Jumat, 10 Juli 2026

Donor Drive Inspires, Watchmaking Legacy, and Tri Delta Gives Back

Good Afternoon! At 4 years old, Jordan Rosenberg told her parents she was going to marry someone named Max. Twenty-five years later, she did. In today's Feel Good Flyover, the childhood recording her parents secretly played at the wedding that left the groom, the bride, and millions of TikTok viewers in disbelief.
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Good News

Article Icon 1Down Syndrome Program Goes National

What started as a graduate school assignment is now a national program. Sara Gudiel, a Touro University of Nevada occupational therapy graduate, created a six-week curriculum called Empower to help teens and adults with Down syndrome build independence as they transition into adulthood, a period when many lose access to school-based support.

The program launched at Gigi's Playhouse Las Vegas, a free Down syndrome achievement center, and focuses on practical skills like self-care, nutrition, and self-advocacy. It proved so successful that Gigi's Playhouse is expanding it to all 62 of its locations across the U.S. and Mexico.

Participant Otischa Smiley, 29, said the experience has changed her daily life. "I feel like a new me, a new diva," she said. Gudiel, who graduated on June 15 with a job already lined up, said the most rewarding moment came when a parent told her the program helped her daughter communicate for the first time about being in pain.

Article Icon 1Bride's Childhood Prediction Comes True

When Jordan Rosenberg was 4 years old, her parents recorded her describing her dream wedding. She wanted clowns, a moon bounce, and face painting. When asked who her husband would be, she didn't hesitate: Max.

Twenty-five years later, Jordan married Max Creamer at the La Valencia Hotel in La Jolla, California. She had no idea her parents still had the recording, or that they had edited her tiny voice into the father-daughter dance song, God Only Knows by The Beach Boys. When 4-year-old Jordan's voice rang out shouting, "Max! Max! Max!" the groom's jaw dropped. "No way!" he repeated as guests gasped and cheered.

Jordan and Max met at a Halloween party at San Diego State University in 2017 and have been inseparable ever since. She had a childhood friend named Max who likely inspired her answer, but never imagined she'd end up marrying a different one.

"I immediately started crying and laughing at the same time," Jordan said. The TikTok has gone viral, drawing tens of millions of views.

Article Icon 1One Donor Plea Inspired 8,000

Warren Shen, a 29-year-old software engineer, was diagnosed with high-risk acute myeloid leukemia in March after routine blood work revealed the aggressive cancer. When he learned he would likely need a stem cell transplant, he also learned how difficult it can be for Asian American patients to find a match, since minority communities remain significantly underrepresented in donor registries.

Warren started posting about his diagnosis on TikTok, hoping to get a few more people to register. The response was staggering. According to the National Marrow Donor Program, more than 8,000 people signed up to join the donor registry after seeing his videos, with more than 5,000 from Asian American backgrounds.

"To hear from NMDP that it went into the thousands was like, wow," Warren said. "This has allowed us to spread the message to so many more people than we ever could have in person."

Doctors are still evaluating potential matches. In the meantime, Warren is focused on treatment and encouraging others to consider joining the registry with a simple cheek swab. "There is a way to legitimately save someone's life, and it's very easy to do," he said.

The Flyover Podcast

The following stories are featured exclusively on The Feel Good Flyover Podcast. Clicking the link will take you directly there:

➤ On his sixty-fifth birthday, a retiring Southwest captain flew his final flight with a first officer who knew him better than anyone. (Hear Story)

After a spinal cord injury, a teenager was asked to design a jersey for a local semi-pro baseball team, and he did not disappoint. (Hear Story)

This England fan spent his entire house deposit to take his 80-year-old grandfather to the World Cup. (Hear Details)

  

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Amazing News

➤ Canada's only watchmaking school, founded after WWII to help veterans learn a new trade, has been ticking for 80 years from the third floor of an elementary school and now trains watchmakers recruited by Rolex and TAG Heuer. (See Photos)

A tenured rescue dog, Tsunami, saved 25 people from the rubble of Venezuela's recent earthquakes in his final mission before retirement. He was one of 137 search-and-rescue dogs deployed from more than 20 countries to help locate survivors. (See Photos)

Bystanders in Australia lifted a 3,300-pound car off a father of two who was pinned and unable to breathe after a crash. He later reunited with the men who saved his life and thanked them with "Certified Legend" T-shirts. (Watch Video)

The Tri Delta sorority has just crossed $125 million in donations to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital after hitting a new milestone. Since 1999, members have raised the funds through pancake breakfasts, fun runs, letter-writing campaigns, and much more. (See Details)

After finding his 1-year-old brother unresponsive in a pool, a 7-year-old Texas boy pulled him out and alerted his mom and neighbors. Paramedics stabilized the toddler, who is expected to fully recover, and deputies have nominated the older brother for a Sheriff's Commendation Award. (Full Story)

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A shuttle bus driver in Orlando stopped everything to dance with a toddler to her favorite song, creating a heartwarming moment her family captured and will never forget.

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Fun Friday

Who won the neck decorating contest?

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Friday Quote

"There are things inside it that are paper thin, so every breeze of air is too much. I try to work [with] the windows closed, and I try to hold my breath to do certain things."

Louis-Philippe Grondin, a student at Canada's only watchmaking school in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, describing the precision required to repair automatic wristwatches.

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