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.

More than 40 years ago, when JoAnne Foley was a neonatal nurse, a baby was born with a severe congenital disorder. Foley recalls the way her supervisor made the baby feel loved.

Lauryn Valladarez was five months pregnant and watching her fiancé start to struggle in the ocean. That's when she started to panic.

Biar Kon tells the story of a woman's act of generosity when he was 17, which inspired him to help someone else in the U.S. five years later.

In the middle of a long and painful medical procedure, Aya McMillan started to panic. But a kind stranger did something that helped her get through it.

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

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

As Teresa Hernandez was about to go into preterm labor, she had a panic attack. The nurse put her hand on Hernandez's head to comfort her. She says she felt as if her mom was there.

An hour before an important job interview, Oliver Muensterer realized he'd forgotten his dress shirt. A stranger offered a kind and unexpected solution.

When Alexandra Middlewood saw a student nodding along and engaging with her lecture, it invigorated her and made her realize why she loved the job.

A husband and wife were returning from Mexico with chemotherapy medication when a guard asked to see the bottles of white powder. His kindness in that moment left an impression.

Forty years ago, Sarah Lubarsky came home from work to find her fiancé vomiting and slurring his words. It took a doctor's intervention for the problem to be taken seriously.

Before Calvin Lowe's young son went in for a major operation, his doctor shared a comforting message.

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

Laura Eshelman's interaction with a man on the street more than a decade ago has stuck with her.