Not All News is Bad!

Helaina Ferraioli found Charlotte Buchsbaum’s childhood journal in 2019. She shared snippets on TikTok, leading to Buchsbaum’s son discovering the diary.

Source: Millions are reading a teen’s account of life and war. It’s from 1945. (Gift link)

So cool.

The new series of “mini games” teaches young people about hunger — and how to help people in need.

Source: New Roblox game donates a real meal for every virtual one served in online ‘community kitchen’

Great idea.

The results of a study into whether cancer detection dogs can smell bladder cancer in other dogs’ urine suggests that this could be an effective new way to diagnose the disease in dogs.

Source: Dogs look out for one another: Study shows that dogs can smell cancer in other dogs

Amazing.

Around two million asthma and COPD attacks each year could be treated with the drug, a study suggests.

Source: First new asthma attack treatment in 50 years

Good news for many people.

A huge batch of GI’s wartime letters to the “girl of my dreams” has been given anonymously to the USO in Arlington.

Source: ‘Speedy’ Weber wrote his wife 300 letters in WWII. She saved them all. (Gift link)

Sweet.

She had no idea of what the purpose of the helicopter flight was.

Source: Pilot leaves a romantic surprise message on flight tracker

Nice.

Neighbors are collecting cards for John Reichart and his wife — find out how to send one here.

Source: Iowa man decorates neighbors’ homes to celebrate wife’s love of Christmas

Nice.

Tamuna Museridze has reunited hundreds of families torn apart by a baby trafficking scandal – now she has found her own birth parents.

Source: Georgian woman looking for birth parents found dad was a friend on Facebook

Fascinating story.

It’s considered lucky to live to be 100, but often when you hit that milestone, you’re faced with significant mobility issues. Not Winnipeg’s Jack Mudry. The centenarian regularly walks five blocks to get where he wants to go, the care home where his wife Stella lives.

Source: 100-year-old Winnipeg man walks blocks to see his wife

Sweet.