Happy Weekend! Even in the midst of economic and worldwide turmoil, there is no shortage of good news. I hope this week’s stories help to encourage and uplift you!

When a car sped off of a bridge in Wiltshire, police officer Tom Kinderman jumped into the river and helped keep the driver’s head above water until firefighters arrived on the scene.

Kinderman pulled the woman out of the car because it was quickly filling up with water. The woman became unconscious then. Kinderman was able to get her out and push her through the car’s window. Another man came later and helped Kinderman. The woman was taken to the hospital and her injuries were not life threatening.

Doctors screening women for ovarian cancer were able to detect the disease two years earlier than usual, according to a British study.

Ovarian cancer kills almost 100,000 women worldwide every year. If it is detected early, almost 90 percent of women survive.

Unfortunately, most women are usually only diagnosed after it has spread (when there is only a maximum 30 percent chance of survival).

Michael J. Fox has lots of reasons to be a pessimist.

But instead he’s doing a TV special about the nature of optimism. Fox will explore science and his own personal experience. He says the past ten years since his diagnosis have been among his happiest.

For his special, Fox visited the Himalayan nation of Bhutan. This area is unusually committed to the well-being of its citizens. “Michael J. Fox: Adventures of an Incurable Optimist” will air on May 7.