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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.

Ashley Ober is still carrying the note from the flight attendant named Janna.

Source: Flight Attendant’s Writes Kind Note to Deaf Teen Passenger Flying Alone for 1st Time

Well done, Janna!

Mitchell repaid the boy’s kindness with a new toy recycle truck, reminiscent of the equipment Mitchell works with.

Source: Sanitation worker gives toy recycle truck to kid who regularly greets him | WBTW

Nice.

“Comedians can use the work, and people with memory loss can use the laughter,” said the founder of Laughter on Call.

Source: Comedians are being hired by the hour to help dementia patients. Their goal? ‘A full belly laugh.’ – The Washington Post

Great idea!

A local Dallas church is hoping to inspire others with a massive act of kindness.

Source: North Texas church uses donations to pay off $2.7M worth of medical debt | FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth

Now this, this is Good Work. (If interested, see also RIP Medical Debt — not affiliated with the story or a church, just another means to the same end.)

Musicians rejoice! Legendary percussionist Viola Smith might have discovered the secret for a happy, long and healthy life: energetic drumming as well as the moderate consumption of good wine.

Source: 106-Year-Old Woman Has Been Drumming For 80 Years, And She’s Still Got It

Absolutely love it!

Nestle has announced KitKats in Japan will now feature eco-friendly origami paper in a bid to make environmental changes.

Source: Japanese KitKats Are Ditching Plastic Packaging For Eco-Friendly Origami Paper

Neat idea. I’d love to see this expanded in many ways…