My Unsung Hero

After getting into a car crash, Lilah was comforted by someone unexpected.

A favorite from the archives: In a time of grief, a stranger’s family gave him the ultimate gift.

After Molly’s husband died in a skiing accident, a friend came up with a novel idea to offer support.

Shortly before it was her turn to perform in a piano competition, Angela’s nerves were getting the best of her. Then a competitor did something that changed her day — and her life. 

Karen felt overwhelmed at the prospect of clearing out her parents’ old belongings. Then someone stepped in to help.

Shalom grew up in an Orthodox Jewish home. When he was seven, his grandmother offered him something small that made him rethink his entire relationship to religion.

Rasha remembers the nurse who treated her ailing mom with uncommon kindness.

Not long after chemotherapy for ovarian cancer, Mary Fran was walking through a mall, self-conscious about her wig. Then a stranger came up to her, and told her something that gave her hope.

It was the middle of the night, and Vanessa and her husband were stranded on an Alaskan highway. Just when they had given up hope, a car pulled over.

In 2006, Patricia’s three-year-old son had a grand mal seizure. She was a single mother, with no one to accompany her to the hospital. But an hour into her hospital stay, a familiar face appeared.