The happy couple 105 and 100 married for 82 years

0:03 Caalaroga Shark Media. I'm Johnny Mack with five good news stories. Congratulations to Jack. He turned one hundred and five on Christmas, and he's married to Carla, who's one hundred. Back in August, they celebrated eighty two years of marriage. They lived together in a retirement community. They'll sit side by side in the recliner chairs and watch one of Carla's favorite shows. Jack mostly listens, he's lost much of his vision. They hold hands for hours. Carla said, we're very lucky. Jack used to tell their two sons the keto A healthy marriage is the man always having the last word, which is yes, dear. It's good advice, Jack. Jack doesn't talk much nowadays, but when he does, he's typically calling out for Carlo or telling her that he loves her multiple times a day. She always responds, I love you too, Jackie. Carla said, we're lucky. We have no complaints.

0:52 We have a good place here. We enjoy being here with the people. We have good friends. When her husband falls asleep in the evening, she goes downstairs to catch up with her friends over a glass of wine. It you are three other one hundred year olds at the complex but Carl and Jack are the only married couple. A Los Angeles teenager with autism created a seventy minute symphony. Jacob Rock is the composer of Unforgettable Sunrise and says I want people to see the pain in my life and bad times and know there's hope. Jacob lives with profound non oral autism. His condition makes him all but unable to speak. Until three years ago, he'd been unable to speak with his family outside of physical gestures, which often conveyed a deep frustration and self harm. In twenty twenty, a breakthrough utilizing text of voice software revealed that Jacob had a deep acuity and sensitivity to language and art. He can now verbally communicate with his parents and they could learn about his inner world.

1:38 Wow, that's awesome. Jacob revealed that since childhood he'd been composing a symphony. He had all the arrangements and melodies locked in place. He couldn't write notation or play the instruments his music required, but he could describe what he heard. Could they help him to find a way to play it? Jacob Symphony, which he co wrote with composer Rob Lauford, debuted at the Alex Theater in Glendale through text to speech software. Jacob said failure was the thing that always frightened me, and not being able to communicate was the greatest barrier to success. The description from Jacob a series of bursts of cacafey on piano five ten, thirty forty and thirty seconds. I want soaring violins to rip out of the cacophony for two minutes. I want to hear the violins reaching for the sun. I want the soaring violins to run smack into base and horns with a sudden jolt as they disappear. The violins are demanding sleep and the horns are demanding pain. His co composer Laufer said, I'd sit at the piano and go, you mean this, you mean that? And I'd play them a few examples. What do you mean by cacafey? What do you mean by a melody that reaches for the sun. They spent days and nights hashing out a close enough approximation of what Jacob wrote, using midi and samples to range the orchestral parts. The end result is Jacob described, it was damn close. That's awesome. What a great story. The city of Columbus has canceled three hundred and thirty five million dollars in medical debt for its residents, joining faith organizations, online communities, and other local governments in the movements forgive medical debt. The Columbus City Council, Ohio voted to cancel three hundred thirty five million dollars in medical debt for thousands of residents. It'll impact about three hundred and thirty four one thousand people, about one in three Columbus residents who have medical debt from treatment they received at any of the four area hospital systems between twenty fifteen and twenty twenty. Meanwhile, a bride who called

3:10 off her wedding donated the entire fifteen thousand dollars reception to a nonprofit so that they can host a party for children with special needs. The event was already paid for, was too close to the date to request a refund, so she donated the event to San Jose's Parents Helping Parents PHP supports families with children living with disabilities and at once provided help to the bride's family. PHP's executive director Maria said, I've never heard of anyone calling a nonprofit saying we want to donate a fifteen thousand dollars party in two weeks to you. The party was at Gilroy's Eagle Ridge Golf Club and include a dinner and dessert and a DJ and a photo booth and a fireworks display. The bride's mom, Liz said, it's wonderful to be included and have the celebration of who our community is. Hey, good news if you've got a Christmas cake and it was lopsided. A major Japanese department store operator has apologized profusely for sending eight hundred and seven collap Christmas cakes to disappointed customers. The company, Takesha Maya, said it was unable to work out why the strawberry shortcakes, which sell for fifty four dollars, were delivered in various states of disrepair. They were meant to be frozen on delivery. More than eight hundred cakes arrived melted, lopsided or crumbled. The head of sale said, we have betrayed the expectations of our many customers. The responsibility rest with our company. Christmas cake is something that people enjoy with family and friends on a special occasion that only comes once a year. We are incredibly sorry that we were unable to create an atmosphere where everyone could enjoy the cake together, and that we disappointed many. That's your five stories for today. If you enjoy the program, tell a friend about it. They might like it too. See you next time. Have

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