48 People Who Got Lucky In Unexpected Ways

The beads around my neck are a program known as “beads of courage”, each bead represents a medical thing that has occurred to me, some are for chemo, others feeding tube changes, ICU stays, seizures, therapy, clinic visits, etc (the list goes on). My strand is currently 7 feet long and nearly 3 pounds, and I decided that when my fight against these disease was done I wanted to take pictures to celebrate- so here’s my favorite one! Here’s to no more beads!

I saw a mid century coffee table at an estate sale going for $1800. My boyfriend said he could probably make it for me and he just finished. How lucky am I?!

Was roaming the streets and eating scraps for years, with my only goals in life being finding a place to s**t and a bench to loiter on. Couldn't find a job no matter how hard I tried, and not having any skills in life or family (was raised in foster care) surely didn't help. One day while looking for a restroom to relieve myself, I stumbled across a college that just so happened to have an open house enrollment going on, and figured that was the perfect excuse to enter the building and freeload off their toilets. Little did I know however, was that the universe had other plans for me. A guidance counselor had approached me and asked if I was here for open house. Being embarrassed to admit my true intentions, I told him I was and ended up joining him as he regaled the countless opportunities presented before me. I was intrigued by their surgical technology program, and decided to give it a shot. Needless to say, I had finally found my passion in life. Went to school for 18 months, plus an additional 4 months of internships, all while homeless. Upon graduation, I was offered a permanent job at the hospital I interned at, and after 4 years, had enough cases to take the CSFA exam. I have been a surgical assistant since, and remind myself everyday just how fortunate my life turned out. Now that I'm an old man, I feel I have enough experience to encourage others that it's never too late in life to strive for better. You just have to have patience, persistence, and passion. Happy Holidays y'all!

I started getting migraines out of the blue about a year ago - they started getting worse and I kept complaining to my doctors so they finally ordered an MRI just to rule out any other causes last month.
Well, turns out I had at least 12 tumors, mostly meningiomas, and they suspect I have a rare genetic mutation called Neurofibromatosis Type 2. It’s actually a bit of a miracle that I had no other symptoms outside of headaches. Most people with NF2 have lost their hearing, have vision issues, and seizures by my age.
The good news is I likely have a “mosaic” form of the condition, meaning the mutation is only in some of my cells and not all of them. It essentially means I have a “milder” presentation of it. Even though I have a lot of tumors, they’re actually all on the left side of my brain only and I currently don’t have any spinal tumors. I will likely go deaf in my left ear in the next 10-15 years, and will probably need more brain surgeries over the course of my life but other than that I should be able to live relatively healthily and normally.

I had to leave my dog in Florida when my health suddenly went south and I moved back in with my parents in PA. A friend was taking care of her until I got healthy again and I went to visit her this last week. She was living in a c***k house, didn't have dog food, covered in fleas, and my friend is now an a****t. Through unbelievable luck, connections, and happenstance I got a private flight back with just me and her a day before I was actually due to fly back alone.
Today has been so surreal and I keep looking at the pictures because I just can't believe it happened!

I’m blessed to have found this guy in our local shelter. He’s the first cat we’ve ever had. We’re currently fostering him, but I’m pretty sure we’re set on adopting him. We love him too much. I hope these photos of our cutie patootie brighten your day.

One egg retrieved, to a day 5 embryo, to PGT grade 4BB, to a successful implantation, to an emergency vacuum assisted birth, to a cranial hematoma, to a healthy Christmas baby. We've never been so grateful.

I started a fundraiser for my dogs tumor removal. Insurance won’t cover the pre existing condition. And my friends and family have basically funded her gofundme in two days. I know every person who donated I feel so loved and so grateful to everyone in my life. Its not everyday your community shows up in such a visible and impactful way. I am so lucky, and appreciative. Not only do the people in my life love me, but they love me enough to care about my dog! How incredible! I was expecting this to take months with donors i didnt even know But no I am loved, and i will always have people in my life to help me when i need help.

Got the (top) sweater years ago from my partner, but it shrunk in the wash (we were foolish to throw wool in a machine!)
Cut to the other day at the thrift store, I find a replica in my size thats not gonna shrink! What luck!

My wife was diagnosed with ALS in November of 2024. I won’t go into details but f this fing disease. She is the nicest person you could ever meet, I feel lucky to know her let alone marry her. We have 2 kids/teens and we live on the north shore of Mass. Make no mistake this disease is devastating, but the kindness. support and generosity we have received from the community has been overwhelming. In a good way. I will spend the rest of my life trying to pay everyone back. This ramp is an example ,some firefighters from Lynn and some people from our town decided the fundraise and build a much needed ramp for our house. Even in the worst of times there is still good in this world, I’m looking at it right now out my front window, all I can say is thank you and I will be paying this back in one way or another.

Hi everybody, i am updating in a new post to put some more photos and to expand a bit. Basically the weekend went great, I purchased a couple more things for his little cage and he is enjoying it, like the rope perch. I put and old sock inside as a plaything but it seemed to me he was attacking it, so to let him relaxed I swapped it woth a piece of paperel, will see what will come! We have a lot of fun together, his favourite thing to do is sitting on my shoulder playing with my hair sometimes deafining me with a chirp just beside my ear. In the morning when I open his cage I sing to him "who let the birb out, who who who" and he sometimes answers vocalizing a bit - very cute. But the cutest thing is that he loves cuddles and scratches, if I extend a finger to pet his head he lowers his head to have more and closes his little eyes in bliss, too too cute. He is also a bit of a weirdo, for example when he roams freely sometimes he takes little strolls on the floor and to my inexperienced eye a walking bird is hilarious! In the photos you can see the food I am giving him with ingredients, so you can suggest me anything better if needed. I also try to give him fresh fruit but this cute dude seems to like only apples and just a little bit carrots. I have tried with bananas, strawberries, blueberries. He seems visually upset by the berries! On the previous owners hunt no updates, no one in the neighborhood has info. I even created a fb account to scan local lost pets groups and no one is looking for a lovebird. So the plan is to look for the owners for a few more days. Luckly in one month and a half I will move to an apartment that's double the size of the current one and there I want to buy a luxury cage, huge one, do you have any specific suggestion?

The place I work at updated their recipe for our pot pies and they can’t sell these older ones. So today the owner let me take 28 of them for free. I feel like I won the lottery. This will keep me fed for days. They also allow us to purchase eggs from the farm they purchase from. 4 doll hairs for a dozen! It’s a small business and I’m feeling really lucky to be apart of their team.

Only $24! I couldn’t believe it. Was out the door with with it before even really looking at it lol. It’s a complete set.

(Warnerton) June 18, 2025—Yesterday afternoon, Washington Parish Deputy Sheriffs received a request for assistance from the Franklinton Fire Department (FFD) after a man was reportedly injured while kayaking in the Bogue Chitto River about 8 miles north of Franklinton. The initial call came from the injured man’s daughter, aged 10, who stated that her father had hit his head and was bleeding badly. She had moved him to a nearby sandbar before kayaking downstream and finding h**h ground at the Warnerton Bridge on LA-438 to call 911. Fire District 9 personnel arrived at the scene first and attempted to wade upstream with the daughter to find her father. They requested EMS and assistance from FFD, and shortly afterward had to abort their mission due to the strong currents and deep water. FFD then called on WPSO for a boat, and one of our Captains quickly responded and launched into the river with the assistance of a WPSO Lieutenant. The injured man was found about ¼ mile upriver from the bridge and rescued from the sandbar before being handed over to EMS personnel for treatment. During times of excess rain, the rivers and creeks of Washington Parish can become extremely dangerous as water levels rise and currents increase, often submerging logs that are visible when the water is low. We ask that everyone exercise caution on the waterways and if possible, carry emergency radios. Some of the more rural parts of our Parish have limited cell service, and having a radio that can reach nearby emergency response personnel makes it easier to contact us, and easier to find you when help is needed.

For the whole of her adult life, she's been told by doctors she couldn't fall pregnant and have kids... So, looks like we've got an unexpected miracle on the way in 8 months.

Once I told him that was an $800 plus CD he kept it of course lol. Incredible luck on his end.

My girlfriend sent me a text today that she just got this from her work… for free? I am shocked and wondering how significant this is. How quickly do I need to wife her up?

Went to order a pizza and discovered I had a free order to use. Went to a trivia night with my sister-in-law and her boyfriend on a whim and we each won $50 to Amazon as the grand prize.