Tell Us Your Good News
Posted by Rebecca Teti in News on Friday, July 30, 2010 12:00 PM
Need some good news? I do, so here’s some:
I’m pleased to report that Prof. Kenneth Howell—that teacher fired from the U. of Illinois for explaining Catholic teaching in a class on Catholicism—will be offered his job back.
Not happy news, exactly, but better-than-we’d hoped: the Gulf oil spill will have less environmental impact than expected.
I meant to post this earlier in the summer but never did: adult stem cells can reverse blindness caused by chemical burns.
The treatment worked completely in 82 of 107 eyes and partially in 14 others, with benefits lasting up to a decade so far. One man whose eyes were severely damaged more than 60 years ago now has near-normal vision.
On a personal note, you know those videos I occasionally link to of service men returning from harm’s way and surprising their families? I’ve lived it. The other night we were having a farewell dinner for my sister and her family who’d been visiting. A few family friends who hadn’t had a chance to catch up with her while she was in town were over too. Just as we served dessert, in walked my brother on leave from duty in Iraq—completely unannounced! It was like a scene from a movie—the audience for that show could not have been scripted better. I wish you could have seen the look on my mom’s face. He had to return to duty yesterday, but it was wonderful to have him for a little while—and while we didn’t get any pictures, his arrival was a Kodak moment that will live in memory and family lore for years, I’m sure.
Do you have any good news to share? Do tell!
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