When it comes to reaching significant milestones in life, it’s better late than never, just as in the case of this adorable elderly lady named Grace Lee McClure Smith who received a high school diploma from Hazel Green High School at the age of 94.
Smith dropped out of school some 77 years ago to marry the love of her life at only 16 years old.
However, according to Tim Hall, Director of PR at Madison County Schools, Smith’s entire life was closely connected to the school. “She came back and for more than 30 years, she drove a school bus in Madison County, she served our students and got them safely to school and safely home for 30 years,” he said.
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On June 2, 2021, Smith became Madison County’s oldest high school graduate ever. That’s something, isn’t it?
Smith’s granddaughter Erin Wilson, who arranged her granny to be part of the ceremony said: “She never ever mentioned regretting anything in life. She would never take it back because she absolutely loved my grandfather and that was just what she wanted to do, but I think this was very important to her.”
Speaking of one of the best and most exciting days of her life, Smith said: “I feel like I don’t deserve it. There’s a lot more people that are much more deserving than me. I’m just doing my job, love it. I love most of it most of the time. Good times!”
What a lovely ceremony. Congratulations, Grace Lee McClure Smith!
You can check out the video of this beautiful lady getting her diploma below. Don’t forget to share it with your friends.
There really is nothing a mother wouldn’t do for her children. 30-year-old Guillermina Rodriguez from Manhattan is a mother of four and knows just how demanding kids can be at times. Recently, she found herself stuck in traffic for over 45 minutes. He baby daughter who is only three-weeks-old started crying and this mother knew the girl was hungry. So she did what she had to do. She pulled over and parked her vehicle in a commercial zone and started breastfeeding the baby.
Guillermina believed this was something normal and didn’t think it will get her in trouble. Namely, as she was making sure her little one was getting her food at the backseat of the car, a police officer approached the vehicle and tried towing Guillermina’s car without even looking inside.
She tried to explain what was going on, after which the officer just waved with his hand and handed her a $115 ticket. Speaking of the incident, Guillermina told ABC13, “I was almost crying because she’s crying, and all I wanted to do was pull over so I could attend to her ‘I show him the baby, and obviously, my breasts. I’m like, “I’m breastfeeding the baby.’” But the officers still though this mom should be fined for doing her duties as a mother.
Guillermina believes she was discriminated and asked from breastfeeding advocates to help her spread her story, raise awareness, and fight her ticket.
We hope this working mom of four would find a way to avoid paying the fine. Take a look at her story below.
The moment we welcome our pets in our life, they become our family.
80-year-old Ken Pendagraft had a dog named Zack who was his best friend and biggest support in life for over 14 years. In fact, Zack was the reason Ken was feeling fine as the dog was the only family this man had. The two would take long walks and had fun together, but then, Zack got sick.
Unfortunately, Ken couldn’t afford to take his furry-pal to the vet and that broke his heart. Seeing him crying because of his dog’s declining health, one of Ken’s neighbors who witnessed he was in a desperate condition decided to share his story and wrote, “Ken was in tears …He said, ‘I don’t know what to do. I have no money to take him to a vet’.”
That’s when Elaine Seamans, founder of the At-Choo Foundation, a rescue organization that helps dogs in need of medical care decided to step in. They took Zack to a vet where they were told the poor animal suffered from glaucoma, severe arthritis and a 6/6 heart murmur. That meant a surgery wasn’t possible and Zack died shortly after.
Elaine took to Facebook to thank everyone who kept Zack in their prayers and wrote, “Prof. Zack’s loving papa was with him as his soul was released from his body that had stopped working for him. He is now feeling like a puppy again and doing all things happy and joyful.”
Ken was deeply affected and saddened by the loss. In fact he was so heartbroken that he died of heart affect shortly after Zack was forever gone.
Ken and Zack, rest in peace. What you two had was something truly special.
Yeva Klingbeil is a senior at Shenendehowa High School. In 2019, this brave young lady was diagnosed with a rare type of cancer which affects the muscle tissue. However, the devastating diagnosis has never stood on her way to achieve many great things. What’s most, Yeva has never lost hope and is doing all in her power to win the battle against the awful disease. The good thing is that she’s not alone. On the contrary, she’s surrounded by family, friends, and teachers who are always there for her and assist her every step of the way.
On May 24, Yeva took part in an athletic meet at school and the video of her friends helping her reach the finish line went viral and touched many hearts.
The school shared the touching moment on Twitter along with the words: “What a great moment to see Senior Yeva Klingbeil at today’s girl’s track & field meet.
“Yeva’s teammates help her across the line in the 4X1 relay. Yeva continues her fight with cancer and we continue to be amazed by her spirit!!”
What a great moment to see Senior Yeva Klingbeil at today’s girls track & field meet. Yeva’s teammates help her across the line in the 4X1 relay. Yeva continues her fight with cancer and we continue to be amazed by her spirit!! @CoachCloutier@ShenNews@Agostinoni_Ronpic.twitter.com/pMs35dYLgY
This incredible lady with unbreakable spirit started her chemo treatments shortly after her diagnosis because of a cancerous mass around her jaw.
At the time, the school set up a fundraising on Pledge It and organized a marathon in hopes of raising money to help her and the family with the medical costs. It helped raise $21,474. However, the family didn’t spend all the money on Yeva’s treatments. Instead, they shared some with the organization Family Reach, which offers financial assistance to families of cancer patients.
“Yeva and her family pray her brain will continue healing and she’ll be able to breathe, walk, and eat once again,” Yeva’s coach Rob Cloutier wrote on Pledge It, showing how much the school and her teachers support her. “While Yeva has gone through all of this and more, she has never stopped caring about her friends and family and has never given up hope of recovery.”
What a beautiful, loving tribute to a teammate. Kids really understand sportsmanship and humanity.
Regarding the marathon, the coach wrote: “I’ve got a great senior class, and Yeva’s a part of that. They’ve really come together and rallied around this, but used it as an opportunity to be grateful for everything you have and an opportunity to be a part of something, right? That’s kind of the idea behind this. It’s a simple thing. However you want to jump in, you want to get involved, you want to donate … it’s up to you. But here’s an opportunity. It’s been special,” as per Daily Gazette.
We wish Yeva win her battle as soon as possible. She’s brave and optimistic, and she will end up a winner.
Celebrating a milestone birthday is always a big deal, but turning 103 is truly something that only a few get to reach. WWII veteran Art Raderer is one of those lucky people.
This year, Mr. Raderer celebrated his 103rd birthday in the company of his family, friends, and members of the community. Of course, the pandemic prevented a huge party from taking place, but this awesome man is more than happy to be around those who mean him the most, and that’s what matters most.
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Mr. Raderer was born in Louisville, Kentucky in 1918, during the Spanish flu pandemic which infected roughly 500 million people worldwide. Sadly, it claimed the life of Mr. Raderer’s father and his mother was left to take care of him and his two brothers all by herself.
After he graduated from high school, Mr. Raderer was drafted into the Army in 1944. He was part of the 1629th Engineer Construction Battalion and was deployed to the Philippines, but before his battalion was called upon, the war had already ended.
Before serving in the Kentucky National Guard, Mr. Raderer was stationed in Japan for some time. He retired as a major.
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“It’s well – it overwhelms me really, I don’t know why people do that but it’s always good to see all of your friends,” he said of his birthday celebration.
Mr. Raderer is one happy man. We wish him only the best in the years to come. Happy birthday!
Sometimes, two people can look at the same thing and see it differently. If you wonder how is that possible, just think of the stir caused by the photo of the blue and black dress. Or, was it white and gold? People just couldn’t agree on the right color because they were convinced they were right and believed the other person should go and check their vision.
Optical illusions can also trick your mind into seeing something that is not really there, or missing to notice the obvious, that’s why they are so popular.
We bring you a fun puzzle to help you test your vision. Don’t worry if you don’t get it right. Because of the pandemics, we tend to spend most of our time at home, starring at our phone and computer screens, so if you need more time to get to the right answer, it probably means you should spend more time outdoors looking at trees and flowers, to give your brain and eyes a break from the technology.
Are you ready?
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There is an image hiding behind the lines. It can make you feel dizzy if looking at it for a longer period of time, so take breaks and give yourself the time.
If you spotted what is hiding, we congratulate you. If not, try moving the screen a bit further.
In case you failed to discovered what is hidden, check out the answer below.
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Was it difficult or just a piece of cake? How much time did you need?
If you love this puzzle, go here for another optical illusion.
Just imagine the anticipation of new parents seeing their little ones taking their first steps and uttering their first words. Well, most moms and dads get to experience all this when their babies are one or two years old, sometimes older. But not the parents of the cute and very intelligent baby girl from the video below.
Mom is filming her bundle of joy while she is asking her whether she got everything she wanted for Christmas. Of course, she doesn’t expect from the baby to answer back knowing she’s only eight weeks old. But then, the most incredible thing happens. As mom says “I love you” a couple of times in a row, the sweet girl seems to say “I love you” too.
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It’s good that she caught this on tape, otherwise, no one would ever believe her that her daughter “speaks” at that age.
The video was shared on YouTube by Tim Hamilton and gained the attention of over 49 million people. Some believe the baby indeed repeated her mom’s words, while others agree that she’s simply way too young to be able to utter a proper sentence and the sound she made only resembled the words “I love you.”
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Anyway, we leave it to you to determine if this is one of the smartest babies there are by watching the video below. What a cutie this girl is. She will definitely grew up into a chatty young lady.
When we think of good food, one of the names that first comes to mind is that of Jamie Oliver, and for a very good reason. Jamie is one of the best of the best in the gastronomy business. He has published a number of cookbooks over the years, owns restaurants, has his own shows, and what’s most, he’s helping school children in the UK eat healthy. In fact, his plan is to reduce obesity at young kids by half by 2030.
Jamie struggled at school when he was young because of his dyslexia and said in one occasion that he felt “angry” towards the concept of revision and resented education, but he was great with knives and preparing food even at the age of five.
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He was born on May 27, 1975, in Clavering, England, to parents who owned a restaurant. He says his family wasn’t really rich as opposed to the popular belief that he was a rich and spoiled kid.
“I have no idea why all these people I met later with my food show The Naked Chef on TV thought I was some privileged rich kid who went to a private school. Actually I was a chubby, thick kid who was so bad at school I needed extra lessons for the simplest things,” he said.
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Jamie enjoyed helping in the restaurant and his mother Sally says he was a great asset in the kitchen.
“We had chefs working in the kitchen who gave easy jobs to him and I think it made him feel really grown up – he thought he was ‘one of the boys’,” she said in an interview.
“He grew up aware that it was normal to see men cooking, perhaps unlike other children of his age. The chefs always used to joke and have a laugh with him and I know he really enjoyed it. He also knew that once service began everyone would buckle down and get on with the job.”
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However, Jamie says that what he learned from his parents besides cooking is the work ethics, for which he is forever grateful.
“To be honest, I cooked up some really good grub, even as a kid,” he told Flow Magazine.
“But my parents taught me something else really important: a great work ethic and how to treat others with respect and friendliness, and how to stay polite even when you’re stressed and your feet are killing you.
“I sometimes wish my own kids could help their grandparents out now and again, and learn all that. Back then I soon understood: if you want to get anywhere, you have to roll up your sleeves and get on with it.”
Jamie became a reality star and made a name for himself after he appeared in an unscripted BBC documentary back in 1997 while working at River Café in London. His cooking show The Naked Chef followed and the rest is history.
Despite being a famous chef, Jamie is also a loving husband and a father of five. He and his wife Jools met when they were 17. Speaking of their first date, Jamie explained how he crashed the car and said jokingly on The Chatty Man Show: “She felt sorry for me. She thought, ‘The way he drives, he needs support in life.’”
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The truth is that Jools is indeed there to support Jamie every step of the way.
The two got married in 2000, and he says she’s the reason why he never acted as a spoiled celebrity and didn’t let fame change him.
“Marriage is really hard, you are going to spend a proportion of it not liking your other half and vice versa,” Jamie told Hello Magazine.
“So I think not holding grudges, being able to move on is really important. Just keeping at it.
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“But I love Jools to bits and I’m really proud of the woman she has become, growing into,” he added. ” I think a lot of women struggle with aging, but I’ve really enjoyed seeing Jools change throughout the years, I really have. She’s definitely my best mate.”
She keeps his ego “in check” and it is mainly because of her that he is so grounded.
And yes, he admits he is in love with his wife today even more than he was in the past. What a beautiful couple Jamie and Jools make.
You can’t buy love, but you can adopt it! Yes, there’s nothing that can be compared to the love dogs feel for their humans and every dog owner can tell you that.
Having a furry pal by your side means never having to be alone. Their incredible sense of dedication can make even the hardest of days a bit brighter. We are so lucky to have dogs in our lives.
This truly touching story of a dog named Boncuk from Trabzon, Turkey is going to melt your heart.
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One day, Boncuk’s owner, Cemal, had to be rushed to the hospital. The dog got confused and had no idea what was going on. She only knew that she couldn’t leave her human daddy alone, so she ran after the ambulance all the way to the hospital.
Believe it or not, Boncuk spent six long days in front of the facility, waiting for her owner to get out, as per The Guardian.
Cemal’s daughter, Aynur Egeli, told The Guardian: “She runs away from home and comes here, all by herself.”
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Finally, after the long waiting, she was reunited with her favorite human again. As Cemal was discharged, Boncuk couldn’t hide her excitement and happiness. She was overjoyed, and her reaction put a smile on many people’s faces.
“She’s very used to me,” Cemal said. “And I miss her too, constantly.”
“They bring joy, and make people happy. They provide companionship just like humans and they make people happy.”
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You can take a look at the heart-melting video of the reunion below. Adorable, isn’t it?
Being homeless is a heartache. Sadly, this isn’t only true for the people who lack a roof over their head, but for the animals who are forced to fend for themselves and spend their days on the streets, too.
The good thing is that a lot of street dogs find a loving home eventually, but most spend their entire lives as homeless and without experiencing love.
The former usually get a second chance all thanks to the animal lovers who dedicate their days at saving animals in need.
If it wasn’t for these people, who are mainly volunteers working without getting paid but simply because of their love for animals, many strays and neglected pets would end up euthanized.
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This is the story of Cesar, a tiny Yorkshire who spent most, if not all his life, in a dark, filthy box at a puppy mill. His movements were restricted to only a few meters and we are devastated to hear that he had never had the chance to run around, waging his tail.
Even though there isn’t enough information about Cesar’s life, it’s not hard to see that he didn’t have it easy. His appearance was enough evidence that the poor dog suffered and was severely neglected.
Luckily, local authorities were alerted of Cesar’s situation and they managed to rescue him. Once the dog was in safe hands, they took him to the vet, who couldn’t believe the dog could look that bad.
His fur was in a desperate condition. Covered in dirty, matted hair for so long, and his body riddled with infection, he had to be treated with lots of medications.
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But today, after everything he’d been through, Cesar is a happy dog that found a forever home. A lovely couple who heard his story were determined to welcome him in their home and give him all the love he deserved. As for the rescuers who gave him his freedom, you are the best, and we can never thank you enough for everything you do for the animals in need.
The ability to stay calm and keep a cool head during hectic and stressful situations isn’t something most of us could brag about. What most people do when they find themselves in trouble is panic, and although they are aware that’s not how you handle difficult situations, they can’t really do anything to help themselves.
Tyshayla Wilson from North Carolina is only 11 years old, but she’s one very special young lady who managed to keep calm during a fire which started in the family house and helped save her 5-year-old brother.
Quick-thinking Tyshayla took some time to think what to do next when she noticed that the kitchen was caught up in flames because of oil that started burning. At the time of the incident, the brother and the sister were all by themselves as their babysitter went to quickly grab dinner for them.
Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey presented 11-yo Tyshala Wilson with the Commissioner’s Award for Heroism today at @charlottefire. After a fire broke out at their home in March, Tyshala rushed her brother to safety and gave the dispatcher info firefighters used to save them. pic.twitter.com/eQFabb40k9
Having attended a fire safety training at school, Tyshayla rushed to the phone and called 911. Dispatcher John Schuler helped her keep calm and guided her through the process of safely opening the windows for the firefighters.
Thankfully, both Tyshayla and her brother were taken out to safety and on May 26, Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey presented Tyshayla with an award for heroism.
The dispatcher, Schuler, also got an award. Tyshayla wanted to be the one to present the award to him because “He’s one of the most important people in my life now because he saved me and my brother.”
Speaking to WSOC-TV, the brave girl said: “When I was a little girl, I always used to pretend I was a princess. But now that I’m older, I feel like I’m kind of a knight.”
The video of the migrant boy who strapped empty water bottles to help him stay afloat during his frantic attempt to reach the Spanish soil vent viral and broke millions of hearts.
The 14-year-old boy couldn’t stop his tears as he was telling the soldiers at shore that he had no family left in Morocco. Sadly, he had no idea what he would encounter in the foreign land, but knew one thing, that he would rather die than go back to his homeland.
“He didn’t want to go back, he didn’t have any family in Morocco, he didn’t care if he died from cold; he preferred to die … than go back to Morocco,” soldier Rachid Mohamed al Messaoui said, according to India Times.
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The dangerous journey started from Morocco to the Spanish enclave of Ceuta in North Africa, a city 40 miles across ocean from Gibraltar which is British overseas territory on Spain’s south coast.
According to British Independent, after Morocco loosened border controls, the number of people who tried to reach the Spanish soil climbed to roughly 8000.
As deporting minors is illegal in Spain, no one knows what happened to the crying boy.
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Another minor who had undertaken the same route was reported to have died in the attempt to reach Ceuta.
Spanish troops are detaining migrants who are trying to enter the city by water or through the fence. Many have been sent back to their homeland of Morocco.
This is the incredible story of Theresa Kachindamoto, the woman who proves that nothing is impossible.
You may have never heard of her before, but once you learn how her bravery is changing the life of the girls from her country you will remember her as nothing less than a real life hero.
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Kachindamoto was named the village chief of Monkey Bar, Malawi. She came to this position after working as a secretary at a city college for 27 years. When she accepted to become a chief, this woman had a goal in mind and it was to let girls be girls and attend school instead of getting married at a very young age. Although this sounded like a mission impossible, Kachindamoto never though of giving up.
Malawi is one of the poorest countries in the world where child-marriage is considered tradition and something normal although the law says that it’s illegal from 2015 for minors to marry.
Girls as young as 12, and even younger, are forced into marriages, so instead of having a childhood, most of them are becoming mothers at this age.
“I told them: ‘Whether you like it or not, I want these marriages to be terminated.’”
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Kachindamoto achieved what seemed to be unreachable. She annulled more than 850 child marriages and took all those girls back to school.
People of her country should finally understand that giving birth at 12 is not normal and these girls’ lives are put in huge danger. Neither their bodies, nor their emotional intelligence is developed for such a responsibility as a husband and children.
The most horrifying of all is that girls starting from 7 years old are often sent to camps for “kusasa fumbi” which stands for cleansing but is in fact a place where these girls are taught how to sexually please their future husbands, and just the though of it is horrifying.
Kachindamoto is determined to shut down all of these places and is not afraid to sanction everyone involved in such activities.
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Her ways of handling the problem of child-marriage triggers parents protests and she gets life threats but that doesn’t stop her for making a chance in the girls’ life.
This brave woman made all her 50 sub-chiefs sign agreements to abolish early marriage and annul all the existing unions involving minors.
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All she believes in is that the place of every young girl is in the classroom. She even pays for the school fees of those girls whose families can’t afford it.
“I don’t care, I don’t mind. I’ve said whatever, we can talk, but these girls will go back to school,” she said.
This incredible woman is changing traditions that are likely to destroy young females’ life one girl at a time and she’s not planning on stopping.
“Be the change that you want to see in the world” is exactly what Kachindamoto is doing every single day. Below is her story.
The death of 8-year-old Jaylin Schwarz from Odessa, Texas, which took place in August 2020, brought tears and heartbreak at everyone who heard her sad life story.
Jaylin and her younger sister Jayde were taken away from their biological mother Alysha Anderton four years ago because she was an addict who failed to overcome her addiction within the stipulated time fixed by child protective services. After that, the girls were placed under the care of Alysha’s stepsister Ashley Schwarz and her husband Daniel Schwarz.
Sadly, things went even worse from that moment on and Jaylin was a subject of constant child neglect and abuse which eventually led to her death.
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According to police records, sweet Jaylin died of dehydration after she was forced to jump on a trampoline for an excessive period of time without water as a punishment.
After the investigation, the cruel guardians were charged with capital murder and were taken into custody by the Odessa Police Department. It was reported that the girl was forbidden from having breakfast and was not given any water on the day she died “because she was not jumping.” The temperature was over 110 degrees. The autopsy results confirmed that she died of dehydration.
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Recently, almost a year after Jaylin’s passing, her biological mother opened up about losing her daughter. Fox 17 reported that heartbroken Alysha said: “I was surprised it wasn’t more than just dehydration because the little girl that I saw in the casket did not look like an 8-year-old girl. She was so, so tiny. She was so tiny.”
She continued: “The most important thing I needed to tell them was that I’m sorry. I’m so so sorry that I didn’t bring you back home like I promised you that I would.”
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According to CBS 7, Alysha said: “What upsets me the most is that I never got to see her alive again. When they took them, I never got to say goodbye. So I’ve never had closure for the past four years.
“I hope she knows my heart now and she knows that I was trying very, very hard to get to them and I could have saved her.”
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The only thing that gives this mother comfort is that her little girl’s grave is nearby and she can visit it every single day. “If that’s all I get now, I’ll take it. I’ll take it and I will treasure it for the rest of my life,” Alysha said. “If that’s all I’m given when it comes to her if that’s all I’m given I will take it any day… And I will make it beautiful just as she was in life.”
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Currently, she’s doing all in her power to regain custody of her other daughter who is under the care of the Schwarzs’ babysitter for the time being.
A GoFundMe page has been set up to help the family with the legal battles.
The well-being and the happiness of their children is every parent’s top priority. That is the reason why many panic and rush to see a doctor when something out of the ordinary happens, like the kid developing a rush, any sort of ache, or any other slight inconvenience.
When baby Oscar was born, his parents noticed tiny red dots on his body but didn’t assume it was anything to be concerned about. However, as time passed by, those dots grew bigger and bigger and that raised a red flag so baby Oscar was taken to the hospital.
Stephanie and her husband Daniel were convinced the doctor would send them home with some medication for a rush or chickenpox and they weren’t prepared for what they were about to hear.
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“At first we didn’t realise there was anything wrong, we thought it was just something normal like neonatal rash – but a midwife saw him and realized there might be a problem,” Stephanie said speaking to the Daily Mail.
“Since then, the spots have got progressively worse and worse.”
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After doctors ran a number of tests, they diagnosed sweet Oscar with Langerhans cell hypertrophy, a rare cancer that attacks the cells of the immune system and is mostly shown in the skin as part of reactive lesions such as eczema.
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Since the diagnosis in 2015, Oscar has undergone a huge number of blood tests, weekly blood and platelet transfusions, six bone marrow tests and two skin biopsies, but his parents are still left wondering what future holds for their son. Doctors say they have never seen a case where the child is in fact born with the spots, as they usually appear later on as the cancer progresses.
The good thing is that the disease has a 90% survival rate in children and everyone hopes Oscar would manage to overcome it eventually.
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Stephanie says that most of the people on the street stare at her boy and take a step back when they see them approaching because they believe he has some infectious disease. But she won’t let anyone’s stares and words affect Oscar’s happiness and simply opts to ignore all the negativity. “People always ask if he’s got chickenpox, and they often stare at him and point him out in the street – people don’t want to come near him because they think they might catch it.”
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Both she and her husband Daniel are doing their best to educate people on their son’s condition as they hope it will lead to acceptance.
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“He’s got spots all over his body – even on his tongue and his eyeballs – which makes me worry about what’s going on inside,” Stephanie says.
The family has no other choice but to believe that things would turn for the better for their son, but they still have their fears because not much is known of this disease and doctors struggle to find options that would help Oscar fight against it the best he can.
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Oscar’s life hasn’t been easy because he spends a lot of time in the hospital. Yet, he’s a very happy and bubbly child who loves spending his days around his loving mom and dad. They say that as long as Oscar is healthy, they don’t care how he looks on the outside.
We pray for him to be completely cured in the near future. Please share this story to raise awareness of this condition so people will understand it’s not contagious or something they should fear of.
We often speak of the sacrifice men and women from the military make all for the sake of the country and its people. However, we seem to forget how the dogs who are part of the army put their life on the line every single day, too. Because of these courageous animals many soldiers’ lives are saved.
One such dog is Taylor whom her fellow soldiers call Tay-Tay.
During her two deployments, Tay-Tay did amazing job and everyone spoke of her readiness to act quickly in life-threatening situations. And as everyone loved this heroic dog, there was one person who never left her side during serving away from home. Sargent Tom Hanson and Tay-Tay became best buddies and kept each-other’s back.
Tay-Tay is now retired and her life is no longer in danger of bombs and the enemies. When a dog finishes their mission of serving the country, they are usually put up for adoption. Many times, the soldiers who were their companions during deployment are interested to take them in, but this rarely happens because those reunions cost lots of money.
But you know how they say it, where there is will, there is way, and Molli Oliver is the kind-hearted person who does her best to make former service pals to be reunited again.
Molli is a flight attendant whose mission in life is to bring former military dogs and soldiers together. How she do it? Using her own money.
This time, Molli was touched by the story of Sgt. Hanson and Tay-Tay and she made their reunion a reality.
The emotional moment was caught on video, and we can see Sgt. Hanson’s excitement. The moment the dog runs into the arms of her best friend is simply amazing.
9-year-old Trinity Ottoson-Smith from Minneapolis who was shot in the head while attending a friend’s birthday party and jumping on a trampoline succumbed to her injuries.
FOX 9 reported that sweet Trinity was fighting for her life for nearly two weeks before she died.
Minneapolis police spokesman John Elder shared the devastating news. “For the last 12 days, she fought for her life and today that fight ended. At 4:04 p.m. she was pronounced deceased at the hospital.”
Trinity Ottoson-Smith, the 9-year-old Minneapolis girl shot in the head May 15 while playing on a trampoline, has died. She was the second of three children shot in the city. https://t.co/gY9IgMcWu6
After she was struck by a bullet, Trinity was rushed to North Memorial Health Hospital and placed in critical condition.
“Our officers who showed up at this scene with the nine-year-old girl critically injured with a gunshot to her head knowingly violated policy by picking this girl up, running her to the squad and taking her to the hospital, doing what they could to save her life. That’s who the Minneapolis Police Department is,” Elder said.
24. Day’shawn Bills was shot and killed on May 20th, 2021 in Indianapolis, IN while playing video games at his grandma’s and someone began shooting into the house. He was only 12. pic.twitter.com/AbXiHcbGT1
— Leonydus Johnson (leave/me/alone) (@LeonydusJohnson) May 24, 2021
Sadly, Trinity is just one of three children who suffered from gun violence in North Minneapolis within weeks of one another.
Six-year-old Aniya Allen was also killed by a gun while she was driving with her parents. 10-year-old Ladavionne Garrett Jr. who was shot in the same manner, while being in a vehicle with his parents, remains in critical condition.
None of the cases has been solved, and currently, there is a $30,000 reward for any information that could lead to the wrongdoers in the three cases.
The grieving families are urging the country to wage war on gun violence.
Byron “Tanner” Cross, a PE teacher at Leesburg Elementary school, Virginia, has been put on paid administrative leave because he spoke his mind during the Loudon County Public Schools meeting last Tuesday concerning a policy for “Rights of Transgender and Gender-Expansive Students.”
The Christian teacher took a stand and refused to address the transgender students with their preferred pronouns, as reported by The New York Post. He referred to policy 8040 which states: “LCPS staff shall allow gender-expansive or transgender students to use their chosen name and gender pronouns that reflect their gender identity without any substantiating evidence, regardless of the name and gender recorded in the student’s permanent educational record.”
The clip of Byron ‘Tanner’ Cross blasting the county’s gender policy during a school board meeting on Tuesday was earlier shared on social media. pic.twitter.com/TJq940xgRB
He started his speech, which has been shared online, saying: “My name is Tanner Cross and I am speaking out of love for those who are suffering from gender dysphoria.”
“It’s not my intention to hurt anyone, but there are certain truths that we must face when ready,” he continued.
“I love all of my students, but I will never lie to them regardless of the consequences.
“I’m a teacher, but I serve God first, and I will not affirm that a biological boy can be a girl and vice versa because it’s against my religion.
“It’s lying to a child, it’s abuse to a child, and it’s sinning against our God.”
Highlighting this respectful, civil protest against the language of transgenderism:
“I love all of my students but I will never lie to them regardless of the consequences. I’m a teacher but I serve God first and I will not affirm that a biological boy can be …
Addressing the board, Cross went on to discuss a “60 Minutes” special which revealed that a number of young people who made physical changes to their bodies are now in the process of de-transitioning.
The school refused to reveal the exact reasons as to why Cross was put on paid leave stating that the matter was private and the teachers’ files were confidential.
However, Cross’ wife took to Facebook to confirm her husband was put on leave because he gathered the courage to speak out loud about the issue that concerns America.
As Americans, we believe that every American has the right to their beliefs, but NO AMERICAN HAS THE RIGHT TO IMPOSE THEIR BELIEFS ON OTHERS,” she wrote.
“We spoke out first and foremost to protect the children and also to defend the first amendment rights of teachers and staff.”
According to Fox News, the school sent parents an e-mail saying that Cross is put on paid leave and that his duties will be covered by a substitute teacher.
5-year-old Eitan Biran who was the sole survivor of the deadly cable car crash in the Italian mountains is out of intensive care and has spoken to his aunt who has been by his side ever since the tragedy in which he lost his parents, his brother, and his great-grandparents took place.
The Times of Israel reports that Eitan was told that he had been asleep for a few days and that he is asking for his parents.
Eitan’s condition was critical as he suffered multiple injuries including broken bones. Luckily, he didn’t suffer any neurological injuries despite hurting his head. According to the doctors who treat him, Eitan only managed to survive all thanks to his father’s embrace. “In order to be able to survive the terrible impact, it is likely that the father, who was of robust build, wrapped his son in a hug,” the Regina Margherita Hospital in Turin said, as cited by Italian la Repubblica newspaper.
#Italy: Israeli boy Eitan Biran survived the horrific cable car crash that killed his parents, younger brother and two great-grandparents. The five-year-old remains in critical condition in a #Turin hospital pic.twitter.com/0lPtTmzDig
The investigation regarding the crash is still ongoing. So far, the Italian police have arrested three senior managers from the cable car operating company. Allegedly, they deliberately deactivated the emergency that should have prevented the cable car from falling backwards when the cable snapped, as per The Guardian.
According to The Times of Israel, the boy’s family, his father Amit Biran, 30, his mother Tal Peleg-Biran, 26, his younger brother Tom Biran,2, and his great-grand parents Barbara and Yitzhak Cohen, 71 and 81, who traveled to Italy because of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, have all been buried in Israel.
Italy’s 🇮🇹 Transport Minister Enrico Giovannini vowed to establish the cause of the #cable car disaster, which occurred after the lead cable apparently snapped and the cabin careened back down the mountain. https://t.co/zqkoRFQTGl
Three Italian families offered to adopt Eitan and the Italian Jewish organizations have gathered together to help the boy.
Among the other victims of the horrific tragedy was a 40-year-old doctor who had been on the front-lines of the COVID-19 pandemic and her boyfriend.
Engaged couple Silvia Malnati 27, and Alessandro Merlo, 29, who had taken the trip to celebrate Silvia getting her economics degree were also killed in the crash.
Israeli boy, 5, is sole survivor of horrific Italy cable car crash.
Eitan Biran is recovering in hospital with multiple broken bones after the tragedy that killed five other members of his family. https://t.co/hwHT1oU9mS
“I express the condolences of the whole Government to the families of the victims, with special thought for the seriously injured children and their families,” Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi said in a statement.
Our hearts go out to the grieving families of the victims.
Mensa, the largest and oldest high IQ society in the world, has just welcomed their newest and youngest American member ever. Believe it or not, Kashe Quest, a 2-year-old girl from California, has an IQ level of 146, which is 46 points above the national average in the U.S.
The Mensa international website states that the most widely-known and used IQ tests are Stanford-Binet and Cattell. A person becomes a member if they score between 132 and 148, which counts for the 2 percent of all people.
The site also states that those scoring 145 or above are considered “genius or near genius,” just like Kashe.
A Los Angeles toddler has been accepted into Mensa— the largest and oldest high IQ society in the world. Kashe Quest is just 2 years old and has an IQ of 146. https://t.co/U0822djPH0
The girl’s mother, Sukhjit Athwal, who is currently running a preschool for her daughter and 11 other children, says she noticed Kashe was different when she learned the alphabet, all the shapes, colors, and numbers at the age of just 17 months.
Speaking to KTTV, the mother added that Kashe is able to identify all 50 states by shape and location on a map and recognizes elements from the periodic table based on the symbols.
In each stage of life, our brains morph and change. 🧠
Neuroscientists @KimberlyGNoble, Adriana Galván, Sandrine Thuret, and Lisa Mosconi explore pivotal chapters where the brain can either flourish or decline.https://t.co/qbenNiP13m
At the moment, Kashe is studying Spanish and learning how to read, but her parents say they don’t force her into anything as they want her to have a normal childhood.
With the official start of the summer a lot of people are eager to hit the beaches and have fun under the sun. However, experts issue warnings for beach-goers to be extra careful when going swimming in the ocean because of the unpredictable rip currents.
Sadly, an awful tragedy took place over the weekend when a father of four was pulled by a rip current while trying to save two of his children. The devastating incident took place in Huguenot Park in Jacksonville, Florida.
People who found themselves at the scene rushed inside the water and formed a human chain thus managed to save the kids, aged 4 and 9, but their dad, 31-year-old Larry Dupree, slipped under the water.
BREAKING: A body recovery mission is underway after a swimmer disappeared at Huguenot Park, sources told News4Jax.
News4Jax was told the swimmer, who was described as a man wearing black shorts, took children into the water and has not been seen since. This was at 1:30. pic.twitter.com/RjjbxXPo27
Rod Sullivan, a maritime expert, spoke to News4Jax about the tragedy and what led to it saying: “If you’re going in chest deep, you don’t have any chance against the rip current. You won’t win. If you’re out there with small children and they’ve been caught in the rip current, it’s hard. You could put yourself at great risk.”
What started as a rescue mission ended as a recovery operation. Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department beach patrol discovered the lifeless body of Dupree on Monday morning.
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This father made the ultimate sacrifice. He lost his life in an attempt to save those of his children.
Larry’s wife, Heather Dupree, took the time to thank the strangers who helped in saving her kids. “I want all of the people from the beach yesterday who helped me with my kids to know how truly thankful I am from the bottom of my heart for their love, kindness, [and] thoughtfulness,” she told First Coast News.
A GoFundMe page has been set up to help the family.
Losing your child in public is probably one of the worst feelings ever. The thing is that little children get distracted easily, so it’s no wonder if they wander around when you take your eyes off of them even for a second.
One mom, who knows the feeling of despair which comes with such situations, is sharing a useful tip on how to find your child easily. She knows that most parents just start looking around silently, and she believes that’s not the way to do it because a lot of time could be wasted. Instead, she shares on TikTok that as they search, parents should shout out loud the description of their child.
Source: Pexels – Madeline Bassinder
Jess Cakmakli believes this technique is very helpful, and a number of parents who have tried it agree.
She gives an example of how it should all look and sound like. “I’m looking for a boy, age 5, short brown hair, brown eyes, Caucasian, red Nike T-shirt, black shorts.”
This way, in case someone tries to kidnap the child, they may get scared and let go of their evil intentions. Plus, it’s way easier when more people are involved in the search.
Source: TikTok – jesmartini
Jess shares how she stumbled upon this tip some time ago in a Facebook group about parenting and it stuck with her ever since.
She believes that no parents should be ashamed of screaming details of how their child looks like, even if they find him or her right away. “That’s your best-case scenario: You look stupid and your kid is right there and you just go home. But if it’s the worst-case scenario, you just saved your kid’s life,” Jess says.
Source: TikTok – jesmartini
One mother from Australia wrote how she tried Jess’ technique when she thought her son was missing and people managed to find him after 10 minutes down another aisle at Kmart.
Source: TikTok – jesmartini
If you find this useful, check Jess’ video below and don’t forget to share it with your friends.
We always speak of the unbreakable bond between siblings, but are we aware that animals feel the same way for their brothers and sisters? Yes, animals have feelings. They feel joy and sadness probably the same way we do, and this story is just another proof of that.
Two dogs who were part of the same litter and were adopted by two different families stumbled upon each other during a walk with their owners, and the most incredible thing ever happened. Believe it or not, they recognized each other, and instead of playing, as most dogs do, Monty and Rosie hugged and kissed.
Source: Facebook – Susan Killip
Rosie’s mom, Susan Killip spoke to The Dodo and said:“There were six of them But Monty and Rosie were always together.”
Killip explained how a friend of hers adopted Monty and took care of Rosie for a couple of weeks before Killip adopted her. “It was so lovely, they both just jumped up and hugged each other. It was amazing they remembered each other after 10 months of not seeing each other,” Susan added.
Source: Facebook – Susan Killip
The cute story only went viral after a woman named Libby Pincher shared it online along with a screenshot of the conversation she had with her dad which said: “So, Dave was out walking his dog, and there was a couple walking towards him with a white version of his dog. Turns out they are brother and sister from the same litter. But instead of just playing like they do with other dogs, look at this.”
