Sept. 26, 2024 "Woman goes viral after hiding cash inside baby formula packets in divisive ‘She Deserved the Purse’ trend": Today I found this article by Ellie Muir on the Independent. I like this article because it's about charity and good deeds.
However, there were unintended consequences. You should donate directly to the charities like the Food Bank.
A woman has gone viral after filming herself secretly hiding cash inside baby formula packets at supermarkets.
TikTok creator Tabitha Swatosh is just one of the influencers who have gone viral after taking part in the divisive viral online trend called “She deserved the purse”, which sees big-name creators secretly hide cash inside baby products in the hope that struggling parents will find it.
In a recent video, Swatosh filmed herself visiting her local Target and stuffing up to $50 inside packaging for items like nappies, detergent and formula.
Swatosh said online she wanted to “pay it forward” and “leave a couple of little things” in her local grocery store in the hope that a “mother or father who are struggling right now gets them”.
While creators taking part in the trend have been praised for their “heartwarming” acts of kindness,
the trend has been widely criticised after reports of people visiting the stores identified in the videos in search of the hidden money.
One TikTok user said online they had visited their local Walmart and “formula cans were literally torn open”. The Independent has contacted Walmart and other supermarkets pictured in these videos for comment.
“Went to Walmart today and ALL of the boxes were open. I asked for an unopened box from the back. The worker said they have been watching the cameras on who has been opening stuff and not buying it.”
Others have been critical of influencers who document their acts of kindness for likes or “clout”.
“If people wouldn’t have posted on TikTok for the clout, it would have worked,” they said of the trend.
“But these people need others to see them ‘helping.’”
Another chimed: “That’s why its good to do good deeds quietly.”
“The trend was a good idea until big creators started posting about it for clout. Integrity is doing the right thing when no one’s watching.”
The “She deserved the purse” trend began with a viral photo shared by TikTok user Danesha Gonzalez, which showed a discarded purse in a supermarket’s baby section.
Gonzalez captioned it “she deserved the purse” to point towards that sacrifices that mothers make for their children, and people interpreted the storyline behind the picture as being about a mother who sacrificed a luxury for herself – a new purse – for her child.
The photo gained over 20 million views and has been turned into the wider video trend.
Speaking online, Swatosh told her followers that she was inspired to take part in the trend to help parents in need of extra support.
“I felt inspired to do this because when I was little my parents divorced. They were single young parents trying to raise three kids and my little brother wasn’t even one year’s old yet,” she said.
Creator Abbie Herbert, who has 15.6 million followers on the platform, told followers she visited Walmart and other stores after seeing influencers doing the same.
“Thank u to all the other creators starting this trend. I’ll be doing this every time I shop,” she said, sharing a video of her hiding cash underneath boxes of nappies.
When followers raised the issue of people rifling through packaging to find the cash, she wrote: “I kept the $ visibly seen. Nothing was hidden. No one needs to open anything. I hope the $ makes it to a parent in need.”
https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/she-deserved-the-purse-tiktok-meaning-b2619334.html
Sept. 27, 2024 "Utah mother diagnosed with Stage 4 small cell lung cancer, given 3 months to live": Today I found this article by Ryan Bittan on Yahoo:
UPDATE 9/29 — Over the weekend, Erika Carr’s GoFundMe broke $1 million, even though her original goal for the fundraiser was $5,000.
ORIGINAL STORY
OGDEN, Utah (ABC4) — An Ogden mother who has been fighting for life after being diagnosed with a rare terminal cancer has now been given three months to live, and she’s decided to spend it with her kids. People across the country have rallied around her, donating over $750,000 to her GoFundMe, which had an original goal of only $5,000.
Erika Carr, 30, is a single mother of two children — Jeremiah, 7, and Aaliyah, 5. She calls them her “whole life, light and soul … and what keeps [her] going.”
On May 7, 2022, Carr was diagnosed with Stage 4 small cell lung carcinoma, a “high-grade neuroendocrine carcinoma,” she stated on her GoFundMe. Her diagnosis came the day before Mother’s Day, and she’s been battling for her life for over two years now.
Doctors told her, “I hope you have a good support system at home because you’re going to need it, you have a long and hard journey ahead of you.”
Her condition had improved — positive scans giving her the opportunity to stop treatment and see how she progressed. During this time, on Jan. 17, 2024, she developed Cushing’s syndrome — a rare hormonal disorder that occurs when the body is exposed to too much cortisol for an extended period.
It has had a multitude of difficult impacts on her body, including rapid weight gain and swelling, muscle and bone deterioration, high blood pressure, and Type 2 diabetes.
Though she restarted treatment, on Sept. 18, 2024, doctors told her that she had three months to live. She’s chosen to discontinue treatment and spend that time cherishing her two children.
Carr’s been given the seemingly impossible task of planning her own funeral, and she decided to create a GoFundMe to help cover the costs. She set a modest goal, asking for only $5,000, hoping that maybe she’d be able to leave some extra money behind for her children.
She has since received over $750,000.
There have been over 26,000 donations given to her cause. She’s now created a trust fund, and she’s thankful her children will be okay when they grow up.
“It happened overnight. I never expected that,” she told ABC4. “I never expected to have a big funeral service, or a lot of people reach out and help me. With the way it’s went, I’m just in shock … just very grateful for everybody and everything that’s been there.”
Carr’s GoFundMe can be found here.
Renisha Mall contributed to reporting.
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https://www.yahoo.com/news/utah-mother-diagnosed-stage-4-051354090.html
The other 2 blog posts of the week:
"Genetic testing firm 23andMe files for bankruptcy"/ "What happens to your DNA data now that 23andMe has filed for bankruptcy?"
https://badcb.blogspot.com/2025/06/genetic-testing-firm-23andme-files-for.html
"Bankrupt 23andMe’s DNA data gets nod for sale as concerns linger"/ "Bankrupt DNA testing company 23andMe to be bought by Regeneron"
https://badcb.blogspot.com/2025/06/bankrupt-23andmes-dna-data-gets-nod-for.html
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