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Zack's Story Created Zack's Dream Room
On March 10, 2011, the world lost a very inspirational little boy, Zack Hamilton. He was bright eyed, smiling and had a particular fondness for the Sesame Street character, Elmo.Zack was born in September 2007 with a congenital heart defect known as Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Drainage (TAPVD). At two and a half weeks old, Zack underwent a procedure at Toronto's Sick Kids Hospital[...]
A Survivor's Tale
Colonel Archibald Gracie, IV, woke to a sudden jolt on April 13th, 1912. It was 11:45pm on a moonless, cold night and despite his desire to wake early to begin a fitness regime he couldn't help shaking the feeling that something was amiss on board the RMS Titanic.For the next three hours, Gracie, an American writer, amateur historian and real estate investor would journey throughout the[...]
The Angel of The Gap Selling the Gift of Life
For years, men and women would come to the rocky sandstone cliff of Australia's infamous Gap - a cliff that overlooks Sydney Harbor and attracts a steady flow of tourists and joggers, but also some who linger a little longer. For some of these visitors, it wasn't the view they had come to admire. Instead, with their shoes and wallets set aside on the coastal rocks with a folded note[...]
A Brighter Side to Amazing Grace
Every funeral that Lynne Thomas has attended has featured the song Amazing Grace. Lynne believed the song's soul-wrenching music and lyrics, though beautiful, could also be as captivating if they contained a more uplifting and positive message along with a more upbeat melody. So, she began doing what she does best, and started composing melodies and lyrics.Lynne is a songwriter, singer[...]
After 70 Years, "Uncle Mike" is Reunited with his Family
Marcy Hanigan delights in sharing pictures of her mother and uncle. One rare and cherished photo shows Hanigan's mother, Grace, draping a protective arm over her younger brother Mike. Grace rarely spoke about her little brother.Lt. Mike Zanger was a Marine, a pilot in World War II who died as a[...]
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