Here is a heartwarming story. Derek Madsen, a 10 year-old boy in California experienced a sudden change in his life during the summer of 2005.
He had been diagnosed with neuroblastoma, which was a rare form of cancer commonly found in young children.
Cindy French, his mother, made a lot of sacrifices to support her son throughout his treatment. She even gave up her beauty salon to ensure that she has enough time for him. Read the full story here ▶
Many remember this outstanding actress for her role in «Friends» where she portrayed Phoebe Buffay. She is a successful and highly in-demand actress whose role in the comedy series brought her career into a whole new level.
Since 1996 she has been living in their real-life Beverly Hills haven with his husband Michale Stern and their son Julian. She was born on July 30, 1963. To say that her career in acting was not always smooth is nothing to say.
Her career also extended with such roles as «Romy And Michele’s High School Reunion». It is worth mentioning that apart from acting, she has also built a career in screenwriting.
Few know that pandemic briefly separated the couple on their 25th anniversary. The style of her residence seemed something far removed from Phoebe’s eccentricity. It is closer to a serene and minimalist aesthetics.
This is how young and attractive Phoebe appears today. No one would deny that age has already taken its toll on her appearance, but to say that she looks fantastic for her age is nothing to say.
At 18 years old Melanie Pressley discovered she was pregnant and had a difficult choice to make.
The father of her child had no interest in being a dad, but Melanie wanted her baby to have a mother and a father and knowing that her financial situation wasn’t stable enough to support a child alone, Melanie made the very tough decision to give her baby up for adoption.
“You go through a mourning period and yet live the rest of your life mourning,” Melanie said.
Melanie gave birth to her son on June 17, 1988, and even got to hold him before he was taken from her. Her sister took a picture of the two of them and this has been her only connection for over 30 years.
Her son was adopted by the Vossler family, who named him Greg Vossler.
Melanie was left heartbroken and lived in hope that one day she would hold her baby boy again.
Since that day Melanie has married and had three more children.
Greg learned he was adopted at 10 years old but his curiosity about his biological mom peaked when he became an adult and had a family of his own.
The 33-year-old Virginia resident decided to take a DNA test not realizing that his biological mom had also decided to take the test after her mom’s death.
The two found each other online and then eventually met in person in Ohio in June 2021.
Greg chatted with Melanie for hours and also met 20 of his blood relatives including his half-brother and two half-sisters — while Melanie met Greg’s wife and two sons.
“Life has a funny way of giving you what you need, not what you want and I guess life just realized that we needed this connection and our families needed each other,” Greg said.
Meanwhile Melanie said that her heart was filled up again when she first held her son again after so long.
“After finding him, I felt like my heart was just whole again. Becoming older, you kind of become a little wiser, but there is no shame in giving somebody up for adoption. There are loving couples out there that cannot have children that would love to raise a child.
“I’m telling you, if you could meet Greg, he was given a life beyond my belief. He was raised with manners. He was raised how you would dream. It’s just unbelievable.”
A Salt Lake City, Utah, mother has been charged with wiretapping for secretly recording conversations between her ex-husband and children.
Teri Anne Smith, 37, placed a recording device in a diaper bag nine times when her children visited their father in 2012, reports Standard Examiner. A device was also found in one of her children’s coat pockets by the father.
Smith’s lawyer argued that it was legal for her to record the conversations as she thought her children were in danger from sexual abuse and federal and state laws give a parent that right under such a circumstance. A request for the charges to be dropped was made in June.
“The state and the alleged victim disagree (with the defendant) concerning any claims of sexual abuse that was taking place,” Deputy Davis County Attorney Richard Larsen said.
No charges of abuse have been brought against the ex-husband.
In court, Larsen argued that if law enforcement personnel bugged someone’s home without their knowledge, “they’d be sued.”
The three counts of wiretapping or intercepting electronic communications, all third-degree felonies, will stand against Smith.
The wiretapping charges carry a possible jail time of five years or a fine of up to $5,000, reports The Daily Mail.
Smith is scheduled to return to court on Aug. 27.
Police officials said that both parents, David and Angel, were taken into custody and later charged with multiple charges, including: neglect of a dependent resulting in serious bodily injury and neglect of a dependent — placing dependent in an endangering situation.
The baby’s aunt, Delaina, was also arrested and charged with neglect — placing dependent in an endangering situation. According to the statement, the 6-month-old baby nearly died after being eaten alive by rats.
The poor child reportedly suffered dozens of bites from the rodents. Police officials said that many of the bites reportedly went all the way down to the bone. Read the full story here ▶
One mother wakes up to her pit bull going wild in the backyard, so she let the dog inside. As soon as she does, the dog runs towards the baby girl’s room and begins to drag the small toddler outside.
Her mother was terrified and attempted to grab her baby girl so the dog didn’t hurt her — and that’s when she noticed what was outside.
Nana Chaichanhda normally wouldn’t leave her 8-month-old pit bull Sasha outside overnight, however during this one night she did. Read the full story here ▶
When people go to see a movie at a theater, they expect that others will be quiet aside from a little laughter or gasps during certain parts of the film.
Noah is a 5-year-old boy who is autistic.
His mother took him and his siblings to see “Dumbo” one afternoon because they had been wanting to see the movie and because they wanted to spend time together. Read the full story here ▶
David, a history teacher in high school from Huntsville, AL, had his 16-month daughter diagnosed with cancer. We all know how exhausting cancer treatments are, so did David’s colleagues.
As a father, he wanted to be next to his daughter everyday during the treatment, but he went out of sick days in the beginning of the process.
His daughter was getting her treatments 100 miles away from home so she needed her father to be next to her.orkers in need. Read the full story here ▶
A breaking story is emerging with new details of three feral thugs who attempted to kill a Houston man in his front yard in a deadly drive-by shooting.
As the three thugs drove by the victim’s residence, 40 gunshots rang out from their vehicle aimed at a single target, but this Texas homeowner had other plans that no one could have expected.
The deadly incident took place at approximately 3:30 am on Glenburnie Drive in a Houston suburb on Saturday, May 6. The three assailants drove by the victim’s home, who is not yet being identified by police, and opened fire in an attempt to kill him. Read the full story here ▶
At only four months old, the little girl was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer. The doctors discovered the disease after it had spread to almost every part of her body.
From the diagnosis followed 15 months of grueling treatment involving chemotherapy, stem cell transplants and several rounds of radiation.
Molly was diagnosed with Neuroblastoma, which, according to the health officials, is a type of cancer that manifests from immature nerve cells found in various parts of the body (particularly around the adrenal glands which sit atop the kidneys).
The cancerous cells can also develop around the abdomen area, chest, neck and spine. As for Molly, her family recounts spending nearly 130 nights in the hospital while she underwent a series of cancer treatments. Molly’s mother Chelsea Hughes stated “we’re just thankful that she made it through all that treatment. It was tough. She got really, really sick. The treatments are just so harsh on [children’s] bodies.” One of the five rounds of chemotherapy Molly underwent caused hearing loss and now she has to put on hearing aids as a consequence.
Several treatments later, Molly’s test results revealed her cancer had vanished. In an interview with CNN, her mother said that the family was so relieved that Molly had beat the odds and that she was now free of cancer. She says that Molly is cheerful and doing all the normal toddler stuff she missed out on while undergoing treatment. However, doctors are warning that cancer has a history of relapsing and that Molly should be monitored every three months for the next five years as a consequence. The toddler is currently on a new trial drug to prevent the disease from relapsing.
Molly’s mom is still convinced that her child needs prayer until she is completely clear of any further cancer risk. She shares regular updates about her daughter on her social media account. Molly is all grown up now and enjoying her childhood.