My Unsung Hero

After Julie developed a persistent cough, no one seemed to be able to identify the cause. Then, her unsung hero stepped in and saved her life.

Forty years ago, when JoAnne was working the night shift as a neonatal nurse, a baby girl was born terminally ill. JoAnne recalls the way her supervisor, Nancy, went above and beyond to make the baby feel loved.

When Ben got a call about his mother being badly injured, he feared the worst. But when he arrived to the hospital, he learned how a stranger’s quick thinking had saved her life. 

Biar tells the story of a stranger who approached him on the street in Nairobi, Kenya and “sowed a seed of kindness” that he carries with him today.

When Sandy burst into tears in the supermarket checkout line, a store employee offered her unexpected comfort.

Alexandra was struggling with hybrid teaching when a small gesture from a student reminded her why she loved her job.

When Roger’s wife was in the cancer ward, a nurse went out of her way to make her last days more comfortable.

In 2010, Justin was sitting on the side of the freeway, hoping someone would help him fix his busted wheel. Right around the time he was about to give up, a van pulled over.

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.