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Real Life Superheros
When college student Casey Fischer went to a Dunkin Donuts shop one morning to grab her coffee, she never expected to have an interaction with a stranger that would change both of their lives forever.
She saw a man singing on the roadside and collecting change. Later, she noticed that same man walking into Dunkin as he counted his change to see if he had enough to buy something. The sight of him fumbling for enough change to buy a simple cup of coffee was heartbreaking.
Casey describes herself as getting “super annoying” as she tries to strike up a convo with a man who clearly didn’t want to be talked to, but she kept going anyway. She found out his name was Chris.
She bought Chris a bagel and coffee and asked him to sit down with her to talk.
Shocked by her kindness, he began to open up to Casey and tell her that people are generally pretty mean to him because he’s homeless.
As their conversation continued for another hour, he poured out about how he never knew his father and he lost his mom to cancer. He admitted that all he wants to do is turn into a man that his mother could be proud of.
Lost in his story, Casey realized that she needed to get back to class, but Chris asked for her to hold on just a moment so he could write something down real quick.
He said sorry for the bad handwriting and handed her the note with a smile.
Casey was in shock when she saw what he left behind on the crumpled piece of paperIt read: “I wanted to kill myself today. Because of you, now I do not. Thank you, beautiful person.”If it wasn’t for Casey’s simple act of kindness and time investment in a random stranger, he may not be here today. She doesn’t exactly know why she was led to talk to that man, but she’s so glad she did..
COVINGTON, La. -- The Covington police chief is applauding one of his officers for a "simple act of kindness" toward a student in need.
Covington Police Chief Tim Lentz. said Officer Bret Miller responded to a call of a juvenile student refusing to go to school. Miller learned after arriving on the scene that the student actually had missed his bus and needed a ride. Miller agreed to drive the student to his school.
On the way to the school, Miller saw the student's pants were "torn and tattered," Lentz said. The student said it was his only pair of pants that fit the school's dress code.
After dropping the student off, Miller went to a nearby store and bought two new pairs of khaki pants for the student. Lentz said the money came from out of Miller's own pocket. Miller then delivered the pants to the student at the school.
"What an amazing job done by Officer Bret Miller. He is a tremendous asset to our department. His simple act of kindness will have a positive impact on the life of a child. What more could a Chief ask?" said Covington Police Chief Tim Lentz.
The police department did not identify the student or the school.
The man in this picture, Jeremy, is the sales representative for Vitamix the high dollar ultra-cool mixer/juicer sold at Costco above the $400 mark (including the tax). He spoke with a woman, who was clearly battling cancer and going through radiology (she was wearing the telltale handkerchief over bald head) at length regarding the health benefits of his product when used with fresh fruit and vegetables and they both spoke of the antioxidants and cancer fighting properties of fruits and veggies. It was clear that the woman wanted one but was unable to afford it because of the medical costs she was incurring. Some time later, I was directly behind her in line to grab a slice of pizza when Jeremy walked up to her and handed her a brand new in box Vitamix and the receipt for it in case she had any issues. She absolutely wept with joy at the kindness this stranger showed her and hugged him with all that she had in her.
It was truly beautiful. When he walked away to go back to his sales pitch, she showed me the receipt. He had paid full retail for it. I couldn't help myself and had to go thank him for what he did for her. He said, 'It was just a split second that God touched me and I knew that I had to buy it for her.' I had to share this man's picture with you. We need more Jeremys in the world, so if you see Jeremy pitching Vitamix at Costco (Tucson, AZ at Grant/Wilmot location), shake his hand and thank him. I'm sure he'll be a little embarrassed, but it'll make him feel good."
The high school baseball team that lifted a car to save a life
On May 8, in the parking lot of Sacramento's Valley High School, a student's mom was picking her daughter up when she hit a car in front of her. Panicked, she quickly reversed, not realizing her daughter was directly behind the car. The girl was hit and became trapped under the car. Meanwhile, Valley's varsity and junior varsity baseball teams were having their last practice of the season nearby. They heard desperate screams for help. The team sprinted toward the parking lot, jumping over fences to get there. About a dozen of the players surrounded the car, lifting the four-door sedan off of the girl. The teams' assistant coach pulled the girl out and she was sent to a hospital, where she was reportedly expected to recover. Co-head coach Brett Sawyer said he was proud of the boys' brave actions. "To be honest, we might not have the best baseball team around, but we sure do have a great group of guys."
The 16-year-old who braved thin ice to save a boy from drowning Kole Devisscher was driving by a stretch of the Red River in Winnipeg, Manitoba, when he noticed a blue jacket floating in the freezing waters. Curious, he backed up his truck for another look to find that a young boy was struggling to get out of a crack in the ice. The 16-year-old used his truck's tow strap to pull the 10-year-old out, but the boy wasn't able to grab the rope because his hands were already turning blue. Devisscher made a loop out of the rope and threw it back into the river, telling the boy to put it around his shoulders. It worked. Devisscher was honored with an award for bravery, which he said was "pretty awesome." When asked about his heroic act he said only that "I hope someone else would do that for me if I was in the same situation."
A 5-year-old Alabama boy fed and said grace with a homeless man
at a local Waffle House
Josiah Duncan was at a Waffle House in Prattville, Alabama, with his mother, Ava Faulk, when he noticed a man outside the restaurant.
We saw a man who was dirty holding a bag with his bike outside, Duncan began to wonder why the man was outside all by himself, appearing the way he did.
“He's homeless,” Faulk explained.
“What does that mean?” Duncan responded.
“And I said, ‘Well, that means he doesn't have a home
“Where is his house? Where is his family? Where does he keep his groceries?" the little boy began asking.
Duncan was so stunned by the man’s situation that he begged his mother to buy him a meal. She listened, and invited the man inside the restaurant to eat.
He came in and sat down, and nobody really waited on him, So Josiah jumped up and asked him if he needed a menu because you can't order without one." According to Faulk, the man originally just asked for a cheap hamburger, but she quickly insisted that he get whatever he wanted. He then asked if he could have bacon. “And I told him get as much bacon you want,” she said.When the man got his food,
Duncan said he wanted to do something special with him before he took the first bite.“I wanted to say the blessing with him,” Duncan said."The man cried. I cried. Everybody cried,” Faulk said.“You never know who the angel on Earth is, and when the opportunity comes you should never walk away from it,” she added.
“Watching my son touch the 11 people in that Waffle House tonight will be forever one of the greatest accomplishments as a parent I'll ever get to witness.”
A nurse took the tired, anxious serviceman to the bedside. “Your son is here,” she said to the old man. She had to repeat the words several times before the patient’s eyes opened. Heavily sedated because of the pain of his heart... attack, he... dimly saw the young uniformed Marine standing outside the oxygen tent. He reached out his hand. The Marine wrapped his toughened fingers around the old man’s limp ones, squeezing a message of love and encouragement.
The nurse brought a chair so that the Marine could sit beside the bed. All through the night the young Marine sat there in the poorly lighted ward, holding the old man’s hand and offering him words of love and strength. Occasionally, the nurse suggested that the Marine move away and rest awhile. He refused. Whenever the nurse came into the ward, the Marine was oblivious of her and of the night noises of the hospital - the clanking of the oxygen tank, the laughter of the night staff members exchanging greetings, the cries and moans of the other patients. Now and then she heard him say a few gentle words. The dying man said nothing, only held tightly to his son all through the night.Along towards dawn, the old man died. The Marine released the now lifeless hand he had been holding and went to tell the nurse. While she did what she had to do, he waited.
Finally, she returned. She started to offer words of sympathy, but the Marine interrupted her, “Who was that man?” he asked. The nurse was startled, “He was your father,” she answered.
“No, he wasn’t,” the Marine replied. “I never saw him before in my life.”
“Then why didn’t you say something when I took you to him?”
“I knew right away there had been a mistake, but I also knew he needed his son, and his son just wasn’t here. When I realized that he was too sick to tell whether or not I was his son, knowing how much he needed me, I stayed. I came here tonight to find a Mr. William Grey. His Son was killed in Iraq today, and I was sent to inform him. What was this Gentleman’s Name? “
The nurse with tears in her eyes answered, “Mr. William Grey………”
The next time someone needs you … just be there
I personaly held my father tightly close to me when he passed away from a heart attack.
He was 42 yrs old and I was 15 yrs. Daddy was in the Air Force. My grandfather was a marine and grandmother was in the USO, and I personaly was in the Army reserves.
So this Marine is a true hero in every sense of the word..
I am in tears right now as I re-read this story.. I cannot seem to find the words to say except..
Thank you, Semper Fi
A 2-year-old girl passes out and stops breathing in a supermarket…
and a stranger steps in, does CPR, and saves her life -- and a surveillance camera caught it all. A quick-witted builder has been hailed a hero after saving the life of a toddler after she passed out and stopped breathing in the middle of a busy supermarket.Distraught mother Amy Collard had been shopping for food in Perth, Australia, with her two-year-old daughter Shaylar when the little girl passed out.The desperate mother carried the lifeless little girl to the checkout.But it was at this point that local tradesman Rowan O'Neill decided to take matters into his own hands and placed the Shaylar onto checkout where he administered mouth to mouth.Mercifully she responded, slowly opening her eyes and beginning breathing again.As she came round other shoppers burst into tears and an overwhelmed Mr Nagle hugged his daughter's rescuer. Shaylar spent a night in hospital but was able to return home the next day. Doctors believe a high fever caused her to pass out. Mrs Collard told Australia's channel 9 news: ' I appreciate what he did, and I'm lucky he was there at the time".
A heroic 11-year-old boy has died saving his sister's life
November 09, 2015
La'Dorious Wylie was waiting for the school bus with his friends and sister Shavonte, seven, at 7.30am on October 27 when a car suddenly veered towards them.
The brave big brother instinctively shoved his little sister out of harm's way and saved her life, but he was struck head-on by a hit-and-run driver. Shavonte ran for help. La'Dorious could not be saved, dying the next day in hospital with his loved ones at his side. Ms McCrorey, a mother-of-seven, added that she had donated La'Dorious' organs with the hope he would go on to save more lives.
A fund for a memorial for La'Dorious' has ben set up. To donate or learn more click on the donate button.
Texas police officers buy car seats
When a Cedar Park, Texas police officer came upon a man parked in a truck with an expired registration, he noticed that three small children sitting in the back didn’t have car seats.
Instead of issuing a citation and fining the man, they decided it was better to help, than to make the situation worse.
“If we gave the man a ticket, those kids would still need to be driven somewhere with no car seats,”
We learned from other officers that the man in the truck had been living in the vehicle or a motel and trying to save up money for his family.
Gower decided to call for backup and when Officer Cale Hawkins arrived, the two decided to pool their money and visit a local Walmart to buy the car seats themselves.
The cops, both fathers, then personally installed the three pink safety seats for the girls, ages 1, 3, and 4.
Go Be Kind, journeys of Leon Logothetis
November 10, 2015
If you have never heard of this man, I urge you to check out his web site along with his Facebook. Or even just Google his name. This amazing man is changing lives one person at a time