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Mom Confused When Photo Goes Viral, Then Sees The News

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Mom was confused when her photo went viral. She then saw the news scrolling through her notifications to see why her phone wouldn’t stop pinging. She was baffled to see dozens of angry faces and reactions to her post.

Looking at the photo again, she couldn’t see why it had attracted so much attention. Then she got a private message, but she had no idea that her life was about to change forever…Click Here To Continue Reading>> …Click Here To Continue Reading>>

 

The message read, “Turn on the news.” Everywhere she went, 60-year-old Joyce Reinhardt carried her camera with her. But as she got on in years, her trusty Nikon became more cumbersome for her to cart around.

So when her daughter bought her a new iPhone with a top-of-the-line camera built-in, she was ecstatic. While many people enjoy photography as a hobby, Joyce had developed an unusual habit during her golden years.

Joyce’s daughter Linda had expressed her concern about her mother’s preferred subject matter. They had had countless arguments about it over the years.

You see, Joyce had no interest in photographing pretty scenery or flowers. For as long as she could remember, Linda would cringe whenever her mother whipped the camera out in public. “At least you can be more discreet now,” she said with a sigh.

Joyce’s obsession had become something of an inside joke in the household. The walls of her house were filled with family photos, but they weren’t of her own family. But Linda wasn’t jealous. Rather, Linda was worried that her mother would cross a line one day with her intrusive and embarrassing habit. Little did she know that day was just around the corner.

On that fateful day in June, Linda dropped her son Blake at his grandmother’s house. Joyce took her eight-year-old grandson to his tennis lesson, and then the pair stopped at Rita’s Italian Ice for a little treat. But when they had eaten their ice creams and were on their way out, Joyce spotted her opportunity. Joyce whipped out her phone. She just couldn’t resist.

But soon she’d regret it. Joyce approached the family of four where they were quietly sitting on a bench outside the ice cream parlor. She assumed they were the mother, father, and their two children.

Although there was nothing striking about the strangers at the time, she quickly whipped out her phone and snapped a picture of the startled family. “Something urged me,” she said later after she had heard the news.

After Joyce had snapped the picture, she passed her phone to one of the children. “I took the picture and then handed my phone to the young daughter and told her to go ahead and text the picture to their cell phone,” she explained.

Joyce had thought that it would be a nice gesture and that the family would appreciate the unsolicited shot of their private moment. Then she left them sitting there and went on her way, not realizing what she’d really captured. Joyce uploaded the photo of the family she’d seen at Rita’s on Facebook and didn’t give it much thought after that.

But as it turned out, Joyce’s strange habit of taking unsolicited photos of strangers would have a surprising outcome for everyone involved. Indeed, there was a lot more to that seemingly innocent photograph than met the eye. Being new to Facebook, Joyce couldn’t understand why her phone had been pinging all morning. READ FULL STORY HERE>>>CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE READING>>>

But when she scrolled through all of her notifications, she was shocked to see that people were reacting to that particular photo that she’d uploaded just a few days earlier. The post was full of broken heart emoticons and more than a few angry faces.

Then she got a text message from a number she didn’t recognize. The message simply read, “Turn on the news.” She walked over to her TV and turned it on, not knowing that what she was about to see would change her life. There, all over the news, was the photo she had taken of the family sitting outside Rita’s. She turned the volume up, and her blood instantly ran cold.

Then, just at that moment, she received another text message. The message, as it turned out, was from the remaining members of the family from that fateful photo that Joyce had snapped. They had some terrible news that they wanted to share with a stranger who had felt compelled to take their picture that day. When Joyce finally understood why her photo was on the news, a chill went down her spine. Joyce shared her story on Facebook.

“I have an incredible story to share,” she wrote, “one that still sends chills through me and brought me to tears. I took this picture below and then handed my phone to the young daughter and told her to go ahead and text the picture to their cell phone, left to take Blake home and explain to him that I have done this before when I see cute family moments of total strangers so they can have the memory. But wait till you hear the rest of the story.” “Suddenly my text message alert goes off, and it’s just a number, no name attached,” Joyce continued. “Dear madam,” the message read.

“You took our picture in front of Rita’s on June 8th,” the message began, and as Joyce read on, she began to get goosebumps. The fact that she had happened to be in the right place at the right time absolutely floored her. Then the gravity of the situation hit her, and tears began to run down her face. “My wife had passed away yesterday,” the message continued, “and this is the last picture we have together as a family. Please accept my deepest gratitude for your kindness.

It means the world to me. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.” Understandably, Joyce was shell-shocked, but she was also touched that the family had reached out to her. Joyce’s heart broke as she texted back. After a few messages back and forth, Joyce eventually discovered what had happened.

She learned that despite the mom in the photo’s appearance, she had been ill for about a year. The struggling mom had tried to be strong for her family. On that day, they had all gone out for some ice cream together. Nobody knew that that outing would be the family’s last. The memorial was briefly aired on the local news, and the family had decided to use Joyce’s photograph.

It’s often said that a picture can paint a thousand words, and in circumstances like this one, they can also offer some comfort and remind us of happy memories. Pictures can serve as everlasting reminders of loved ones, especially when they are in their final days. But as surprising as Joyce’s story was, it wasn’t unique by any means. In September of 2015, a man named Alan Wright visited a castle in Kent, UK, with his wife. While they were there, a man asked to take their photograph while they were strolling on the castle grounds.

Sadly, Alan’s wife passed away a few months later. After Alan realized that this was the last photo taken of his wife, he appealed to a magazine to assist him in tracking down the picture. Another photograph involved a Canadian couple, John and Jackie Nill. They were on a beach in Thailand when the tsunami struck in 2004. Unfortunately, they were among the estimated 280,000 who perished in the disaster.

However, when their camera washed up, the photographs it contained provided a lot of comfort to the surviving sons. Patrick, Nill, John, and Jackie’s son, told the Seattle Times in 2005, “This is more than we could have ever asked for,” he continued, “It’s like being there with our parents and seeing what they were seeing in those final moments. So many people still have no answers. It has taken so much stress off me and my brothers. It’s hard not knowing anything, and now we know.

Never underestimate a simple act of random kindness.” I corresponded back with him a few more times and found out his wife had been ill for the past year. Joyce wrote, “My heart is heavy for this sweet family I don’t even know and the tremendous gift that was left to them because I listened to my gut that day. I’m in awe. This has to be the hand of God.

 

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Mother left everyone in disbelief after they heard her excuse why she left her baby alone with pit bull only for the dog to chew on the child’s hands and leave her without 5 fingers!

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The young mother, later identified as Chloe, was arrested and charged with neglect after leaving her baby daughter with pit bull. The dog reportedly chewed on the baby’s hand when she left her alone, resulting in the girl losing 5 fingers.

Three of the fingers on the girl’s left hand were fully amputated and two fingers on her right hand were partially amputated. The incident left neighbors startled and in disbelief.

The mother reportedly left her 3-month-old baby alone with the dog so she could take a shower. During and interview with investigators, the 21-year-old mom said that she was feeling ill and put the little girl in her bassinet before heading to the bathroom, per reports.

The woman then turned on the shower and turned it back off again when she heard the baby girl scream. Chloe then found the 3-month-old pit bull puppy chewing on the baby’s hands. She wrapped the baby’s hands in cloth and called 911…Click Here To Continue Reading>> …Click Here To Continue Reading>>

 

When the mother found her baby, she couldn’t look at her baby daughter’s fingers because there was soo much bl00d. ‘You never leave a baby or infant alone with an animal. READ FULL STORY HERE>>>CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE READING>>>

You just don’t. Thank God the baby’s still alive,’ neighbor, Kecia said. NBC2 reports the three-month-old puppy that was just brought into the home less than 24 hours earlier after the mother coming across a post for the dog on Facebook.

The mother was charged with child neglect following a four-month-long investigation. Investigators in bringing charges forward said the mother kept changing stories as to why she left the baby alone with the pit bull.

The puppy was quarantined as part of protocol following a bite. The pit bull passed the quarantine and was transferred to the Animal Welfare League.

As the baby recovers with family members, the mother, who posted $7,500 bond, was granted supervised visitation. This incident remains under investigation.

 

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6-Year-Old Boy Left In Coma After Being Sent Home From School With Headache

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Ellis Artist of Clayton, West Yorkshire was living a normal, 6-year-old life when everything went downhill.

One night, Ellis woke up in pain and screaming to his parents, 37-year-old Paul Artist and 34-year-old Sarah Girdwood.

His head and neck were in tremendous pain and he began to vomit profusely.

This all happened after a minor illness, which he seems to recover quickly from earlier that day.

Ellis’ parents rushed him to a nearby hospital, and a rash started to develop.

First, doctors thought it was meningitis, but antibiotics didn’t help and Ellis was mumbling and moaning in his sleep, unable to wake up…Click Here To Continue Reading>> …Click Here To Continue Reading>>

 

Doctors then performed an MRI scan.

The resulting diagnosis was shocking and horrifying: acute disseminated encephalomyelitis, or ADEM.

This extremely rare condition causes brain swelling, and Ellis now has repeated seizures as a result.

ADEM is a little-understood disease that can begin from even a small infection.

It causes negative reactions to the white matter of the brain, which then affects the body’s immune system.

The result is a severe allergic reaction that involves attacking the immune system and the eroding of nerves’ protective layers.

This condition tends to affect different people in different ways, meaning it is usually impossible for doctors to provide an accurate prognosis – as is the case with Ellis.

75% of those who develop AEDM are able to recover fully, but the remainder may develop significant impairments and disabilities as a result. READ FULL STORY HERE>>>CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE READING>>>

It is unsure whether Ellis will recover, how severe his condition is, or if he will have any long-term effects from it.

After the AEDM diagnosis, Ellis was placed in a medically-induced coma and rushed to the Leeds General Infirmary.

A week later, another scan revealed that the swelling was no longer just in Ellis’ brain – it was beginning to make its way down his spine.

He was also having mini-seizures due to the brain swelling. But it’s not all bad news – after a while of being on a ventilator, Ellis is able to breathe on his own again.

The Sick Children’s Trust has put up Ellis’ family, including his three brothers, the youngest of which still doesn’t know what is really happening to Ellis.

Ellis, meanwhile, is still in a coma with his parents by his bedside as he receives the 24/7 care that he needs.

It is still unknown whether Ellis will recover fully or not, but doctors are doing everything they can to provide information to his worried family.

It’s expected that Ellis will be at the hospital for at least a couple of months, and will then need constant care at home once he is able to leave.

In order to ease the financial strain, family and friends, as well as Ellis’ school Clayton St John CE Primary School, have been working hard to raise funds for the family.

Ellis is a strong, tough boy and everyone is rooting for him and hoping for his recovery.

A fundraiser for the family with a £5,000 target goal has been set up, and around 92% of funds have been raised at the time of writing.

If you’d like to donate to the cause, you can do so at their JustGiving page.

 

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Did An Angel Save Girl From Dying In Hospital?

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Losing a child can be a devastating event, no matter what age.It is, however, universally agreed upon that it is worse when the child is lost at such a young age.

Sadly, this sort of early death is expected for some families, due to the circumstances that their child is involved in.

Despite the advancement of modern medicine, there are still plenty of children who suffer from severe health problems from either a young age or even from birth. These children are often predicted to not survive very long.

In a way, their passing can be considered them finally having rest and relief from their life, which has been an uphill battle all the way…Click Here To Continue Reading>> …Click Here To Continue Reading>>

 

Most of these children and their families, however, find themselves with plenty to live for.

They fight, they strive, and they try to use everything at their disposal to push forward and see another day.

Alas, this is a war, and sometimes, the inevitable happens.

In the case of North Carolinian Chelsea Banton, she wasn’t expected to see her third day.

A premature baby born five weeks early, Chelsea had a major problem – she had to deal with excessive fluids creating pressure against her brain.

The doctors gave her at most 36 hours to live.

However, the baby girl would defy all odds, and would live to grow up.

Her life, however, did not get any easier after that first major hurdle.

The girl would spend the following 14 years of her short life fighting against one health problem after another.

Infections, life-threatening viruses, fluid retention, shunt revisions, hydrocephalus – you named it, she suffered it at some point.

In the fall of 2008, Chelsea was struck by yet another round of advanced pneumonia, which had developed from a bad cold she caught. READ FULL STORY HERE>>>CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE READING>>>

This latest bout of illness seemed to be the last one she could handle – the girl was forced to stay in the hospital for seven weeks, completely dependant on life support.

It was at this point that Colleen Banton, her mother, was forced to make a heartbreaking decision.

In the interest of not prolonging her daughter’s suffering, she opted to keep the ventilator off the next time her daughter was strong enough to breathe on her own.

It was essentially plugging the plug for the girl – by this point, Colleen had decided that should her daughter’s time had come, then there was no use in delaying the inevitable.

While praying with friends and family who had come out to support this mother, Colleen was suddenly called over to a nearby monitor by the pediatrician nurse.

There, her attention was directed to the bright light that had appeared in front of the door to the pediatrician unit.

Astonished, Colleen took a quick photo of it with her camera, then went to check this strange light in person.

Oddly enough, it wasn’t there physically.

A miracle occurred shortly thereafter – three days later, Chelsea was well enough to return home once again.

Colleen is convinced that the figure was an angel who helped her daughter.

Chelsea would then go on to live for another 7 more years before passing away in 2015, at the age of 21.

Her story is one for the ages!

 

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