Good News Thread

[Reader1810]

Two for one special today...

 

Eight-year-old boy gains 28 pounds in bid to save leukemia stricken father

 

I thought we were going to London....

Edited July 15, 2016 by Reader1810

[Reader1810]

A perfect match in more ways than one

[Reader1810]

This one is for you Val

Purps the injured penguin can waddle again thanks to 3-D printer

[Valkyrie]

Purps the injured penguin can waddle again thanks to 3-D printer

 Great story

[Graeme]

Where's Waldo hidden on construction site for hospital kids to find

[Reader1810]

Now that's service!

[Reader1810]

Student choir serenade WWII soldier's remains escorted off plane

[Drew Espinosa]

This Girl Had The Best Response When Shop Assistants Laughed At Her Clothes

 

This will melt your heart.

Edited July 30, 2016 by Drew Espinosa

[Graeme]

Good Samaritan Leaves $10 in Hospital Car Park

 

The best part for me were the people who didn't take the money...

[Reader1810]

Canadian couple create a company that makes wearable art covers for prosthetic legs

 

http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/prosthetic-wearable-art-line-designed-by-canadian-pair-1.1861584

Edited August 4, 2016 by Reader1810

[Graeme]

Youtuber reunites homeless woman with family

 

[sandrewn]

Size doesn't always matter. It's what is on the inside that counts.

 

The right mind sink can and often does make all the difference!

Great or small, we are all God's creatures.

 

 

 

 

 

Sandrewn

To all those who helped make it happen, thank you.

[Reader1810]

Kind passenger arranges for Uber driver to attend Rio Olympics to see son compete

[C. When]

Humpback whales around the globe are mysteriously rescuing animals from orcas  - I don't know if this one is good news but it's interesting.

 

Major asthma breakthrough as scientists discover root cause of the condition

 

 

Stray Dog Decides to Join 155-Mile Race And Ends Up With A New Dad

[Reader1810]

Stray dog refuses to give up... and gets the home he wants

[Graeme]

Bride walked down aisle by her father's heart transplant recipient

 

[Reader1810]

Bride walked down aisle by her father's heart transplant recipient

 

 

I read that story but couldn't post it at the time and forgot about it. I'm glad you saw it too Graeme. 

Edited August 9, 2016 by Reader1810

[Defiance19]

 

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 How amazing was that story.. So incredible that he agreed to walk her too... 

[glitteryantlers]

It's old news, but the Olympics made me think of my homie again, he's a world class athlete too. (I used to train with him, my mother copied his karate uniform, although I must confess, the gi was not the key of his success :-P)

 

APD officer feeds homeless after city pays related lawsuit

 

http://krqe.com/2014/04/18/apd-officer-feeds-homeless-after-city-pays-related-lawsuit/

[Cia]

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[Drew Espinosa]

Samir Said is Walking Again 

[Reader1810]

Team effort saves dog swimming alone in the ocean

[Puppilull]

Another bird saved by 3D-printer! (If you're squeamish, beware. The images of the bird sans beak are gruesome...)

 

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/08/11/beautiful-toucan-receives-3d-printed-prosthetic-beak/

[Reader1810]

Wildlife Park celebrates the birth of its first ever Triplet Asiatic lion cubs

 

Maybe not really "good news" but the pictures are gorgeous and after seeing all the "bad news" headlines, this made me smile.

Edited August 14, 2016 by Reader1810

[Graeme]

Louisiana floods: Dramatic rescue of trapped woman and her dog