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A mother, her live-in boyfriend, and his wife were all facing charges after the disturbing and horrifically heartless thing they did to the woman’s child.

The boy’s brother finally exposed exactly what happened, and once you hear what they did to the toddler over the course of three days, the death penalty sounds too kind.

Scotty McMillan of Pennsylvania was just three years old when he met a tragic end at the hands of his own mother Jillian Tait and her 25-year-old boyfriend Gary Fellenbaum, all while Fellenbaum’s wife Amber watched. Read the full story here ▶

It already is a heartbreaking situation to lose a child, no matter the case. It is even worse when the loss of your child was the result of events that occurred without rhyme or reason, that there was nothing you could do about it.

It must be unimaginable, then, to lose both your children one after another as a result of circumstances beyond your control.

Truly, no parent should ever have to find themselves easily outliving their child. Just a few weeks ago, the Allens had to do something that should be unthinkable for any parent – they had to bury their son, Brody Allen. Read the full story here ▶

Juanita Fitzgerald is a 94-year-old woman who was arrested at a Florida Senior Living Facility. She was arrested four days before her 94th birthday.

Juanita had to leave all of her belongings behind as she was carried from the facility by the police. Juanita was arrested because she did not pay her rent. At the time, the rent was $161. Juanita was also charged with trespassing.

She told the police officers that she was not going to leave the facility unless they carried her out. Juanita lived at the facility for eight years before she was evicted. Read the full story here ▶

When teenager Kori Malenfant and her parents took a trip to New York for her surgery, they didn’t expect to be on the receiving end of such compassion and understanding.

The family’s visit to New York wasn’t for fun – it was to receive life-saving treatment for Kori’s Chiari malformation at the Presbyterian Hospital.

In simple terms, this is a crack or opening that is in the skull which can then lead to the brain becoming dislodged and moving into the spinal canal. 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 ▶

A person dealing with autism can bring many different challenges that most in society could see as troublesome. As many things that are not understood, people are quick to label something as bad if it is ‘different’, instead of seeing the beauty in what can be seen as an ‘imperfection’.

However, for Ali Carbone, a woman & sister who grew up in a household with 3 autistic brothers, is challenging how society sees autism by revealing the positive attributes that it contains.

“The spectrum is wide, and is represented perfectly under one roof in my home,” she wrote in a viral Facebook post. “No two Autistic people are alike, and for many, Autism is just the beginning of the developmental and cognitive disorders they will have to deal with throughout their lives.” Read the full story here ▶

A Rhode Island high school soccer player who suddenly fell ill had her sore throat turned into a shocking tragedy.
Gianna Cirella, 16, was at soccer practice when she began complaining of a sore throat.

It soon became apparent, however, that what seemed like a routine illness was actually a potentially fatal condition.

Three days after the first symptoms, Gianna was in the hospital facing limb amputation and fighting for her life. What began as a throat infection quickly turned into pneumonia, and then Gianna developed sepsis. Read the full story here ▶

No matter if you believe in angels or not, this story about Chelsea Banton’s will warm your heart. Chelsea had a challenging life when she was born —she was five weeks prematurely and the majority of her childhood was spend battling her health issues.

However in 2008, her mother, Colleen Banton, learned that tragically, her 14-year-old daughter didn’t have much time to live.

Colleen loved her daughter’s bravery as she faced a lifetime’s worth of diseases. However Chelsea’s condition was bleak, doctors were giving up faith. Sadly Colleen chose the heartbreaking decision to take her off of her life-support system. Read the full story here ▶

Unfortunately, with so many scary, tragic things happening in the world, there are times where we have to assume the worst concerning people. And when it comes to our children, mixing knowledge, paranoia and vigilance can make a huge difference when fighting off predators who may want to harm their kids.

When we speak of predators, we are talking about the worst of the worst.

Earlier this month, a mom sent out a warning via Facebook page concerning an incident as she was traveling. She made a pit stop at a rest stop with her daughter as she was traveling from Ohio to Indiana, and something just didn’t feel right. Read the full story here ▶

The anti-vaccination movement likes to think that they are doing the world a favor. By unveiling the “secret evils” of vaccines, they believe they are preventing autism in at least thousands, if not millions of babies.

But the truth is, their crusade is putting their kids and other kids at risk of catching diseases that could potentially threaten their lives.

Alex Dempsey recently drove to her son Killy’s daycare to pick him up. The 4-month-old was suffering from a fever, but she didn’t think too much of it at the time. Assuming it was a stomach bug, she prescribed him some rest and relaxation. Read the full story here ▶