December 19, 2025 • 4 mins
Johnny Mac shares five uplifting news stories. A nine-year-old named Oscar hilariously starred as 'Elvis' instead of 'Elvis the Elf' in his school play, delighting the audience. A severely injured and disabled puppy named Dennis finds a loving forever home. Kim, a woman who lost all four limbs, celebrates gaining motor skills with her new left hand after a successful transplant. Scientists in the UK are developing a breath test for early detection of pancreatic cancer. Finally, England's National Highways discovered unusual abandoned items, including a full-sized boat and a fairground ride, stressing the importance of securing loads while driving.
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Speaker 1 (00:03):
Caalaroga Shark Media. Hey there, I'm Johnny mag with five
guin news stories. This next story might be my favorite
of the year because I just find it hilarious. I
share this with my family in real life. So, nine
year old Oscar came home from school. He was all excited.
He'd been cast in the school play his role Elvis
(00:25):
the Elf. But somewhere between the classroom and the front door,
they forgot about the elf part. Oscar told the family
he was playing Elvis and that his costume needed to
be sparkly. Can you see where this is going? His
older sister, Jade said, neither Oscar nor the school explain
the elf part of Elvis the Elf. So the family
did what any confused parents would do. They went online
(00:48):
and bought a kid's size Elvis Presley jumpsuit. It fit perfectly.
They sent them to school in his full Graceland glory.
No one said a word. No one even caught this.
The cast walks on stage, children are dressed as Elves,
and there's Oscar dressed as Elvis Presley. Sister Jade said,
The audience laughed, Oscar loved it. Teachers found the whole
(01:09):
thing hilarious. They even left this alone during rehearsal. Oscar
Leaner the role enjoyed the intention, and that is the
tale of Elvis the Elf. Nice job. The rest of
the stories today not nearly as funny, but good news
for a disabled puppy. The puppy was found tossed in
a jumpster. The puppy survived and found a new home
(01:30):
just in time for Christmas. Dennis the terrier was discovered
severely underweight, deaf, half blind, and covered in injuries. He
weighed less than four pounds. The staff says the dog
couldn't handle a bat, so they used damp towels to
clean him up. His eyes couldn't focus, he couldn't hear
anyone approaching. He off any corners or pressed himself against
people for comfort. Because Dennis was both deaf and half blind,
(01:51):
the team had to create new ways of communicating with him.
They tapped their feet so he could feel vibrations, and
gently tapped his body before picking him up so he'd
learned what those cues meant. Once he was stable, he
went into foster care and began mapping the house, running
around confidently and learning from the occasional collision along the way.
The way terriers tend to do. Now Dennis has a
forever home. He will be spending his first Christmas surrounded
(02:12):
by people who love him. Awesome job. Meanwhile, a woman
who lost all four limbs after developing sepsist on a
vacation in Spain eight years ago is celebrating something she
once thought impossible. She has a new hand. Kim is
sixty four. She underwent a fourteen hour surgery in hopes
of receiving a double hand transplant, but complications meant doctors
(02:32):
could only complete the left one. She says she's over
the moon and has declared herself left handed now. I
was right handed, but now I just do everything left handed.
I've even written with my left hand. When she saw
her new hand for the first time, she described it
as feeling instantly right, perfect, beautiful, like it's meant to
be mine. She joked at her husband, Steve, has to
buy a new wedding ring and engagement rings because the
fingers on her new hand are slightly bigger. She's stunned
(02:55):
by how quickly she's gained function. Doctors told her motor
skills could take up to a year to return, but
she's already brushing her teeth, doing her hair, putting on makeup,
and picking things up and feeding herself again. She says,
little things like holding a glass of wine without dropping it,
lifting an ice cream cone using a fork, Each one
has been a milestone she never expected to reclaim. Scientists
getting it done. There's a new, quick, easy breath test
(03:17):
to detect pancreatic cancer. They're doing trials in the UK.
An analysis of pancreatic cancer across the UK found that
over sixty percent of cases are detected at stage four.
At that point, there's not much to be done. The
breath test detects volatile organic compounds known as VOCs, that
are linked with pancreatic cancer even in early stages. The
(03:38):
VOCs travel along the bloodstream and can be expelled in
a single breath. Boy, that would be really great if
they can figure that one out. In a lot of
British news today, the organization England's National Highways revealed how
many crazy things show up on the roadside, more than
forty nine thousand abandoned objects so far this year. Two
items were particularly odd. One was a full sized boat
(04:00):
perched on top of a damaged trailer alongside the a
forty two, nowhere near open water. Then in November, another
officer found something along the M one to eight, a
fairground ride sitting on the verge with no sign of
why it was there. The police want you to know
dispose of unwanted items properly and securior loads before driving.
A few extra minutes of preparation could prevent dangerous collisions
(04:22):
and keep boats and carnival rides from mysteriously appearing on
the roadside. And those are your five good news stories
for today. I'll see tomorrow.
Caalaroga Shark Media. Hey there, I'm Johnny mag with five
guin news stories. This next story might be my favorite
of the year because I just find it hilarious. I
share this with my family in real life. So, nine
year old Oscar came home from school. He was all excited.
He'd been cast in the school play his role Elvis
(00:25):
the Elf. But somewhere between the classroom and the front door,
they forgot about the elf part. Oscar told the family
he was playing Elvis and that his costume needed to
be sparkly. Can you see where this is going? His
older sister, Jade said, neither Oscar nor the school explain
the elf part of Elvis the Elf. So the family
did what any confused parents would do. They went online
(00:48):
and bought a kid's size Elvis Presley jumpsuit. It fit perfectly.
They sent them to school in his full Graceland glory.
No one said a word. No one even caught this.
The cast walks on stage, children are dressed as Elves,
and there's Oscar dressed as Elvis Presley. Sister Jade said,
The audience laughed, Oscar loved it. Teachers found the whole
(01:09):
thing hilarious. They even left this alone during rehearsal. Oscar
Leaner the role enjoyed the intention, and that is the
tale of Elvis the Elf. Nice job. The rest of
the stories today not nearly as funny, but good news
for a disabled puppy. The puppy was found tossed in
a jumpster. The puppy survived and found a new home
(01:30):
just in time for Christmas. Dennis the terrier was discovered
severely underweight, deaf, half blind, and covered in injuries. He
weighed less than four pounds. The staff says the dog
couldn't handle a bat, so they used damp towels to
clean him up. His eyes couldn't focus, he couldn't hear
anyone approaching. He off any corners or pressed himself against
people for comfort. Because Dennis was both deaf and half blind,
(01:51):
the team had to create new ways of communicating with him.
They tapped their feet so he could feel vibrations, and
gently tapped his body before picking him up so he'd
learned what those cues meant. Once he was stable, he
went into foster care and began mapping the house, running
around confidently and learning from the occasional collision along the way.
The way terriers tend to do. Now Dennis has a
forever home. He will be spending his first Christmas surrounded
(02:12):
by people who love him. Awesome job. Meanwhile, a woman
who lost all four limbs after developing sepsist on a
vacation in Spain eight years ago is celebrating something she
once thought impossible. She has a new hand. Kim is
sixty four. She underwent a fourteen hour surgery in hopes
of receiving a double hand transplant, but complications meant doctors
(02:32):
could only complete the left one. She says she's over
the moon and has declared herself left handed now. I
was right handed, but now I just do everything left handed.
I've even written with my left hand. When she saw
her new hand for the first time, she described it
as feeling instantly right, perfect, beautiful, like it's meant to
be mine. She joked at her husband, Steve, has to
buy a new wedding ring and engagement rings because the
fingers on her new hand are slightly bigger. She's stunned
(02:55):
by how quickly she's gained function. Doctors told her motor
skills could take up to a year to return, but
she's already brushing her teeth, doing her hair, putting on makeup,
and picking things up and feeding herself again. She says,
little things like holding a glass of wine without dropping it,
lifting an ice cream cone using a fork, Each one
has been a milestone she never expected to reclaim. Scientists
getting it done. There's a new, quick, easy breath test
(03:17):
to detect pancreatic cancer. They're doing trials in the UK.
An analysis of pancreatic cancer across the UK found that
over sixty percent of cases are detected at stage four.
At that point, there's not much to be done. The
breath test detects volatile organic compounds known as VOCs, that
are linked with pancreatic cancer even in early stages. The
(03:38):
VOCs travel along the bloodstream and can be expelled in
a single breath. Boy, that would be really great if
they can figure that one out. In a lot of
British news today, the organization England's National Highways revealed how
many crazy things show up on the roadside, more than
forty nine thousand abandoned objects so far this year. Two
items were particularly odd. One was a full sized boat
(04:00):
perched on top of a damaged trailer alongside the a
forty two, nowhere near open water. Then in November, another
officer found something along the M one to eight, a
fairground ride sitting on the verge with no sign of
why it was there. The police want you to know
dispose of unwanted items properly and securior loads before driving.
A few extra minutes of preparation could prevent dangerous collisions
(04:22):
and keep boats and carnival rides from mysteriously appearing on
the roadside. And those are your five good news stories
for today. I'll see tomorrow.
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