A man from Arkansas travels to Long Island to thank a group of 4th graders for their prayers; a woman sings the praises of doctors who saved her and her baby's life after an aneurysm rupture, one hospital's NICU unit will be welcoming 12 children by hospital workers this year.

On A Positive Note: Stories To Make You Smile

Mhm Coming up on a positive note where good news does exist. A major celebration is underway over on Long Island to have a milestone such as graduating or moving up to another year is very important for these families. We've got your behind the scenes. Look at this preschool graduation ceremony for little ones battling cancer and watch as 1 12 year old boy rescues this baby f helping reunite it with its mama. Plus she's just gotten a new leash on life. I don't think most people understand what it's like to have to have complete faith and trust in a dog. How this woman who lives without sight is running races. Thanks to her trusty four legged companion over in Connecticut. She's viral on Tik Tok at 93 years old gaining like 100,000 views a day and we're like, no way it's gonna hit a million and it hit a million. Learn how this grandma is stealing the hearts of millions of people worldwide today. Good news that does exist and you come to the right place to find it. It's time for on a positive note. Hm. Hello. Hello, I'm Jordan and thank you for tuning in. You're watching on a positive note where good news does exist. So rest assured here on a positive note, you can be sure to find some of the most heartwarming stories from all around our communities. There are stories that will move you and inspire you. There are stories that will make your eyes water in a good way, just me. Well, on that note, let's jump right into our first story that is sure to warm your heart. One, Arkansas man is making his way to Long Island to take a class of fourth grade students. He says he owes his life to take a look at why he went the distance to show these little ones his gratitude. How far would you travel to say? Thank you. I didn't care how much money it cost or what it took to get here. Ryan Christensen made a 1200 mile trip from his home in Arkansas to ST Aidan school in Williston Park to personally give thanks to a class of fourth graders for helping him when he needed it most. I would not be here today if it wasn't for you guys. Christensen's journey of gratitude began last January when he fell gravely ill with migraine headaches. At that point, specialists had written emergency letters to give me to the mayo clinic because I was dying at that point. Co worker, Matthew Robinson who he's only met on Zoom told his mother Barbara Robinson, 1/4 grade teacher at ST Aidan's school. I heard about his situation and I had asked the Children to keep them in their prayers and they kind of adopted him. The Children prayed for Christensen every day in and out of school. We do a lunch prayer. We said an extra prayer a lot of the times to like for Ryan, they sent words of encouragement to Christensen in handwritten letters and Christmas cards. I told him that he should just keep going, taking it like a champion and he's doing great. I was truly at the bottom of the abyss in agony. Those cards came at the exact moment I needed them to Christensen says, the kindness of strangers gave him the strength to recover. That was my strength and courage and motivation. And they to this day are my heroes. We learned a great lesson from him to never give up to love others, even though we don't know them. It's taught me to have faith and like keep going. And when something brings you down, you get back up coming out here, I felt was my last opportunity to get them all together and tell them thank you for what they did for me. Um Because I believe they saved my life. There's one that just proves that we have the ability to change lives for the better, even through gestures, we might find small. Well, Ryan tells us he's hoping to stay in touch with those students through letters after returning back home to Arkansas. Well, some more students over on Long Island are creating cause for celebration too. We've got your behind the scenes. Look at one preschool graduation day for Children battling cancer. Look at those sweeties. You're looking at the Morgan Center's first graduation ceremony since the pandemic. It's a school for preschool aged kids to learn and to socialize with other Children who are fighting just like them to have a milestone such as graduating or moving up to another year is very important for these families to celebrate together and to have a normalcy that they otherwise would not have had over on Long Island. Another soon to be graduates, prom dreams are coming true. All thanks to her fairy godfathers, check it out. There's Massapequa High School Senior Ariana. She was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma in September and it prevented her from going to school for most of her senior year. However, she did make her way to her dream prom. Thanks to two celebrity hair stylist from the My Fairy Godfathers Foundation. They selected Ariana for a prom makeover and even took her on a shopping spree to find the dress of her dreams. Take a listen. They're just, it's just very personalized. They pick, they help me pick out my dress, they did my makeup, my fairy God, they did my hair, they did everything. It's just, it's amazing. Just amazing. And now is the perfect time for today's. Did you know, did you know that the fairy godfathers who gifted Ariana with the prom of her dreams aren't just central to Long Island, New York. They make miracles like this happen all the time and all over the country. Go ahead and check out your screen. We've provided a link to their Facebook page right down here below for you. You can also feel free to head to my social media pages. For more information on their foundation, we'll go ahead and leave my handle down below here for you as well to go fairy godfathers making dreams come true. And that ladies and Gents is today. Did you know? Well, the stories of miracles are in no short supply here on a positive note today coming over to Connecticut with me. Now for our next one where one mother tells us she and her baby are lucky to be alive. That mom nearly lost her life while she was playing with her eldest son, while pregnant with that baby. Here's your behind the scenes. Look at how one team of incredible doctors managed to save them. I just completely blacked out. I passed out on the couch in November, Katie Stewart who was 19 weeks pregnant says she was having a great time with her oldest son. When, when I woke up, I was blind, I was numb on half of my body. I couldn't talk. Um I was in like a cold Sweat Stewart was rushed to Saint Vincent's Medical Center. She immediately went into surgery for an aneurysm in her spleen that ruptured. So they ended up, um, interventional radiology, ended up putting a coil in to stop bleeding. In order to remove the aneurysm. We remove this part of the blood vessel as well as the tail of pancreas and the spleen which it supplies doctor Charles Cha with Hartford health care, performed the surgery. This is the most common type of aneurysm to rupture during pregnancy as all tissue gets softer and expands during pregnancy. These aneurysms can grow quite large. Stewart says she was very lucky and so was her baby. You know, the mortality rate. Unfortunately, when it comes to clinic, aneurysms during pregnancy is like 95%. So the fact that I live through the bleed with the aneurysm um is nothing short of a miracle because really neither of us really should. Here on March 15th, Peter David was born, you know, he's a little over 19 inches long, £6.15 ounces. So he is perfect. Three months later, Peter's older brother who was four when his mother was rushed to the hospital is enjoying his new buddy. He loves being a big brother and he, he's so sweet with him and he's so gentle with him and it's, it's so so sweet to see the two of them together, so much to be thankful for what a miracle. And now it's time for today's one good thing segment. Here's one good thing happening in the world that's short to resonate no matter your age location or otherwise becoming a mother just like Katie. In our last story is one of the greatest joys, right? And one hospital in Virginia has got a lot of new mothers to celebrate the neonatal intensive care unit at Riverside Regional Medical Center had 12 of their team members pregnant. At the same time, 10 nurses, one nurse practitioner and one unit secretary, one of the workers joked saying, quote, there is something in the water as some would say and we see her point. Well, according to the hospital, there have never been this many team members in the NICU unit pregnant. At the same time. Total, there will be eight girls, two boys and two surprises. As the parents wait to find out the genders born from this department. What an amazing experience these mothers have to have together. We're so happy for you. And that's today's one good thing over on Long Island. We're chatting another miracle in the making. One woman is being hailed a hero after saving an elderly man's life. This one is an ode to being in the right place at the right time. Here's your first hand. Look at the moment the pair were reunited, Giovanni Felipa and Margaret Wall able to hug each other just days after Felipa went into cardiac arrest, he was cooking inside of his food truck and wall happened to be driving by and saw a commotion. Turns out the man had fainted and the door to the truck was locked while wall jumped into action. After making her way inside the truck, the former nurse felt Felipa had no pulse. She began performing CPR and was able to resuscitate him. Felipa and his family had been searching for her since that day so they could share their thanks in person. I didn't even know how to say that. I'm so happy she show up. Maybe she's an angel because she was there on the right time. You know what it means to me means a lot. And on that note, thank you for embracing all of this positivity with me. Remember, good news does exist and you can always be sure to find it right here on a positive note. I'm Jordan and I'll see you next time. Ok. Mhm.