the commandments according to the dictates of their own conscience.”
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He stated how he doesn’t condemn homosexuality but he is against gay marriage.
During an interview with Barbara Walters who believed fans would expect from her to ask Donny and his sister Marry about their view on why their church didn’t allow black people to be priests there, she said, “I have to ask you something that I know you have heard about, and if I do not ask it people will wonder why I did not. And that is, in the strength of your religion, the whole business about blacks not being allowed to be priests… Tell me how you feel about it and what the explanation of that is.”
“Well, I’m not an authority on the subject,” Donny answered. “But I will mention that we are not prejudiced people. We offer more, I think, than any other religion to the black person.”
He also said, “[Black people are] not allowed to hold priesthood right now, and I do not know why, but that’s the way the Lord wants it.”
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When asked of the secondary position of the women in the Mormon Church, Marie said, “Secondary, no. But you have to remember that you need a patriarch at the head of the home, and this is the way that I feel. You need someone to run the home. The woman is equally as important but as far as speaking her mind, that should be the man’s job.” This interview took place around 40 years ago, and things have drastically changed since then.
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In fact, Marie’s daughter Jessica came out as gay in 2009 and got married to her girlfriend Sara after same sex marriages were legalized and Marie took to Twitter to congratulate them on their marriage.
In 2013, Marie explained, “The God that I believe in is a god of love, not fear. I believe in [my daughter’s] civil rights, as a mother… I don’t think God made one color flower, I think he made many.”
Today, Donny and his wife are grandparents to ten grandchildren and raised their five sons as Mormons. He spoke during one occasion, while answering a fan’s question about missionary work that he deeply regretted he didn’t go on a full-time missions, but four of his sons have and his fifth is about to.
“At that time, some church leaders encouraged my brothers and me to continue to perform because we were getting a lot of attention as ‘Mormons,’ and yes, it did bring a lot of attention to the Church and may have even caused some to investigate our faith, but I still missed the personal experience of serving,” Donny explained.
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Today, Donny leads a quiet life with his family and he still performs together with his sister.
When Kim and Kevin first met, they clicked right away and somehow knew they were made for each other. So, they decided to tie the knot and spend the rest of their lives together. And as every couple, these two wanted their wedding day to be perfect so they got busy preparing for it. But Kevin had a surprise for his wife and did something “behind her back,” something she will never forget.
Namely, when Kevin was very young, he broke his leg and that fracture damaged one of his nerves, which led to reflex sympathetic dystrophy syndrome, or RSDS. After many doctor visits and procedures, his legs were amputated because the condition became so severe that nothing could be done. That left Kevin wheelchair bound. However, his condition didn’t stop Kim from falling for him as she always looked beyond his disability.
Speaking about him, she says, “It’s the person the inside, not who they are physically. His heart makes up for any lack of limbs that he has.”
On their wedding day, Kim was eagerly waiting to walk down the aisle where her love was waiting for her, but as she made the first step, she broke down in tears. Kevin stood up from the wheelchair and started walking towards her. This entire time, he was learning how to walk again so that he could give his wife the surprise of her life.
No dry eye could be seen at the church that day. Everyone was very happy for both Kim and Kevin.
This emotional story is something you don’t want to miss. Take a look at it below.
Jill Biden follows quite a tight schedule when it comes to her duties as a First Lady. Her recent engagements involved a visit to the Alaska Native Medical Center after which she flew to Tokyo where she met with the country’s Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and his wife, Mariko Suga, at Akasaka Palace.
Considering the fact that the number of people who could attend the Olympics in Tokyo this year is limited because of the restrictions imposed due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, many of the athletes are there without their friends and families by their side. Luckily, the First Lady made sure she met with the members of the team U.S. who are part of the Olympic Games.
She even attended the U.S. vs Mexico softball watch party held at the U.S. Embassy for staff and their families to cheer on U.S. athletes. Jill Biden said it was very important to support our athletes who are competing under different conditions this year.
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Following her Tokyo visit, Jill Biden flew to Hawaii as part of her engagement of encouraging more Americans to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Hawaii News Now reported that the First Lady’s trip included a visit of a clinic and a barbecue at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam with military families. She also used the opportunity to give a speech at a school’s library and express her gratitude to the teachers from all over the country for everything they are doing for the students during the time of pandemic.
“Before we start this year, I want to say thank you for all that you did last year — and it was difficult,” she said, as reported by People.
“There were times when you probably wondered if you were going to really make it through all the chaos, but you did what educators what educators do best: You made something out of nothing. you persevered and you supported your students.”
Jill Biden is a teacher herself. One thing that makes her one of our favorite First Ladies ever is that she didn’t quit her job after she moved into the White House. On the contrary, she felt her place was among her students, a true characteristic of a dedicated educator.
Currently, she is teaching writing at Northern Virginia Community College. Previously, she was teaching at a community college, at a public high school, and at a psychiatric hospital for adolescents. Jill Biden has two masters degrees and a doctorate of education.
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However, while in Hawaii, she experienced something unpleasant. As reported by her spokesperson, Michael LaRosa, prior to her official events in Hawaii, “the First Lady stepped on an object on the beach which became lodged in her left foot.”
“She will undergo a procedure today (Thursday) at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center to remove the object. The President will join her,” the statement further read.
Back in April, it was reported that Jill Biden undergone a “common medical procedure” and that her husband, President Joe Biden, accompanied her. However, no further details have been revealed.
Jill Biden is a true inspiration. We wish her speedy recovery.
Many times, when we feel most vulnerable, help comes from unexpected places.
The life story of James Fox from North Miami is as heartbreaking as it is heartwarming. This man was born with partial and malformed arms and legs, but with the help of his parents and his family he managed to learn how to accept his disability. Or so it seemed.
Over the years, James fell into depression a lot of times. Life hasn’t been easy for him at all. But one encounter with a total stranger changed it all.
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One day, as James was going to his mother’s place, while he was homeless himself, a man driving a truck pulled over and offered him a ride. James, who is moving around using a skateboard, refused the offer. However, the man, Dan Crieghton, who is a chief executive officer of Creighton Construction and Development, couldn’t stop thinking about James and how hard his life must have been.
After speaking to his son, they both agreed that they should step up for James and offered to buy him an electric wheechair, but James refused that offer too.
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Years after, Dan came across James once again. This time, James’ life was extremely hard. He told Dan how he was completely on his own as both his parents died and he was thinking of taking his own life. He also said that he struggled with anxiety and quit his job as a softer developer, the only thing that made him happy.
Without hesitating, Dan offered James a ride, and this time, he accepted it. Dan then took James to his office and gave him a $10,000 check. It was just a start towards James’ new life.
James became like family to Dan who helped him join a sobriety program at the local church and even bought him an accessible apartment near his home. Dan’s family organized a welcoming party for James, with a huge “welcome home” cake and guests. Shortly after, James was able to go back to working with computers once again.
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On top of everything Dan did for his new friends, he also started a GoFundMe page which raised $10,000 in a short period of time.
“I love you, Dan, and I really can never repay the way you have changed my life with your kindness and generosity,” James said.
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It’s incredible how a single encounter can change someone’s life for the better so drastically. We are happy for James and thankful to Dan and his family for accepting the young man into their lives.
The number of people who dream of becoming celebrities and reaching for the starts is huge. However, the path to Hollywood and all its glam is hard and not many get to live the life it offers. So, despite being talented and having high aspirations, one needs to be lucky to get into the showbiz and make a name for themselves.
Chrissy Metz is a name we are all familiar with. She is a singer and an actress best known for her role as Kate Pearson in the television series This Is Us. However, before she got into the spotlight, she went through a rough childhood and struggled with her weight basically her whole life. Today, she’s a role model many look up to.
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Chrissy was born on September 29, 1980, in Homestead, Florida, but she and her family moved to Japan when she was just a baby. Her father, whom she considers a stranger, was stationed there as a naval officer. When Chrissy turned eight, the family moved back to the States again and her parents divorced. Ever since the split, it was her mother who took care of her and her brother and sister.
However, raising three children on her own wasn’t easy for Chrissy’s mom. The actress recalls how they often didn’t have money to provide food, but their mom never stopped trying to give them the best life she could.
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“There were times I’d be nervous walking home from elementary school, thinking, If that red tag from the power company saying our lights are turned off is on the door handle, I don’t know what I’ll do,” Chrissy told Glamour.
“And there were nights my mom wouldn’t eat dinner. She’d be like, ‘Oh, I’m not hungry.’ I knew she was giving up food to make sure we could eat, but when you’re 9 or 10 years old, you can’t help. It was devastating.”
Chrissy learned how to find her comfort in food and at the age of 11 she went to Weight Watchers.
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According to the actress’ memoir This Is Me: Loving the Person You Are Today, released in 2018, things with her weight became even more complex after her stepfather entered her life. He often joked how he would lock up the fridge and starred at her while she was eating.
“He’d get the scale from the bathroom and clang it hard on the kitchen floor. ‘Well, get on the damn thing!’” she wrote. “He sat in a chair next to the scale as I got on. ‘Good God almighty!’ he yelled every single time. The number then was about 140 or 130. Most of my friends weighed about ninety pounds. ‘Why are you getting fatter?’ he demanded. I look at pictures of me from that time, and I would be so fine with being that size now. But I thought I was gigantic.”
Her stepdad denied any of this ever happened and told Entertainment Tonight how he always supported her and loved her as though she was his own daughter. Today, they have a good relationship.
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After hear her singing Beautiful by Christina Aguilera at a talent show, one of the talent agents suggested she move to Los Angeles and lose some weight. Before she embarked on the journey, she lost 50 pounds.
Before her 30th birthday, Chrissy ended up in the hospital because she believed she had a heart attack. Her doctors told her she only had a panic attack and advised her to lose weight. She spoke of that experience, saying, “I’m like, ‘What is this? Am I dying? What’s happening?’ It was really scary — really, really, really scary.”
“You can’t continue on this path,” she told People. This made her aware that she has to change something about herself. She turned to a diet and lost around 100 pounds.
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In 2014, Chrissy got a role in American Horror Story.
After this, she auditioned for the role that brought her two Golden Globes and an Emmy nomination, that of Kate in This is Us. Chrissy believed that she and the character had a lot in common and wished she got the role really badly. At the time, she had only 82 cents in her pocket and was living with a friend because she couldn’t afford to pay rent.
“I went on unemployment. I bought ramen noodles at dollar stores and I never had to — God forbid — live on the streets; I moved in with a roommate who told me, ‘Stay with me until you can afford rent. Don’t give up.’ People who supported me were like, ‘If you don’t have money for food, I’ll cook you dinner. You don’t have money for acting class? Let’s get together and read lines,’” Chrissy recalled.
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But then, her life changed after Dan Fogelman called her and told her she got the part.
As a very successful plus-size woman, Chrissy broke stigmas and barriers and became a role model for many women from all over the world. “I’ve had women — average women, older women, teenagers — who say to me, ‘Your role and this show has changed my life’,” she says.
Today, Chrissy is very happy with her boyfriend Bradley Collins, who works in the music industry. “Bradley, from the first moment I laid eyes on you I wanted and needed to know you. Now I feel so lucky to love you,” she wrote on her Instagram. “Thank you for being the absolute wonder that you are, I love you.”
4th of July commemorates the Declaration of Independence of the United States which was signed on that day back in 1775. It is a very special day for every American out there and is celebrated with parades, concerts, barbecues, family gatherings, and fireworks. However, no matter how much we enjoy this occasion, we often forget the impact fireworks can have on animals.
When they hear the loud noise, animals, especially dogs, get scared because they feel threatened. As a result, more of them tend to hide, or they either run away.
Sadly, that was the case with one family dog named Ethyl who was terrified by the fireworks on this 4th of July and ran away from home. The thing is that she had never left the house alone before, so her owners were worrying for her safety.
Days later, a woman named Shakira Sias, her brother, and her sister-in-law were hesitating whether to go kayaking. Eventually, they decided to take the trip to the lake, and that decision turned life-saving. As they were enjoying the day, they noticed a trembling dog. “Thankfully, we did because not even 20 minutes into our trip there was a brush pile and I had just looked up and into the river bank and I had seen a white outline and it was Ethyl’s face,” Sias told KYOU News.
In an attempt to get to the visibly dehydrated 10-year-old boxer, Sias’ sister in-law, Jessica Rose, and her husband fought against the current.
Ethyl also had a limb and everyone was aware that if hadn’t been for them, the poor creature would have probably starved to death. Luckily, that didn’t happen as the rescue mission was a huge success.
“If she had tried to get down further to get a drink from the river she would not have been able to get back up. She would’ve been swept away in the brush pile and drowned,” Sias said.
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After four hours of floating, Rose was able to get out of the kayak with Ethyl. Luckily, the dog had a collar so they were able to track the owners easily.
Ethyl’s parents were over the moon when they saw their loving pet. She was found around five miles from home, on the bank of Iowa’s Chariton River.
Speaking to KYOU, Ethyl’s mom, Kim Hindley, said: “Sunday night is when we got home and she was gone and we went looking all over for her yelling until about 2 AM in the morning and she didn’t come back, so I knew she went further than up the hill.”
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Ethyl is now doing fine and her parents say they will make sure they keep a close eye on her in case of fireworks.
The TikTok video of Ethyl’s rescue went viral in no time and everyone praised these incredible people for saving her life. You can take a look at it below.
Hollie Walls was already a mother of two when she remarried. So, she and her husband were eager to expand the family with another member and hoped to have a baby. However, they both knew that could take a lot of time and energy as doctors told them the chances of Hollie conceiving naturally were slim.
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But then, something incredible happened. Despite she had undergone two surgeries where a massive mass was removed from her uterus, Hollie was pregnant. When the pregnancy test showed two lines she was certain she either did something wrong or the test was faulty.
“I didn’t even want to tell my husband at first because I was sure it would just be another disappointment and we had been through too many of those,” Hollie said, sharing her story with Love What Matters.
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But Hollie was pregnant, and her pregnancy was perfect. All the ultrasounds showed her baby was developing just great and that there was nothing she should be worried about.
When she was 41 weeks pregnant she went to her final OB visit to schedule induction because as it looked, her baby wasn’t going to get out on her own. The OB made a quick ultrasound and Hollie noticed their face somehow changed. Her mother instinct told her something was wrong although everyone assured her everything was going to be just fine.
Moments later, she was told she had Oligohydramnios, a condition characterized by a deficiency of amniotic fluid and was rushed to the hospital. There, doctors ran a bunch of tests and did another ultrasound which showed the levels of amniotic fluid were low but they did locate some fluid pockets. It was Friday, and Hollie was scheduled for induction the following Monday.
However, on Sunday morning, Hollie noticed the baby didn’t move as frequently as before and could sense things weren’t right. “To this day I can’t explain it. I put it down to mother’s intuition. I just knew I had to go to the hospital urgently. I called my doula and she said she would meet me there within the hour. I wanted to be excited about meeting my baby but I was so worried,” Hollie said.
Once at the hospital, doctors noticed the baby’s heart rate was dropping and then accelerating and it had to be delivered via an emergency c-section. “I had people working frantically to try and get an IV line in me, I had other people trying to get me in to a position to get her heart rate to stabilize, I had someone else bringing me paperwork to sign,” Hollie recalls.
This scared mom-to-be feared for her baby’s life and prayed for her to be delivered healthy after doctors told her those heart rates could cause for the little one to be born brain dead.
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Luckily, everything turned for the best, and moments later, baby Winter Josephine was welcomed into the world. This sweet baby was perfectly healthy. However, what caught everyone’s attention was the “angry” face the baby had. “Once we got out of recovery and back to our hospital room, I just held Winter in front of me and stared at her. As perfect as she was, I couldn’t help but laugh because she looked so angry,” Hollie said.
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Hollie joked how her daughter’s grumpy expression was her way of saying, “why did you get me out of there, I was great in my mommy’s tummy.”
Little Winter Josephine had her first photoshoot and her photos are just amazing. A photographer who took them would also take photos of angel babies at hospitals. He told Hollie how many of those babies actually die because of oligohydramnios and it made her realize that she was extremely lucky that her baby survived.
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We are sorry Hollie had to go through such stressful event, but at the same time we are very happy everything turned well at the end. As for baby Winter Josephine, she is one of the cutest and bravest babies, and her “angry” face only makes her even more adorable, don’t you agree?
It is very often that we hear of stories in which dogs sacrifice their lives for the sake of those of their humans. Polo is just one of the hero canines who wasn’t afraid to die if that meant saving his 8-month-old baby sister.
Erika Poremski from Baltimore, Maryland, only stepped out of her home for a minute when she noticed the house got caught in fire. The flames started spreading uncontrollably as she was helplessly watching and waiting for the firefighters to arrive. Her baby girl and the family dog, Polo, were trapped inside. This desperate mother feared the worse, but there was nothing she could do.
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Luckily, help arrived in no time and they were able to extinguish the flames. Inside the bedroom, they stumbled upon the most incredible sight. Pogo, who sadly lost his life, was laying on baby Viviana’s body, trying to protect her. He could have easily saved himself by getting out through the door, but instead, he opted to stay and save his tiny human.
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Thanks to Polo, Viviana only suffered burns on both sides of her body. If it hadn’t been for the heroic animal, she would have probably died.
The family lost everything in the fire; their home, all of their belongings, and the dog they all loved so very much. However, they are forever grateful to Polo for saving their daughter’s life.
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Rest in peace, Polo, you died a hero!
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