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KINDNESS • Sunny Skyz
A 12-year-old kept knocking until someone saved his dadA 12-year-old boy in Nanaimo, British Columbia, knocked on four doors at 3 a.m. last Saturday before someone finally answered. The fourth was Amy Pye's. She checked her doorbell camera, saw a frightened kid pleading for help, and followed him to his house, where his father lay unresponsive and facedown in the bathroom. Pye, a former Navy reservist, called 911 and started chest compressions on the operator's instructions. She kept going for 10 to 15 minutes until paramedics arrived and one knelt beside her. "I'm taking over," he said. Tina Hein, a first-aid trainer, noted that most people manage about two minutes of compressions before exhaustion. "Ten minutes is a long time," she said. BC Ambulance confirmed the man reached the hospital in stable condition. He had suffered a heart attack and is recovering. Pye keeps insisting the real hero is the boy who refused to stop knocking.
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KINDNESS • Good News Network
Daisy waited four days in the wrecked truck for rescueDaisy, an Australian shepherd, spent four days missing after the car carrying her owners rolled on a rural highway near Kelowna, British Columbia, struck by a pickup truck. Dearah Jordan walked away with scrapes and bruises, then tried to start searching before first responders steered her to a hospital. The doctor discharged her quickly to go look for her dog. Forrest Kellerman, a volunteer with Central Okanagan Search and Rescue, heard about the crash and recognized the missing-dog notice. He has Australian shepherds of his own. He and his wife Tracey searched for days. The community arrived too. "People were bringing us food, satellite links, everything imaginable, like volunteers were coming out of the woodworks, just complete strangers," Jordan told CBC News. On the fourth day, Tracey checked the spot everyone had walked past: the wrecked truck. Daisy was sitting on the passenger seat, big-eyed, waiting. She was unhurt. They went home.
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KINDNESS • Upworthy
Two parents spoke up. Now a sticker keeps autistic kids safe.A car sticker designed in Gluckstadt, Mississippi, is spreading to surrounding counties and neighboring states, all because two worried parents raised a concern with a police sergeant. Adam and Amber Wells have a son, Amare, who has level 3 autism and is mostly nonverbal. They told Sergeant Kyrie Lucas of the Gluckstadt Police Department that a routine traffic stop could turn dangerous if an officer read sensory overload or a lack of eye contact as defiance. Lucas designed a window decal that flags an officer before they approach. "I thought if there was a way to let officers or medical personnel know that there was a kid or adult with autism on board, they might be able to better deal with the situation," Lucas told the Madison County Journal. Families can request as many as they need. Police Chief Barry Hale put it plainly: "If they've got four or five cars, they can have four or five stickers." The department now makes them for deaf drivers too.
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DELIGHT • Upworthy
A playground mosh pit, three kids, and a punk anthem.A Southern California punk band called No Surrender has racked up nearly five million views with a cover of Sum 41's "Fat Lip," performed to a playground full of moshing kids. The band is three members, all 13 and under. Typhoon, the 13-year-old singer and bassist, and 9-year-old drummer Bobby Jonez are brothers who wanted to play together but needed a guitarist. They found ShredZilla, 12, through their music school. The plan was a few cautious jam sessions before committing. "About halfway through the first jam session, it was clear that these kids were destined to be best friends and play music together," one of the boys' moms told Upworthy. Within three weeks they had a full set and a first gig. The lead singer performs in an orange arm cast with a matching cap. Sum 41 saw the video and weighed in with four words: "The kids are gonna be alright."
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KINDNESS • GreaterGood
More than 50 rescued dogs found their forever homesMore than 50 dogs rescued from a Ukrainian dog farm have recovered and been placed in homes, the rescuers who saved them confirmed. The animals were found malnourished and matted, many of them sick, and most had never known a gentle hand. Krystina, one of the rescuers, and her team spent months helping the dogs learn to trust people and heal. Then the calls came in. Families who had read the dogs' stories started offering beds and backyards. Ed and Betsy went to new homes. So did Muffin, who now spends his days on soft blankets and seems to consider this a reasonable arrangement. The rescue was funded by donor contributions, which covered veterinary care, food and the slow work of rehabilitation. For many of the dogs, it was the first time anyone had stayed.
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