A terminally ill teenager has donated almost his entire life savings to a fellow cancer patient—a six-year-old boy who lives in the same town. A terminally ill teenager who has cancer has donated his entire life’s savings to a fellow cancer patient—a six-year-old young boy who lives in the same city. This 19-year-old boy named Rhys Langford from…
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Nonprofit searching for lifesaving donor for 2-year-old girl
A Shelby County family is hoping to find a matching donor who can help save the life of a 2-year-old girl. A Shelby County family is hoping to find a matching donor who can help save the life of a 2-year-old girl. Leah Faith is currently battling a high-risk form of leukemia, but has not…
Tom Brady surprises 10-year-old cancer survivor with Super Bowl tickets
Tom Brady took some time ahead of Sunday’s Buccaneers-Eagles playoff game to surprise Noah Reeb with Super Bowl tickets. Reeb, a 10-year old Brady fan who survived brain cancer, connected with the Tampa Bay quarterback earlier in the year when his parents got in touch with him. Brady recorded a message for Reeb, and later…
“I have decided to stick with love…”
“I have decided to stick with love…Hate is to great a burden to bear.” — Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
CEO with Down syndrome runs successful cookie company
In high school, she was bullied. After college, it was difficult to find a job. But through all the difficult times, Collette Divitto, has had one thing that makes her happy: baking. Divitto, who has Down syndrome, decided to channel her passion into a career, opening her own cookie company. “So actually, I always loved…
Ryan Reynolds Raises $850k For Children’s Charity Using Ugly Sweaters
Saving lives, one ugly sweater at a time. Ryan Reynolds helps raise nearly $1 million dollars to benefit the SickKids Foundation with the help of a now-viral ugly sweater campaign. Deadpool actor Ryan Reynolds is putting his public profile to good use, raising close to $1 million dollars for the SickKids Foundation, which benefits Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children,…
Community surprises 8-year-old girl battling cancer with motorcade, presents
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — A young girl in Port St. Lucie got a big welcome home Tuesday from police and dozens of community members. 8-year-old Arya Stockstill has been in the hospital since October, undergoing treatment for Leukemia. When Port St. Lucie police learned she was battling cancer and would only briefly be able…
Is there life after my son’s death?
Today marks four months since the tragic death of my son Christian. I knew the holidays would be hard, but they were more difficult than I could have imagined. I thought I might be able to come through them a bit refreshed; but instead, I feel more like I did in the days and weeks…
Roe Roe’s Journey: Chad Tucker’s family shares daughter’s cancer battle, hoping to boost awareness and help others
Pearl Monroe Tucker, or Roe Roe as her family calls her, was 3 years old when she started feeling aches in her legs and her arms. Her preschool teacher noticed she no longer wanted to go out on the playground. She would wake up in the middle of the night saying her hands hurt or…
Be Kind…It’a Easy!
On a day after Christmas stroll through our neighborhood, my wife found this painted rock. Kids paint and hide these rocks for neighbors to discover and then hide for the next person to find. I think this is a wonderful message for which we should all be reminded. Be kind…it’s easy!