Brain Implant Puts Conductor Back on Podium

An Ohio orchestra conductor sidelined by Parkinson’s is back behind the baton thanks to a breakthrough brain implant.

Rand Laycock received a deep brain stimulation device at the Cleveland Clinic after tremors in his right hand made it nearly impossible to lead his 100-piece orchestra.

The “brain pacemaker” adjusts in real time to his symptoms and has nearly eliminated his shaking.

Now entering his 47th year of conducting, Laycock calls the technology “life-changing.” Watch a video report.

Teens Surprise Injured Neighbor with Kindness

After a basketball injury left Richard Munoz on crutches, he dreaded passing a group of teens near his apartment known for smoking and spray-painting fences.

But instead of mocking him, a few ran up and offered to carry his bags—a gesture that sparked months of unexpected kindness.

Over time, the group kept helping—taking out his trash, checking in on him, even letting him skip the line at the store.

Their support not only eased his recovery but also challenged his assumptions, shaped by past bullying, about who deserves the benefit of the doubt.

Tortoise Found 9 Months After Escape

After vanishing from his owner’s garden last July, Leonardo the tortoise was found nine months later—alive and well—just a mile down the road.

The 13-year-old pet had disappeared from a home in England, sparking months of worry until a local pet shop posted a photo of a tortoise handed in by a dog walker.

Aside from a sore eye, Leonardo was in good shape, likely thanks to hibernating through the winter.

It wasn’t his first escape, but it was his longest. His owner called him the “world’s best escape artist.”

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“It was an incredible portrayal of humanity, and a beautiful moment to represent the Boston Marathon.”

—  A spectator who captured the moment a runner stopped to help a fellow competitor cross the finish line.