A Remarkable Rescue, A Promising Cancer Breakthrough, And Schools Preparing Students For Real Life.
Welcome to this week's edition of The Ray!
Some stories make you pause because the odds seem almost absurd. A person survives 15 days trapped underground. Researchers find a promising immune response against pancreatic cancer. And an entire generation of students gets a little better prepared for the real world.
Sometimes hope isn't soft. Sometimes it's stubborn.
Rayspiration |
As long as the story is still being written, something can change.
"While there's life, there's hope."
Good News
He Survived 15 Days Trapped in an Underwater Cave
A man was rescued alive after spending 15 days trapped inside an underwater cave, surviving without food or light before rescuers were finally able to reach him.
California Says Financial Literacy Belongs in Every High School
California has become the 26th U.S. state to require financial literacy courses in every high school, giving students practical lessons about money before they have to navigate adulthood on their own.
A Promising Immune Response Against Pancreatic Cancer
An experimental drug has generated an immune response against pancreatic cancer in people considered at high risk, offering researchers another promising avenue in the fight against one of the most difficult cancers to treat.
Power Tip
Learn One Adulting Skill
Understand compound interest. Read your bank statement. Learn how taxes work. Know what a credit score is.
"Hope isn't pretending the odds are good. It's refusing to believe the odds are the whole story
Insight
"The world is changed not only by grand gestures, but by thousands of people choosing to care."