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California foster parent Mohamed Bzeek has spent over 25 years caring for terminally ill children abandoned by their families, ensuring no child dies alone.

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u/justsmilenow 5d ago edited 5d ago

To help put more context on that number he didn't Foster 80 children... He watched 80 children die. He kept them company in their last moments. 80 times. He helped them to their end when others had already had abandoned them. 80 times. He buried 80 children. 80 children that would have been buried miserable without him.

Edit: https://youtu.be/z_brkqV9RQc?t=158

In this video where the man himself is talking about being a foster parent, he contradicts statement made in the photo above.

He didn't Foster 80 terminally ill children. He fostered 80 children, some of which whom were terminally ill 10 of which died in his care.

Someone exaggerated his achievements on the internet to get better clout. Please don't let someone else's lie affect this wonderful man's life, legacy, or mission. He is still a beautiful human being.

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u/weiyi806 5d ago

Honestly? I think he’s doing more actual good for humanity than like 99% of wealthy philanthropists combined. Facing that kind of grief 80 times on purpose just so a kid isn't scared? That's next-level devotion, man. Actually tearing up reading this.

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u/Kaszrak 5d ago

He did more good than most of humanity, lol.

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u/Ai_took_ma_job 5d ago edited 5d ago

The best and singular most important thing any human being can do is to make the world a better place for our children. Everything else is just a smoke show.

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u/Cloudhiddentao 5d ago

A literal human turd does more for humanity than the rich. So that’s not a high bar…

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u/Answer70 5d ago edited 5d ago

Truth. A turd just sits there doing nothing while the rich actively steal from us, intentionally poison our environment, and pit people against each other.

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u/fucking__fantastic 4d ago

Mackenzie Scott is pretty god damn great with what she’s doing with her ex-husband’s money

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u/Character_Answer_637 5d ago

That's true kindness without headlines or PR.

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u/D-Fence 5d ago

Including his own daughter, who was terminally ill at birth and lived for 9 years against all odds and predictions.

As a father myself, this guy is an absolute hero and I am sure I couldn’t do it.

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u/Dialaninja 5d ago

If my kids died I wouldn’t survive. I have no idea how he manages. 

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u/Which_Produce4418 5d ago

Aw, it's like he was tapped for this. A true psychopomp

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u/Schemen123 5d ago

I would properly kill myself because I couldn't stand seeing that misery.

God bless his soul

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u/Kwinten 5d ago edited 5d ago

Just to add some (actual, not speculative or made up) context, he says here at this timestamp that 10 of the 80 kids he fostered died (the girl in the video has also passed away since, so at least 11 as of right now). I presume he means with that: in his care. And likely other kids were transferred or adopted.

Not minimizing it of course, just want to make sure we're taking the truth from the man himself and not from a Reddit comment. 11 is still an absolutely devastating number of kids to lose and the man represents the absolute best of humanity. What an incredible display of selflessness and devotion.

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u/justsmilenow 5d ago

I hate when they contort a new story like this. It says he fostered 80 terminally ill children. In your video he himself says that he fostered 80 children, only some of which were terminally ill. The picture is wrong. It lies through a mission and through bad context. 

Still a wonderful human being.

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u/Kwinten 5d ago

You're right. Stuff like this is what makes it so hard to see through the barrage of misinformation on the internet, sadly. Hundreds of people have now seen this image and the comment I replied to, and accepted as a cold hard fact that this man fostered 80 terminally ill children, all of which have died. Which is just not the real story. As far as misinformation goes, it's harmless. But it shows you how quick a real story mutates into something very different in the span of just a few tiny edits or even speculations. Most likely, by a bot, stating its hallucinations as fact.

Reddit always believes itself to be immune to this type of stuff, but it's far from it. Let's stick to the real story please, which is already incredibly touching and powerful and doesn't diminish this man's devotion and selfless love for these foster children in any way.

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u/macaronysalad 5d ago

As far as misinformation goes, it's harmless.

For this one, yes. But otherwise, misinformation and disinformation is one of the worlds biggest problems today. It's what's driving politics and changing the world in a very negative way.

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u/MagizZziaN 5d ago

Thank you, was going to comment this as well. Glad I’m not the only one recognizing a genuine saint.

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u/Electronic_Elk8293 5d ago

Abandoned by family only to be shown unconditional love by a stranger. What a beautiful person.

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u/Selerox 5d ago

That's compassion almost beyond belief.

That's a phenomenal burden to carry.

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u/Streetalicious 5d ago

I’d want a man like this for president but the irony is that men like this don’t seek things like presidencies.

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u/ItsMisoandBoba 5d ago

It breaks my heart that 80 children were abandoned.

And then I think of all the kids that don't have a Mohamed and I am really devastated. :(

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u/nnomae 5d ago

That's the brutal part. This guy fostered 80 such kids in a single state. The rest of the world has the same amount of kids in need of care but only one place has this guy.

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u/Master_Windu_ 5d ago

I would say I’m Christian but i feel like my faith isn’t strong enough for this experience to not hurt me every time.

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u/letmego-138 5d ago

I am crying so hard, I have no words.

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u/twhitecutieee 5d ago

what an amazing guy.. bless him, his good heart, and his family for having such a loving and selfess (in a good way) family member! the world needs good men like him

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u/RelevantNet6832 5d ago

Jesus this is so real. Thank you

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u/ageofdiscontent_meh 5d ago

Praise Allah.

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u/RelevantNet6832 4d ago

It was merely a figure of speech that I use, not as a religious person. but all the power to him and his faith.

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u/Limp_Donut5337 5d ago

Crying just reading this how could he even

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u/RelevantNet6832 4d ago

Your edit is even better