8 Years After Dying Patient Pleaded with Nurse to Raise Her Son, the Boy Is Thriving: 'I'm Grateful Every Day'

When oncology nurseTricia Seaman’s patient learned that her cancer had spread and she only had months to live, Seaman did her best to console her.But on that afternoon in March 2014, Trish Somers didn’t want to be consoled. The 45-year-old single mom — whose life revolved around her then-8-year-old son Wesley — was focused on something else.As she sat in her bed at UPMC Community Osteopathic Hospital in Harrisburg, Penn., Somers looked at the nurse — whom she’d only met three weeks earlier — and pleaded, “I want you to take care of my son when I die.

8 Years After Teen Suicide Texting Tragedy, Conrad Roy's Parents Speak Out: 'No Parent Should Go Through This'

Conrad Roy III. On the day he took his life, 18-year-old Conrad Roy III walked with his mom on a Massachusetts beach and they talked about his future. “There was a bunch of people flying kites, and it was just a beautiful day,” recalls his mother, Lynn St. Denis. Although Conrad struggled with depression and social anxiety, he recently had achieved a personal milestone, earning his sea captain’s license to work in marine towing and salvage alongside his dad.

8-Foot-Long Albino Boa Discovered Wrapped Around Car Engine by Mechanics in South Carolina

A South Carolina automotive company was left in shock after discovering a boa constrictor wrapped around a car engine on Tuesday. “I popped the hood open, I saw this big thing laid across it,” Galli recalled of the moment he discovered the boa toABC 15 News. “I didn’t even know what it was. I thought it was an oil sock to absorb oil.” The Snake Chaser, Russell Cavender/Juan Perez/TMX “Then I was like ‘No, that’s a snake.

8-Month-Old Allegedly Injured by Mass. Mother Dies Following Deaths of 2 Siblings

Photo: gofundme Callan Clancy of Duxbury, Massachusetts, diedon Friday, the Plymouth County District Attorney’s Office said in a statement, according to multiple outlets. “(Friday), at approximately 12:30 p.m., the state Office of the Chief Medical Examiner contacted Massachusetts State Police assigned to our office to report that at 11:18 a.m. (Friday), the third Clancy child was pronounced deceased at Children’s Hospital in Boston,” District Attorney spokeswoman Beth Stone said, per reports.

8-Month-Old Baby Boy Found Alive in Louisiana Field a Day After Going Missing: 'Didn't Even Cry'

Missing infant found safe in Louisiana field.Photo: Baton Rouge Police Department “The infant was taken to a local hospital for precautionary medical treatment,” theFacebook postread. “It’s believed that the mother suffered apparent medical issues.” “No charges are pending at this point in time. This investigation remains ongoing,” officials added. Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human-interest stories.