Andie Summers Show Podcast

Finn Lanning, a middle school math teacher was shaken when one of his students told him he would not be returning to school anymore.

Once he sat down and had a conversation with Damien, the student, he found out his heavy life story.

He discovered that Damien was in foster care since he was unable to find a family able and willing to meet his medical needs. At just thirteen-years-old he was suffering from kidney disease and desperately needed a transplant. Unfortunately, it can be very hard for someone to receive a transplant if they do not have a stable home to recover from surgery. This forced Damien to leave school and move into the hospital.

“It hit me like a ton of bricks. I mean, you just can’t sit across from somebody you care about and hear them say something like that and know that you have room to help,” Lanning told CBS News.

He decided to become Damien’s foster parent creating a safe and secure home while helping him with all of his medical needs.

Fast forward two years later, Damien was able to get the transplant and is living a healthier life at 15-years-old. Lanning has now officially adopted his former student. Damien says, “it’s like a dream come true.”

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We all have an area in our house that we could keep a little neater.

In today's Shower Thoughts segment, Andie, Dave and Donnie share what locations in their house they need to work on.

Listeners take to our Facebook and Instagram pages to share theirs.

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Debbie from Franklinville is pumped up and ready to win $1,000 this Tuesday morning!

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We all have a list of words that describe us, but can you get it down to just six?

In today's Shower Thoughts segment, Andie and Dave share the six words that best describes their life.

Listeners take to our Facebook and Instagram pages to share theirs.

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The pandemic has created a lot of free time for many individuals across the country.

Andie and Dave discuss what they are doing now that they never would have if we did not have a pandemic.

Listeners call in to share their new hobbies.

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The big basketball tournament is here!

We decided to create a bracket but it has nothing to do with basketball.  We pit the hottest male country stars, movie stars, TV stars, and athletes up against each other to see who the hottest guy in the world is.

We are now down to 32 of the most attractive men.

Voting for round two ends tomorrow (3/23) @ 6:00am. To vote, Click Here

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Have you tried to play Minute To Win It?  $1,000 up for grabs! 

Jackie from Voorhees takes her turn... 

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A Long Island boy created a safe way to hug his cherished teacher while she battles cancer during the pandemic.

Avery, a five-year-old kindergarten student and his parents came up with a homemade “hug machine”. The creation is made of a shower curtain, clothing rack, and garbage bags. People can stick their arms through holes covered in the bags and hug each other with a protective barrier between them.

“It was just the sweetest thing,” Riverhead School District teacher Keri Lynn Stromski told WCBS 880. “Hugs are healing.”

Stromski is undergoing radiation and chemotherapy for Stage 4 breast cancer and has really missed physically being at school with her students.

Avery and his mother, Cathie, decided to come up with the “hug machine” so that Stromski can still hug her students while staying safe during the pandemic.

“Now she could hug everyone in the whole wide world!” Avery said.

Stromski hopes to be able to hug all of her students and their families in the near future. “I just love all of them so much,” gushed Stromski.

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