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CNN 5 Things

5 Good Things: He Forgot They Were Married, So He Proposed Again

CNN 5 Things

CNN

Daily News, News

3.71.3K Ratings

🗓️ 14 February 2026

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

A man with Alzheimer's marries his wife of nearly 40 years a second time. The Buddhist monks completed their 2,300-mile “Walk of Peace” and left us with a mindfulness ritual we could all try. This engineer aims to give breast cancer survivors their bodies back. This Nebraskan quit her job to row across the Atlantic by herself and set a race record. Plus, from the ice to the slopes, the incredible Olympic moments from this week.  Sign up for the CNN 5 Good Things newsletter here.  Host/Producer: Krista Bo Polanco  Producer: Eryn Mathewson Showrunner: Faiz Jamil  Senior Producer: Felicia Patinkin  Editorial Support: Victor Blackwell, Kit Maher, Waan Chomchuen  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hey there, happy Valentine's Day, sending you all the love.

0:04.0

I'm Christobo Polanco, and this is CNN Five Good Things.

0:08.3

Cancer is a really tough journey, and if we can provide a solution that makes the reconstruction

0:12.7

easier, it's one less thing the patient has to worry about for the rest of their life.

0:17.0

After losing her mother to breast cancer, this biomechanical engineer is reconstructing hope for survivors.

0:23.1

Plus, she quit her job, signed up for a race with zero experience, and earned a spot in the record books.

0:29.7

I think it's important to show ourselves that we can be resilient and take on these grand adventures and grand challenges.

0:40.3

And we've got more inspiring athleticism to come. Have you heard about the Olympic backflip on the ice that made history?

0:44.3

Well, here with the Olympian who put the move on the map first thinks about it.

0:47.3

When we come back,

0:49.3

He just lit up the whole time that really made it special for me. Tis the season for a love story

0:56.9

that refuses to fade, even through this couple's toughest chapter. At a Cardo, you'll save

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1:25.6

Michael O'Reilly has proposed to Linda Feldman a few times.

1:28.8

He once hollered a proposal in a Hawaiian Canyon.

1:31.7

He made plans to do it during a college football game another time.

1:34.9

But his most recent proposal to Linda, his wife of 39 years, was last November.

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