Good News Notes: “Spreading more joy, that’s the goal of one Battle Ground woman heading into 2022. For the past two years, Fallon Taylor has been writing uplifting notes to brighten a stranger’s day. She leaves them on cars, and even in grocery stores. She began the movement when a close friend died of suicide….
Tag: suicide
Kit Harington reveals depression and alcohol struggles
Good News Notes: “Former Game of Thrones star Kit Harington is opening up about some of the darker moments over the past few years, including his addiction struggles. In an interview with the Sunday Times Magazine, Harington confessed that “things that have happened to me since Thrones ended, and that were happening during Thrones, were of a pretty traumatic nature and they did…
UNHCR – The refugee weightlifter giving back as mental health nurse
Good News Notes: ‘“I thought it was a dream!” he tweeted about his moment in the global spotlight last week, adding that he was proud to represent refugees as well as health workers, as he is now a mental health nurse in the UK. Tchatchet, 25, is among the 29 members of the Refugee Olympic…
After suffering serious brain trauma in wipeout, pro surfer finds breakthrough treatment
Good News Notes: “Mikey ‘Redd’ O’Shaughnessy has spent a career going after the world’s biggest waves, but his entire life changed after a horrific wipeout at Pipeline back in February. “The whole wave was golden, so I just remember that last glimpse and then, I don’t remember much for the most part because I was so…
Service dog ‘boot camp’: Nonprofit gives two Asheville veterans a new lease on life
Good News Notes: “Most visitors view Falls Park in downtown Greenville as a tranquil escape. But dogs see the park a little differently, from birds flying by to the crowd of strangers milling around. It’s a lot of eye candy in one place, and Jo Anne Creed of the nonprofit Battle Buddies says that made it the…
The VA Is Now Offering Transition Services Specially Tailored for Female Veterans
Good News Notes: “The Department of Veterans Affairs is teaming up with the Department of Defense to offer Women’s Health Transition Training (WHTT) for female service members who are transitioning to civilian life. The voluntary training program is in addition to the normal Transition Assistance Program (TAP) that all separating military members are required to attend, and is not…
Robin Williams’ daughter celebrated dad’s 69th birthday by donating to homeless shelters
Good News Notes: “On what would’ve been Robin Williams’ 69th birthday, his daughter honored her comedian father by donating money to homeless shelters. Zelda Williams donated $69.69 on Tuesday to several groups in San Francisco and Los Angeles, noting that her father had been a passionate supporter of organizations that help the homeless.” “Today would’ve been…
Friends celebrate birthdays with random acts of kindness – Local News – 13 WTHR Indianapolis
Good News Notes: “When was the last time you randomly paid for a stranger’s coffee or held the door for someone you didn’t know? For nearly a decade, three Indiana women have been dedicating one day in February to go out and do something kind for random people.” View the whole story here: https://www.wthr.com/article/friends-celebrate-birthdays-random-acts-kindness?amp
Quaden Bayles’ Family Turns Down Disneyland Trip, Will Donate $470,000 to Charity
Good News Notes: “The family of Quaden Bayles, an Australian boy with dwarfism seen crying and expressing a desire to kill himself in a social media video last week, has declined a trip to Disneyland following a GoFundMe campaign, saying it will donate the funds to charity instead. “What kid wouldn’t want to go to…
Starbucks Manager Inspires Kindness After Tragedy Strikes Her Community – NBC Los Angeles
Good News Notes: “It was a somber moment seared in Judy Alvarenga’s mind when she heard that four Rancho Cucamonga students died by suicide in a two week period during the fall 2018 school year. ‘When I heard the news for the first time I experienced a bunch of different phases of emotions like shock,…