Friday JohnKu – AKA – TGIF – Fri-Yay/Good News

~ John W. Howell

This week’s good news story comes from (where else) the Good News Network. Here is the story in its entirety.

credit Inside Edition – screen capture

Hero Neighbor Charges Into Lake to Save 4-Year-Old Boy With Autism

By

Andy Corbley

A Michigan woman is being hailed a hero after she rescued a 4-year-old autistic boy who jumped into a lake.

Drowning is the leading cause of death among autistic children, but the water would have to make do with frogs and fish after Jessica Bauer and the boy’s Grandma saw him fall in, and the former tossed her smartphone over her shoulder before jumping in.

Ring camera captured the youngster tumbling into a pond and Bauer’s rescue. The young woman has a three-year-old of her own and said the sight of the little boy drowning was frightening, but nevertheless, she told Inside Edition that she didn’t think much at all as she was jumping in.

The mother of the 4-year-old later thanked her hero neighbor. Bauer says the boy she saved is doing fine and is excited to celebrate his 5th birthday.

WATCH the rescue below…

The good news is that a person reacted to the emergency without thinking. Today’s Johnku talks about heroes. I hope you have a wonderful weekend.

Heroes by John W. Howell © 2023

Heroes don’t think first,

They respond to what’s needed . . .

Then, do the thinking.

74 thoughts on “Friday JohnKu – AKA – TGIF – Fri-Yay/Good News”

  10. Just when you start to think all the heroes have disappeared, along comes someone like this. A person who didn’t stop to consider her own well-being, but literally took the plunge necessary to save a little boy. A wonderful story, and it appears to me that this heroine is as beautiful inside as she is outside. Yep, I got teary-eyed watching the video, but I’m SO glad you shared it with us, John. And as always, your JohnKu is perfect!

    PS … I hope you know how much joy you spread every time you share one of your Fri-Yay posts! 😀 ❤

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    1. Thank you, Marcia. I started these Friday posts to offset my own growing cynicism about how things were going in this country. Between Covid and the incompetence of our elected officials I was finding myself focusing on the dark side of humanity. I know the dark side is still there but would rather point out those rays of light that can warm the heart. Thanks for your kind words.

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      1. My feelings exactly, John. There are some things in this world we can fix, and others we have to accept, though hopefully not forever. I look forward to the pendulum swinging back at least a bit before too long. In the meantime, positive stories keep me from tearing out my hair. Thanks for providing some of those for us! 😀 ❤

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  20. I love stories about ordinary people doing extraordinary things. That’s the first time I’ve heard about drowning being the leading cause of death for autistic children. I had no idea.

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  30. This JohnKu is right on!
    This is a positive story; a potential beyond heartbreak, with a happy ending.
    “Drowning is the leading cause of death among autistic children,” – That piques my interest.
    🐂🐂🐂🐂

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      1. I did look it up.
        It said “Kids with autism face a higher risk of drowning due to the behaviour known as “elopement” or a tendency to wander off, according to data from the National Library of Medicine.”
        That would lead me to conclude “drowning” could be replaced by: getting hit by a car, falling off a cliff, walking into a fire, etc.”
        🐂🐂🐂🐂

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