Health & Wellness

Father and Daughter Reunite After 30 Years Through Google

batch — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 04:05:16 -0600

What serves as an inspiring story for those looking for loved ones, 30-year-old April Antoniou didn't know much about her father, who divorced her mother when she was just a few months old. CBS reports that because Scott Becker is a common name, she had very little leads in searching for him.

One day, she decided to google "Scott Robert Becker is looking for April" and see if there was any chance she would get a lead.

Woman Donates a Kidney to Her Neighbor

batch — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 04:05:10 -0500

After three decades of living next-door to Claudine Jackson in Kansas City, Missouri, Jo Ann Walz has performed the ultimate neighborly gesture: donating a kidney.

Walz had already been helping Jackson, who suffers from systemic lupus, with a number of everyday tasks, such as bringing her to dialysis treatments and the grocery store.

Through this time spent together, the two women learned a lot about each other, including the fact that they share the same blood type. This revelation caused Walz to consider what she could do to help her neighbor.

Company Launches Pet Adoption Initiative

batch — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 04:05:11 -0600

About 10 years ago, the president and CEO of a California animal center decided to go out on his own and use a positive attitude to convince people to adopt a pet during the holiday season.

At the time, people were telling Mike Arms that pet adoptions during the holiday season would only lead to the animals getting returned, KFSM.com reports.

Kicked the Habit

admin — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 15:04:21 -0600

Accompanied by my four-year-old son, Eric, I was on my way to the store to buy a pack of cigarettes.

I knew I shouldn't be doing this. I was going through a rough time financially and could barely make ends meet, especially for bad habits such as cigarette smoking.

Still, I'd been a smoker for 13 years and could not stop.

As I drove into the store's parking lot, on impulse I turned to my son and blurted out, "Oh, Eric, do something to make me quit smoking!"