A Daily Antidote to Everything Else
An act of kindness is set to make life a little easier for a disabled kindergartner in Virginia Beach, and it’s all thanks to ambitious engineering students at Old Dominion University.
Source: Virginia students help create child’s prosthetic device
Great idea.
A delegation of veterans aged 96 to 105 being celebrated as heroes by the Dutch
Source: Remarkable scenes of gratitude greet Canadian war veterans in the Netherlands
My parents were living in The Netherlands at the time, and I heard the stories. It’s one of the reasons they moved to Canada after the war, and one of the reasons I was born Canadian.
After years of suffering, a cutting-edge test diagnosed Ellie Irwin with a rare bacterial infection.
Source: Metagenomics test saves woman’s sight after mystery infection
Fascinating.
When both dogs are walking, Pearl, a 9.14-centimeter (3.6-inch) tall chihuahua, barely reaches the top of Reggie’s paw, such is the towering height of the 1.007-meter (3-foot, 4-inch) Great Dane. It’s easy to forget they are the same species.
Source: When the world’s tallest dog met the world’s tiniest
Cute.
World’s first fridge-free vaccine trial launches in UK, aiming to cut waste and boost global vaccine access.
Source: ‘Revolutionary’ fridge-free vaccines to be trialled in UK
Very cool.
The mobility aid consists of a small dog harness sewn to pieces of Lego. The harness occasionally slips under Root’s armpit or to his back legs, but staff are always there to help him.
Source: Meet Root, the turtle with a mobility aid made of Lego
Behold the power of Lego.
A young woman was “shocked” to receive $40,000 in scholarship funding from Taco Bell after working there during high school.
Source: Teen Employee Awarded $40k Scholarship From Taco Bell So She Can Become a Doctor
Cool.
Darren Awol was paralysed from the waist down after being shot and told by doctors he’d never walk again.
Source: ‘I was told I’d never walk, now I’m doing the London Marathon’
Inspiring.
Oliver Chan invites community members to join him for a chat on a bench, or at a local “Chatty Cafe.”
Source: Autistic artist, city council implement ‘happy to talk’ benches to combat loneliness
I think I’ve seen it before, but it’s still such a neat idea.
Thirteen years ago, one infant received a heart transplant from another infant. During National Donate Life Month, their mothers discuss the life-changing experience.
Source: A 3-week-old baby received a heart transplant 14 years ago and gained a ‘donor mom’ | CNN
Moving.