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Husband surprises wife of 63 years on her 84th birthday after he was released from nursing home

For weeks we’ve read story after story after story about people having to change the way they reunite with loved ones or keep separate in order to stop the spread of the coronavirus. Recently, Beverley ...

9-year-old boy empties life savings to buy supplies for homeless shelter

In uncertain times where we’re doing everything we can to look after ourselves and our families we may have forgotten about the true needy out there. But here to remind us of the kindness we ...

Custom drive-thru helps truckers stay fed while keeping them safe

Our whole lives have been turned upside down in the wake of this global pandemic. The little things that we all took for granted such as seeing a friend or grabbing a coffee is now ...

After 18 years of IVF, couple finally have twins on Mother’s Day

Wanting to have kids but being unable to must be unbearable. Ruth O’Malley and her husband Mick had been happily married for many years, but they felt one important piece was missing in their lives. ...

WWII veteran, 95, beats coronavirus: ‘I survived Guam, I can get through this bulls–t’

None of the heroes who fought for freedom during World War II should have to fade away in a retirement home or die alone. Now that the coronavirus is here, there’s a higher the risk that ...

Nurse discovers new doctor is premature baby she cared for almost 30 years ago

We’re always amazed by those people we run into that we haven’t seen in years; it’s a true delight to be reminded of happy memories from years ago. For one critical care nurse she didn’t ...

‘Save it for the younger patients’ – woman dies of COVID-19 after refusing ventilator

The number of people testing positive with coronavirus threatens to push our healthcare systems to breaking point with worries that there won’t be enough ventilators to go around. As many as 960,000 COVID-19 patients in ...

Daughter got to say goodbye to her mom over thanks to kind nurse at hospital

The corona pandemic has affected us in many ways – but among the worst things is that we can’t be close to our elderly and vulnerable. In worst case scenario, that means that we don’t ...

Madeleine McCann detectives ‘are set to be given more money’ in $13m hunt after missing girl

The coronavirus crisis will not affect the investigation and ongoing search for Madeleine McCann, the 3-year-old girl who went missing from a holiday apartment in Portugal in 2007. Instead, the police are likely to receive ...

Supermarket workers are risking their own health – don’t forget to thank them

As we hunker down in our homes afraid to step out for fear of coming into contact with someone who has coronavirus we should all give thanks to those people who have no choice but ...