The deaths of Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Ringer Reiner, shocked the world. In the days and weeks following their horrific murders, tributes poured in for the couple. Loved ones, colleagues, and friends shared their love for Rob and Michele and the incredible impact they had on their lives. On December 29, Neda Soderqvist, who worked as Michele’s trainer, shared a haunting photo on Instagram. Before their deaths, Rob and Michele sent out hand-written holiday cards along with bonuses. The card proves just how kind and generous the pair was. Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner Made Sure to Let Loved Ones Know How They Felt Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner were never shy about their feelings and made sure to tell those close to them how much they meant. Nada’s note was truly from the heart, as we see in the since-deleted post. “Dear Nada- What can I say after all these years. We love each other, are mad at each other, and then just move on! And it always works out. I hope you have a great holiday with your family who adore you- Love Michele and Rob,” the handwritten note reads. In a separate Instagram post, Neda shared her feelings about Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner. “Michele and I were inseparable 5 days a week for 15 years. We brought out the best in each other. Not many know her heart, but I do. Rob and Michele have touched countless lives with their kindness. Any time the kids and I stayed at their Malibu home, they treated us like royalty and showed immense respect to everyone around them. I will miss my Michele,” she wrote. That note is a precious keepsake that we’re sure Nada will cherish forever. There’s something special about seeing someone’s handwriting and knowing they took the time just for you. May Rob and Michele rest in peace. This story’s featured image is by Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for Human Rights Campaign.

If there's one thing that people who have experienced a tragic loss can agree on, it's that grief is weird. It's not predictable, it doesn't neatly follow specific stages, and until you've been through it, you never know how you are going to react. There's no timeframe for grief, and there are no rules for it, either. In fact, sometimes a grief response can run completely counter to societal expectations, sometimes in ways that might feel irreverent or inappropriate from the outside. Case in point: A video of a group of young adult siblings who can't stop giggling as they share life updates with their dead younger brother. See on Instagram The video was shared by Brittany and includes her siblings, Jessica and Tyler. (They also have another brother, Connor, who was not there for this video.) Brittany has been using social media as a "digital grief journal," sharing the wide range of feelings and experiences that have come along in her grief journey. While laughter isn't often associated with loss, the siblings can't contain themselves as they talk to Daniel, the baby of the family, who died six months ago. The more they share, the funnier they find it.Grief humor is more common than people might thinkOdd? Perhaps. Common? Absolutely. Brittany tells Upworthy that she and her siblings cry a lot, but they also share fun stories about Daniel and use humor to cope. As people demonstrate in the comments, finding humor in grief is much more common than people think, and it's refreshing to see that truth not just acknowledged but embraced. Check out some of the responses:"Two hours after my mom passed a scam call came in on her phone. They asked for her by name and I said, sorry, you just missed her. I just know she woulda been laughing at that. Grief is a strange thing.""As a former middle child who is now an only child, the trauma laughter is what keeps us going. When I tell people my siblings are dead and they get all quiet, I like to reassure them, 'I didn't k!ll them.' They still don't laugh, but I do." See on Instagram "My family grieves like y'all. My sisters and I were told we'd have to leave our Nana's wake if we couldn't stop laughing at the atrocious art in the funeral home that she would have hated.""I lost my son Daniel in October and we have constant conversations and some of them end up just like this. ♥""My daughter died last year shortly after birth and on Christmas my husband said, 'Abigail was such a good girl this year, she didn't make a peep and didn't ask for a single thing for Christmas!' Grief is weird but the humor keeps us going.""I can 100% confirm this is exactly how my sister and I would be about each other too. There is no right way to grieve, no timeline. Some of my meaningful memories involve cracking up with my family shortly after one of our loved ones passed away. All I see is a group of siblings who clearly love each other dearly. ❤️❤️❤️❤️""My baby brother died in July and the laughing so you don't cry is so valid ? my brother would have been the first one to laugh at how hard me and my sisters boohooed at his funeral. ?""If I died, this is exactly how I would want my siblings to act ? pls giggle about how absurd my earthly departure was." See on Instagram Humor can be a healthy coping mechanismA 2020-2021 study of grief triggers found an "unexpected" result: humor can both trigger grief and help people navigate it."Humor was revealed as a grief trigger for many participants, as well as a periodic way for most to cope with their grief," the study's authors write. "As humor is not often associated with grief, these humor findings were unexpected." Everyone grieves differently, so naturally, the study participants had varying experiences with humor in their grief process. For instance, some people found it triggering because funny things reminded them of the person who died and highlighted their loss. One participant shared:“(Humor) reminded me of him, as he liked to joke around, and I am in hard grief. Too much is reminding me of him, and I have to live here in our house but without him now. I have to accept he is dead. Life moves on. No one can help us. Grief is something you go through alone” (P2). @tofivefromthree come grieve with me?? I’ll be checking a big one off my list next week? If you have any ideas, please let me know! #grieftok #deadbrothersclub #siblingloss #fyp #griefandloss And another shared:“I never knew until she died, how much I appreciated her ability to laugh and make fun of things. We would always laugh on the phone or whenever we visited. She could tell outrageous stories. After she died, all I had to do was think about that and I would get a major wave of grief. I still get grief waves when I think of her and how much she made life fun for me” (P1).However, others found that humor and laughter helped them:“Humor is what made it possible for me to live, I looked forward to the times I could laugh or smile; I could get a break from my grief. I even started searching for humor, every day I looked for funny stories or cartoon jokes, so each day I could laugh and be lifted out of my grief” (P10)."(She) had been a funny person who laughed a lot until she became ill and life got to be very tough for her. Now when I hear a joke or see something funny, I can remember and appreciate Mom as she once was, and be happy that her suffering is over and that for most of her life, her life was good. She got a lot out of life. She was the one who made her life enjoyable; a good lesson for us all” (P7). See on Instagram And of course, some people found a mix of both to be true:“Hearing a laugh often triggered tough grief. But I am finding now that good memories, happy memories, and good thoughts about her are instead being triggered. I so loved to hear her laugh and to laugh with her. Laughing is a wonderful way to remember her. It honors her life and respects her. Laughing is what defined her. I can live with that and I can take comfort in that” (P1).Not everyone will find humor to be appropriate, especially people who have never experienced major grief. The key is not to judge one another's processing and to allow whatever feelings and experiences of grief happen as they roll through. Dealing with a death is hard, and if letting people grieve however they grieve without judgment makes it even the tiniest bit easier, that's what we all should do. As Brittany shared with "the grief police" who criticized her video: "I’m allowed to grieve out loud and publicly. I’m allowed to grieve differently than you do. I hope my loved ones find joy even after I pass. I hope they find silly things they think I would love. I hope they laugh. I hope they make videos and share my most embarrassing moments. I’m allowed to be sad and also find humor in the absurdity of losing someone I love. The beauty is that none of us grieve exactly the same because we have different relationships with our loved ones who have passed on. I would never judge someone for how they grieve. And choosing to judge how I grieve someone I love most in the world, a relationship you know nothing about, is a silly, silly, thing to do.?"You can follow Brittany on Instagram and TikTok.

The year 2025 was very good to some people, including Dancing with the Stars Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophy winner Robert Irwin. Fans went positively wild for the darling Aussie week after week as he and partner Witney Carson danced their way to the top. Robert, son of the late Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin, isn’t just a great dancer. He’s also an animal expert. Just like his dad, Robert Irwin makes learning fun. He recently posted a TikTok ranking birds based on how much “rizz” they have. (That’s what the cool kids use for charisma) The video is just as much fun as you might guess.   @robertirwin These are the birds with the most rizz Comment if I missed anyone. ♬ original sound – Robert Irwin Robert Irwin Thinks Some Birds Have More Rizz than Others According to Robert Irwin, his top five list of birds with rizz starts with the red-crested coran at No. 5. For Robert, the red-crested coran’s free-fall mate-attracting move is cool, but too over the top for him. At No. 4, Robert has the peacock. He agrees that the bird is “stunning,” but he’s a “red flag” because he’s always making the situation about him. At No. 3, Robert Irwin says the palm cockatoo has “rizz to the max.” He thinks the bird is musical and cool, and loaded with style. The No. 2 spot was a tie between the “ultimate dad goals” cassowary and the bird of paradise. “Look at this guy. Need I say more?” Robert claims the bird of paradise is “killing the game.” For Robert Irwin, the bird with the most rizz is none other than the wedge-tailed eagle. This guy doesn’t need the flashy; he’s dripping with rizz without even trying. “He walks in the room, and you’re just like, ‘That’s the dude,’” Robert said. As always, fans loved Robert Irwin’s hot take and learned more from him in two minutes than in years of science classes. “Robert Irwin using modern slang to talk about birds is everything I didn’t know I wanted,” a fan wrote. “Okay, so the problem is NOT my attention span, it’s that not all educational videos are narrated by Robert Irwin,” another person joked. This is the content I need my guy,” another fan shared. We agree, well, listen to Robert Irwin teach us all the things. This story’s featured image is by MEGA/GC Images.

Chicken has been trending in the fast-food world for quite some time, and things keep getting better. If restaurants want to increase their customer base, they continually have to reinvent the menu to keep people excited. We have seen many new chicken products in the last year, including the long-anticipated return of McDonald’s Snack Wrap. The Golden Arches is also trying McCrispy Tenders, hand-breaded chicken tenders, in select markets, and they look absolutely delicious. “This one is super intriguing – they have the McCrispy Tenders, which *appear* to be different than the current McCrispy Strips,” Snackolator explained. Snackolator shared the McDonald’s McCrispy Tenders news on Instagram. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Snackolator (@snackolator) McCrispy Tenders Look So Good Snackolator tried the McCrispy Tenders and immediately could tell the difference between the new strips and McCrispy Strips. He said they were crispier and crunchier than the strips and had a delicious seasoning blend. “The hand breading is amazing on the tenders and the McSpicy Sandwich had a Popeyes feel – and wings at McDonald’s with all those sauces could be incredible!” Snackolator shared. He also tried sandwiches and wings and loved them all. McDonald’s fans want to get it on this new chicken action. “If they release the McCrispy tenders nationwide, I have zero reason to eat anywhere else lol,” someone wrote. “Those wings with the McCrispy sauce, oh my god, that’s gonna be banging!” Another person shared. Some think that McDonald’s McCrispy Tenders, wings, and sandwiches are recycled menu items from days gone by.“The mighty wings, the signature spicy chicken sandwich, and the buttermilk McChicken strips have returned. McDonald’s has officially brought back the past,” someone wrote. “So basically McDonald’s is bringing back ‘Mighty Wings’?! But with a different name .. I hope they taste just like the mighty wings from 2014, cause I remember the taste,” another person added. What McDonald’s chicken item would you like to try? This story’s featured image is by Klaudia Radecka/NurPhoto via Getty Images.

An exoskeleton for the entire arm has been invented and designed in Norway to help stroke victims recover the use of their arms. It detects and then amplifies tiny movements through the arm and shoulder, and the developers hope to launch it as a fully commercial product this year. Today, more and more people are […] The post ‘It Feels Like Me Again’: World’s First Arm Exoskeleton Gives Stroke Patients Independence appeared first on Good News Network.