Inheritance tends to bring out people’s true colors. The prospect of “free money” can reveal feelings of entitlement, resentment, and sometimes, humility. Because truly good people don’t try to scheme their way into a will; they end up there because of their love, kindness, and devotion. In this case, Milah helped her grandmother for years,...
Last September, Karena Cronin’s five-year-old attended school over Zoom. That’s how her mother overheard her daughter snap at her teacher who referred to the class as “you guys.” “Hey, I am NOT a GUY!” the five-year-old exclaimed. And her mother suddenly realized the power of words said by an adult to a child. “Words influence...
Bruce Willis, 67, has recently made headlines after his diagnosis with aphasia. His wife, Emma Heming Willis, announced the news on Instagram. “To Bruce’s amazing supporters, as a family we wanted to share that our beloved Bruce has been experiencing some health issues and has recently been diagnosed with aphasia, which is impacting his cognitive...
Cleaning your oven is an unpleasant chore, but it’s an unavoidable one. First, a dirty oven looks gross, unlike a place for food. It can also smell terrible, especially as drippings and leftover food turn into char. To make matters worse, food in the oven could come out tasting like rotten char. That is, if...
Melinda Kolodynski visited a doctor to discuss back pain she thought was related to her period. But a year later, the 34-year-old received a diagnosis of a rare cancer that killed her nine months later. She left behind her husband and two sons, a six-year-old and a three-year-old. After her prognosis, she expressed her regret...
There are many things that should be taught in school. Fortunately, schools are already educating children on many vital topics. Learning how to read, write, and do basic math is invaluable; facts about science history are also beneficial in sometimes surprising ways. School is where many kids find their passions for music, arts, or books....
An Australian mom went back to work only five days after giving birth. Jaelyn Cox, 29, works as a nightclub stripper and an OnlyFans model. She’s a mother of two daughters and she wants to give them the best life possible. So she returned to work to continue making money less than a week after...
In 2017, Ben Beale was a healthy 47-year-old father of four when he went out for a jog in preparation for a charity boxing match. The Perth resident had been given a clean bill of health the week before, and his wife, Sarah Beale, explained that the medical tests showed he had a low chance...
A 28-year-old man died suddenly four months after his wedding day. Up until then, Jeanluke Galea Duca seemed healthy; he was active and didn’t smoke. He was working from home that morning when his wife, Rebecca, tried to contact him. After no response, she went home to check on him with his father and found...
Mastectomies are breast-removal surgeries used to treat breast cancer. For many patients, it’s followed by breast reconstruction surgery. [1] However, some skip the second procedure and “go flat”. That’s what Shay Sharpe decided at age 36 during her second round of breast cancer. During her first bout at age 26, she underwent a double mastectomy...
Fifteen years ago, six-year-old Zachary drowned in his family’s backyard pool. His mother, Karen Cohn, still grieves the horrific death, as she writes on HuffPost, “Each traumatic detail is etched into my memory ― the chlorine scent, the reflection of the late afternoon sun on the pool, the sweaty humidity, the piercing screams. The chaos...
Just before Zy Zarazua turned two, he got sick with fevers and began limping. His parents took him to the doctor to get tested for infections but learned he had a broken femur. But further tests led to a cancer diagnosis of stage four high-risk neuroblastoma. “They started explaining that in the CT scan they...
