Today's Good News

While watching the news today, stories were especially thought-provoking and inspired this blog entry. The first story is about Joshua Childers, a three-year-old toddler who escaped from his house and got lost nearly three days ago. His parents and numerous volunteers searched for him for two days and two nights and, fortunatelly, Donnie Halpin, a 57-year-old construction worker found Josh on Wednesday afternoon. The little boy had been out in the cold, wet woods, wearing just a T-shirt and one shoe, and managed for survive before he was found. I was extremely happy to hear that there were no long-term damaging effects and Josh hadn't been severely traumatized. Such a task would be nearly impossible for an adult, and even more so a kid of Joshua's age, but he proved that he was tough.

The next story is about the new face of Connie Culp, the woman who was shot in the face by her husband in 2004. The rifle had irreversible damages and Connie has been in hospitals/nursing homes ever since, seeking treatment and hoping for improvement. Since that unfortunate date she has undergone many life-saving operations and recently got a face transplant which made her look as close as possible to what he used to look like before the incident. Today, Connie can breathe by herself and lives fairly independently. She says she has forgiven her husband and has a newfound purpose in life - to fight for better societal acceptance of victims of disfiguration. Her positivity made me happy and truly inspired me.