A doctor would later tell Thea Rhiannon she would have probably bled to death if not for the actions of a stranger.

After a bad fall, Jennifer Reinhart was struggling to recover from her injuries. One day, a hospital worker helped her feel comfort for the first time since her accident.

After Jeff Balch's mom died, the response of three trash collectors has stayed with him.

Renée was in an emotionally abusive relationship. At the airport one day, she said a stranger helped remind her that she's worthy of compassion.

After Laura Carstensen was badly injured in a car crash, two strangers stopped to help her. Their small act of help made a lasting impression.

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.

Trieste Belmont says small kindnesses can be more powerful than we realize.

A stranger at the beach helped Lynn Fainsilber Katz, and left her feeling like she could continue the life she wants to have.

Adrianne Drazin was on a long overseas flight with her baby and two young children. After she exited the plane, she noticed a family nearby waiting for something.

One afternoon in 2003, Susan Dickman was finishing her workday when she spotted six missed calls from the hospital. Her dad, who had recently been diagnosed with leukemia, was there for a biopsy.

When her mother was struggling with late-stage cancer, Julia had a conversation with a doctor that made her feel heard.

In 2013, John Kindschuh was admitted to a hospital in St. Louis with dizziness. His roommate alerted staff that his condition — later diagnosed as a massive stroke — was deteriorating.

Susan Haas was locked in a custody battle and desperately needed a haricut. One hairdresser's generosity gave her the boost she needed to keep going.

Barbara spent years trying to understand her son's difficult behavior. Then someone said something that made her realize that it was no one's fault.

Physician Abraham Verghese reflects on a defining moment in 1985, when one of his terminally ill patients reminded him to follow his dreams.

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

Leah Bartell was walking home from a friend's house early one morning when she was approached. She has a message for the strangers who stepped in to help.

Some 50 years ago, Bill Price found himself alone at an event. Then someone turned and said, "Would you like to join us?" That moment changed the trajectory of his life.

Heather Church will never forget the day, many years ago, when she slipped on the stairs at a clothing store. As she began to fall backward, someone rushed to help.

Forty years ago, when Brenda Arnold found herself alone in a foreign country, a stranger offered to help. Their own reason for helping traces back to a prisoner of war in WWII.