A Daily Antidote to Everything Else
In small communities throughout Northern New Mexico, there are veterans who either cannot afford a car, or are too old or disabled to drive to Albuquerque for their medical treatment.
Source: Veterans Helping Veterans | | riograndesun.com
The amount of time volunteered and number of miles driven is impressive.
“You still have it!” she said in disbelief.
Very cute. (Bonus: it wasn’t until this story went viral that they discovered it was a turtle… 🙂 ).
During their Easter service on April 1, 2018, Pastor Stephen Hayes of Covenant Church in Carrollton, Texas revealed that the congregation alone helped to relieve over 4,000 local families of their medical debt. Because Hayes himself understands firsthand what it’s like to be impaired with medica
Source: Texas Church Abolishes Over $10 Million in Medical Debt for Local Families
Putting your money where your beliefs are.
Despite all our advances, access to clean water is still a major problem – not just for developing nations, but here in the US, where water shortages during natural disasters can cost lives.…
Source: Water purification breakthrough can even clean water from the Dead Sea
Water purification and desalination is, in my opinion, one of the most important technologies of the future. I love seeing breakthroughs like this.
The father Wang Mingqing became a taxi driver so he could search for his missing child.
Source: China family find lost daughter after 24-year search – BBC News
So many things came together to make this happen.
Devonte, 13, Sammy, 14, and Shawn, 12, are to be nationally recognised for their bravery and compassion
Source: Three schoolboys found suicidal man about to jump off bridge – they grabbed him and didn’t let go – Mirror
Inspiring, actually.
“They always tell me I saved their lives,” she of her son’s organ recipients. “I say it saved my life, too.”
Source: After a teenager died, his organs provided life to others — and a bigger family to his parents
This is something you can do. Register to be an organ donor.
A dying grandfather had his last wish granted when a hospital relaxed its normal infection controls so his dog could be bought to see him one last time. To stop the possible spread of infection, animals are allowed into hospitals only under very rare circumstances.
Source: Hospital relaxes rules to let dying man see his dog one last time
I understand the reasons for the rules, and yet I’m thrilled whenever I see that they’ve been broken (or bent) for situations like this. Our pets mean so much to us, it’s wonderful to see that recognized.
Researchers have uncovered a new metabolic process involved in the immune system’s inflammatory processes. Manipulating this mechanism could essentially “switch off” inflammation and enable the development of entirely new anti-inflammatory drugs to treat a host of auto-immune disorders.
Source: Newly discovered metabolic mechanism could be an off-switch for inflammation
Given the number of diseases and conditions that are suspected to be inflammation-related, this could be very significant.
They first met at elementary school in Boyle Heights about 80 years ago. And they’ve never lost touch. Once a month, half a dozen old friends come together in the Valley, to reminisce and catch up.
Source: They’ve been girlfriends for about 80 years now, ever since elementary school in Boyle Heights
I’m working on my own version: I lunch periodically with friends I first met at work some 35 years ago. 