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This woman is a real-life superhero whose blood has saved countless lives!

Source: 81-Year-Old Breaks World Record for Most Blood Donated in a Lifetime

Wow!

A TikTok trend is highlighting the benefits of adopting a shelter dog through before and after transformations.

Source: Watch the TikTok Trend Highlighting Before & After Transformations of Adopted Shelter Dogs

How cool.

The 8-year-old rescue dog, who was once deemed too friendly to sniff out drugs, found the body of the earthquake’s 13th victim.

Source: Roger, a Failed Drug Dog, Becomes a Hero of Taiwan’s Quake Response (gift link)

Good boy…

PET scans can examine entire bowel before and during treatment, avoiding risks associated with taking tissue samples

Source: UK researchers find way of diagnosing bowel cancer without biopsies

Very cool.

Kristian and Kim Santos got engaged after meeting at a college hip-hop class. A video of Kristian and his groomsmen went viral at the wedding after they put on a surprise dance. NBC News’ Kate Snow speaks to the couple and the wedding party about the behind-the-scenes planning.

Source: Groomsmen spend months preparing for surprise wedding dance

Fun. (The video’s pretty cute.)

An Olathe freshman’s research on Alzheimer’s disease and breast cancer is being recognized for its important new insights into the diseases.

Source: Olathe North freshman, Mahi Kohli, recognized for her research on Alzheimer’s disease, breast cancer

Wow!

Breast cancer survivor Angelica May rang the bell at a hospital to mark the end of chemo treatments. Her boyfriend then proposed to her.

Source: ‘I got my life back’: Breast cancer survivor celebrates end of chemo, surprise proposal

Lovely.

Cafe Joyeux employs crew members with intellectual and developmental disabilities, empowering them through meaningful training and employment.

Source: Joyous NYC Coffee Shop Hires and Trains People with Autism and Down Syndrome to Work There

Nice.

His love for the rare celestial event has taken him places he never would’ve visited otherwise.

Source: 105-year-old eclipse chaser shares passion spanning six decades

Very cool.

The UK is the only country performing keyhole eye surgery to inject healthy copies of a gene into sufferers’ eyes and is being used to reverse blindness in children born with a rare condition which means they can only distinguish between light and dark

Source: ‘Miracle’ operation reverses blindness in three-year-old girl giving her ‘promising’ future

Very cool.