Mom Reunited With Daughter 49 Years After Birth Hospital Said The Baby Died

Forty-nine years ago, Melanie Diane Gilmore was born prematurely to gospel singer Zella Price and her husband in a St Louis hospital. Zella was told her daughter had died just after hours after being born, but the truth was that Melanie had survived. However, she was kidnapped or stolen and then adopted to another family. Yesterday, through the efforts of Melanie's children, the mother and daughter were reunited amidst tears of joy!

Melanie's daughter, Melika Jackson, and her siblings knew how much their mother wished to find her bilogical family and so with a name from her adopted family, they were finally able to trace Zella Price on Facebook. After some misteps, and following 100 questions and answers and a DNA test, it was confirmed that Zella was the biological mother of Melanie. The two women met first via online chat, and then with a little help via GofundMe, they were able to meet in person. Check out the video and full story below...

Miracle! Newborn Starts Breathing in Final Cuddle With Parents After Doctors Say He's 'Dead'

Kate and David Ogg were heartbroken when they were told at the premature delivery of their twins - born 2 minutes apart at just 26 weeks - that one of them had stopped breathing and had just moments to live. Thinking it was the only time they would have with the tiny boy they had already decided to name Jamie, Kate asked to be able to hold the almost lifeless child, and told David to climb into the hospital bed, shirtless - for a tender embrace. What happened next was nothing short of a miracle.

In this mother's loving arms, and basking in the combined warmth of his parent's bodies, the little boy started moving, and his breathing grew stronger. Hospital staff rushed back to his aid and together brought the baby back to life.

Winners Chapel Pastor & Wife Welcome Baby Girl After 14 Years [Photos]

A Pastor at the Living Faith Church aka Winners Chapel, Triumph Olumide Abatan, and his wife Ololade Oshingbesan Abatan welcomed their first baby after being married for 14 years. The baby was born on Feb. 25 and the proud dad shared several pictures on his Facebook yesterday with the caption;

See what the Lord has done, a beautiful baby girl was born in my house by my lovely, adorable wife after 14 years of waiting. For surely there is an end and thy expectation shall not be cut off. Thank you jehovah

Kidnapped Baby Found 17 Years Later When Look-alike Sister Joins The Same School

A baby stolen from her sleeping mother's arms shortly after birth has been found by the family through an astonishing coincidence 17 years later, South African police say.

A 50-year-old woman has been arrested and charged with kidnapping after pupils noticed a remarkable likeness between the 17-year-old and her younger biological sister, who started attending the same school this year.

Nigerian Prodigy Becomes Youngest UK University Math Student At 10-Years-Old

A Nigerian girl aged 10 has become one of the UK’s youngest university students after starting a degree at the Open University. Esther Okade, from Walsall, is finding time between playing with her dolls to study a maths degree after being home schooled by her Nigerian born mother, Efe Okade.

According to Mirror UK: The numbers whizz became an undergraduate three weeks ago and is already nailing the subject – scoring 100 percent on a recent test. The home-schooled youngster’s incredible grasp of calculations seemingly runs in the family as her six-year-old brother Isaiah is already taking an A-level in maths.

Twins Conjoined At Chest Successfully Separated For The First Time in History

Conjoined twins who were connected at the chest and abdomen have been separated after a 26-hour surgical operation that had never been successfully attempted before now. Knatalye Hope and Adeline Faith Mata were born in Texas last April and were welcomed by parents Elysse and John Eric.

The parents were told that their twin girls would be conjoined and when they were born it was found their shared the same chest wall, lungs, pericardial sac (the lining of the heart), diaphragm, liver, intestines, colon and pelvis.

Anonymous Boy Gives Happy Valentines To Every Girl in His School

And here's a sweet story for Valetine's Day. An Oklahoma boy made it his mission to make sure there were no lonely hearts at his high school this Valentine’s Day. Student Dan Williams secretly surprised all 1076 girls at Edmond High School on Friday with cards and candy.

Williams’ random act of kindness was supposed to stay a secret, but eventually word did leak out about the true identity of the school’s secret Romeo. Students created a giant “thank you” card for Williams on campus.

Woman Uses Ovulation Kit to Get Baby Girl After 200 Years of Family Having Only Sons

When Myla Lawrie was born in October last year, she was the first girl to be born in her family since 1809. When she was brought home from hospital, a veritable sea of pink greeted her, with clouds of balloons filling the sitting room, along with cards, bunting and ribbons in every shade of girliness.

It was a big celebration put together by the excited mom who wanted to enjoy all aspects of having a baby girl. Hannah Lawrie, the mother, has now revealed to Mail Online that using ovulation kits was the key in her journey to becoming the mother of a baby girl.

Nigerian Teacher Came Up With Idea For Harvard Visit Fundraiser By Humans of New York

Yesterday, I told you about the fundraiser by Humans of New York photoblogger who has raised almost $1 Million in a donation drive for a school in inner city NY. Read the story here.

But what I didn't know until I looked further into the page was that the Nigerian teacher Ms Achu, pictured above, sparked the idea for the fundraiser to expose and enrich her students through taking them to the prestigious university.

Humans Of New York Blogger Raises Almost $1Million For School Kids To Visit Harvard

An inner city kid talking to, and allowing his photo to be taken and shared by Brandon Stanton of Humans of New York had led to something amazing. The teenager opened up about his Principal Ms Lopez being his greatest influence and talked about the wonderful things she was doing for Mott Halls Bridges Academy.

The photographer decided to make a call to his HONY followers to fund children in this school to pay a visit to Harvard as a way to expose them to better opportunities and reward the principal. The fundraiser started on 23 January, and as today, they have raised almost $1 Million in less than a week!

Kidnapped & Sold At 4 - Chinese Boy Is Reunited With Father After 24 Years

A Chinese man has been reunited with his father 24 years after he was abducted as a toddler from a vegetable market. In 1991, 4-year-old Sun Bin was taken by child traffickers from his hometown in Sichuan province and sold to a family thousands of miles away, in Jiangsu province on the country's eastern coast, Chinese state media reported.

On Tuesday, Sun was finally reacquainted with his 60-year-old father, Sun Youhong, and a younger sister he had never met. The reunion took place at a police station in Chengdu. When a police officer introduced Sun Bin to his father, the 28-year-old dropped to his knees and wept in his father's embrace. The moment was captured in a moving series of photographs.

80-Year-Old Retired Principal Wins $326 Million In Mega Millions Jackpot

Harold Diamond, an 80 year old retired school principal is the sole winner of a Mega Millions jackpot worth $326 million which was drawn on Nov. 4. Officials say this is the biggest prize in New York Lottery history. Diamond said he waited to cash in his ticket until after Jan. 1 for tax reasons.

Harold Diamond received his giant ceremonial check to Diamond on Monday after he chose to take the cash value of the annuitized prize, which comes to about $130 million after taxes.

Brave Nigerian Health Volunteers Battling Ebola Virus In Liberia [Photos]

Nigerian Volunteers from different health professions numbering up to 250 offered themselves to join the international force in Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea to assist in the containment of Ebola Virus disease in these countries.

While Nigerians are happy and rejoicing following the victory against the deadly Ebola Virus which was totally cleansed from the country, our brave and selfless 'soldiers' are in Monrovia town in Liberia facing a different kind of battle. More power to their elbows.

Man Who Lost All Four Limbs To Flesh Eating Bacteria Plans To Walk At Wedding

Alex Lewis, 34, was left fighting for his life when the normally harmless bacterial infection Group A Streptococcus, quickly turned critical, eating away at his flesh. He suffered multiple organ failure, septicaemia and toxic shock syndrome.

Alex survived but lost three limbs, part of his nose and his lips in the fight. Later, his remaining arm had to be amputated after surgery to save it failed. So now he's a quadruple amputee, but one who insisted on living the life he's won to the full.

Heroic Man Saves Baby Trapped In Submerged SUV

Leo Moody, 44, of Kingman, was driving home from work Monday when he saw a flipped SUV in a culvert in Kossuth Township, about 175 miles northeast of Portland. Moody said he called 911 and rushed to the vehicle.

Moody said one of the SUV's passengers told him her baby was in the back seat, and he swam to the vehicle and cut through seatbelts to free the child seat. He said he then took the 3-month-old to the banks of the culvert and handed the baby and seat to another passer-by, Wade Shorey of Greenbush. Shorey, 32, performed CPR on the child, resuscitating her, Moody said.

Freedom Tower - One World Trade Center Opens For Business 13 Years After 9/11

One World Trade Center has officially opened its doors for business starting from today, 13 years after the previous two towers were destroyed in the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

Although Chris Rock joked on SNL about the symbolic name, Freedom Tower, saying he would be too scared to go inside or use the businesses there, many Americans regard the building as a symbol of victory over terror. However, it is also an office complex and publishers Conde Nast are the first tenants.

Lucky Guy! How Tom Hanks Befriended Taxi Driver, And Invited Him To Broadway Show

Tom Hanks is one of the biggest names in Hollywood, he has won and been nominated for several Oscars, he's also a stage actor on Broadway. It's amazing that he's in that simple photo with a taxi driver right?

Update - Little Girl Taken Away By Paternal Grandma Returned to Mother's Family

Little Girl with maternal Grandma and 2Face

YAY!! This news just made my day! Remember the case of a Nigerian woman in the UK cried out on social media that the grandmother of her little girl took the child away, read here. The father even wrote me to insist it was a legal matter, here.

Well, praise God, little Liya has been returned to her mother's family and will soon be back with her mom. The mom, Temmy shared the good news herself. Read her full tweets below...

Amazing! Paralysed Bride Stands Up From Wheelchair To Walk Down the Aisle On Her Wedding Day

27 year old Gina Giaffoglione was paralysed from the waist down after a bad car accident which meant the former athlete could no longer feel her legs or walk. Since her accident six years ago, Gina has had to use a wheelchair to move around each day.

When her fiance John Springhower proposed in 2012, Gina decided that she wanted to walk down the aisle on their wedding day. The goal seemed impossible but her fiance, her dad Gary and close family knew about the plan and supported her.

11 Year Old Boy Confirmed With Ebola Survives - Dancing All The Way [Watch Video]

11 year old Mamadee was a confirmed Ebola patient who used to cheer up himself and his fellow inmates by dancing daily to Azonto and Iyanya's Kukere music in the Ebola Treatment Center in Liberia. A few weeks after being admitted, he recovered.

Mamadee is an inspiration that no matter what you’re going through, a positive attitude can change your outlook and the outcome of your situation.

His sister, who was admitted with him, unfortunately passed away.

Below is a video of Mamadee dancing, and the description for the YouTube video, posted by Doctors Without Borders.