I’m always frustrated that no one ever seems to like the same music as I do. But today, I was on a train, and I heard someone playing one of my favourite songs. Knowing that at least one person out there has similar musical interests to me, even if it was just a stranger MMDandL.
Dog paralyzed in Joplin tornado is on road to recovery
Steven and Debbie Leatherman tried to bring their dog, Sugar, into their storm shelter with them after seeing the Joplin tornado last May headed straight for their home. Sugar, sensing her owners’ fear, got away from them and retreated to her favorite hiding spot under a bed upstairs. Debbie tried to go after Sugar, but Steven pulled her back to safety. After the tornado had passed, they searched through the rubble of their home. Sugar was nowhere to be found.
After a search via social networking sites, a volunteer at the Joplin Humane Society called to say they had found Sugar. She had been blown into a drainage ditch and rescued by a stranger who had brought her in. Sugar needed radiographs and surgery, which the Humane Society didn’t have the resources to provide. Fortunately, their son Daniel, a student at the University of Missouri, called the college’s veterinary school who told him to bring the dog in.
Assistant Professor Fred Wininger determined that Sugar still had sensation in her hind legs and could regain function if she underwent surgery quickly enough. The surgery was a success, and in another bit of good news for the Leathermans, was completely paid for by The Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital and College of Veterinary Medicine. Sugar now walks with a brace and is improving every day.
“This has given us a bright spot in some traumatic and depressing times, and it’s given people around us a reason to smile,” Daniel said.
Today, while I was working in the food stand at the local carnival, the cover band began to play a slow song. At the chorus "If you want to see how true love should be, then just look at us", an elderly man stood, helped his wife up, and the two of them slow danced around the seating area for the rest of the song. Seeing two people still so in love with each other completely MMD.
I volunteer at an elementary school in a hard part of my town. I was there on day when they were doing Shave for the Brave. That day, 56 kids (boys and girls) shaved their heads, and one kindergarten in the class I helped with raised over $1400 for cancer. These kids MMD!
“Out of clutter, find Simplicity. From discord, find Harmony. In the middle of difficulty lies Opportunity.”
-Albert Einstein
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Baby Princess Leah, Sick In The Hospital, Receives Support From Star Wars Community
Zev and Frani Esquenazi are well known in the “Star Wars” fan community for their prop and costume recreations. Recently, they’ve had to scale back their careers in the video game industry to care for their four-month-old daughter Leah, who suffers from a mysterious illness. The illness produces seizure-like dystonic movements throughout her body, and is so perplexing, a 40-doctor team has been assigned to study and care for her. She has spent most of her life in the hospital.
Since neither parent can work while caring for Leah, they reached out to the “Star Wars” fan community for help. Actors Peter Mayhew (who played Chewbacca) and David Prouse (who played Darth Vader), along with hundreds of fans, responded. So far, they have raised $17,000 on behalf of the family. The donations help the Esquenazi family, but are also used to help find a cure and raise awareness about Leah’s condition.
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Two weeks ago an injured kitten limped into my apartment, meowing in distress and pain. I felt so bad for the little guy that I called everywhere I could to see if I could find a shelter that wouldn’t put him down, because I knew my husband would say no about keeping him (we already have another kitten). Unfortunately the only shelter I found was packed and would’ve most likely had to put him down, so my husband and I went looking for a Vet (it was a Saturday). Miraculously we found one, and the first visit was free! Now two weeks of medication later, the kitten is playful as ever and loving. Saving the life of a kitten and reaping the rewards MM and possibly my husbands L
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