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 One minute you are sitting at an intersection waiting your turn, on the way to the gym for a morning work out, the next minute you are two lanes over in a pile of rubble with blood everywhere and in shock from what must have been an impact. Loud noises of metal against metal, a transformer on the nearby electric pole blows up and your tongue doesn't seem to work or want to form words after your teeth nearly bit it in half. Imagine all of that happening in a split second. Even as an adult the chaos of it all would be jarring, confusing, and downright scary. Now imagine being a sixteen year old teenager who probably doesn't even know where his insurance card is or what accident protocols to follow. Yancey & Cole recounting their experience That's exactly what happened to Hudson Yancey just a few weeks ago as another motorist smashed into his vehicle. In addition to biting through a large portion of his tongue his teeth also went through part of his lower lip plus he suff...

Yoel & his wife Marissa  We Americans  often fail to realize how blessed we are. As such we get embroiled in online debate about our government system, its ugly failures, and even go so far as to suggest changing the system entirely rather than just work out the problematic parts. Cuban immigrants like Yoel Diaz do not understand that kind of mentality. He worked hard to escape a communist regime and be afforded just the basic opportunities that a democracy like the US allows.  In his search for a better life and opportunity he was able to immigrate last year and begin his employ as a seasonal worker for UPS. Though a very qualified computer science teacher in his own country, his wages for this knowledge are only $12 per month, an income that does not support his needs just for basics like shelter, food, and bills paid. In the now viral video below (filmed by his wife) a very grateful Yoel states, " This is my first hourly paycheck. I feel every hour counted. That ev...