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Japanese researchers said they have developed artificial blood that can be transfused into patients

Source: Artificial blood developed for patients of any blood type：The Asahi Shimbun

This could be a pretty big deal in emergencies particularly.

LEELANAU COUNTY, Mich. , (WPBN/WGTU) — Dozens of high school football teams were on the field last night, and it was also game night for many marching bands. The Forest Area Marching Band took center stage during Glen Lake’s Friday night football game. Glen Lake invited them to play after the Forest Area football team canceled its season last week because of a lack of players and safety issues. WPBN. Friday night’s invite was an unexpected surprise for the band. “I absolutely flipped.

Source: Forest Area Marching Band invited to play at Glen Lake following canceled football season | WPBN

Win, Win!

A K9 dog with the Michigan State Police located a missing Ypsilanti Township woman within 10 minutes.

Source: Police K-9 unit brought happy ending to search for 85-year-old woman – mlive.com

K9 Units are amazing.

An “extraordinary transformation” is how doctors describe therapies for advanced melanoma.

Source: Skin cancer: Half of people surviving advanced melanoma – BBC News

A crowdsourcing website developed during Hurricane Harvey has become an indelible resource for thousands of people in need of help during disasters.

Source: Imelda: How a crowdsourcing website helped rescue 370 people during the tropical storm – CNN

Cool use of technology.

A video shot by a woman in Texas is going viral after a local police officer stopped to help her with a flat tire following a blowout and ended up giving her young daughter a ride to school.

Source: Police Officer Helps Woman With Car Trouble, Drives Her Daughter To School – News

Thank you, officer! 🙂

A World War II Veteran in Watauga hopes you consider his birthday wish. James South is hoping to receive a 100 birthday cards for his 100th birthday.

Source: World War II Veteran hopes for 100 birthday cards for 100th birthday | wfaa.com

I predict it’ll be a few more than 100. 🙂

LEXINGTON HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR LAUNCHES APP TO REDUCE STRESS AND ISOLATION OF CAREGIVING FOR FAMILY MEMBERS By Jane WhiteheadWhile most of his peers worry about college application deadlines, admissions and rejections, LHS senior Logan Wells, 17, has a different focus. He has a business to develop, following the launch in November 2017 of CareZare, an app he and family members created to streamline family caregiving, now downloadable from the App Store and Google Play.

Source: CareZare – LHS Student Creates Caregiving App — Colonial Times Magazine

What a great idea.

Megan Leigh Nala has been her mom’s service dog for the past two years, and the pair are the absolute best of friends. Nala goes everywhere with her mom, but their favorite place to go together is definitely Disney World

Source: Dog Cuddles Up To Favorite Disney Character And Refuses To Move

Cute.

20-year-old Chandler Ross was recently diagnosed with Osteosarcoma. A scan showed that he had several spots on his lungs.

Source: Truckers line Hwy to show support for Rolling Fork man with rare form of cancer

Wow. How cool.