Category: People

High School Senior Paralyzed Playing Football Walks Across Stage During Grad Ceremony

A Pittsburgh teen who was paralyzed three years ago during a football game managed to walk across the stage to receive his diploma at Laurel High School’s graduation ceremony. Hayden Hamilton, 18, a former Spartans player, had been injured during a game late August 2018. While attempting a tackle, the teen suffered a spinal injury, and was…


Former Drug Addict Turns Her Life Around, Graduates With a Degree From Washington University

A social media post shows how a former drug addict overcame incredible odds and graduated with a political science degree from Washington University. Mother of three Ginny Burton, 48, decided to go back to college in her 40s after experiencing an early life fraught with trauma. At a tender age, Burton was introduced to substance…


Amazon Deliveryman Helps Evacuate Elderly Woman and Grandchild From a Burning House

An Amazon driver who helped an elderly woman and her granddaughter safely evacuate from a burning house in Woodbridge, New Jersey, was honored for his heroic act. On the afternoon of May 20, Wakie Medina was on his usual delivery trip in Crows Mill Road in the Fords section when he noticed smoke emitting from…


25-Year-Old Drug Addict Sleeps on Streets—Until Kind Charity Intervenes, Helps Him Get Sober

Once a drug addict sleeping rough on the streets of Leeds, in northern England, a 25-year-old youth received a helping hand when he made himself known to a local charity. Young Josh Ellis was provided a roof over his head, clean clothes, and a whole new support network—and it transformed his life. “We just knew…


Mom of 2 Sheds an Incredible 70lb During Maternity Leave by Walking 3.8 Million Steps

A mother from England who managed to lose an incredible 70 pounds (32 kg) during her maternity leave by walking 3.8 million steps and changing her diet has rewarded herself with a body-lift surgery. Michelle Veszpremi, 38, from Rugeley, Staffordshire, was determined to not keep the weight she gained while carrying her second child, Toby, now 2, …


Michigan Dad Accepts Late Son’s High School Diploma: ‘It Was Such an Honor and Privilege’

It was a somber moment for one family from Michigan during a recent high school graduation ceremony in which the father accepted his late teen son’s diploma. Donald Perry Jr., from Saginaw, was only 17 years old when he was killed in a tragic road accident in November 2020. At the time of his demise, he…


Mom Pays for Stranger’s Cake in Honor of Late Son’s 35th Birthday: ‘My Son Loved Cake!’

An Indiana mom has kept her late son’s memory alive on what would be his 35th birthday with a random act of kindness. The man loved cake, so his mom paid for the cake of a stranger who shared his birthday. Toni Wilson-Taylor, who lost Tyler five years ago, left a note for the recipient…


Video Shows Ex-Police K9’s Hilarious Response When Owner Says ‘Cocaine’—and It Goes Viral

In a video that went viral on TikTok, an ex-police K9 yields a hilarious reaction, when his owner slips the word “cocaine” into an ordinary sentence to see if the highly trained sniffer dog will notice. In the clip, German shepherd Dante starts off panting away blissfully, chilling with his owner Davey Rutherford—who adopted Dante…


Orphaned Foal ‘Adopted’ by Cow Foster Mom Who Nurses Him as Her Own in Ireland

A Friesian cow on a farm in Gorey, Ireland, has impressed her owners after bonding successfully with an orphaned foal, becoming his foster mother. The foal, named Thomas, had had a normal birth and was doing well during the first seven days of his life. He was orphaned on his eighth day when his mother…


Dad Caught in Rip Current While Spreading Daughter’s Ashes in Sea—until Surfer Saves His Life

A spreading of the ashes ceremony for a deceased family member almost turned tragic on May 21 in Corolla, North Carolina. One of the family members in attendance got caught in a rip current at the beach, but survived thanks to a local surfer. Dennis Kane, 71, his daughter Shannon Kane Smith, and another 40 family…