Sen. Barack Obama's Grandmother Dies on Eve of Election

This is extremly tragic news, Sen. Barack Obama's Grandmother, Madelyn Dunham has passed away at age 86 on the eve of the Presidential Election.

Sen. Obama released a statement today it said "She was the cornerstone of our family, and a woman of extraordinary accomplishment, strength, and humility,"

"She was the person who encouraged and allowed us to take chances. She was proud of her grandchildren and great-grandchildren and left this world with the knowledge that her impact on all of us was meaningful and enduring. Our debt to her is beyond measure."

Obama and his sister asked that donations be made for the search for a cure for cancer in lieu of flowers. A small private ceremony will be held "at a later date."

Their family will be in our thoughts and prayers, Stay strong Barack.



R.I.P.
Madelyn Dunham
1922-2008

Deadly Rockslide In Egypt

18 people are dead and over 35 injured in a small town outside of Cairo, Egypt, When at least 8 (some the size of a small house) fell from the Muqattam cliffs and buried about 50 homes in Manshiyet Nasr.

Officials fear there could be up to 500 people buried under the hundreds of tons of rock that fell on the small town.

The Reece Fleming Story

This is so sad, yet touching.

Reece Fleming was diagnosed with leukaemia back in 2004 when he was just 4 years old.

He battled the disease for years until this May, when doctors gave the 8 year old boy only a few weeks to live.

The family decided to try and help him achieve most of his goals before he would pass. And one of those was to marry his school sweetheart, Elleanor Purgslove.

Reece's mother said "When we found out that we only had a few weeks with him we tried to do absolutely everything with him that we could. Him and Ellie had been 'special friends' for a couple of years but then they broke up. We said we'd have a pirate party, and Ellie came. She went to visit Reece a few times in hospital as well."

Then during a recent laser tag party, Reece "proposed" to his little friend.

After she accepted, their parents arranged a pretend wedding at Reece's home.

The families went out to dinner in the mayor's limousine and organized the wedding with rings and even a fictional certificate.

The kids got married on July 4th. And Reece told his mom, "I can go now," after his wedding wish had been fulfilled.

His mom added, "He was so proud of her, and we were proud of them both."

The following day after the wedding, Reece died at home with his family.

During the funeral, the mourners followed a horse-draw hearse on foot.

His mom added, "Even on the Saturday that he died, he got out of bed and walked to the sofa. He always tried walking, right to the end, so we thought if he walked for us then we would walk for him."

What an amazing little boy.

R.I.P. - Olive Riley

Olive Riley, an australian lady known for being the "Worlds Oldest Blogger" has passed away. She was 108.

With her last posting talking about her ailing health but also how she still sings a happy song every day.

Visit her blog at www.allaboutolive.com.au !

Devastating.

China has announced three days of national mourning as the death toll from last week's devastating earthquake rose to more than 32,000

Please keep these people in your Minds and Hearts in these devastating times.