These days, the acts of turning on the television or cracking open a newspaper have become a sobering reminder of the violence and hatred that pervades our society. While we shouldn’t hide from the news or remain blissfully ignorant of all the events at home and abroad, sometimes it is worth seeking out the good news to remind ourselves that even in the midst of crisis or turmoil, there are still good people in the world doing good things.
Here are five recent news stories to brighten up your week and restore your faith in humanity:
1. A 10 year-old boy grew his hair out for 2 years so that he could donate it to be made into wigs for cancer patients.
Thomas Moore was inspired to do this after seeing a Facebook video of a little girl who had lost her hair during chemotherapy. Although the girl passed away last year, her mother is partnering with Thomas’s hair salon to find other cancer patients to donate wigs for.
2. A new drug was found to have positive effects on Alzheimer’s patients.
Although still in the early stages of development, Aducanumab is a drug that is inspiring hope among scientists around the world that a cure for this disease is not too far away.
3. A police officer drove a man in mourning to be with his family.
After being pulled over for speeding, this man explained that he had just found out his sister died and was driving to be with his family. After one officer had the man’s car towed, leaving him stranded 100 miles from his destination, another officer offered to drive him the rest of the way.
4. A woman in San Francisco started a project to turn unused buses into “showers-on-wheels” for the homeless.
San Francisco has one of the largest homeless populations in the country and the city only has about 16-20 showers designated for their use. Doniece Sandoval abandoned her marketing career to launch the project, called “Lava Mae”, with the goal of providing 2,000 showers a week to the homeless. The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency and the Public Utilities Commission donated buses and allowed them to be plugged into the city’s fire hydrants for water access.
5. After 59 years of marriage, a couple passed away together while holding hands.
A real life Allie and Noah from The Notebook: Don and Margaret’s daughter described them as “best friends.” Nurses rolled Margaret’s bed into Don’s room multiple times a day so that they could be together until they passed.
Sources:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/thomas-moore-10-grew-hair-2-years-ca…
http://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/new-drug-inspires-hope-alzheimers-cure/
http://kfor.com/2016/09/27/pulled-over-for-speeding-grieving-man-stunned…
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2013/11/lava-mae-creating-showers-on-wheels-for-the-homeless/
http://www.today.com/health/couple-inseparable-bond-die-holding-hands-af…