It’s tough to watch someone we love suffering or in pain, but nothing seems to be harder as a parent. Most parents would agree there’s nothing more difficult than watching our kids suffering or in pain. One mother from Dublin recalls the final moments of her son’s life. She shares that he had a rare...
A’leasha is a mom of 2 from Queensland, Australia. She has been preparing for the holidays all year and has come to realize that she’s spent $1,400 on Christmas presents for her daughter. The truly amazing thing is that she hasn’t been working with a budget and plans to buy more before the holiday arrives....
The holidays represent a time of decorations and festivities. Smells like baked goods, hot beverages, and trees tickle our senses. Often, holidays invoke a range of emotions. For many, the holidays are a time to celebrate and spend extra time with loved ones. Meanwhile, others may find them to be an emotional time that reminds...
Foster care is a double-edged sword. Some children find loving homes and make friends with their foster siblings. On the other hand, many children feel traumatized and unsettled moving from home to home. Regardless of their experience, children are always deserving of love. One sweet little guy named Caison has entered the foster care system...
Girl Scouts of the USA received a big surprise when Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ ex-wife, MacKenzie Scott donated $84.5 million. 29 local councils have altogether been chosen by Scott with the national chapter correspondingly included. “We are extremely grateful to MacKenzie Scott for her generous investment in girls. Her gift intentionally acknowledge the needs of...
Tay-Sachs disease is a rare genetic disorder that usually appears during infancy. Most children with this disease live only a few years. Havi Lev Goldstein only had two years, four months, and sixteen days. She was the firstborn for her parents, Myra and Matt Sack, who learned about her diagnosis when she was 15 months...
For many people, the sound of rain is a source of relaxation. Some use the sound as a background for meditation, while others grab their gum boots and run outside to jump in the puddles. In very rare cases, rain causes severe anxiety. One little boy was diagnosed with a rare condition in which rain...
Austin is an eight-year-old boy with autism who’s had a bad streak of birthdays. He’s had several parties in the past where no one showed up. This year, his family plans a different kind of celebration. ”My nephew turns nine on September 14th. Last year, he didn’t have anyone show up to his birthday party,”...
Parents know the day will come when their child has grown up. This inevitable time usually comes with a desire to move out into the world, so they can spread their wings. So, as they set forth, parents can only hope they will be safe. Unfortunately, this wasn’t the case for 22-year-old Ciara Gilliam, who...
Imagine achieving something great, but having that completely overlooked because some other juicy piece of gossip is taking the limelight. 16-year-old tennis player, Sara Bejlek, won a match that got her into the US Open. She was overjoyed, however, the media was not portraying her success the way she expected. They focused their attention to...
The United States is yet again grappling with more gun violence. This time, a shooting at a Fourth of July Parade in Highland Park, Chicago. One of the saddest stories to come out of this tragic event is that of 2-year-old Aiden McCarthy. Strangers found him trapped underneath the body of his father after the...
A hospital wants to take a 12-year-old boy off of life support but his mother is battling for “more time”. Specialists at Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel who are treating young Archie Battersbee say it “highly likely” he is dead after suffering severe brain damage. Meanwhile, Archie’s parents Hollie Dance, 46, and Paul Battersbee, 56,...
