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Man runs Detroit marathon after losing 475 pounds

Prior to bariatric surgery, he weighed 650 pounds.

Strangers mock baby who has “Batman” birthmark

Luna Fenner is mostly just like any other 6-month-old.  She’s a happy-go-lucky girl who loves laughing, eating and bouncing around, but unfortunately this little girl was born with a very rare skin condition called congenital melanocytic nevus. ...

Grieving parents take their own lives after their little boy dies of cancer

There are some things in this world that I don’t even want to imagine. Losing my child is one of them. Ask any parent and they’ll tell you this is their deepest fear. After all, ...

Mother finally allowed to kiss her baby 10 months after he is born without skin

From the moment he was born on January 1st, 2019, Ja’bari fought for his life. Priscilla said there was no indication during her pregnancy that anything was wrong, and it was only after her son was born ...

Mom shares heartbreaking photos of son ‘unable to breathe or walk’ after getting flu

When Henry returned home complaining of a stomach ache, mom Janine knew she had to keep a watchful eye on him. When he began to burn up and struggle to breathe, she knew she had ...

Engagement prompts groom-to-be to lose over 300 pounds

John Allaire proposed to his high school sweetheart Caila in 2015 and she accepted. But, his happiness was overshadowed by the need to change his life, namely his eating habits. “She loved me as I ...

Kaylee’s Journey: 9-year-old diagnosed with ovarian cancer

Last year, 9-year-old Kaylee Tolleson started to complain about stomach pains. She went to the hospital and the doctors initially thought it was constipation – something pretty harmless. But after further investigation, an ultrasound revealed a softball-sized, ...

Two-year-old girl banned from preschool because her deformed skull would ‘scare other children’

Sofya lives in the Russian village of Alatany in the Bashkortostan region with her mom, her dad, Rasul, and both sets of grandparents. Unfortunately, she was born with a deformed skull and fingers and toes ...

Mom takes one look at her newborn baby boy and refuses to take him home, then nurse steps in

Adam was born in 2011 with a rare syndrome called Bartsocas-Papas, which left him with a cleft palate, missing eyelids and fingers and legs fused together. Doctors said he wouldn’t live long and his parents ...

Woman cut on thumb at nail salon, almost loses arm a month later

As per Fox News, Sharp said she first began experiencing symptoms a month after getting cut on her right thumb at the Jazzy Nail Bar in Knoxvillle. “While I was there I got stuck on ...