Margaret Thome Bekema, aged 97, is proof that it’s never too late. She never graduated from Grand Rapids Catholic Central High like she was supposed to, because she was forced to drop out four years earlier in 1932 to take care…
Iron Man may have superpowers, but it’s the actor behind the suit — Robert Downey Jr. — who is the real-life hero. Vicky Keyte’s 7-year-old son Daniel has cystic fibrosis. Recently, a boy in his class told him that all children…
Everyday for five years, 93-year-old Louise Edlen waved to the bus of students from Arlington High who passed her house on their way to and from school. She became known as “the grandma in the window.” But one September morning, grandma…
This is the tender moment newlywed Greta Hokanson shared a dance with the man who saved her life when she was just 16. Greta was diagnosed with leukaemia in 2006, and the only cure was a bone marrow transplant. None of her…
Sometimes, we aren’t as thankful as we should be for all the blessings we’ve been given. We have food, water, shelter, and much more besides. Christmas is often a time when we’re most reminded of this, with the in-your-face advertisements…
Josh Sundquist‘s life hasn’t been easy: he was diagnosed with cancer when he was just nine years old, and was told he had a 50% chance of surviving. After chemotherapy, he survived, but lost his left leg. He was thirteen when…
A 10-year-old dinosaur enthusiast who has made a YouTube video every day for the past four months has seen his subscribers shoot up from just 22 to an incredible 88,000 — literally overnight. This Pterosaur flight video has over a million…
If you are one of those fortunate people who knows more than one language, you’ll know that some words are just untranslatable. But help is at hand from illustrator Emma Block (working with Vashi.com), who shows us the meaning of…
It’s one of the tragedies of the modern age: the loneliness of our elderly. And for 95-year-old Bill Palmer, who rang a radio DJ for comfort after becoming lonely when his wife went into a nursing home, it was no different. Except that…
Not all children have the fortune of celebrating their existence with a fabulous birthday party. But if Paige Chenault has anything to do with it, many more will. Because this Texas woman is on a mission to throw awesome birthday parties…
Meet Mary Cotter, who recently turned 103 years old. But instead of sitting down and putting her feet up, Cotter decided to dress up as a real-life Wonder Woman and volunteer at the Montclair Senior Center, California, serving tea and cakes to the residents.…
This unassuming cafe in Kfar Vitkin, Israel, wants to achieve what the UN and world leaders have failed — peace in the Middle East. And they’re using hummus to do it. The Hummus Bar is offering a whopping 50% off deal on meals —…
Meet Aniela McGuinness, a 32-year-old actress from Hollywood, Florida. She decided to deal with her breast cancer diagnosis by doing a photoshoot titled “My Breast Choice,” where McGuinness photographed herself as Rosie the Riveter prior to her operation and the Bride…
This picture shows Godfrey Cuotto, a 21-year-old student from Hamilton in Canada, holding hands with a man named Robert. Robert is deaf and has cerebral palsy and reached out to hold Godfrey’s hand in a crowded bus. “He kept holding my…
This Halloween, how about spending the night with 6 million dead bodies? Well, if that sounds appealing you’re in luck, because Airbnb is hosting a contest to give two brave people the opportunity to spend Halloween night in the catacombs of…
Meet 21-year-old medical student Tessa Calder, who was recently diagnosed with metastatic medulloblastoma (tumour of the cerebellum). The witty fourth-year medical student, from Australia, has been entertaining family, friends, and her fellow patients with a series of amusing photos, where she…