Today there are over 5 million Americans living with Alzheimer disease, a neurological disorder in which the death of brain cells causes memory loss and cognitive decline. Those suffering from this disease forget even the most important aspects of their lives and don’t remember family members. The woman in this video suffers from this terrible […]
Paul Smith was born in 1921 with severe cerebral palsy and was forced to live with this disease all of his life. The condition left him with poor coordination, weak muscles and tremors among others. It’s true that his movements were limited, but his determination was endless. Despite his age and his disease, the man […]
Unfortunately, true moments of kindness are so rare nowadays. But they do happen; usually when we least expect it. Keaton Hamin, 9-year-old boy, was at a Winnipeg Jets game when he won a hockey stick signed by Tyler Myers, a defenseman for the popular team. Also in the stands was Alyx Delaloye, a 7-year-old-girl fighting […]
Katie Knowles dreamed of becoming a model since she was just a child. But at age 16, doctors diagnosed her with degenerative disc disease, a disease which usually occurs in the elderly. The disease made Katie unable to use her legs. She underwent an operation at age 20, but woke up paralyzed from the waist […]
Two twin sisters in Britain have been fighting with anorexia for the past 20 years. Maria and Katy Campbell were only 16 years old when they heard their father saying this to their mother: “The girls are starting to turn into women, huh? They already have hips”. Dad’s innocent statement triggered the twin’s obsession to […]
At the age of 22, this young woman from the UK battles a rare metabolic disorder. The disease is called Trimethylaminuria, or fish odor syndrome. As the name suggests it, this condition causes certain chemicals to build up in the body before it is released in urine, sweat and even breathe which reek of rotting […]
When children encounter special problems, their performance is even more remarkable. Emma Lowry is a good example if we look through the disease is affected. However, she won the 2012 season of the competition “Autism’s Got Talent,” performing the song “One Moment In Time” of the late singers Whitney Houston. Although children with autism have […]