A Cape Cod mother who lost her son in 2020 started a non-profit foundation to keep her son’s memory alive by spreading kindness. In February 2020, Chase Soares, a 23-year-old from Falmouth, died in a tragic car accident. Soares was a son, a friend, and a passionate basketball player. He was also the first-born of his…
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Doctors help newlywed overcome her cancer diagnosis. She’s now a soon to be mother
Hope Mavridis and her doctor have been through an experience that has bonded them for life. FAYETTEVILLE, Ga. — Hope Mavridis believes in miracles. She said her doctor helped make her miracle possible. “I have a love for Dr. Davis that I can’t explain,” Mavridis said. “She is an angel.” They have been through an…
Daughters Day reminds me how National Charity League promotes mother-daughter bonds
The National Charity League helps promote positive relations between mothers and daughters. There are 3 local chapters. Although I was blessed with a beautiful, healthy baby girl 18 years ago, we have never celebrated National Daughters Day. However, this September, when I received a reminder about National Daughters Day from the National Charity League, I…
Fowlerville woman lost son, used grief to help others find everlasting headstones through unique charity
Cindy Salfate lost her son in 2021. Then, she turned her grief into something that could help others in similar situations. When Fowlerville’s Cindy Salfate lost her son Oliver unexpectedly last year, she fell into a terrible depression. “It was the hardest thing of my life,” she said. Previously, Oliver Salfate had no health issues…
Discover how a mother’s bravery and her son’s legacy continue to change the world decades after his tragic murder
INDIANAPOLIS (PRWEB) September 19, 2022 “Let the world see what they did to my boy,” are the heart-wrenching words spoken by Mamie Till-Mobley who insisted upon an open casket for her 14-year-old Black son who was brutally tortured and murdered for whistling at a White woman in Money, Mississippi in 1955. It all started in…
Sickle cell anemia leads to quiet suffering for this working mom. How to help others like her
The disease impacts between 90,000 to 100,000 Americans and African Americans make up roughly 70,000 of those cases. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – At 28 years old, Vanessa Baffour-Singletary balances life as a wife, mother and a career in educational policy. But she has a battle to fight every day: sickle cell anemia. “There are days when…
Five-year-old Leeds girl’s moving words to mum diagnosed with breast cancer
Her sister has set up a GoFundMe account to raise money for a wig if Hollie loses her hair A young Bramley mum recently diagnosed with breast cancer has revealed her five-year-old daughter’s moving words as she undergoes treatment to save her life. Mum-of-three Hollie Brown was diagnosed with breast cancer in May 2022. She…
‘Nicole had a special love’
A Laredoan whose battle with leukemia garnered national attention when she was 14 years old for being bullied has died. Nicole Lauren Pfister, 21, passed away on July 29. She started battling leukemia when she was 13 years old. She went into remission after a three-year battle only to continue her fight about five years…
Diagnosed with breast cancer while pregnant with twins, now she’s fighting for her life again
Missy Terpstra had eight surgeries in two years to beat the cancer, now the mother-of-four is battling a rare type of lymphoma. Two days before she found out she was pregnant with twins, Missy Terpstra was diagnosed with breast cancer. Six years later, after beating the cancer through eight surgeries over two years, the Christchurch…
Strangers Help Celebrate 8-Year-Old’s Birthday After Her Mother Dies From Cancer
After losing their mother to brain cancer in April, a Tennessee woman wanted to make her younger sister’s birthday special. But after only one person responded to their party invitations, strangers stepped in to show their support. Chloe Sexton, 28, and Charlotte Sexton, 8, lost their mother, Jennifer, on April 12 after battling brain cancer…