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Mar. 16, 2025

Dad with Rare Locked-In Syndrome Is Only Able to Move His Eyes

Photo: SWNS A 50-year-old father of three and step father to two was left completely paralyzed after suffering a stroke that triggered a rare syndrome. Darren Leith was 48 years old in April 2017 when he was rushed to the hospital for what his family believed was a seizure, theGoFundMepage created for him explains. Leith, who is from Cumbria, England, was placed in an induced coma for a time. After coming out of the coma, he was only able to move his eyes — he could not speak or move the rest of his body.

Mar. 16, 2025

Dad Writes Emotional Obituary After Daughter, 31, Dies of Overdose: 'She Lost Control of Her Life'

Photo: Facebook A father from Vermont wrote an impassioned obituary for his daughter who died after a years-long battle with opioid addiction and used the moment to call for more paths toward rehabilitation for those hoping to recover from substance abuse. Edwin Webbley’s 31-year-old daughter, Megan Webbley, was at a New Hampshire rehabilitation clinic seeking help for opioid addiction when she passed away unexpectedly on September 29, he explained in an obituary published on October 7.

Mar. 16, 2025

Dad Writes Over 690 Inspiring Lunch Notes to Daughter to Ease Her Anxiety at School: 'Be Present'

Dr. Chris Yandle with his daughter Addison.Photo: Dr. Chris Yandle It was August 2017, just a few days after Addison Yandle had started the fourth grade, when her parents noticed that something seemed off. Wanting to do something to ease her anxiety, Chris, 39, decided to write Addison a lunch note, which read, “Be nice to others. Not everyone will look like you. Learn to spot the unique and special things in other people.

Mar. 16, 2025

Dad's Girlfriend Charged with Capital Murder of Samuel Olson, 6, Who Was Found Slain in Motel

Samuel Olson.Photo: Houston Police/Twitter A Texas woman has been charged with capital murder in the death ofSamuel Olson, the 5-year-old boy whose body was found in a Texas hotel room on June 1. Theresa Balboa, the girlfriend of Samuel’s father, had previously been charged with tampering with evidence of a human corpse in connection with the death of the boy. The Harris County District Attorney’s Office alleges that Balboa struck Samuel with a blunt object, according to court records, theAssociatedPressreports.

Mar. 16, 2025

Dad, 2 Women Charged After Death of W. Va. Girl Banned From Drinking Water, Starved and Beaten

Photo: Oak Hill Police (3) A West Virginia dad, his girlfriend and her sister are charged in connection with the 2018 death of the man’s 8-year-old daughter, who authorities allege was prohibited from drinking water, starved and beaten. The pair turned themselves in to Oak Hill police one day after Julie’s sister, Sherie Titchenell, 35, was arrested on the same charges,WSAZ reports. According to the complaint, police responded to a call made my medical staff reporting that the girl was suffering from a cardiac arrest and had bruising and lacerations on her body.