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Pagonis is far from average. She’s a record-breaking swimmer who made it to the Tokyo Paralympics. She has more than 2 million followers on TikTok. And her pup, Radar, is a guide dog who’s been by her side for years — Pagonis lost her sight when she was 14, as a result of an autoimmune disease.
Source: Meet the 17-year-old swimmer and TikTok star who just won Paralympic gold
Inspiring.
New Orleans is no stranger to disasters. But that means the “Big Easy” already knows that the soul of the city comes from the heart of its people.
Source: New Orleans music venue serves meals to residents without power: “That’s what we do”
Nice.
The nurses at Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Oschner Baptist Hospital in New Orleans volunteered to stay through the night with the babies who desperately needed their care, even as the new parents were ordered to evacuate.
Source: During Hurricane Ida, Nurses Volunteer To Stay Through The Night For NICU Babies
The worst brings out the best. Includes video.
“I’ve never, ever had anything like that happen,” said Natalie Te Paa. “They just really did go above and beyond.”
Source: Watch restaurant surprise blind customer with birthday message in Braille
I love that it was the restaurant’s idea.
Veterans are delivering mattresses, televisions, laptops and American flags to a growing number of families, as well as gift certificates to a local market with halal food
Source: U.S. refugee groups race to aid arriving Afghans
It would seem some vets can’t stop serving. Well done.
Sleuths on social media got to work right away, and within only a few days, the case of the mysterious marriage certificate was more or less cracked.
Ah, the power of the internet, once again.
A North Allegheny rising senior brings together voices from around the world as part of an online magazine that invites people to share their cultural experiences. Eleanor Park, 16, of McCandless launched The Diversity Story a year ago.
Source: The Diversity Story aims to ‘extend valuable cultural education to more people’
Inspiring.
At just two years old, Mohammed lost both legs and several fingers in a tragic train accident. Throughout her childhood, she had a hard time accepting herself, she told CNN, but sport eventually helped her “explore … my full potential.”
Source: Asiya Mohammed overcomes tragedy to become Kenya’s first female rower at the Tokyo Paralympics
Inspiring. (As are many of the stories from the Paralympic Games.)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Nashville-based helicopter pilot Joel Boyers had just finished helping his fiancee earn her pilot’s license on Saturday morning, and they were heading home to celebrate, when he received a frantic call from a woman in Pennsylvania.
Source: Alone in the sky, pilot and fiancee save 17 in Tenn. flood
Amazing.
The Australian man was unable to attend his aunt’s funeral because of Covid travel restrictions.
Source: Australian farmer draws heart with sheep in tribute to aunt
Stunning.