An exoskeleton for the entire arm has been invented in Norway to help stroke victims recover the use of their arms. It detects and amplifies movements through the arm and shoulder, and the developers hope to launch it commercially this year. The robotic arm may be used for rehab purposes in the future, but the company is focusing on helping “patients with lasting and significant disabilities to be more independent.”………… A 61-year-old British woman saved her golf buddy’s life after he FaceTimed her from his car and said he wasn’t feeling well enough to golf. When she saw him slump down in his seat, she called the golf course to get his address. She drove straight to his place, called an ambulance and paramedics saved him. He had a heart attack, but he’s okay and back out on the course. They just played in a charity event and raised over $2,000 for the British Heart Foundation………………And finally……………
Tammy Hammonds has been waiting tables at Cincinnati’s Skyline Chili for more than 30 years, and her regulars knew that her husband died recently. Two of her long-time customers, Kyle Zimmerman and Sam Bruchell, wanted to do something special for her. They had started eating at Skyline when they were in college, and they knew that her husband was a wounded war vet and handled hazardous waste on behalf of the U.S. government. In just a matter of hours, the men raised thousands for Tammy, and presented her with $27,000 just before Christmas. Tammy said “I knew the impact it was having on me by being a part of their lives and watching them grow. I would’ve never thought they would love me this much.”