Ron Blake was about to die by suicide. When a “Late Night” joke made him laugh, he said, he realized, “there’s still something good left in me.”
Hope he makes it!
Welder Hailed As ‘Highway Hero’ After Quick Thinking Helps Save Driver In Medical Crisis
A man in San Antonio is being praised online as a ‘highway hero’ after his quick thinking helped stop a dangerous situation on a busy highway—and may have helped save a life.
Source: Welder Hailed As ‘Highway Hero’ After Quick Thinking Helps Save Driver In Medical Crisis
Impressive.
A 5-year-old boy was left alone in a hospital on the day of his heart surgery. His anesthesiologist adopted him.
After adopting young True, Dr. Amy Beethe also adopted True’s sister, and then found homes for his four other siblings.
Wow.
‘A special girl’: Ashland dog hailed as a hero for saving woman’s life
On Tuesday evening, the Town of Ashland will hold a special ceremony to honor Gozier.
Source: ‘A special girl’: Ashland dog hailed as a hero for saving woman’s life
A very good dog.
Schoolboy With ‘Can-Do’ Attitude Has Recycled a Million Cans and Donated the Proceeds to Charity
His parents got on board, crushing the cans to save space by driving over them in their car before Ryan bagged them up.
Source: Schoolboy With ‘Can-Do’ Attitude Has Recycled a Million Cans and Donated the Proceeds to Charity
Very cool.
Type 1 diabetes cured in mice with gentle blood stem-cell and pancreatic islet transplant
An “immune system reset” cured autoimmune, or Type 1, diabetes in mice in a Stanford Medicine study. The approach may be useful for other autoimmune conditions as well as organ transplants.
Source: Type 1 diabetes cured in mice with gentle blood stem-cell and pancreatic islet transplant
Exciting!
She was found in the Westgate Shopping Center parking lot by two women. Fifty years later, they reunited.
A Virginia woman has traced her beginnings to the Cleveland area thanks to the help of the historical researcher for Fairview Park.
Very moving.
Canine carer: how guide dog school dropout Marcus came to comfort cancer patients for a living
Once assessed as ‘a sloth with a low drive to work’, the polite and affectionate black labrador enjoys a successful new career as a therapy dog
Source: Canine carer: how guide dog school dropout Marcus came to comfort cancer patients for a living
Good boy!
After Years Of Helping Kids, Dolly Parton Now Has A Children’s Hospital In Her Name
The East Tennessee Children’s Hospital has officially been renamed Dolly Parton Children’s Hospital.
Source: After Years Of Helping Kids, Dolly Parton Now Has A Children’s Hospital In Her Name
She’s a national treasure.
Researchers praise ‘stunning’ results of new prostate cancer treatment
Early trials of the drug VIR-5500 showed it shrinking tumours in some patients
Source: Researchers praise ‘stunning’ results of new prostate cancer treatment
Very exciting!