Cooper Baltzell is a 4-year-old who has been in the hospital at least four times in his short life.
When the little boy was playing with a car in the hospital hallway, he met a janitor who was cleaning a room.
The two started talking and became inseparable. They have a bond now that is like none other. Cooper has a genetic disorder that impacts his digestive system, making it difficult for eating and processing foods. Read the full story here ▶
Initially, the young mater, later identified as Summer, reportedly had her newborn son removed from her care after he was starved. The baby was just 8 weeks old when he was found weighing less than his birth weight.
She was convicted of first-degree endangering the welfare of a minor for starving her newborn son. Although the charge was punishable by up to six years in prison, she was sentenced to only three.
The mom’s attorney, Clay, said that the mother described how she was home-schooled after being bullied in public school and basically had a ninth-grade education. Read the full story here ▶
Dogs and people began living together 15,000 years ago when dogs followed people’s migration throughout East Asia.
Dogs are social pack animals who thrive off of attention and affection, making them a prime candidate for a person’s best friend. Most dog owners, including myself, will tell you that their dog is a family member.
One particular friendship emerged between a UPS driver and a dog. Every day, the man would load his UPS truck with the daily packages, and every day, a Golden Retriever seemed to be waiting for him in the same spot. Read the full story here ▶
Jasmine Cochran was sending threatening messages to another Plymouth local by the name of Jessie-May Turpin.
The two women, 24 and 19 respectively, got into a heated confrontation earlier in the week.Jasmine ended up assaulting Jessie-May despite knowing that the woman was expecting a child.
Jessie-May pleaded with her assailant to cease her punches and kicks, but the woman wouldn’t stop. Read the full story here ▶
Leland Foster, 27, entered the house of Michelle Forrells and her three children lived. Foster held the mother and her twin babies at knifepoint and then forced them into the bathroom.
Foster wanted to drown the babies (he was the father of the twins), but what he didn’t plan on is that Forrells 12-year old daughter would run next door for help!
The next-door neighbor, Cash Freeman, grabbed his gun and ran over to help! Freeman saw that Foster was about to drown the babies and shot him twice in the back. Shortly after that, Freeman was taken into custody and later released. Read the full story here ▶
The ability to conceive a child is truly one of God’s greatest gifts. For most couples, starting a family happens naturally, sometimes even a little too naturally, often catching parents-to-be by surprise.
Unfortunately, starting a family isn’t as easy for some couples.Annie and Joby Johnson had been trying to have a baby for over five years.
Having realized that they weren’t able to conceive naturally, the couple had tried numerous medical procedures and fertility treatments to no avail. Read the full story here ▶
The then-18-year-old man, Adal, was arrested and charged after investigators discovered that he allegedly had se* with a 13-year-old girl he met on social media.
The 18-year-old man communicated with the child for two months before luring her to a hotel room to have inter-ourse. Adal claimed that he went home after having se* with the girl and then headed to a nearby mosque to pray. He was arrested a week after the child confided in a classmate about their rendezvous. It was then that he attempted to justify his actions by blaming the girl and citing his Islamic education.
Per reports, when the 18-year-old man was arrested, he acted confused and claimed that he had no idea it was illegal to have se* with 13-year-old girls.
He even told police that he was educated in a madrassa, which is an Islamic school, claiming that the strict religious teaching caused him to believe that females were inferior and created for the se-ual fulfillment of men. In other interviews with psychologists, Adal claimed he had been taught in his school that women are no more worthy than a lollipop that has been dropped on the ground.
Adal also told Judge Stokes that he can’t be held criminally liable because he thought having se* with children was permissible. What no one expected was for the judge to accept his justification and allow him to walk free. Although Adal was found guilty of crimes that would typically receive 4 to 7 years in prison, Judge Stokes allowed him to walk out of the courtroom with just 9-months in a youth center. The judge defended his decision to release the convicted se* offender, claiming that jail time might cause him more damage than good. “It is not too far to say that he may not have known that having se* with a 13-year-old girl was illegal,” defence lawyer Leake said.
Even though Judge Stokes initially stated that Adal must have known it was illegal to have se* with a child unless he was going round with his eyes shut, he eventually sided with the defendant. Subsequently, Adal openly blamed his child victim, arguing that he had been tempted by her after they began chatting online. He claimed that the girl lured him through private messages on Facebook before texting him on his phone, which ultimately led to him booking a hotel room. Describing Adal, the judge said: “He’s had an unusual education, certainly in terms of the se-ual education provided. Comparing women to lollipops is a very curious way of teaching young men about se*.
Setting and respecting boundaries are important components of any healthy relationship. Be it casual friendships, romantic relationships, or cliques in the workplace, it is non-negotiable that you understand the boundaries set by other people in these relationships and, very importantly, respect them.
While many set out to respect boundaries, they find themselves doing it all wrong. Per reports, this 28-year-old didn’t respect the 28-year-old woman’s boundaries and reportedly threatened to leak their ‘tapes’ because she refused to go all the way with him.
But, he was left in agony and rushed to the hospital after the attack at a hotel. He is now in intensive care. Read the full story here ▶
Nikole Osani is a single mother who realized that her son was very ill while he was a baby.
Canyon, a sweet little boy who is loved very much by his mother and everyone who is around him, has a tumor in his brain.
Nikole noticed that something was wrong when Canyon started vomiting uncontrollably at times.
She also noticed that his head was rather large for his age and that his eye movements didn’t seem coordinated.
Doctors performed tests and discovered the tumor.
They also discovered that it’s in an area of his brain that is inoperable.
Canyon’s cancer started to spread.
It invaded his spinal cord, forcing the doctors to perform at least six surgeries to try to remove as much of the cancer as possible.
In order to take care of Canyon, Nikole moved in with her parents so that she could save as much money as she could and so that she could focus on his health.
Nikole had another obstacle that she was trying to get over.
She didn’t have a car to take Canyon to his appointments.
She always had to contact other people to try to get them to take her and Canyon to Johns Hopkins Hospital when he needed treatments or if there was any kind of emergency.
People who lived in her town learned about the struggles that Nikole was facing and about Canyon’s health.
Paul Matthews is one of the men who has done more than Nikole imagined to help her and her son.
Paul’s son had leukemia and unfortunately passed away from the disease.
His foundation helps others in their time of need as they deal with their own battles against all types of cancer.
Paul partnered with Cynthia Mowery, both of them helping Nikole with a car so that she would have a way to transport her son when needed.
A 15-year-old girl in Turkey recently died while giving birth. The girl, known only as Derya B, died in the Mukti district of Turkey after going into labor sometime during the week of Oct. 9, 2016, reports Metro. The initial diagnosis is that she died of a brain hemorrhage.
Professor Aydan Biri, a gynecologist who spoke with Hurriyet Daily News, said Derya’s death was likely to have been caused by getting pregnant so young, reports The Independent.
“It is dangerous for a child bride to get pregnant,” she said. “The pregnancies of children who have not completed their physical development and whose organs have not yet completely developed often end in death.” Read the full story here ▶