A British woman named Sarah Woodland has turned her seven miniature Shetland ponies into therapy companions for people in need. Her business, “Dinky Ponies“, brings joy wherever they go. A few years ago, Sarah figured out the ponies were comfortable going inside buildings and riding elevators. So now she takes the ponies into nursing homes, hospitals, and to see children with special needs………………. Two fishermen off the California coast just found a man in the open ocean who had fallen off a cruise ship. He’d been treading water in the Pacific, 20 miles offshore, for about nine hours before they pulled him aboard their boat. He was the cruise ship pianist for Royal Caribbean’s Ovation of the Seas . . . and he had reportedly gone overboard around 2:30 that morning. And incredibly, he’s doing just fine now. (Here’s a news report.)……………..And finally……………..
A NJ teenager built a free app that helps parents and caregivers understand the emotional cues of autistic children. Shashank Madala thought about the idea for the app after watching his family struggle to understand his younger autistic cousin. The app is called Kora, and it offers several possible options of what a child may be feeling instead of giving one definite answer . . . and it flags when it’s not sure. Kora now has more than 700 users in 12 countries.