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Homeless Man Leaves Touching Sign Thanking Kind Strangers After Getting a Job

Most of us are so lucky that we’ll never know how hard it is to have to stand in the street and ask strangers for help. But there are so many people who have to do just that, for so many different reasons. They’ve fallen on hard times or lost their job or even their homes, and now they have to rely on the kindness of people they don’t even know.

Talia Schlanger, the host of “World Cafe” on NPR, shared a tweet about a man she’d see asking for help on the street who one day wasn’t at the spot where she usually saw him. She tweeted the circumstances: “For the past year, a very nice man has been standing on the bridge that’s on my way to work with a sign saying he was having a hard time and could use a hand. Today, this is what it read.” And she included a picture of a cardboard sign written in marker that said, “My last week out here I got a job thank you to everyone who has helped during this hard time.”

How nice is it that the man left a thank you note? The sign served not only as a way to show appreciation but also as an explanation to anyone who might have gotten used to seeing him and possibly chatting with him and would be worried that he just suddenly disappeared.

Schlanger followed up the tweet with more information. She wrote that he got hired by a man in New Jersey to build cabinets and was given a place to stay during the job by the same man.

People on Twitter responded to Schlanger’s tweet because they were so moved.

One person asked if she knew the name of the company that hired him, saying they deserved extra customers.

Schlanger’s post was retweeted by the Kale Salad account, and it was also posted on their Instagram, where it received almost 250,000 likes.

And a whole lot of comments!

It’s nice to see some good news to counter all the bad.

h/t: TanksGoodNews

This Doctor Hung A Perfect Sign Explaining Why He Will No Longer Treat Unvaccinated Children

Vaccines are such a hot button issue with parents these days. Some parents, generally known as anti-vaxxers, choose to forgo vaccinations for potentially deadly diseases because they worry about what they see as possible side effects for their children.

The Center for Disease Control (CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) both recommend that parents get their kids vaccinated. There have been articles galore about the importance of vaccinating your children. There have been countless threads on Twitter (where the issue is the subject of quite a lot of debates). But some parents are still against it.

Parents can choose not to vaccinate their children, sure, but doctors can also make policies of not treating kids who are not vaccinated. This sign, hung in a doctor’s office, got a lot of attention after being posted on Reddit.

Reddit

The sign reads,

Our office will no longer be seeing patients that do not vaccinate their children. We will vaccinate those who would like to begin the process, however failure to comply with this policy will result in discharge after January 1, 2019. We can provide a medical release when a new physician has been found. Due to the overwhelmingly thorough research of science based findings there is a plethora of evidence supporting the positive impact vaccines have on children. As per Dr. Azmeh’s professional advice, along with the CDC and WHO (World Health Organization), we strongly discourage any parent from withholding vaccines that will undoubtedly help their children. If you have any questions or concerns regarding this policy, please feel free to ask a staff member.

Many commenters applauded the doctor’s policy.

Parents, please vaccinate your kids. If not for their own safety, then for the safety of people with compromised immune systems who can’t get vaccinated themselves.

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