Sunny Side of The Stream: At Age 51, a Mechanic Becomes a Doctor
As a child, Dr. Carl Allamby’s family of 8 often couldn’t afford water, electricity or gas.
“My saving grace [growing up] was our strong family structure,” he said. “My siblings and I always stuck together and weathered our hardships as a team.”
At age 19, he opened his first repair shop. At age 31, he started a business degree and found he loved biology. At age 51, after working as a mechanic during the day and taking classes at night, he became a medical doctor.
Allamby was “always infatuated with the way things worked — and the human body seemed to be the most complex of anything I encountered, which always fascinated me,” he told Fox News Digital.
Another Healthy Tip
Last week I wrote about the health benefits of walking in a forested area. Inspired, that same day I rediscovered a park I hadn’t been to in a while. Since then I’ve invited others there to join me to eat dinner and take a walk. My friend remarked, “how did I not know this place was here?” I hope you find somewhere beautiful to enjoy walking and resting. It really has been good for my soul.
This week on social media I similarly came across another convicting health discovery. I learned that when we sleep, our brain clears away toxins whose build up is linked to Alzheimer’s. That’s not to say they know for sure that lack of sleep causes Alzheimer’s, but it’s enough to motivate me to let my brain clean itself, which it only does during sleep! The rest of the body cleans itself through the lymphatic system, which the brain isn’t connected to. Here are the videos I came across on sleep:
“The link between lack of sleep and cancer is now so strong that the World Health Organization has classified any form of nighttime shift work as a probable carcinogen." https://t.co/zp1zU3ZPlq pic.twitter.com/5L4YsfnwGe
— Vala Afshar (@ValaAfshar) September 29, 2022
While we are sleep, our brain is cleaning itself (important research) https://t.co/Vf9d3ciddd pic.twitter.com/JHJTxtpIYA
— Vala Afshar (@ValaAfshar) September 30, 2022
Social Media Roundup
Troopers rescued a family with young kids from the roof of a car amid rising floodwaters.
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People protecting baby puffins, called pufflings, from the disorienting effects of lights at night. It’s called puffling season.
@kyanasue I want a pet puffin 😫 I miss my Pufflings already #iceland #puffins #westmanislands #vestmannaeyjar #reykjavik #icelandtrip #traditions ♬ Love You So – The King Khan & BBQ Show
Very funny. This person makes paintings smile.
This is a talent! https://t.co/f13D0IupdL
— How Things Are Manufactured (@fastworkers6) September 30, 2022
Rescue dog:
Empathy is the ability to emotionally understand what other living beings feel, see things from their point of view and imagine themselves in their place. pic.twitter.com/NdXbUyvr2a
— Gabriele Corno (@Gabriele_Corno) September 30, 2022
Astronaut blooper reel:
https://twitter.com/historyinmemes/status/1575463836907409421
I wonder what was so funny:
— WholesomeMemes (@WholesomeMeme) September 29, 2022
A security camera caught a baby bear discovering snow, and it’s precious:
Baby bear enchanted by the first snowflakes of his life
🎥 surveillance camera pic.twitter.com/wykZ6eL9j5
— Gabriele Corno (@Gabriele_Corno) September 30, 2022
This historical video shows a mind-boggling intersection without traffic lights. Imagine driving through that!
https://twitter.com/historyinmemes/status/1574476589466669056
You’ll want to turn the sound on for this one. It sounds like the folks giving commentary are in a submarine watching the octopus respond to their presence:
https://twitter.com/DepthsBeIow/status/1574588531934052352
A helpful crow. Where did this instinct come from?
Driver slows down to watch as crow helps scared hedgehog cross the road pic.twitter.com/3OkmpwDTVs
— Gabriele Corno (@Gabriele_Corno) September 26, 2022
A mother’s love:
“Life does not come with a manual, it comes with a mother."
The moment when a mom surprises her daughter in support of her battle pic.twitter.com/NhGmb19PEa
— Vala Afshar (@ValaAfshar) September 25, 2022
The statues aren’t very responsive.
https://twitter.com/buitengebieden/status/1574438972104794112
May be useful information for anyone comforting a newborn:
A physician shows us how to comfort an infant and stop them from crying pic.twitter.com/k45DuEUTGD
— Vala Afshar (@ValaAfshar) September 25, 2022
A beautiful scene in Times Square:
REVIVAL JUST HIT TIMES SQUARE 🤯🤯🤯🤯
No one wants to leave 🔥🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/VUpDELGadU
— Sean Feucht (@seanfeucht) September 25, 2022
Aliya Kuykendall is a staff writer and proofreader for The Stream. You can follow Aliya on Twitter @AliyaKuykendall and follow The Stream @Streamdotorg.
