Moms are superheroes who don’t bother wearing flashy capes. Especially Grace Li’s mom, who flew to visit her… after she texted that she wasn’t feeling well. The 22-year-old New York-based writer shared what went down in an adorably relatable (and now viral) tweet. Here's what their conversation looked like: “Me …
Read More »9 Statistics That Prove Gun Violence Is a Public Health Issue
Students across the country will walk out of their classrooms today around 10 a.m. local time, in an effort to demand action from Congress on gun control. Women's March Youth Empower, the advocacy group behind the event, is fighting for regulations including universal background checks for all gun sales, gun-violence …
Read More »9 Statistics That Prove Gun Violence Is a Public Health Issue
Students across the country will walk out of their classrooms today around 10 a.m. local time, in an effort to demand action from Congress on gun control. Women's March Youth Empower, the advocacy group behind the event, is fighting for regulations including universal background checks for all gun sales, gun-violence …
Read More »This Woman Gave Birth in an ER Hallway—and a Photographer Captured the Entire Thing
Even after five previous deliveries, one Kansas mom was unprepared for how her sixth would go down. Jes Hogan described her infant son's birth story in a now-viral video, which shows Hogan welcoming her first son and sixth child into the world…on the hospital floor. "The pain wasn’t troubling me …
Read More »This Woman Gave Birth in an ER Hallway—and a Photographer Captured the Entire Thing
Even after five previous deliveries, one Kansas mom was unprepared for how her sixth would go down. Jes Hogan described her infant son's birth story in a now-viral video, which shows Hogan welcoming her first son and sixth child into the world…on the hospital floor. "The pain wasn’t troubling me …
Read More »Two 90-Year-Old Women Style Their Sister's Hair While in Hospice in the Sweetest Video You've Ever Seen
If you’re hoping to start your weekend on a feel-good note, this is exactly the story you’re looking for. In a video uploaded to the Love What Matters Facebook page on Wednesday, two elderly women can be seen giggling as they brush their third sister's hair while she lies in …
Read More »Two 90-Year-Old Women Style Their Sister's Hair While in Hospice in the Sweetest Video You've Ever Seen
If you’re hoping to start your weekend on a feel-good note, this is exactly the story you’re looking for. In a video uploaded to the Love What Matters Facebook page on Wednesday, two elderly women can be seen giggling as they brush their third sister's hair while she lies in …
Read More »My Wife Gets Chemo for Brain Cancer—and an IV Bag Shortage Is Making This Harder
The day after Christmas, my wife and I were hoping for a mellow visit to her twice-monthly cancer treatment, chemotherapy infusion, at Moores Cancer Center at UC San Diego in La Jolla, California. It’s always a long day: She gets her port accessed in the morning, then gets her blood …
Read More »My Wife Gets Chemo for Brain Cancer—and an IV Bag Shortage Is Making This Harder
The day after Christmas, my wife and I were hoping for a mellow visit to her twice-monthly cancer treatment, chemotherapy infusion, at Moores Cancer Center at UC San Diego in La Jolla, California. It’s always a long day: She gets her port accessed in the morning, then gets her blood …
Read More »Burger King's New Anti-Bullying PSA Sends a Powerful Message About Speaking Up
Burger King may seem like an unlikely agent for social consciousness-raising, but to stoke conversation around National Bullying Prevention Awareness Month, the fast food chain has struck a chord with their affecting new PSA titled “Bullying Jr.” The setup is simple: In a nondescript Burger King restaurant, as real burger-chomping …
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