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"I told her, you saved your grandmother's life, and she said, 'I did what I am supposed to do,'" her mom said.

Coast Guardsmen were out checking the ice thickness and training at the time of their discovery near Grayhaven Island before the heroic rescue.

Meet the first babies born in 2023!

Maya Daniel and Mario Milton were both born on Dec. 24, 1996. This Christmas Eve, they welcomed their son, Phoenix, so now the whole family shares the same birthday.

“For someone on a ventilator, for someone like myself who is C-1/C-2 complete paralysis, life expectancy was five years," said Clayborn. “ Every day I live past that. I think about it all the time… I'm beating the odds. I have a second chance at life and I want to do as much as I can with it.”

They both say, as they matured, growing up as modern women in a traditional household had its challenges. From a young age, they wanted more, they wanted to be independent, and self-sufficient with degrees and careers - but they felt pressure.

The Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries is sponsoring 700 families this Christmas - giving gifts to more than 2,400 children.

So far, he’s completed four rounds of radiation, which his dad Jorge says, hasn’t been easy.

We're right in the middle of the Christmas season with lights and decorations all aglow. If you can't get enough of the holiday cheer, come with us to a place where it's Christmas all the time, we're heading north to Bronner's in Frankenmuth.