Search results: down syndrome

3-year-old’s legs amputated after suffering minor scrape on family vacation bike ride

Sometimes life can suddenly take a turn for the horrible, blindsiding us and delivering tragedy when we least expect it. A San Diego family has been left shell-shocked after their 3-year-old son suffered a minor ...

Bullied woman ‘too ugly’ for selfies takes one a day for a year

Bullying is one of the most despicable aspects of modern society, I’m sure we can all agree. Prejudice against someone based on something as trivial as appearance is truly abhorrent behavior, but unfortunately social media ...

Andy Griffith’s daughter Dixie talks about her dad

The Andy Griffith Show boasted a great cast of characters and always shared a good moral/ethical message for kids and adults, something I think that’s lacking in the majority of today’s shows. Few aspects of ...

‘I write her name on the shower glass every day’ – Dad opens up about pain of losing his daughter, aged 9

As our children grow we can’t help but look forward to the life they have in front of them and what they will become. But for one little girl her parents knew they didn’t have ...

20-year-old bullied for facial condition on social media makes video for support – folk rally around her

The world of social media can be a cruel one where every picture, video or post is a prime target for comments. For the lucky ones it can be a positive experience which helps boost ...

12-year-old disabled girl bitten on her face and scratched by bullies – mom films heartbreaking video

Bullying is a major problem amongst children, one that we need to stamp out as soon as we see it rearing its ugly head. The case of Quaden Bayles, the 9-year-old who said he wanted ...

Toddler hugs pizza delivery driver

When you order food and see the delivery driver pull up in front of your home, you’d be lying to yourself if you said you didn’t want to hug the delivery driver. Well, maybe sometimes. ...

Albino sisters born 12 years apart become modeling sensations

They may have been born more than a decade apart, but these siblings still have one remarkable thing in common. Albinism is a rare genetic disorder that causes a lack of pigmentation in the skin, ...

‘Let baby die’ sign attacks family trying to raise money for son with two rare diseases

Randy James Ahlers or RJ as he’s called, is a very special baby. He was born with two rare diseases. One is so rare that very little research has been done on it. The four-month-old ...

High school athlete who took date to prom after sudden cancer diagnosis dies

His sense of determination following his cancer diagnosis inspired others.