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Watch a Woman Meet Her Newborn Son for the First Time After Being on a Ventilator for 11 Days Due to Coronavirus


Yes, there is still good news in the world in the time of coronavirus. We may be in the middle of a global health crisis the likes of which none of us has ever experienced, but every day inspiring stories of hope, help, and recovery are emerging and for that we’re so grateful.

Take Yanira Soriano, a woman who contracted COVID-19 while she was also 34 weeks pregnant in Long Island, New York. CNN’s Jake Tapper told her incredible story in a Twitter thread and the ending is a very happy one—but it didn’t begin that way.

Soriano became so ill doctors had to put her in a medically induced coma while also hooking her up to a ventilator to help her breathe. They were concerned she would not survive and delivered her baby via an emergency C-section. The infant was transferred to another hospital for monitoring. Miraculously, after 11 days, Soriano began to recover from the coronavirus. On April 15, she was released from the hospital to cheers from doctors and nurses.

But even more importantly, she was finally able to meet her son Walter for the very first time, with cameras recording her husband putting the newborn into her arms as she sat in her wheelchair surrounded by the hospital’s staff. Warning: It’s incredibly emotional—but the rare happy ending that we all need to see so much right now.

The online response to the story shows just how much the world is hungry for happy news during a really tough time. “I’ve sent this to my son who is an ER doctor,” one person tweeted. “These people do so much work to save lives and it’s easy to forget that they’re humans with emotions too. This is a lovely thread which portrays that very well.”

“That’s the sweetest thing, I’ve seen in awhile! I’m crying happy tears! Thank you for sharing. So many heros! [sic],” another wrote.

We hope Walter and his mom had a very wonderful first night together at home. Now, we’ll just be watching this video on a loop to keep our mood lifted.



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Kourtney Kardashian Clapped Back at a Mommy-Shamer Who Said Her Son Reign’s Hair Is Too Long


As the Kardashian family is wont to do, Kourtney Kardashian took to Instagram on Tuesday, April 14, to share with the world how she and her kids celebrated Easter this past weekend.

The slideshow included gorgeous photos of tasty treats, colorful eggs, and a heart-shaped waffle, as well as an adorable video of her son, Reign (featuring the voice of daughter Mason), reacting to their Easter gifts. “A Quarantined Easter story,” she wrote in the caption, adding that the presents were from Kris Jenner. Unfortunately, not everyone was focused on the positive.

Now, there’s a lot to chime in on here. For one, after claiming that the Easter Bunny delivered presents, Mason immediately called B.S., saying, “No, mom, I saw those in the garage!” Also, there’s definitely at least one Dior box in those gift bags. However, for some reason, one troll decided to take issue with Reign’s [check notes] hair? According to People, one commenter wrote, “Bruh cut your son hair…smh.” Mind your business.

Obviously, Kardashian couldn’t let that stand. “Most gorgeous hair on Earth anyone who says otherwise ABCDEFG,” she wrote in response. If you’re wondering what the hell “ABCDEFG” means, Kardashian is referencing her famous line from Keeping Up With the Kardashians, which many have begun replicating on TikTok. ABCDEFG = “This conversation is over.” Don’t ask us why.

For whatever reason, this is far from the first time trolls have hit up Kardashian’s comments section to complain about Reign’s long, beautiful hair. Haters have been coming at the reality star about this since at least 2018, when she shared an image of her son by the pool.

“Reign is so cute! But cut his hair! I can never tell if he’s Penelope or himself,” one commenter wrote at the time along with plenty of other similar comments by other mommy-shamers. Apparently, telling the difference between Reign and Penelope is of dire consequence for absolute strangers. How about everybody worries about themselves? ABCDEFG.





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Drake Just Shared the First Photo of His Son, Adonis


Drake has remained pretty quiet about his son, Adonis. But the rapper just shared his first photos of the little boy on Instagram—and he is so cute. In one, Adonis is sitting on his dad’s lap and in another Drake poses with Adonis and his mother, Sophie Brussaux. He also shared a photo of his own parents in the set.

It seems like the coronavirus pandemic has Drake all up in his feelings about family, because he also shared some heartfelt words of support for fans. “What is most important for you right now is to connect to your own inner light. This will create the biggest opening of all. Trust that you have all of the power within to make this happen, and in order to do that connect to the people and things that bring you a lot of joy,” he wrote.

“Remember that you are never alone, and if you need to be reminded of that ask for support and it will show up. Everything comes down to intention, and even though there are conflicting energies circling around us you must KNOW…It will rebuild,” he continued. “But in order for that to happen, you have to do exactly that. Trust. You have the biggest heart and that is your greatest gift. It’s impossible to always control your surroundings, but when you shift the focus to how you want to feel, everything will conspire to assist you. I love and miss my beautiful family and friends and I can’t wait for the joyful day when we are all able to reunite. Until then please keep your lights on. ?”

Whatever prompted Drake to share these photos of Adonis, we are grateful for it. That head of curls is enough to make anyone smile. And who doesn’t need to smile right now?



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This Mom Threw Her Son a 21st Birthday Party at ‘Club Quarantine’ Because of the Coronavirus


It seems everything is on hold in the era of the coronavirus: schools, restaurants, stores. You name it. Bars across the nation are also shutting their doors to promote social distancing and try to keep the number of COVID-19 cases from completely overwhelming our health care system. But just because the clubs aren’t open doesn’t mean American kids have stopped turning 21.

One of those Gen-Zers is Jack Torchia, who returned from college to isolate with his family in New Jersey. When his plans to party with his family and friends fell through, his mother, Carolyn, took it upon herself to make sure he had the full club-hopping experience, even if it had to happen in her husband’s “man cave.”

At midnight on March 22, Jack’s 18-year-old sister, Emily, captured the whole thing before putting it on the popular social media app TikTok. It currently has over 4.5 million views.

“Let’s see some ID, please,” father/“security guard” Anthony Torchia requests before allowing his son to enter “Club Quarantine.”

His mother was situated behind the bar to provide drinks. “It’s our policy that we give you a free green tea shot,” she says in the video before pouring one out for her son, the “bouncer,” and herself.

Emily, who returned home from Penn State due to the coronavirus pandemic, told Glamour that this type of gesture is par for the course with her family. “My mom comes from a very big and passionate family, so we do stuff like this all the time, surprisingly,” she said over Instagram. “It took about a day since my garage is already a ‘man cave.’ My parents just moved stuff around and then added decorations!”

With two kids home from college earlier than expected, the Torchia family has been using this time to reconnect. “My family has always been very close, but this situation definitely made us closer, which I didn’t think was possible,” Emily said.

“My dad is the most excited, which is the funny part,” she adds about her parents’ reactions to their new TikTok fame. “My mom was very touched by the positive comments people wrote about them as parents, as well.”

It looks like these DIY birthday parties are becoming somewhat of a trend on TikTok and Twitter while the nation hunkers down to protect themselves and others from contracting COVID-19. CNN’s Saba Hamedy shared a few more of these makeshift celebrations on her Twitter:

Honestly, all these parents are killing it right now.





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Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's Son Archie Reportedly ‘Loves Being Outside in Nature’


In tough times, you know what never fails to lighten the mood? Baby updates—and baby Archie updates, in particular.

Presumably, the little guy is hunkered down with his parents, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, in Canada as the world waits out the coronavirus pandemic. (Harry announced on March 19 that the Invictus Games scheduled for May at The Hague have been postponed until 2021).

Hopefully, he’s still getting lots of outdoor time, as a source tells Us Weekly that’s one of his favorite things. He “loves being outside in nature,” the source said, adding, “Harry’s happy he’s getting to spend quality time with his family.”

“Meghan takes a walk with Archie every single day through the woods,” their source previously told the magazine. “She either pushes him in a stroller through the paved trails through the public woods by their home or straps him on and walks the more rustic routes. The walks usually last around an hour or two, but she takes them daily.”

Honestly, that sounds lovely—it’s no wonder little Archie’s a fan.

The Sussexes have been living in Vancouver Island, Canada since the holidays where they were spotted on a hike by another couple. Markle even took a photo of the pair. “We noticed a group was standing nearby and they had two dogs, one of which was approaching us,” Asymina Kantorowicz said of the royal encounter. “She starts asking if we want her to take a photo for us. We said sure. I didn’t see who she was at that time.” When she realized who it was, she said she froze. “I actually couldn’t believe who it was. Then I looked over to the side, and that’s when I realized Prince Harry was standing there,” she said. “I kept looking back and forth like, ‘Is this actually happening?’”



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Alicia Keys Encouraged Her Four-Year-Old Son to Be Proud of a Rainbow Manicure He Wanted


Alicia Keys is encouraging people to stick to their creativity and embrace the feminine and masculine energies they hold—including her son.

On Instagram, the singer shared a story of how her four-year-old son, Genesis, shied away from getting a rainbow manicure, fearing that “people are not gonna like it.” But instead of allowing her son to be ashamed, she offered him tons of support and then took her thoughts to social media.

In an Instagram video that she captioned, “Less Labels, More Expressions,” Keys explained that Genesis was excited about getting his nails done when she brought him to the salon. “So he tells the lady that he wants rainbow colors on his nails. And she brings all of these colors and she paints each nail a different color. And after she painted his nails, he looked at me and he said, ‘Mommy, I don’t want this on my nails,'” Keys said in the video. “And I was like, ‘Why? You were so sure. You were good.’ And he was like, ‘People are not gonna like it.’ Can you believe this? Four years old. He’s four!”

But his mom continued to encourage him: “Stick with it. You chose it. You liked it. You do it.” She added, telling all of her Instagram followers, “The way I see it, there is masculine and there are feminine energies inside of us all, period. It gets concerning to me that we can’t just explore these different sides of ourselves. These different energies that are within us.”

Keys isn’t the only person who has been encouraging expression through nail art. Male celebrities, among them Harry Styles, Bad Bunny, A$AP Rocky, and Shawn Mendes have been trying to show that nail polish doesn’t have to be a gendered aesthetic choice and that men can paint their nails whatever color they want. And now, thanks to his mom, Genesis is proudly joining the club.



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