Cancer patient's son adopted by her nurse after she died

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  • Опубліковано 24 бер 2022
  • A cancer patient asked her nurse to adopt her young son after she died, even though they were strangers. Steve Hartman checks back in with the family eight years later in "On the Road."
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 954

  • @CBSEveningNews
    @CBSEveningNews  2 роки тому +5

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  • @malakahbanathyasharahla2302
    @malakahbanathyasharahla2302 2 роки тому +1124

    This nurse has a beautiful smile and looks like a kind hearted person.

  • @lesliewheeler7071
    @lesliewheeler7071 2 роки тому +439

    The part where he gets his birthday gift from his mom that has passed, drive safely, love mom. OMG 😭😭😭 I've cried so much I've got a headache. 😬

  • @leeannwhitsel784
    @leeannwhitsel784 2 роки тому +267

    I met this dear lady. She spoke at a women’s gathering at our church. She truly is a beautiful person inside and out.

    • @gardensofthegods
      @gardensofthegods 2 роки тому +17

      LeeAnn , and it looks like she has a really supportive than wonderful husband and kids ... she is truly blessed .

  • @dreamweaver1832
    @dreamweaver1832 2 роки тому +897

    This nurse truly is an angel. This story is beautiful and heartbreaking. Just know your mom is always with you. Two beautiful angels 👼 👼.

  • @tiberiuskirk739
    @tiberiuskirk739 2 роки тому +287

    This happened to my young friend when he was 16.. he was saved from foster care by her nurse ❤️💔

    • @theReality790
      @theReality790 2 роки тому +26

      I've been a nurse for years. I would never wish anyone the pain of needing a home. But I've always prayed that if anyone ever did need a home, He would choose ours to love them. ❤️

  • @Tousanx
    @Tousanx 2 роки тому +237

    I wasn’t ready for this because I’m in tears. Bless that nurse because she came in and fulfilled her roll as his second mother.

  • @wallflower1852
    @wallflower1852 2 роки тому +680

    This is the kindest act she'll ever do in her life. I wish one day in our lives, we'd do the same in our own ways- an act of kindness that will reverberate for generations...

    • @jesuslover5968
      @jesuslover5968 2 роки тому +7

      And no mention of the father …yet men always hate and belittle women for everything

    • @Lemmingofdoom
      @Lemmingofdoom 2 роки тому +8

      @@jesuslover5968 you appear to be the only voice on these comments filled with hate ^^’

    • @jesuslover5968
      @jesuslover5968 2 роки тому +2

      @@Lemmingofdoom it’s called paid bots and sheep 🐑

    • @jesuslover5968
      @jesuslover5968 2 роки тому

      @@Lemmingofdoom you want to talk about hate ? i bet you are a man. Men don’t ever get held accountable they are the ones responsible for broken homes yet these same men hate single mothers, and they hate women and we are suppose to praise charity work women do while men continue to oppress women ? Appalling and disgusting

    • @glee7496
      @glee7496 2 роки тому +5

      @@jesuslover5968 your making no sense at all. This really has nothing to do with men hating single moms, I’m glad the lady’s husband agrees if this is what you want to hear

  • @neooverby3750
    @neooverby3750 2 роки тому +362

    I’m definitely not tearing up over the gifts she still gives him

    • @joannbowden6220
      @joannbowden6220 2 роки тому +9

      Stop telling tales! Didn't wanna say stop lying, just seemed inappropriate right now.
      You know ur tearing up b/c we all are! U wouldn't have a ❤️ if u didn't!
      Have a great & blessed day!

    • @TheRandompaint
      @TheRandompaint 2 роки тому +20

      @@joannbowden6220 damn Joann it's called sarcasm😂

    • @lesliewheeler7071
      @lesliewheeler7071 2 роки тому +8

      @@TheRandompaint 😆

    • @malakahbanathyasharahla2302
      @malakahbanathyasharahla2302 2 роки тому +1

      @@joannbowden6220 Yep we all 😭😭😭😭😭

    • @michellexena1
      @michellexena1 2 роки тому +2

      Yeah that part broke me

  • @angiepangie989
    @angiepangie989 2 роки тому +207

    Damn, right in the feels. He's such a handsome young man! Good job mom's.

  • @melindaarnold31
    @melindaarnold31 2 роки тому +40

    She personally handpicked her son's new mother, what a beautiful gift!

  • @simonstevenson6686
    @simonstevenson6686 2 роки тому +452

    Rip to his mom. This was a great news story.

  • @malakahbanathyasharahla2302
    @malakahbanathyasharahla2302 2 роки тому +133

    He is blessed to have 2 lovely mothers. I will also give thumbs up to the nurse husband stepping up to agree with the adoption. Lovely family. ☺️💜

  • @BarbaraC02
    @BarbaraC02 2 роки тому +685

    Wow, didn't expect this. You brought me to tears..... wonderful story, wonderful people.

  • @annwe6
    @annwe6 2 роки тому +102

    Even the news reader was tearing up. What a beautiful, yet poignant story. God bless them all.

  • @enough1494
    @enough1494 2 роки тому +175

    I had a nurse like that! They are angels on earth!

  • @jeremiahmatthewgreatmanofpeace
    @jeremiahmatthewgreatmanofpeace 2 роки тому +146

    It's sad how many good people like her are leaving the medical field.

    • @elizewinchester
      @elizewinchester 2 роки тому +22

      It is but I don't blame them with the way things have become. They are burned out and underappreciated and get the blame for things they have no control over. I don't know how they can do it.

  • @ninamorton5282
    @ninamorton5282 2 роки тому +305

    I'm literally crying, this is so touching. God bless them

    • @lilybond6485
      @lilybond6485 2 роки тому +5

      @Nina: I know. I had to stop writing my comment because my eyes filled with tears and I couldn’t see.

    • @BlueJay86
      @BlueJay86 2 роки тому +3

      Yes, God bless them!🙏😭😭

    • @malakahbanathyasharahla2302
      @malakahbanathyasharahla2302 2 роки тому +1

      @@lilybond6485 So did I

    • @loveromy13
      @loveromy13 2 роки тому +1

      Same here😭🤎🤎🤎

    • @Greatness-sm6bk
      @Greatness-sm6bk 2 роки тому

      @@lilybond6485 😢 😭 😿

  • @andreawill9017
    @andreawill9017 2 роки тому +125

    We NEED more of these stories..They are NEWSWORTHY. God bless our healthcare workers.

    • @jesuslover5968
      @jesuslover5968 2 роки тому +2

      Yet no mention of the father …women always having to pick up the pieces because they never get held accountable

    • @myrecommendedisallmemes
      @myrecommendedisallmemes 2 роки тому

      @@jesuslover5968 nice b8 m8

    • @CaptainJeffMarchant
      @CaptainJeffMarchant 2 роки тому

      @@jesuslover5968 You are definitely bot a jesus lover. all your negative comments about men...u are clearly just a man hater. Stop blaming men. All your negativity just sounds like u have A LOT of resentment towards your father. Keep that to yourself...or just confront your own father

  • @el7jake
    @el7jake 2 роки тому +46

    I remember this story. His mom would be proud.

  • @coolkingww2d-daygillespie196
    @coolkingww2d-daygillespie196 2 роки тому +50

    Why am i crying so hard ???? SHE'S AMAZING AMD I LOVE HOW HIS MOM BOUGHT HIM A GIFT FOR EVERY YEAR AFTER THAT'S AN AMAZING MOM AND MOM NURSE .

  • @Amval_
    @Amval_ 2 роки тому +33

    Wow his mother was wonderful.
    She loved and protected her son.
    She really thought the nurse was his angel but his mom is the angel watching over her son and his second mommy.
    Wow so touching

  • @pdig2963
    @pdig2963 2 роки тому +97

    Absolutely beautiful this woman to stand by this lady's side going through this cancer and doesn't even know her and then adopts her child she's an angel in disguise 😇

  • @robdupree391
    @robdupree391 2 роки тому +80

    God bless her soul for adopting him, so beautiful!

  • @conniejohnson9511
    @conniejohnson9511 2 роки тому +100

    He’s exceptional so he couldn’t have gone to a better place. ❤️💕. If everyone was like the nurse, what an incredible world we would have. 💕💕

  • @wood8715
    @wood8715 2 роки тому +10

    Nurses are freaking angels!!!!!

    • @TheHouseofcoolstuff
      @TheHouseofcoolstuff 2 роки тому

      I agree 💯 two of my sisters are nurses and I see the sacrifices they make for their patients daily! For sure not anyone can be a nurse only certain special kind of people with kind hearts and compassion for helping people in need.

  • @aniwahyas5357
    @aniwahyas5357 2 роки тому +53

    A mother’s love can only be rivaled by God’s love for his children. RIP angel.

  • @missalisha9644
    @missalisha9644 2 роки тому +43

    You gotta feel like them meeting was just meant to be in a way. Not by accident but plain ole FATE 💕💫

    • @LoveYah1
      @LoveYah1 2 роки тому +3

      Indeed to think his mom last thoughts could of been worrisome about where her son will live and be safe, it's definitely a blessing 😭😭

  • @jacquelinepayne4737
    @jacquelinepayne4737 2 роки тому +42

    I forgot about this story. To see them not only survive but thrive is a testament to the human spirit and GOD ALMIGHTY. May GOD continually bless this nurse, this nurse's family and the little boy whose becoming a fine young man.

  • @mrs.b324
    @mrs.b324 2 роки тому +60

    Sad but amazing story. Absolutely happy he didn't end up in the system. He can continue with life knowing his mom is always with him, by her leaving those gifts😭💕

    • @sandrachank6982
      @sandrachank6982 2 роки тому

      God must have directed his Mom's path. What a gift she gave him....a new Mom, and how hard that must have been. Blessings to his willing and adopted parents.

  • @300_spartansoldier5
    @300_spartansoldier5 2 роки тому +57

    glad to see good people still exist!!

  • @lucasgalvan9737
    @lucasgalvan9737 2 роки тому +17

    What a great nurse to rise him. God works inysterious way. Thanks Mr. Hartman .

  • @captain4188
    @captain4188 2 роки тому +11

    What's a nice nurse she doing good job with her adopted son

  • @dannyt7269
    @dannyt7269 2 роки тому +23

    I’ve spent lots of time in the ER and hospitals; nurses male or female, are the best! So caring and comforting. Makes all the difference in those times.

  • @ericksant1897
    @ericksant1897 2 роки тому +12

    This needs to be a movie. Such a heartwarming moment.

  • @dwaynes5764
    @dwaynes5764 2 роки тому +70

    I cried watching this. Steve you are amazing getting these stories out! Thank you sir for your hard work in blessing us!

  • @itac.2280
    @itac.2280 2 роки тому +5

    I can’t imagine how painful that must have been to her, to plan gifts for birthdays she knew she couldn’t be there for. Both she and his adoptive mom are wonderful people.

  • @alejandrahg4751
    @alejandrahg4751 2 роки тому +12

    I have the biggest knot in my throat. Bless this boy and his new family 🙏🏼

  • @eddybrock227
    @eddybrock227 2 роки тому +7

    How beautiful and simultaneously sad

  • @danielphillips7005
    @danielphillips7005 2 роки тому +2

    His mom would be so proud

  • @shalleemornes-joanah5297
    @shalleemornes-joanah5297 2 роки тому +1

    This is one of the most beautiful news reports I've ever heard.

  • @l.s.rivers1697
    @l.s.rivers1697 2 роки тому +4

    Both mothers are Angels and the son is so lucky too have them....

  • @nerisagm5987
    @nerisagm5987 2 роки тому +4

    His mom was sure happy in heaven now watching them and guiding him. Blessings to this wonderful family.

  • @gracesandagato3829
    @gracesandagato3829 2 роки тому +2

    Thank you for adopting this child

  • @MrRibby88
    @MrRibby88 2 роки тому +5

    Okay, as a grown man, the tears streamed down my face when I saw that his mom bought him that gift for when he started driving.

  • @aniwahyas5357
    @aniwahyas5357 2 роки тому +64

    God bless. Praying for her family and loved ones and her son and her nurse. What a loving and kind thing that nurse did.

  • @radhanair8761
    @radhanair8761 2 роки тому +6

    His new mom is an angel. A big salute and so much respect for her and her family members. He is so well raised. God bless her family 😘

  • @towritemichelle210
    @towritemichelle210 2 роки тому +29

    what a wonderful woman! stories like this are needed especially right now

  • @rosetta-kittytarot7093
    @rosetta-kittytarot7093 2 роки тому +31

    Heartwarming lovely story. Beautiful women x

  • @UFO_taxi
    @UFO_taxi 2 роки тому +10

    Omg I'm crying

  • @quartzboye
    @quartzboye 2 роки тому +3

    What a rare sweet soul his lady has.

  • @davidcapps6111
    @davidcapps6111 2 роки тому +2

    With all the bad in the news it's GREAT to see something so good come from something so tragic. That young man has two wonderful moms and angels in his life.
    God bless you all.

  • @yuliiavolodicheva2446
    @yuliiavolodicheva2446 2 роки тому +1

    I wish for this wonderful woman and her family the best. It was the right decision.

  • @bre_me
    @bre_me 2 роки тому +23

    This is absolutely heartbreaking and heartwarming. Life is brutal, but when people are there to pick up your pieces, it makes it a little easier. Rest in peace. Wish this family all the best.

  • @ashleyfraley7839
    @ashleyfraley7839 2 роки тому +3

    His mom is resting easy I’m sure of it. Her soul just felt the greatness of that nurses soul.

  • @algernon5776
    @algernon5776 2 роки тому +2

    I cried tears of joy. This story is testament to the capacity of pure love in a society filled with so hate for no reason. Love trumps Hate.

  • @carwashslayer4235
    @carwashslayer4235 3 місяці тому +1

    Nurses need to be more noticed. They are angels. I have friends who are nurses and I know they are very happy. They are kind and they do everything for us.

  • @francisco_2024
    @francisco_2024 2 роки тому +17

    Omg I just turned 16 :( losing my mom at a young age would be something I can’t get over and to still get straight A’s that’s amazing brother! I don’t even know how to drive yet 😂

  • @Rio0444
    @Rio0444 2 роки тому +4

    This is one of the best things i have heard all my life That Nurse is so AMAZING. & i hope she gets blessed by GOD with great things.

  • @gleefulme9617
    @gleefulme9617 2 роки тому +1

    Seldom do you hear stories like this. So thankful Wesly's mother found a wonderful woman willing & able to raise her son when the time came.

  • @msaisha32
    @msaisha32 2 роки тому +3

    The keychain took me out and he looks just like his mom so she’ll never be forgotten. There are those nurses that go over and beyond. A lot are better than doctors it’s their empathy that makes the good ones awesome. Stay blessed and healthy

  • @cindiqq2292
    @cindiqq2292 2 роки тому +12

    Two wonderful mothers. Hearts of gold. I can’t say it any better Norah. Wow this is such an inspiring story. Wishing them all the best.

  • @jeanlanz2344
    @jeanlanz2344 2 роки тому +1

    What a gorgeous young man, talented, smart. What a loving Mom on earth and what a loving Mom in heaven. God bless you.

  • @justicewillprevail1106
    @justicewillprevail1106 Рік тому

    His mom and the nurse are truly both angels. They must be so proud to have a son like him. There are still good in this world after all.

  • @BFRIZZLE909
    @BFRIZZLE909 2 роки тому +8

    A healer at heart. Soo sweet

  • @MrsznewyawkRN
    @MrsznewyawkRN 2 роки тому +15

    1:55 - omg I literally just started BAWLING 😭 this is just a part of why I chose my profession - I love being a RN.

  • @islaadele1212
    @islaadele1212 2 роки тому +1

    Well I'm gone. God bless them all. That lady just radiates goodness.

  • @janetpattison8474
    @janetpattison8474 2 роки тому +1

    This is the sweetest story ever told.

  • @ashtonshelton8584
    @ashtonshelton8584 2 роки тому +8

    Wow this was unbelievably touching. That feeling of her meeting an angel is definitely the case here. No doubt about that. It really broke my heart when it got to the gifts part. That's a mother who loved and loves her son unconditionally

  • @vasankhemkhaeng599
    @vasankhemkhaeng599 2 роки тому +3

    A walking angel among us🙏🏼

  • @jenmarks6594
    @jenmarks6594 2 роки тому +2

    There are some really amazing people in the world and both these women are two of them. May Trisha rest in the sweetest of peace.

  • @rexeekhong1274
    @rexeekhong1274 Рік тому +1

    She is a real angel

  • @angelbells4835
    @angelbells4835 2 роки тому +3

    Mothers are so wonderful. I'm so happy mine is still by my side 🥰

  • @karenshurley4793
    @karenshurley4793 2 роки тому +5

    Oh geez; I’m sitting here crying. Those two were supposed to meet.
    That had to be the hardest thing Mom ever asked, and to a stranger.
    Wesley has two Moms who love him so much.

  • @naui_diver9290
    @naui_diver9290 2 роки тому

    Nurses are angels, I cant say enough good things about them. ICU nurses made me feel really cared for.

  • @richardhildreth4471
    @richardhildreth4471 2 роки тому +2

    I am a retired emergency room technician and have nothing but respect for nurses. They go above and beyond. As amazing as they are, this is far beyond anything I have ever seen. Nurses will never fail to amaze me. One reason why part of my heart will always be in that er.

  • @dalouiev
    @dalouiev 2 роки тому +9

    Omg 😭😭 what an amazing story!

  • @YildizAy05
    @YildizAy05 Рік тому

    Nurses do not get the recognition they deserve by doing so much! My deepest respect and love for each and one nurse!!!

  • @manjusreedhar1005
    @manjusreedhar1005 2 роки тому

    She is such a great human being....no words are coming to praise her kindness ...The boy is also same. ...like her...God will bless both of you... 🇮🇳Love from India

  • @michaelagolia4882
    @michaelagolia4882 2 роки тому +6

    Beautiful story

  • @uniquephysique222
    @uniquephysique222 2 роки тому +3

    This was the best news story I’ve seen today. God is mighty to save! What lovely, wonderful women, thankful to know this boy is growing up, loved and not alone but growing up/being raised by someone who had a relationship with his mom.
    That is a loving, caring, thoughtful woman (his biological mom) to buy him gifts before passing to keep her memory alive! 🙏🏻

  • @egyphon
    @egyphon 2 роки тому

    Great family for taking him in and not just taking him in, making him part of the family.

  • @mariarohmer2374
    @mariarohmer2374 9 місяців тому

    Who wouldn't want to be his mother?😭Still he found the best among angels. Bless them!✨

  • @wendyodell356
    @wendyodell356 2 роки тому +5

    Beautifully heart-wrenching but in such a good way.

  • @cindyeliabarnett5829
    @cindyeliabarnett5829 2 роки тому +7

    I think we should help him get a car. What do you all think about it? Or help with his college.

  • @omnione12
    @omnione12 9 місяців тому

    I cant keep the tears down for this. A mothers love has no bounds

  • @candicehiatt5655
    @candicehiatt5655 2 роки тому +1

    And what a wonderful angel he has in his life now. 💕🕊️

  • @whateverlol3457
    @whateverlol3457 2 роки тому +5

    My heart is filled with warmth seeing such a beautiful bonding and the fact that good and kind people still exist!! God bless them abundantly❤ I'm so happy😇

  • @pennylane8318
    @pennylane8318 2 роки тому +1

    What an honor it is to make such an impact on someones life. God Bless you all.

  • @patriciawashington8780
    @patriciawashington8780 2 роки тому +1

    two awesome moms such a blessing

  • @bellaangel4422
    @bellaangel4422 2 роки тому +6

    Angels are placed in our paths at the right time on purpose 💗 glad to see he is being raised in a loving home. Prayers to the entire family.

  • @KeithWickliffe79
    @KeithWickliffe79 2 роки тому +5

    I needed that bright light amongst all the dark happening 🥲

  • @misswarm7920
    @misswarm7920 2 роки тому +1

    It's beautiful how not just the nurse but her whole family accepted a new member into their homes and heart. ❤

  • @brendaportillo3524yhh
    @brendaportillo3524yhh 2 роки тому

    She is an angel. He is a great guy

  • @gloriah1449
    @gloriah1449 2 роки тому +4

    Wow! What an amazing story. Beautiful Angels with warmest hearts. Blessings to this wonderful family. 💚❤

  • @lizhall2961
    @lizhall2961 2 роки тому +6

    Profoundly touching! God bless them!

  • @wap_huntah7013
    @wap_huntah7013 2 роки тому +2

    This made me tear up and I don’t tear up easily. Trisha you’re so wholesome.

  • @Steelers2841
    @Steelers2841 2 роки тому

    That is Gift of Love from Birth Mom to Foster Mom. ❤❤

  • @bernadetteallen6955
    @bernadetteallen6955 2 роки тому +4

    This makes my ❤️ so happy for everyone involved!(especially the mother)

  • @susanjordan5548
    @susanjordan5548 2 роки тому +10

    Stories like this makes you believe they is still hope for mankind after all.