by Heather Laskin | Jan 28, 2017 | Inspiration
A brave toddler battling cancer has been handed a lifeline after thousands of generous strangers raised a staggering £250,000 for pioneering treatment in just 11 days. Two-year-old Florence Jackson’s parents issued a desperate plea for help after learning her...
by Heather Laskin | Jan 28, 2017 | Awesome
Bonnie Siegler’s grandfather had always claimed he had some home footage of Marilyn Monroe in her heyday, but none of the family had ever seen it. Her grandfather had come to America to escape the Nazis and took up filming everyday life as one of his hobbies....
by Heather Laskin | Jan 28, 2017 | Awesome, Inspiration
Being a mom is hard. Not only are you cooking and cleaning and caring for your children, but you are constantly being compared to and judged by other moms who think they are doing a better job than you. The truth is that every mom needs to figure out what is best for...
by Heather Laskin | Jan 27, 2017 | Awesome, Inspiration
Gene Purdie was born with Stargardt disease, a form of macular degeneration that leads to vision loss. While he has always had it, he wasn’t officially diagnosed with the disease until he was almost 16 years old. As a result of Stargardt, Gene’s central...
by Heather Laskin | Jan 27, 2017 | Inspiration
The man who fatally shot a suspect beating an Arizona state trooper said Tuesday that he doesn’t consider himself a hero and he’s grappling with taking someone’s life. Thomas Yoxall, of Arizona, gave his account of the dramatic Jan. 12 encounter...