Lifestyle | uplifting news Proud of Her Stretch Marks: 5 Most Uplifting Stories Including a coach's unusual last gift By Newser Editors Posted Mar 29, 2015 5:52 AM CDT Copied Rachel Hollis: Those stretch marks 'aren't scars ladies, they're stripes and you've earned them.' (Facebook/The Chic Site) A mother's bikini photo wins the Internet for all the right reasons in this week's roundup of uplifting stories: Mom's Proud Photo of 'Flabby' Bikini Body Goes Viral: "I have stretch marks and I wear a bikini." So begins the bold caption under Rachel Hollis' equally bold Facebook photo: one that shows the mother of three at a Cancun beach with her "permanently flabby" belly exposed. Judging by the online response, Hollis struck a chord. After NYC Blast, Good Samaritan to the Rescue: Austin Branda was home practicing his drums when this week's East Village explosion erupted across the street. Soon he was climbing up a fire escape to help a woman struggling to escape. He says that when the explosion occurred, an old memory of his dad came to mind. Dave Grohl Helps Out Dying Fan: A Foo Fighters fan in Australia had hoped to meet the band before his terminal cancer made that impossible, but Dave Grohl had to cancel all his meet-and-greet fan sessions because of food poisoning. That might have been the end of the story, if not for one well-connected flight attendant. UNC Coach Leaves $200 to Each Player in Will: Before North Carolina basketball coach Dean Smith died last month, he made an unusual arrangement in his will: All of his former players are getting $200 to go out to dinner. Given that Smith coached for 36 seasons, that's no small gesture. Tim Cook Reveals Plans for His Fortune: Apple's chief has somewhere in the neighborhood of $800 million worth of company stock, and he's already got plans for the bulk of it. In a word, charity. Click for more upbeat news. Read These Next "Admiral Piett" of the Star Wars universe died from COVID. Trump voter who supported mass deportations could be deported herself. Shooter opens fire on Texas Border Patrol What makes a person cool? These six traits. Report an error