Pregnancy is fascinating – And the following these moms deserve a round of applause for housing more than one human at a time! You can follow each of their journeys on Instagram below.1. This woman was about 25 weeks pregnant with twins: Wanda gave birth to her twins at 35 weeks. 2. This woman who was about 36 weeks pregnant with triplets: Betsy’s triplets were born full term and went home two days after birth. 3. This woman who was 20 weeks pregnant with twins: The O’Driscoll twins were born at 36 weeks. 4. This woman was 34 weeks pregnant…
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Abigail Lee, just 2 years old, was diagnosed with a rare type of ᴅᴡᴀʀꜰɪsᴍ called Pʀɪᴍᴏʀᴅɪᴀʟ Mɪᴄʀᴏᴄᴇᴘʜᴀʟɪᴄ Osᴛᴇᴏᴅʏsᴘʟᴀsᴛɪᴄ Dᴡᴀʀꜰɪsᴍ Tʏᴘᴇ II, a ᴅɪsᴏʀᴅᴇʀ that is characterized by impaired growth. Emily Lee, 25, says her daughter’s growth was first questioned while she was still pregnant. When Abigail was born, she weighed just 900 grams. She is currently at 3 kilos. “Abigail grows two grams a day, so she will still weigh 3 kilos by her next birthday,” said her mother. “She only goes into newborn clothes. I don’t know what I’m going to do when she’s old enough to say she…
A 26-year-old Brampton couple spontaneously had two sets of twins born nine months apart in one year. Quadruple the trouble and quadruple the love. Reva Marie Nicholson got the sʜᴏᴄᴋ of her life when she discovered she was pregnant with twins for the second time. The 26-year-old mom and her husband are now very busy in their daily lives, but as they say, “happier than ever!” In February 2022, Nicholson and her husband, Romaine Maurice McFarlane, welcomed their first child into the world, who was born 3 months earlier than expected at 27 weeks. Nicholson’s ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ ʙʀᴏᴋᴇ at just 27…
Trust is arguably the most important aspect of any team dynamic, especially when those team members have superpowers and secret identities. Over the years since the Avengers formed there have been times when the ability to trust certain members has come into question. But now Black Panther has found himself on the receiving end of distrust putting him in a similar position that Batman once found himself in. In Black Panther #12 (by John Ridley, German Peralta, Ceci de la Cruz, and VC’s Joe Sabino), T’Challa comes clean to the Avengers that in an effort to secure world peace, he installed sleeper agents throughout the globe…
Marvel’s Wakanda comic has presented deep insight into the African nation, acting as a much-needed repository of information for fans looking for more intel with Black Panther: Wakanda Forever in theaters. This series serves as a refresher in terms of history, informing how the film altered the comics for characters such as King T’Challa, Shuri, Queen Ramonda, and even M’Baku. Now in Wakanda #3 (from Ho Che Anderson, Sean Hill, Le Beau, Keith Champagne, Walden Wong, and Andrew Dalhouse), Wakanda dissects the past of Killmonger, aka N’Jadaka, a bit more. As the title switches back to the villainous side of the coin, it showcases the trials and tribulations he endured with Ulysses…
For the first time, a woman has been selected to lead California’s emergency response. Gov. Gavin Newsom on Saturday appointed Nancy Ward as director of the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services. She will replace Mark Ghilarducci, who served in the role for a decade and announced his retirement earlier this year. Ward’s appointment needs to be confirmed by the California Senate. Ward was the first woman to lead the Federal Emergency Management Agency, when she served as the agency’s acting administrator during President Obama’s transition in 2009. She worked in various leadership positions for FEMA between 2000 and 2014. After her time at FEMA,…
On the night of June 17, 2015, Reverend Sharon Risher was busy at work, serving as a chaplain in a Dallas hospital, when her nephew called with worrying news. There had been an incident at Mother Emanuel Church in the reverend’s hometown of Charleston, South Carolina, but there were no immediate details. Soon after, she saw the unthinkable on TV: A gunman had entered an evening prayer meeting at the church, killing nine people—among them, her beloved mother, Ethel Lance, and two cousins, Tywanza Sanders and Susie Jackson. In the wake of the news, reeling from sadness, grief, and anger, the…
When looters broke into a burial cave in Israel’s Judean Lowlands in the 1980s, they set off a chain of excavations that continue to this day. First came a prolonged dig led by Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) that labelled the site as the Salome Cave, on account of the belief that it served as the resting place for Jesus’s midwife. Now, the same government entity is expanding its excavation to focus on the connected 2,000-year-old tomb complex of a wealthy family. “Once the restoration and development works are completed, the forecourt and the cave will be opened to the public,” said Saar Ganor, director…
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Fans recently learned when to expect the next full trailer for the MCU’s first Phase 5 entry, Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania. Ant-Man 3 will be Marvel Studios’ first new outing in the Multiverse Saga’s second Phase, pitting Scott Lang, Hope Van Dyne, and their families against a terrifying villain in Kang the Conqueror. With that movie fast approaching its February 17 release date, fans are anxious to see more of the super-powered blockbuster in the next expected trailer for the threequel. The first trailer for Ant-Man 3 premiered in late October, providing a first full look at Kang along with teases for other exciting characters and locations in the movie.…
As Phase 5 of the MCU gets closer, fans might be looking to prepare for the franchise’s next wave of stories by reading some of the comics that inspire them. Ahead are some comic recommendations that appear to give some insight into what to expect in Phase 5 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. And if these comics don’t end up being what the movies and shows are about, reading them will at least familiarize fans with the characters and worlds of these stories. Ant-Man and the Wasp: QuantumaniaThe Direct Ahead of February’s Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, check out 2005’s Young Avengers issues 1-6 by Alan Heinberg and…
32-year-old Briton Keti Johnson was expecting triplets (2 boys and a girl) when doctors confronted her with a difficult choice. They said that the lives of her children were in ᴅᴀɴɢᴇʀ, and in order to save at least one baby, the other two would have to be “removed”. Of course, Katie could not choose which of her future children would live, so she refused to have an ᴀʙᴏʀᴛɪᴏɴ. And this is what this fateful decision turned out to be… Katie understood that doctors advised her to have an ᴀʙᴏʀᴛɪᴏɴ for medical reasons, because her pregnancy was complicated. As it turned…
A 30-year-old Welsh mother gave birth to four babies in 11 months – but no, they’re not quadruplets. Pregnancy and childbirth have always been extremely difficult and ᴅᴀɴɢᴇʀᴏᴜs jobs. Single births are already difficult, then multiple births are even more, which proves that wives and mothers really deserve respect and love. A mother from Wales experienced this miracle four times in just 11 months. What special is that her children are not quadruplets. Becky John and her partner, Jason welcomed their daughter Mya in February 2015. Just weeks after giving birth to Mya, Becky fell pregnant again. The 30-year-old woman…
After three ᴍɪsᴄᴀʀʀɪᴀɢᴇs in the space of a year, a 30-year-old woman gave birth to triplets. She discovered years too late that she suffered from a ᴘᴀᴛʜᴏʟᴏɢʏ ᴅᴀɴɢᴇʀᴏᴜs for a ꜰᴇᴛᴜs. The future can sometimes turn out to be very surprising. Hannah, a 30-year-old British mother, demonstrates this to us. After giving birth to her first daughter Isabella in May 2018, the young woman and her partner Siobhan decided not to stop there. They then decided to use the same sᴘᴇʀᴍ ᴅᴏɴᴏʀ, anonymously, as for their first child. Unfortunately, the ɪɴsᴇᴍɪɴᴀᴛɪᴏɴs did not produce anything. Indeed, the Daily Mail reports…
In the United States, a mother decided to give birth at home with her little girl. It was after a long preparation that this event was able to take place, which was also a very nice experience for the whole little family. There are birth choices that are more original than others. In the United States, Rebecca, a mother of two made a decision to invite her 3-year-old daughter, Hunter to be present during her home birth. She wanted to create a special family moment and an unforgettable memory for her daughter and new-born son Rory. Pregnant with a little…
Chɑlise Smith, 50, is ɑlreɑdy ɑ mum of eight, but hɑd no quɑlms ɑbout going through yet ɑnother pregnɑncy. Number nine is pretty speciɑl, though, ɑs Chɑlise is now cɑrrying her own grɑndchild. Thɑt’s becɑuse the mum is ɑcting ɑs ɑ surrogɑte for her dɑughter Kɑitlyn Munoz, 24. When Kɑitlyn, of El Pɑso, Texɑs, US, wɑs told she wɑs infertile due to Sjogren’s Syndrome, ɑn ɑuto-immune ᴅɪsᴇᴀsᴇ, Chɑlise wɑs hɑppy to help out. Kɑitlyn ɑlso suffers from ᴇɴᴅᴏᴍᴇᴛʀɪᴏsɪs, but wɑs lucky enough to conceive her first born Cɑllɑhɑn, now two, through IVF, before being diɑgnosed with Sjogren’s.Kɑitlyn sɑid: ‘In 2019,…
Vikings are the focus of countless movies, TV shows, video games, sports teams, and comic books today—but that doesn’t mean we always get them right. From the myths surrounding their horned helmets to their not-so-fiery burial customs, here are some common misconceptions about Vikings, adapted from an episode of Misconceptions on YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MoA36H9KtUw 1. Misconception: Vikings Wore Horned Helmets. In 1876, German theatergoers were abuzz about a hot new ticket in town. Titled Der Ring des Nibelungen, or The Ring of the Nibelung, Richard Wagner’s musical drama played out over an astounding 15 hours and portrayed Norse and German legends all vying for a magical ring that could grant them…
On Saturday, Egyptian authorities confirmed they had uncovered a trove of 30 ancient wooden coffins in Luxor, with a number concealing mummies perfectly intact. Mostafa Waziri, secretary-general of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, told reporters the discovery was the country’s largest in more than a century. The breakthrough comes after archaeologists made another exciting find, just 100 miles away. The discovery was made in Gebel el-Silsila, also known as the “Chain of Mountains” 40 miles north of the town of Aswan in Upper Egypt. During the 18th Dynasty, the area was known as a major quarry site on both sides of the Nile,…
Neapolis was a major Roman city on the coast of Tunisia, established as a trade port by the Greeks of Cyrene in the fifth century before it became a port when the Roman Empire conquered North Africa. Now, a Tunisian city known as Nabeul stands where the ancient metropolis once was, built on top of most of the remains, making them inaccessible and likely mostly destroyed. However, researcher Mounir Fantar was convinced a large portion of Neapolis was permanently submerged in the ocean when a tsunami hit the city on July 21, 365AD, meaning the Mediterranean could be hiding an underwater city. It was revealed during Channel 5’s “Ancient Mysteries”…
When actress Jackie Appiah’s mansion hit the internet, it generated a huge conversation about how women are striving to make it a reality. In India, 32-year-old Kanika Tekriwal has achieved even more. At age 32, the relatively young woman owns 10 private jets to her name. How did she do that? Well, Kaanika’s dream of becoming a pilot was harnessed at a very young age. Even then, she was discouraged to pursue a career as a petty cake seller. Kanika’s family were not just against her dream of becoming a pilot but they also feared piloting was a male-dominated profession which would…
A 105-year-old woman from Haryana beat all odds and set a new record in 100m sprint at the inaugural National Open Masters Athletics Championships in Vadodara, Gujarat. The inspirational Rambai had entered in the above-100 category but ended up running the race alone, due to lack of competitors in the segment. However, she went one step ahead of just completing the race and finished it in 45.40 seconds. This helped her break the above-100 100m sprint national record of 74 seconds that was set by the late Man Kaur at the 2017 World Masters Games. The video of her effort…
A 91-year-old woman has been praised for her bravery after overpowering a bank robber armed with a knife. The sprightly pensioner had been at a PKO bank in the town of Przemyśl when the female robber burst in and grabbed a bank worker by the hair. Brandishing the knife and threatening to kill, the wannabe crook was demanding money before being handed 12,500 złoty. The female robber burst in and grabbed a bank worker by the hair. Brandishing the crook threatened to kill if she wasn’t given money.YouTube As the robber forced the employee to her knees, a video recording…
Jorge Masvidal, the current BMF champion in the UFC, has an eye for talent. He recently shared a video on social media, of a young girl submitting a young boy in an amateur jiu-jitsu match. The video, which has since gone viral, shows the girl, who appears to be in her youth, expertly executing a rear naked choke on the boy, who is a few years older. Masvidal’s prophecy for the young fighter was extraordinary. ‘Gamebred’ knows about fighting at an early age and thus can recognize talent when he sees one. During his appearance on The Joe Rogan Experience, the…
It’s now been almost a year since The Illuminerdi reported that a film titled The Mutants was in development at Marvel Studios. Ever since Disney’s acquisition of Fox, fans have been theorizing about how the X-Men could make their way into the MCU. With the multiverse taking over a majority of the MCU’s recent projects, the inevitable chaos and madness could lead to only one event: Secret Wars. Secret Wars has been in the mind of fans and filmmakers alike, with the Russo brothers name dropping the event as something that might draw them back into the director’s chair(s) in the future. But could Secret Wars actually offer a way into the MCU…