Three years ago, the lives of then 14-year-old Gwen Cinquemani and her family were rocked by a life-threatening medical diagnosis. The teen was found to have Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), a rare blood disorder that often leads to leukemia. “I was very healthy. I was active, always doing something, so the diagnosis was kind a halt …
Saving a life
An 11-year-old girl from Gaylord, Michigan, survived a plane crash that claimed the lives of four people—all thanks to her father’s life-saving bear hug. On November 13, 2021, Laney Perdue got ready to leave for Beaver Island in northern Lake Michigan to see a family friend with her dad, Mike, 43. The girl was “so …
Officer Erika Urrea of the Lodi Police Department was patrolling the area of Lodi Avenue and Sacramento Street in California at about 8:44 a.m. on August 12, 2020, when she spotted an elderly man in a wheelchair. The pedestrian was on the Union Pacific Railroad tracks and looked like he was stuck and trying to …
This rookie police officer from Pottsville, Arkansas, is being hailed a hero for saving a newborn baby’s life. Officer Cody Hubbard, 23, of the Pottsville Police Department, recently responded to a call about a 3-week-old baby who needed help after choking on anti-gas drops. “We were trying to give Grady his medicine … and he …
Tony Antonelli of Gaithersburg, Maryland, got a second chance at life when his wife, Mary Antonelli, gave him one of her kidneys four years ago. However, that kidney eventually began to scar and fail, and doctors didn’t know why. Tony’s only hope now was to find another kidney donor. Fortunately for the 75-year-old, he didn’t …
While waiting for the bus on his way home to Montreal, Canada, 17-year-old Malyk Bonnet noticed something off in his surroundings. He had just finished his shift as a cook at a restaurant and was waiting at a bus stop when he saw a couple on the street fighting. “The guy was screaming at her, …