When Lauren slipped on the ice and broke her hip, a stranger stepped in and got her to the hospital.

Heather Harper was overwhelmed with grief after the loss of her pregnancy. Then a woman at church said something that made her feel less alone.

When Daniel Willingham's daughter ended up in the ICU, an unsung hero stepped up to help him get there.

Andy Davis honors his heart donor and her family, who gave him the gift of life during a time of intense grief.

In 1970, Alan Ayers was preparing himself for a skydiving competition in Gainesville, Florida. It wasn't the first time he'd jumped out of a plane, but it was almost his last.

After her dad died, Sri Pisharody flew to India with her mother and daughter. She told her daughter to be wary of the rickshaw drivers but then something happened that made her question what she said.

Laura Holmes Haddad lost her hair when she was undergoing chemo. She said she was self-conscious until an X-ray tech offered a new perspective on baldness and what is considered beautiful.

In 2001, all of Sarah Feldman's books were destroyed in a flood, so her dad took her to a library to try to cheer her up. There she met a man who gave her a gift that she says changed her life.

Nearly 20 years ago, Jeff Fister was in a car accident with one of his kids. They were shaken but not injured. Fister still remembers how one woman emerged from the crowd and helped soothe the child.

When Kate Baker's toddler experienced a seizure during a transatlantic flight, she nearly shut down. But she received comfort from an unexpected group of passengers.

Karl Goldstein nearly gave up playing the piano, but a few words from a tough music teacher put him on a lifelong path in music.

Carolyn Hax's mother was battling ALS. That also took a toll on Hax herself, though she continued to work. A colleague that she didn't know well took notice and kept checking in until Hax was better.

As she was walking home from her favorite bookstore, NPR's Mary Louise Kelly realized she lost her wallet. Just as she was about to cancel her credit cards a man reached out saying he had found it.

Julie Ort wasn't sure she would ever move past the fall in her freshman year physics class that all her classmates witnessed. But then a classmate offered her cookies and she saw how to move forward.

One of the most significant people in Sunita Kramer's life is a stranger whom she has never met. She encountered them the same day she almost lost her 7-year-old daughter.