Category: People

Loving Wife Takes a Bite Out of Her Husband’s Packed Lunch to Let Him Know She’s Beside Him

A loving wife who frequently sends her husband to work with a sandwich that has a bite taken out of it has shared her reason why on social media. The anecdote is now warming hearts around the world. Texas native Tracy Howell, 56, lives in the town of Leonard with her husband Clifford, 63. “I…


Girl Born With Heart Beating Outside Chest Defies Odds and Is Now a Thriving 11-Year-Old

Warning: This article includes content some readers may find disturbing When a little girl’s rib cage and abdominal muscles did not form properly in the utero, doctors feared she may not survive to full term or through birth. However, the now-pre-teen who has her heart developed out of her chest has defied her prognosis. Now 11, Virsaviya…


Jack Russell Pup Saves Owner’s Life, Alerting Her to House Fire Minutes Before Flames Would Have Caused Explosion

A grateful pet owner has thanked the brave pup who saved her life after it alerted her to a fire which would have blown up their house within minutes. Diane Thompson, 51, initially told her 1-year-old Jack Russell, Bella, to come back to bed when she woke up to her barking at 3:30 a.m. on…


5 Tips for Making Sure Your Marriage Survives the Pandemic–According to Relationship Experts

For better or for worse, the pandemic has thrust many spouses into spending more time together than in pre-pandemic times. Normal, mundane concerns about money, domestic chores, and child-rearing have taken a backseat to more overwhelming concerns about health and even mortality. Not to mention, remote working, reduced freedoms, and the confines of a shared…


Former Fentanyl Addict Didn’t Expect Treatment to Work, Now Celebrates ‘Amazing Life on the Other Side’

Last month, a Kelowna man celebrated four years sober after living the life of a hardcore drug addict who’d plunged headfirst into heroin and fentanyl use. He spent time in prison, saw his friend die on his shoulder from an overdose, and came close to death, himself. Crediting a special recovery program called “Bill’s Place”…


How a Blind Man Survived the 9/11 World Trade Center Attack

Michael Hingson has been blind his entire life but is a prime example of someone who isn’t defined or hindered by his inability to see. His confidence and the lessons he learned from his first guide dog would help him excel professionally—and even survive a terrorist attack on 9/11. Hingson, 70, who lives in Victorville,…


Getting Through the Pandemic Stronger

In late 2019, Dennis Gillan gave a TEDx talk about the loneliness epidemic, and right before February 2020, it was published online. “It was so bizarre,” said Gillan, a public speaker, suicide prevention advocate, and executive director of the Half A Sorrow Foundation, as in the Swedish proverb he likes to share: “A shared joy is…


Swedish Photographer Shares Stunning Photos Capturing Regal Beauty of the Lusitano Horse

A Swedish photographer’s deep love for horses transformed a hobby into a passion project that now takes her around the world. However, there is one breed that especially stands out to her for its unique, regal poise and beauty—the Lusitano. “I have been photographing horses for over 3 years now,” Mayra Vidal, of Malmö, Sweden, told…


Photographer Captures Stirring Before-and-After Portraits of Former Child Laborers, Now in School

For over two decades, award-winning photographer GMB Akash has been preoccupied by the lives of marginalized people in his home country of Bangladesh. Akash has spent 17 years documenting the plight of child laborers. His work has culminated in a heart-rending series of before and after photos, depicting children who are now able to attend…


Chicago Police Officer Finds Lost Wallet, Drives 2 Hours to Return It to Rightful Owner

When a Chicago police officer found a lost wallet one Friday in late February, he could have simply dropped it off at the station for the owner to collect. He didn’t have to cut time out of his weekend to drive 2 hours to return it to its rightful owner. But that’s what he did….