Feel good Friday news!

Katie Wilson
upday UK and Ireland
2 min readOct 4, 2018

Brightening up your Friday with the most heartwarming stories we’ve seen this week.

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This brave five-year-old with autism saved his mum’s life

A five-year-old boy with autism, who usually finds it hard to talk, was able to call an ambulance for his mother when she collapsed at home.

Tyler Semple has since been presented with an award for his bravery by the National Autistic Society.

Fearless Joan celebrated her 99th birthday with a skydive!

Joan Phillips is not your average lady, so it’s only right she celebrated a big birthday by doing something extraordinary.

The nonagenarian fulfilled a lifelong dream when she turned 99 — by doing an indoor skydive.

Feel the g-force Joan!

A real life Thor is helping children with cystic fibrosis

When Ben Mudge’s friends told him he looked like superhero Thor, he turned it into a force for good and is now using it to help children with cystic fibrosis.

The big-hearted 28-year-old, who has the degenerative condition himself, has made it his mission to talk to sufferers across the globe on social media, which he couldn’t do himself as a youngster.

He also takes on challenges to help raise money for cystic fibrosis charities.

This police officer looked after his colleague’s baby while she did an exam

A photo of an Indian police officer looking after his colleague’s baby while she sat an exam has gone viral.

Head Constable Mujeeb-ur-Rehman melted hearts with the cute snap, which went on to be shared hundreds of times.

Lego is helping this injured turtle get its mojo back

This injured turtle is being nursed back to health — with the aid of a miniature wheelchair made out of Lego.

The turtle, who is at least 18 years old, was found with a number of fractures on its shell, which needs to be kept off the ground to heal.

And that’s where the makeshift wheelchair comes in. Who knew Lego was so useful?!

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Katie Wilson
upday UK and Ireland

Mobile Editor @updayUK | Mainly wearing leopard print and a smile