My Unsung Hero

Ellen and her husband, Chas, were afraid the border guard would confiscate the chemotherapy drugs they were bringing back from Mexico. But then the guard did something they didn’t expect.

As Teresa was waiting to have a cesarean section, she started to have a panic attack. Just then, a nurse put her hand on Teresa’s head and made her feel she was going to be ok.

When Gary’s son with special needs was struggling during a day out in the city, four kind strangers came to their aid.

Minutes before an important job interview, Oliver realized he’d forgotten his dress shirt. A stranger offered a kind and unexpected solution.

When Calvin’s young son was about to go into surgery, his doctor shared a comforting message.

Not long after she lost her brother to suicide, Mary accidentally stalled her car in heavy traffic. As drivers honked and shouted, a stranger slowed down to help.

The emergency room staff was ignoring Sarah’s gravely ill fiancé — until a young doctor stepped in.

Laura was in a mental health crisis when someone unexpected calmed her down.

More than 10 years ago, when Robin’s father died, a man at the U.S. passport office offered a moment of relief.

As Katie struggled with a medical ordeal, a stranger offered exactly the comfort she needed.