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Parents plan funeral for 10-year-old terminally ill with cancer – then she opens eyes and says 7 words

Abby Furco was only four-years-old when she was given her cancer diagnosis. As her mum, Patty, explains, the family were left reeling. “We were devastated,” Patty said. “We were basically told that she was going ...

Husband with ALS dies tragically – 2 hours later, doctors call and give wife unthinkable news

It was in 2010 – 6 years after the couple were married – that the family received some devastating news. John, formerly a professional soccer player with the Minnesota Thunder, had been diagnosed with ALS. ...

Desperate dad forced to wear wedding dress and lipstick in public every day – the reason will melt your heart

So, what drives him to head out, day after day, in such strange attire? Well, five years ago, Guo Anquan’s daughter was diagnosed with leukemia. She had just turned 4-years-old. From that day forward, Guo ...

Woman with terminal cancer saved by groundbreaking new treatment

In 2003, Judy had a mastectomy and had to have her lymph nodes removed. Just 10 years later, though, she found another lump, and this time her cancer was at stage four. She soon underwent ...

Woman given months to live after cancer diagnosis – 13 years later she’s sharing the diet that helped her beat it

Being a mother of two, Kathy was quick to accept treatment when she was first diagnosed in 2005. She underwent extensive surgery, chemotherapy and radiation, but the cancer spread from her breasts. Only 11 months ...

Woman asks neighbor’s son why he visits her grandma 5 times a day: She’ll never forget his answer

Two years ago, Darrien’s grandma received a shock message: She was suffering from lung cancer. She underwent surgery and had a lung removed in a bid to make her better again. It should go without ...

Barbara Bush to be buried next to daughter who passed away age 3

Gone but not forgotten, Barbara Bush is to be buried beside her daughter, Pauline Robinson “Robin” Bush, who died when she was just 3-years-old. Robin was born in December, 1949, but, when she was 3, ...

Mom assumed her child had chickenpox – until doctors told her the devastating truth

When Oscar was born, his parents noticed little red dots on his body. By the time he was ten-months-old, the red dots had become more prominent; a rash that refused to go away and spread ...

Mom beats cancer but dies day after birth of twins – then family see her face in the clouds

Jamie Snider was 30-years-old when she died in March 2017. Described by friends as a positive person, she had a trademark smile that she flashed wherever she went. Before falling pregnant with the twins, she’d ...

Air Force vet suffers from terminal cancer – falls to his knees when a stranger knocks at the door

Although Ron didn’t have many worldly possessions to his name, he was grateful for having a roof over his head. You see, Ron had cancer and had been undergoing chemotherapy. In his battle, he’d recently ...