A Daily Antidote to Everything Else
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.
The Leiters were killed by the Nazis, but this summer — 79 years later — their Bible landed on the doorstep of their descendants in New York.
What a great story.
BOLOGNA, Italy (AP) — For more than seven decades, Martin Adler treasured a black-and-white photo of himself as a young American soldier with a broad smile with three impeccably dressed Italian children he is credited with saving as the Nazis retreated northward in 1944.
Source: US WWII veteran reunites with Italians he saved as children
Well done.
A bill to connect more veterans with service dogs trained to support mental health conditions is headed to the President’s desk.
Source: Congress Passes Bill To Help Veterans With PTSD Get Service Dogs
They can make such a difference. Very cool.
“I’m working on a puppy quilt that will go to a 13-year-old boy. I don’t know anything about him, but I have a feeling he’s going to love this quilt,” said inmate Fred Brown, 66, who started quilting four years ago.
Source: For hours each day, these prison inmates make personalized quilts for children in foster care
I have a feeling they’re right.
An intensive care nurse at the Royal Melbourne Hospital has gone above the call of duty, personally tracking down The Wiggles to help save his patient suffering from COVID-19.
Source: Melbourne ICU nurse saved COVID-19 patient by tracking down The Wiggles
The Wiggles are BIG down under — this was no small feat. Nicely done.
Physical contact with a dog makes a significant difference to wellbeing
Source: UBCO researchers explore the impact of canine cuddles on students
Well, heck! I could’a told ya that! 
(And yes, this was an opportunity to use a photo I took of one of our guests this weekend. Cuddles were had.)
A San Joaquin County man is credited with saving his friend’s life from hundreds of miles away. A small black ham radio travels with Bill Scott everywhere.
Source: Local Ham Radio Hero Saves Friend’s Life Hundreds Of Miles Away
Well done, sir.