Considering the number of children that have no parents, and no real home, adoption makes perfect sense. But, what is the perfect age child that you should adopt? “Most people want babies, they’re looking for warm and cuddly,” explains Joe Toles. For many, it fills that gaping hole in their life; they prefer adopting a […]

“I want to be a flight attendant,” says 17-year-old Shantell “Shannie” Pooser who is diagnosed with Down Syndrome, and has severe health problems.  The trifecta, in a parent’s dream, is to have a child who is healthy, happy, and safe. If all three are missing, it is easy to forget that even just one out […]

It was a glorious moment as her smile lit up the room. The big room that is, the one known as ‘The People’s House’. It was a moment that Grace would never forget. “You are an inspiration to us all,” proclaimed the president, as he delivered Grace’s story to a nation that was in need […]

What’s your best memory when you were 10 years old? Let me rephrase that. What is the memory that stuck with you the most from when you were 10 years old? Winston Duncan had a vivid memory of his trip to Southern Africa, from the Northeast, when he was just 10 years old – and […]

You can’t always explain how miracles happen. You just have to believe in them. Gena and Scott Doss were praying for such a miracle for their daughter, Roxli Doss. Roxli was diagnosed last June with an inoperable brain tumor, called diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma, or DIPG. There is no cure for DIPG; it is a […]

“When you want to do something, you do it,” says 9-year-old Ricky Rodriguez who is diagnosed with Autism. Even when their son Ricky was diagnosed with Autism, Guillermo and Erin Rodriguez didn’t put limitations on him, they loved him unconditionally, and this allowed Ricky to challenge his potential and excel in not only the game […]

“It’s like you getting to your destination and your legs are missing or your legs are broken or injured and you can’t get around,” say Larry Dodson. Larry Dodson is a Vietnam vet. He’s a quadriplegic who has experienced firsthand the basic disregard and care for his wheelchair via the airlines and airports. It all […]

U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services predicts that healthcare spending will on average rise 5.5 percent annually from 2017 to 2026 and will comprise 19.7 percent of the U.S. economy in 2026, up from 17.9 percent in 2016. By 2026, health spending is projected to reach $5.7 trillion. Prescription drugs are expected to see […]

As Supervising Probation Officer Nate Scarano drove to work in the early morning of Dec 2, 2015, he felt unsettled. It was a day when he felt something would happen, so when he got to his office he wrote in 1 foot letters on large whiteboard for all the officers to see, “Be Prepared for […]

In the early morning hours of November 8th, Jeff Evans stepped out of his Concow California home, alongside his 92 year old dad Chuck, to find the sky bright orange with clouds of smoke obliterating the sun. Winds were whipping the fire into a hellish inferno headed right to his home of 22 years. Chuck […]

A day before her death at just 27 years old, Holly Butcher wrote an open letter to the world. As she reflected back at her young life, she wrote “I’m 27 now. I don’t want to go,” she wrote. “I love my life. I am happy… I owe that to my loved ones. But the […]

As a high school student growing up in Palestine, Shehada Shalalda was very aware of the conflict and strife in the region. In fact that’s all he knew. It was in the old quarter of Ramallah one day when his life would change forever. He heard the sounds of a violin from the newly-opened music […]

Fresh off his global music tour, Bruno Mars is giving back in a big way. He has teamed up with the Salvation Army to provide 24,000 Thanksgiving dinners to residents of his home state of Hawaii. The performer just wrapped up his critically acclaimed 200-date ’24K Magic World Tour’ in his hometown state of Hawaii this past […]

It is a two hour road trip by bus from Monessen, Pennsylvania to the UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. Twice a week, Albert Lexie would make that journey to his job as a shoe shiner at the hospital, and for three dollars, he would shine your shoes. It was upon his passing this past month, […]

A brain arteriovenous malformation (AVM) is a tangle of abnormal blood vessels connecting arteries and veins in the brain. The arteries are responsible for taking oxygen-rich blood from the heart to the brain. Veins carry the oxygen-depleted blood back to the lungs and heart. A brain AVM disrupts this vital process, reports the Mayo Clinic. […]

Every year, more than two million kids in America will experience outright homelessness. These kids will have no bed to call their own and will be forced to sleep in unsafe and unclean conditions. And then there are the tens of millions of children who will be forced to sleep on the floor, or on […]

“He sacrificed his life in order to save the lives of many. This is what you call a hero.” “A hero. He’s an Air Traffic Control officer at the airport in Palu. When earthquake shook he had to make sure Batik Air could take off safely into the air. But he didn’t have time to […]

“I’m not sure she would have done half the things she’s done if not for her heart problem. It made her fearless,” said her father, Todd Ellis. “A lot of kids might not try something, but Tabitha Ellis always said, ‘Let’s try it – the worst thing that can happen is I fail.’” An unusual […]

She founded the organization, Kids4Seniors, when she was just 10 years old. Now at 12, Giavonna Antonucci is making a difference in the lives of seniors. Kids4Seniors is a 501c3 nonprofit that is focused on intergenerational programs that not only benefits the seniors, but also teaches the kids, kindness, compassion, empathy, and the benefits of giving […]

“You can’t enjoy life if you don’t know what suffering is,” says Rob Fazio. It was by happenstance that I was tuned into Neil Cavuto on 9/11. Love Cavuto, I mean who doesn’t…but typically I am on radio and deadlines at that hour of the day eliminating any chance I would have of catching Cavuto. […]

The one thing NOT to do in a crisis situation, is panic! Maggie Taraska says she might have panicked a little, “just less than most people would,” said the rookie pilot. Taraska was ready for her initial cross country solo-flight from the Beverly Regional Airport in Massachusetts. It was then that the teenage pilot had […]

She lived an incredibly modest life. Working for the same legal firm in Brooklyn, New York for 67 years, Sylvia Bloom leaves a $6.24 million donation to the Henry Street Settlement on the Lower East Side. This was the largest single gift to the social service group in its 125-year history. How does a secretary amass a […]

How do you solve a problem of school attendance in a high school where the kids are skipping school because they are being bullied due to their smelly or dirty clothes? This is a quagmire surely requiring extraordinary thinking from someone who is willing to strategize far outside the boundaries of acceptable solutions. At West […]

“He disregarded his personal safety to go in and save the lives of the five children and a male adult,” says Christine Wirth, Support Services Manager with the Seagoville Police Department. Officer Sam Click was patrolling the neighborhood when he was confronted with a life and death decision that would change everything. The duplex home […]

Four-year-old honorary Colorado Springs Police Officer Joshua Salmoiraghi was first diagnosed with cancer at just three years old. Stage-four kidney cancer is a battle for any adult; imagine a toddler in the fight of their life at such an early age. The disease was discovered over Father’s Day weekend in June 2017. Little Joshua underwent […]

“Always have fun and never give up on your dreams no matter what anybody says,” words of wisdom from a 10 year old. Clark Kent Apuda has done the unthinkable, he just smashed one of Michael Phelps’ longest standing swimming records. Clark finished the 100-meter butterfly with a time of 1:10:48; more than a second […]

“Hit by a bus one morning, I nearly died. I was in a coma, stayed at the hospital for two years and underwent 36 surgeries. I had to learn how to walk again. After the tragedy I needed something to take me out of my pain and an objective to look forward to. I didn’t […]

If you have a loved one who suffers from Alzheimer’s disease you intimately know the frustrations that come with the emotionally draining journey down memory loss. Emma Yang grew restless watching her grandmother suffer and made a bold move to help her and other patients remember important dates, events, people and information by developing an […]

These days to stand on one side of an extreme is an act of blind courage. One never knows the repercussions of freely sharing their beliefs, as our nation has lost the art of appreciating different views. Tragically, Brian Ogle, a young Alabama teen was brutally bashed in the head by a pistol for sharing […]

“Did I win?” she asked. Yes at 44:26.42, Kristin Armstrong had indeed won the gold medal. And then, she fell to the ground. Beijing, London, and now Rio de Janeiro, Armstrong became the first American woman to win the gold medal three times in the same event. And at age 43, the oldest female Olympic cycling champion. It was not a perfect cycling […]