Reader's Digest

In this era of information overload, Reader’s Digest offers something unique: the very best advice, information and inspiration from multiple sources, condensed into an easy-to-read digest. In each issue you’ll get trusted, time-saving insights about Health, Personal Finance, Work, Family, and National issues, PLUS exclusive book excerpts, news-making interviews, and humor.

Oh, My Hearts

Just a Call Away

Pumped Up • A man who had never been in a fight in his life finds himself in a fight for his life

GLAD TO HEAR IT 3 STORIES TO Make Your Day

Where Dogs Can’t Sniff, This Otter Dives In

LIFE IN THESE United States

“How Could I Forget?” • After a tragic plane crash, doctor and patient are forever connected

Turn the Page

ALL in a Day’s WORK

My Dad, the Cookie Monster

HUMOR in UNIFORM

Fast Facts About NASCAR

Can I Really Skip the Colonoscopy? • For many people, at-home tests may suffice

News FROM THE WORLD OF MEDICINE

LAUGHTER THE BEST Medicine

WORD POWER-ISH

WHEN IT COMES TO Love … • … People will do just about anything. Here are nine stories of loving spouses, parents, children and friends.

A HUSBAND SURPRISES HIS WIFE

A FRIEND ANSWERS THE CALL

A HUSBAND AND A FIANCEE GO ALL IN ON WEDDING RINGS

A SKATEBOARDER HONORS HER STEPFATHER

A WIFE RISKS HER LIFE

A SON REPAYS A DEBT

A FATHER GETS A TATTOO

A FARMER SOWS A PROPOSAL

A DOG OWNER SAVES HIS BEST FRIEND

A CLIMBER’S LAST JOURNEY • He vanished on Peru’s highest mountain. Two decades later, a stranger brought closure to his family.

YANKEE DOODLE ANDY • My weekend in the Revolutionary War

MY (RELUCTANT) TRIP TO THE TITANIC • In 2023, the submersible Titan imploded on its way to view the famous sunken ocean liner: A year earlier, our author—a sitcom writer— took the same trip. Here’s what he saw.

It’s Not Whether You Fall … • … It’s how you recover, as a newly widowed father learns over and over

My Heart Will Go On • A medical journalist’s surprise heart attack reveals how much she didn’t know about the No. 1 killer of women—and men

How to tell if you’re having a heart attack

BIGGER THAN THE GAME • In sports, some wins mean more than the final score

FANS PICKED UP THE FOOTBALL • Sure, a Super Bowl run was fun. But donating to their rival’s cause means even more.

A BOY’S BIG DECISION • It was a dream come true. But the young baseball fan had another idea.

TRUE CHAMPIONS • Why these high school hoopers gave their trophy to the other team

TAGGING IN • A wrestling coach helps a team member’s dad win at life

When You Know, You Know • The moment when readers realized they’d found “the one”

“HAPPY GROWING UP!” • Letters from the tooth fairy set kids on the right path

HOW NOT TO WASTE 11,849 HUMAN ORGANS • Everything has to go right for a lifesaving transplant to happen. Too often, the system makes it impossible.

HOW TO BECOME A DONOR

Writers & Their CATS • No muse like one that mews

The RD LIST EAD, WATCH, LISTEN

QUOTABLE QUOTES

POINT TO PONDER

Brain GAMES SHARPEN YOUR MIND

WORD POWER • Since 1912, the Girl Scouts have instilled three C’s in their youngsters: courage, confidence and character. This issue’s words are all inspired by those positive and praiseworthy traits. Are you a smart cookie with the can-do spirit to match? Turn to the next page to earn your badge of honor.

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