Sliver of Hope

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I love this story. Miracles do happen.

7-Year-old With Incurable Condition Amazes Doctors: Now Walking, Talking, And Top of Her Class

A blind girl has amazed doctors after she regained her sight and ‘cured herself’ of a usually life-long brain condition.
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The pressure inside her head was 32 times the normal level, and doctors warned while they could help relieve the pain and build up, the damage to her brain was done. The continued pressure meant her sight was gone forever, and she’d likely never learn to walk and talk.

Against all the odds, not only did her sight return when she was a toddler; Evie-Mae Geurts also learned to walk and talk.
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When doctors took out the shunts Evie-Mae no longer needed, they had to shave her hair back to do the procedure.

At the hair salon afterwards, the stylists told the little girl how brave she’d been to go through so much. She answered, “Just like Eugene cuts Rapunzel’s hair to save her in Tangled, the doctors cut my hair off to save me.”

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Big Brothers Big Sisters Receives $122 Million Donation From Mackenzie Scott

The charity Big Brothers Big Sisters of America has accelerated into the fast lane toward transforming youth mentorship in the U.S. with Tuesday’s$122.6 million donation from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott.

The 118-year-old nonprofit will use the record-breaking gift to further its mission to ensure every young person has access to powerful one-on-one mentoring relationships that empower them for success in school, career, and life.

Currently BBBSA operates 230 local offices serving more than 5,000 communities across all 50 states. Scott’s funding will support expanding the organization’s staff and training–and assist them in closing the gap on the estimated one in three youth who lack a positive, sustained role model.

Ms. Scott has given $8B to charity over the last couple of years. To have the ability to do that, and to do it, is something to be commended.

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There's nothing wrong with some feel good stories to make one have a little more faith in humanity.

Here's one that gives us hope for the future.

WSU - Local grade schooler donates birthday money to sponsor WSU GoBabyGo vehicle for child with disabilities

With the $700 he received from family, Finn will see his dream become a reality this weekend as he helps the team of WSU engineering and physical therapy students he sponsored through his donation deliver a modified car to Jackson, a 2-year-old with Osteo Imperfecta, also known as brittle bone disease.

“Finn loves to build with tools and repair broken items, and he’s been wanting to help build for some time,” said Corcoran, who coordinates GoBabyGo. “He was around 4 years old when we started this program and comes to the lab often with me.”

GoBabyGo has delivered custom-modified ride-on toy cars to over 125 children since its beginning in spring 2016.