Woman Given Weeks to Live Gets Christmas Early Thanks to Community: 'We Had to Do This'

Christmas carols outdoors at night.Photo:FOTOGRAFIA INC./Getty FOTOGRAFIA INC./Getty A Virginia community has brought Christmas early to a woman withamyotrophic lateral sclerosis(ALS), who has just weeks to live. “Next week [is] Thanksgiving, and if she’s only got a couple of weeks, then now is the time,” Monteiro said. Tracy has been battling ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, for several years, per the reports. The neurodegenerative condition impacts how nerve cells communicate with muscles in the human body, and leads to worsening muscle weakness that affects how a person moves, speaks and breathes, according to theCleveland Clinic.

Woman Goes Viral for Putting ‘Desperate’ Banner on Her LinkedIn Profile: 'I Was Truly at a Loss' (Exclusive)

Courtney Myers (left); Courtney Myers' LinkedIn profile photo.Photo:Courtesy of Courtney Myers Courtesy of Courtney Myers Desperate times call for desperate measures. A LinkedIn user has gone viral after she recently paired a"#Desperate" bannerwith her profile image on the social networking website. Courtney Myers, a graphic designer and illustrator based in England, tells PEOPLE she was laid off from work in November 2023 and hasn’t been able to find a permanent position in the time since, despite various search efforts.

Woman Hosts Private 'Gender Reveal' — Now Parents Are 'Livid' They Weren't Invited

Stock photo of a sex reveal party.Photo:Getty Getty A woman who held a private sex reveal for just herself and her husband is now in a fight with her mom, who is upset she didn’t get an invite. In a post shared onReddit, the woman’s younger sister writes: “My (18F) sister (33F) is currently 3 months into her pregnancy. She was very secretive about the entire thing and didn’t tell anybody in her life about it until a few weeks ago.

Woman in Critical Condition After Being Hit and Falling Off Freeway Overpass

A woman is in critical condition after a terrifying accident resulted in her falling from a Houston freeway. The Houston Police Department did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment. 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 celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. PerCBS affiliate KHOU, police said that the woman fell between 25 to 30 feet off of the overpass and was taken to a local hospital, where she remains in critical condition.

Woman in Late 30s Reveals She's Never Been Kissed: 'People See It as Abnormal' (Exclusive)

Sarah.Photo:Courtesy of Sarah Courtesy of Sarah A woman in her late 30s is going viral for sharing that she’s “never been physically intimate in any way” — and she’s “not the least bit embarrassed.” “So I’m in my late 30s and I’ve never been physically intimate in any way — like, I’m little miss never-been-kissed, I’ve never done any of it,” she says inone TikTok video. “And I wanna ask people, if you were in my position, would you feel embarrassed to say that out loud to people?