According to the unfortunate parents, Katrine and Rob, as their little daughter, Riley, laid unconscious and was kept alive only by machines, they both felt helpless. The doctors told the parents that the life-threatening condition sepsis – when the body’s response to an infection damages its…

Jill and Wayne told local news outlets that they noticed that their young son, Robbie, had a temperature but no other symptoms, so put him to bed- but at 4.30am the next morning his condition had deteriorated. They rang an ambulance, and the paramedics began…

Chloe and her husband Rohan had three wonderful boys, but they really wanted a girl. They decided to try to have one more child, and soon Chloe was pregnant again, to their great joy. A few weeks later, Chloe went for a routine checkup to make sure…

Chris and Mariesa live a rather crazy life. It’s no small wonder really, given that they share their home with a host of adopted dogs. One day, they went to the animal shelter with the idea of taking another dog who had been abandoned, injured or…

“Never go to bed angry.” It’s something that almost every young couple has heard. But for a mother-of-three not listening to that advice turned out to be disastrous. During and interview, the unfortunate woman, Ashley, said that she reportedly forced her husband to sleep on the couch…

Many decades ago, Jimmy and Billie were married. They got to experience all of life’s beautiful and difficult moments and over the years as their family grew to include several children and grandchildren. But after 60 loving years together Billie was the first to go. Day in…

If one thing is for sure, it’s that life hands up surprises at every turn. Some surprises, however, can be incredibly life-changing. Young couple Eliza and Ben can certainly attest to this. When the pair met, it was love at first sight. So when Eliza announced she…

According to his parents, the 13-year-old boy Mahendra was born with a rare condition, congenital myopathy, which means that the muscles in his neck were so weak that his head hung at a 180-degree angle. His every waking moment was agony and he was entirely…

Clearly, adoption is very important to the children because it has the power to shape the entire rest of their lives. These kids are what piqued my interest, and stole my heart, all those years ago. They are the reason so many amazing people dedicate…