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This brave woman, Sheri, never thought that her life would flash before her eyes because of ‘one small bite’. But that’s exactly what happened to this amazing woman.

Just one day after the incident, the pain had gotten worse. That’s when she decided to seek care from a healthcare provider and was prescribed antibiotics. However, the medicine did not work as quickly as she had hoped, and the area around her lip continued to swell.

Before long, it was clear to the woman and those near her that her problem was much more severe than they had originally thought.

The doctors told her that they weren’t sure if she was going to make it, and the woman said in an interview: “I thought I wasn’t going to live through the night when they first told me. It looked like a big ol’ balloon on my face.”

Sheri was reportedly bit on the lip by a venomous spider and soon found herself fighting for dear life as she battled through hallucinations and hospitalization to cope with the venom that was coursing through her body and making her lip swell up to multiple times its original size. The spider bite occurred while the woman was in the middle of a kayaking trip. She was taking a course, which was a ten-hour kayaking trip when the spider bit her. At first, she didn’t even realize that she was bitten by a spider, and she tried to ignore the pain. But as it would turn out, she had a lot to worry about because the spider that bit her lip was a brown recluse spider, which is highly venomous and dangerous.

“I’m almost 50, and I’ve been floating in this river since I could swim, six years old,” she told Fox News. “I was just praying I wasn’t going to die because I hear horror stories, and you look on the internet and see all this stuff.” She added, “They told me they weren’t sure if I was going to make it, and I thought I wasn’t going to live through the night when they first told me. It looked like a big ol’ balloon on my face.” She was finally admitted into the hospital, and doctors quickly diagnosed her with a brown recluse spider bite. They treated it as such by giving her a dose of antibiotics to help kill off any remaining bacteria from the spider’s venomous fangs. The woman also underwent surgery on her lip so that they could remove all of the dead tissue from the area.

Luckily, the brave woman did pull through and survived. Now, she feels extremely lucky to be alive today. She encourages others who find themselves in a similar situation as hers to seek help immediately so they can hopefully prevent something like this from happening again. “If you think there’s anything wrong with your body, go see somebody,” said Sheri on her advice to others. “Because if I didn’t go see somebody, anything could have happened.”

Stephen Garofalo, a dedicated member of the postal service, has been a mailman for over three decades.

In his time as a mail carrier, Garofalo’s come to know the people on his route intimately. From their faces to their names, Garofalo has a relationship with each person he delivers mail to.

As such, he’s able to identify when something is amiss. Garofalo did just that when he discovered a two-year-old boy wandering outside alone.

Typically, he’s accompanied by his mother. In a valiant attempt to return the boy to his mother, Garofalo approached the toddler to get some more information.

When asked where his mommy was, the little boy tentatively pointed to his house. Garofalo immediately took notice of how frightened the child was.

Without a second thought, Garofalo ran into the house. What he found shook him.

Stephanie, the child’s mother, was seen collapsed over her son’s stroller. When Garofalo tried to get her attention, he discovered that she was unconscious.

According to the medical team, Stephanie had suffered an adverse reaction to some new medication.

Thanks to Garofalo’s heroic disposition, the mother was able to receive immediate medical attention.

Garofalo has since been awarded the Life Saving Award for his noble deed.

If you grew up with brothers and sisters, you know that it’s not always easy to get along. However, you also love each other unconditionally and would do anything on the planet to help one another.

It can be hard to teach siblings to treat each other with kindness. But one kid doesn’t need any lessons on how to do just that. A sweet little boy was just caught on video doing the most unbelievable thing.

Every mother is said to possess a third pair of eyes at the back of their heads to keep track of their babies and now with the help of gadgets like baby monitors their jobs are so much easier. Read the full story here ▶

According to the mother, Sarah, she and her husband Chris were very happy when they discovered that she was pregnant with their second child.

And just like all parents, they were overjoyed when their daughter came into the world with no complications. It wasn’t until they took her home that they realized something was wrong.

Their daughter Sloan was born fit and healthy, but when she was two months old her parents noticed that she was becoming a little chubby, especially around her belly. Read the full story here ▶

Police officials said the 29-year-old father, later identified as Richard, was taken into custody and later charged with multiple charges after he reportedly shook his 15-month-old baby really fast in a baby stroller before dropping the child on the pavement.

The nak-d baby was also crying hysterically and appeared to be dehydrated, police officials said.

During an interview with investigators, the father reportedly said that he dropped his baby on the pavement in order to toughen him up. Richard was later charged with unlawful conduct toward a child, public intoxication and possession of marijuana. Read the full story here ▶

According to the court documents, the 29-year-old stepfather, later identified as Malcolm, was sentenced to 35 years in federal prison after he reportedly beat his 5-year-old stepdaughter to death before he dumped the child’s body in river.

Prosecutors said the defendant pleaded guilty to second-degree murder was sentenced on Monday.

The fatal incident occurred in September 2019. The 5-year-old child, Renezme, was reported missing by her mother. The unfortunate mother told investigators that the child was in care of her husband, Malcolm. Read the full story here ▶

Police officials said the granddaughter, later identified as 53-year-old Tsara, was arrested and later charged with murder after she reportedly killed her grandmother and her grandmother’s partner.

Both victims, later identified as 93-year-old Aremean and 69-year-old Michael, suffered multiple stab wounds to the chest and were pronounced dead at the scene.

Police officials also said that the 53-year-old granddaughter was also her grandmother’s caretaker. The fatal incident occurred over the weekend. Officers responded to a disturbance call and found the lifeless bodies of Aremean and Michael.

An autopsy later revealed that both victims suffered multiple stab wounds to the chest. The responding officers also found the 53-year-old suspect on scene. During an interview with investigators, the 53-year-old granddaughter reportedly said that she was the caretaker of her grandmother.

Initially the woman told the officers that Michael was not home because he had gone out to hunt. However, investigators soon learned that Michael required a wheelchair to get around and was incapable of hunting. The responding officers then asked the woman if they could check on her grandmother and her partner. The 53-year-old woman ‘then insulted the officer and told him that he should get down on his knees and pray’.

When officers entered the home, they found both victims. They also found a knife near the grandmother’s body. Both victims were dead for at least one day. During an interview with investigators, a family member reportedly said that Tsara moved in with her grandmother few years ago and that she complained about having to care for both Aremean and Michal, but refused the family member’s offer for help.

Jonathan and Steven are brothers who respect each other. One day, they decided to treat their children to a tasty fried chicken dinner, so they brought their little ones and themselves to their neighborhood fast-food chicken joint.

After they had ordered their fried food, they brought the grub to a table and sat down, which was when two American military service members in uniform entered the restaurant, prompting Jonathan to do something that few people would do in America today.

Jonathan had recently lost his stepbrother to suicide. The man had killed himself only the week prior, so Jonathan decided to do something good for the service members in honor of the underserved veteran. Read the full story here ▶

Miracles do happen, though often in unexpected ways.

When Herbert Broome was on his deathbed, in his last minutes of his time on earth, God came to him in a vision and gave him a message that he decided to pass on to any who would listen.

Broome got straight to the point with his vision – he spoke of the horrors and terrors of hell, and said that he had seen his own guardian angel. Read the full story here ▶

A middle school nurse in Tennessee is being praised for her heroic actions. When Carrie Stephenson showed up to her job at West Bemis Middle School last Friday, she was expecting an ordinary day. Instead, she ended up saving a boy’s life.

According to ABC10, Stephenson, a nurse at the middle school, had been called to the hallway to help 13-year-old Isaiah Griffin, who had been vomiting.

For Isaiah it started as just another school day. He went to school like normal and feeling perfectly fine. But then, shortly after arriving on campus, he began to feel ill and started vomitting. Read the full story here ▶