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This college student is being dubbed as “the real Robinhood” after using a part of his earnings from GameStop stock to share his good fortune with patients at Children’s Minnesota hospital. Hunter Kahn, who made almost $30,000 off GameStop stock in the chaos of the last few weeks, announced that he donated six Nintendo Switch
Parents will do everything to keep their children safe and healthy. So imagine how shaken Matt and Andrea Campbell were when they found out that Matt was not an eligible donor for their 1-year-old son, Brooks, who was in dire need of an organ donation. Fortunately, Andrea’s younger brother, Grant, was more than willing to
“I was 16 years old when my family moved to Guatemala. Up until that point, I had basically been living the American dream, but that move caused a radical 180 in me when I began to really see the world from a new perspective. My life looked a lot different than most American teenagers. I
What happened to this COVID-19 survivor from Georgia is nothing short of a miracle. Just when her family had decided to take her off the ventilator, Lisa Martin suddenly woke up after being in an induced coma for over a month. The odds were stacked against the 49-year-old when she was admitted to the Memorial
Stalen has a huge personality!!! He loves to be a trickster. He is very easy going (most days) and always smiling. He is pure sunshine! If he is upset there is usually a reason why. He has a fighting spirit, a giant heart and big twinkling blue eyes. He is our hero! He rises to
People often say that dogs are man’s most loyal companions, and I’m sure many of us have witnessed how true that is. The following story is another testament to a dog’s unwavering devotion to its owners. While driving home one night, Anderson Bahi of Brazil witnessed a heartwarming scene involving a man and his pup.
While most employers require their security staff to be physically and mentally strong, this hospital in Richmond, Australia, chose to waive that qualification for one adorable applicant – a cat. Meet Elwood, an orange-white tabby feline who’s also the newest member of Epworth Hospital’s security team. While most guards look tough, Elwood is quite the
In these trying times, super heroes, in all shapes and forms, have stood out for their assistance to those in need. Not all heroes wear capes but as part of heightened safeguards against COVID-19, this therapy pet wears a ‘super suit’ to help a woman through her cancer treatments. We have hailed medical workers, sanitation
Being admitted to the hospital alone without any family is difficult, especially for a woman like Shona Moeller, who’s experiencing a delicate pregnancy. At 28 weeks pregnant, she’s been on bed rest in an Illinois institution for the past six weeks awaiting the birth of her first child. Her husband, Robert “Bob” Conlin, couldn’t be
In April, two women traveled from Arkansas to New York, part of a cavalry of health care workers who had decided to work in the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic. While their actions were nothing short of heroic, these two women are particularly noteworthy – Uchenna Onyia-Murphy and Ona Onyia are mother and daughter who
A family of 4 – mom, dad and their two children- are all nurses at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. A lot of kids follow their parents’ passion. As they grow up, they eventually adapt to their parents’ work environment and end up doing the same jobs like theirs. This is exactly what happened
March 9, 2020—it was Monday when Cami Neidigh received a call from the Washington State Hospital where Geneva Wood, her 90-year-old mother, was admitted while recovering from COVID-19. Wood refused the use of a ventilator. The phone call told her that her mom has a high chance of dying within 24 hours. Cami and her