My Unsung Hero

An employee in a shoe store gently helps Joe’s wife, Joani, who is struggling with Alzheimer’s.

When menacing strangers surround Cynthia in a phone booth, a savior appears out of nowhere.

This week, a favorite episode from the archives: Betsy is having one of those days where everything feels like a struggle. But then a kind stranger offers a few simple words that shift her perspective.

Heather is overwhelmed with grief after the death of her baby. Then a woman at her church says something that makes her feel less alone.

This week, a favorite episode from the archives: It’s 2013, and Alie’s year is going terribly. Then she gets a Facebook message from a generous stranger.

When Brenda finds herself alone in a foreign country, a kind woman invites her to lunch.

Linda is a new mom, flying for the first time with her 3-month-old baby. As she begins to board the plane, a stranger comes over and says, ‘You’re sitting next to me.’

Roxanne is alone in Chicago’s O’Hare airport, trying to get home to her family because her father has just died. Then, a bomb threat upends her plans. As the airport descends into chaos, a woman walks up to her and says, “I’m here to help people like you.”

When Lauren slips on the ice and breaks her hip, a stranger steps in and gets her to the hospital.

During her freshman year of college, Sarah is feeling adrift. Then a simple comment from one of her professors helps her understand herself in a new way.