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Police Officer Is Now Family After Saving Three-Month-Old
Officer Mike Harton sits with Tooka, he girl whose life he once saved
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A normal day at the movies turned into a new mother’s worst nightmare five years ago when her three-month-old daughter Tooka stopped breathing. Nikki Huckaby ran out of the theater and screamed for help.
“I was standing there, and that’s when she came running toward this way,” Officer Mike Harton recalled to CNN. “[The baby] curled back, trying to take a breath, and then she went completely limp on me.”
It was then that Harton’s training kicked in and he started performing chest compressions and back blows, trying to get Tooka breathing again.
“All I was thinking, is like, she cannot die in this movie theater,” Huckaby recalled.
“All I could think in my head was, 'Not on my watch, not on my watch,'” Harton added.
After 30 long seconds, Tooka finally released a small cry. It was music to the mom and officer’s ears. “That cry was the best cry ever,” Harton said.
“I literally watched a miracle happen before my eyes,” Huckaby said.
From that moment on, Harton began calling Tooka “Little Angel” and the officer became a part of the family’s life. He was even asked to be Tooka’s godfather. Today, he’s there for all of the five-year-old’s big life events: birthdays, holidays, and the first day of school. Tooka even wants to be a police officer when she grows up.
“That day, an angel came down,” Harton continued. “She did more for me than I did for her. My life changed that day. Our family got extended, and it’s amazing.”
In the interview, Huckaby explained that she and Harton wanted to share their story to show that positive police relationships can — and should — exist.
“A lot of people don’t get a chance to have that positive relationship with police officers. I hope this story is an example of how you can come together from different worlds and really be family because we are humans first,” Huckaby said.
It’s a nice reminder that the police in our communities do more than we think and are there to serve first and foremost. By highlighting more of these examples, we can deepen our relationships with police officers who show up for those in need, lend a helping hand, and continue to show up long after their official duties are done.
Interracial Couple Inspires Next Gen 40 Years After Wedding
When the Wirtzs met in 1976, they had both already made strong friendships with people of other races. So when they came into each other’s orbits, race was far from their minds. The couple lived in the same apartment complex, and they noticed each other hanging around the pool.
“I thought, ‘I like this girl, and she’s very attractive and I’m interested in her,’ and so we just started dating,” Mike recalled to Today.
“Obviously, I realized it was an interracial type of situation. I didn’t feel overwhelmed by it, though, because I think one thing that helped was eventually when she met my parents, they welcomed her with open arms, and her family was the same way with me.”
The couple fell in love and married in 1977 — almost 10 years after the Supreme Court struck down laws banning interracial marriage. Mike and Jeralyn had two children and went through life together, even when life threw them challenges.
“We knew that prejudice was out there and people would probably be looking at us, but we didn’t look for that,” Jeralyn added to the publication. “We didn’t, you know, engage in it.”
two people holding papercut heart
Photo by Kelly Sikkema on UnsplashWhen the pandemic hit, the Wirtzs decided to create a TikTok account to connect with their children and their grandchildren. Eventually, they began posting videos and old photographs of their love story, and people came flocking.
Today, their account boasts more than 370,000 followers and nearly 16 million likes.
“I’m not like Jeri. I don’t embrace it as much,” Mike said of their newfound fame. “We’re doing something that we enjoy, and we’re having fun at it. And I would have never in a million years guessed that other people would be interested in watching these videos.”
“I like it. I love it. I think it’s fun,” added Jeralyn. “I get to tease my younger friends that are working on becoming influencers and don’t have a lot of followers. I’m like, ‘I’m 72 years old and I’m a ‘YouTuber’ or an ‘influencer.’ It’s fun and funny for us.”
If you ever needed a love story to remind you of the power of true love, this is it. This couple met and married during a time when many questioned their decision, and went on to live a beautiful life together. They’re a wonderful reminder that with the right person, you really can take on the world.
Love doesn’t have to be with a romantic partner. This story teaches us that when you invest in the things that truly matter, such as love, friendship, and meaningful connections, societal opinions can fade into the background.
In the meantime, this couple also reminds us that social media and the internet can be a wholesome place and that sometimes, just being yourself is the most powerful attraction of all.
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