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Oct232020 by LIFTBUMPNo Comments

He Follows His Wife to Work Every Day Without Fail For A Reason That’s Heartbreakingly Beautiful

Cecilia and Louie are happily married. Cecilia likes to show Louie that he is loved by his wife every day. Their life changed, however, when Cecilia discovered that she’s going blind. Protesting any kind of help from her husband, Cecilia tries to do everything by herself. Still, Louie remains dedicated by her side. He will always be there to take care of her, even though she doesn’t always realize it. A short film about a very real dilemma The video above is Blind Devotion, a short film from Jubilee, the American media company best known today for its discussion and debate series on YouTube. Before those series made the channel famous, Jubilee also produced short, emotional stories like this one, built to be watched in a few minutes and shared. Cecilia and Louie are characters, but t...

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2-Year-Old Singing the National Anthem Is Probably the Cutest Performance of This Great Song. Ever.

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Don’t worry about Trent Harris only being two years old: he’s got the words to the National Anthem down pat. Proud mom Jessica shared this adorable video of her son singing at a local high school basketball game on YouTube. At this rate, this one is going to be stealing hearts by the time he is five! Why this performance is more impressive than it looks It is easy to smile at a toddler singing and move on. But anyone who has tried to sing "The Star-Spangled Banner" in public knows that this is not an easy song. Professional singers have stumbled over it at major sporting events, forgotten the words in front of packed stadiums, or started too high and run out of room at the top. A two-year-old getting through it in front of a gym full of people is a genuine achievement. The main diffic...

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For 67 Years, They Did Everything Side by Side. It Only Makes Sense This is How Their Story Ends.

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Floyd and Violet Hartwig had a fairytale romance, complete with a fairytale ending. According to their daughter, Donna Scharton, the pair met in grammar school, but they didn’t reconnect until years later when Floyd was on leave from the Navy. After they reunited at a local dance hall, they began corresponding through letters. According to Fox 2, Floyd and Violet married and had three children, four grandchildren, and eleven great-grandchildren. The Harwigs went on to own a ranch near the town where they grew up. And what their daughter remembers most was not only how hardworking they were on that ranch, but how they always worked side by side. She explains: “You had a sense that they had a connection. And I think that connection came more and more, and especially in the last months ...

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He Only Wanted A Dollar for Some Food. What A Stranger Does Instead Catches Him Completely Off Guard.

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When Alex Camarillo went truck shopping earlier this month, he had no idea a simple act of kindness while getting a bite to eat would turn him into a viral star. Camarillo tells KHOU 11 News he was grabbing lunch at Pizza Hut when he met Stanley Long, a homeless man, who asked him if he had any money to spare for food. But instead of giving Long a few bucks, he decided to invite him inside so they could eat lunch together. Camarillo (left) left with Long (right). Via Facebook / Alexis Camarillo As the two talked over lunch, Camarillo learned that Long left the workforce to care for his sick mother, but when she passed away, he ended up on the streets. “I grew up broke, I grew up in poverty, if you’re able to do it, why not help somebody out?” Camarillo told USA Today. Camarillo, s...

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There Isn’t A Dry Eye When Police Officers Say A Final Farewell To Their Fellow Brother in Blue

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There’s a strong tradition among law enforcement officers to show respect to those who have served with distinction when that service is ended. And that’s exactly what happened for Sultan, a K9 officer suffering from poor health, by the Yarmouth Police Department. As the Dodo reports, a post on the Yarmouth PD Facebook tells Sultan’s story and salutes the career of a dog with, “a stellar reputation among Maine law enforcement.” Sultan was able to enjoy two and a half years of retirement, cared for by South Portland Officer Shane Stephenson and his family. When Sultan’s health deteriorated, the police departments of south Maine ensured that their friend received the final honors he deserved. Members of the State Police, the Yarmouth Police, and ten other local police, law enforcement, and...

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iPad Wheeling Magician Creates Reality from What You See on the Screen With Crowd-Wowing Tricks

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Since Simon Pierro was a little boy growing up in Germany, he has been fascinated with magic tricks. Pierro now lives in New York City and is best known for his iPad illusions. “He’s the world’s first iPad magician to use specially developed apps to interactively perform unique, startling illusions. His special brand of entertainment has taken the world by storm, astounding sellout crowds with his iPad magic,” his Facebook page explains. Pretty cool. Who is Simon Pierro? Simon Pierro was born in 1978 in Ettlingen, a town in the southwest of Germany, and he was performing magic long before tablets existed. He built his reputation the traditional way, with close-up tricks, stage shows and years of television work in his home country. He appeared more than twenty times on the Germa...