When his infant son was diagnosed with a rare disease, a Canadian father was dismayed to discover there was no treatment or cure. So he set out to make one himself. Terry Pirovolakis, an IT director in Toronto, Ontario, welcomed his third son in Dec. 2017. It was a “normal, healthy birth,” he told Fox...
A man who shared a dramatic personal story on social media has received over 22,000 reactions to date in a short time, with an additional 1,400 people weighing in with comments. Writing on the Reddit page known as “AITA” (“Am I the a–hole?”), a man who said he lost his wife to ovarian cancer described...
A bride recently walked herself down the aisle after her mother failed to be there on time. The newlywed woman sought advice on Reddit after her wedding day turned into a fiasco thanks to a few tardy family members. “The day of the wedding started out as they normally do. I [the bride] was inside...
A rare disease called SPG50 affects fewer than 100 people in the world — and one of them is Naomi Lockard, a 3-year-old in Colorado. An experimental genetic therapy has shown promise in stopping the disease’s progression — but it is far too expensive for most families to afford. Rebekah Lockard, the girl’s mother, is...
A family met for the first time thanks to a postcard that was delivered to their ancestors’ childhood home 121 years after it was first sent. The Swansea Building Society, a mortgage loan business in Swansea, Wales, received a very old piece of mail earlier this month that took staff members by surprise. Henry Darby,...
With Labor Day weekend nearly here, millions of Americans are expected to hit the road or take to the skies for a quick, end-of-summer-season getaway. Domestic travel is up 9% this Labor Day weekend compared to last year, according to an Aug. 19 report from the American Automobile Association. Plus, travel costs are down slightly...
A family has been renovating an old school in Indiana to make it their forever home. Stacie Grissom and her husband Sean Wilson moved to Franklin, Indiana, in August 2021 after spending 10 years in New York City. Grissom told SWNS the pair were looking for a place near their family where they could raise...
A man in New York inherited a “Yosegaki Hinomaru” banner, also known as a good luck flag, from his grandfather — who served the United States during World War II. Scott Stein told Fox News Digital in an email that he originally planned on having the souvenir flag restored — but after speaking with an...
A Utah children’s book author accused of killing her husband with a cocktail laced with fentanyl will face a murder trial in the wake of new testimony suggesting she was having an affair with a man and that she purchased the deadly drug from a housekeeper. Kouri Richins, 34, a mother of three, is accused...
U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy issued a public health advisory on Wednesday addressing the mental health and well-being of parents. The advisory, which is reserved for “significant public health challenges that require the nation’s immediate awareness and action,” discussed various factors that cause stress for parents and noted an urgent need for support. “Parents have...
