These 17 stories of the kindness of strangers will warm your heart
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I had a lumpectomy at 16. I sad scared and brought my teddy bear with me. When I was falling asleep he was there. When I woke up he was there with a hairnet and mask. Someone in that surgery team knew he needed to be there when I woke up.
— KDeans (@KDean1010) October 16, 2018
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I was homeless in Missoula and my only way of transporting my toddler and groceries to and from the shelter was a stroller that broke at the store. A woman saw me sobbing, gave us a ride back, and gave me a stroller from the back of her truck. https://t.co/oeAsR5RV6f
— Jennifer Forester, who is prolly a vampire idk (@jennforester) October 16, 2018
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I was 19 years old, 3 months pregnant, homeless and hitchhiking to LA with my husband. A random trucker picked us up in Utah, drove us to Orange County, let us stay overnight at his home, and brought us to St Vincent DePaul the next day. I’ll never forget.
— Wendy Engström (@wendyspins) October 16, 2018
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Got punched in the face at July 4 fireworks 2yrs ago. The people sitting next to me were med students and helped calm me down, clean me up, and bandage up the cut on my eye while my husband found the cops. Best and worst of humanity all at once! https://t.co/6dAbOa3pd1
— Sarah Morini (@sarahkmorini) October 16, 2018
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I went to France as a college student and could only speak a handful of words in French. Jumped on what I *thought* was the right bus from the suburbs into Paris. The bus driver went OFF HIS ROUTE to drop me across the street from the real bus stop. On a weekday morning!
— Shae McDaniel (@ShaelynCherie) October 16, 2018
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A week before Christmas & my daughter was 2 mos old. We weren’t destitute but definitely paycheck to paycheck. I was in a thrift store looking for gifts (my family is ok with secondhand things) and a girl approached me, handed me a Christmas card & walked away. Inside was $50
— FEARdalump (@ferdalump) October 16, 2018
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Had to give my dog up for adoption – never felt heartbreak like that before. New owners found my address on his tags and wrote to me, said they could tell that he was well cared for, wanted me to know he is in a loving home with a big yard, retired parents, and other fur pals.
— Jessica (@jayjaywuddyasay) October 16, 2018
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Once I was feeling like I could vanish and it wouldn’t matter and didn’t ride my bus two days in a row and when I got it the bus driver was just like “Glad you’re back. I was worried” and I bawled.
— Alex Hartmann (@xandradhartmann) October 16, 2018
One person was a witness to such kindness, offered on a regular basis by her own father.
One of my favorite little things about my dad is his dedication to swiping his MetroCard for tourist families who don't realize you can't use paper money on buses and then refusing repayment.
— Felicity Disco (@FelicityDisco) October 16, 2018
It just goes to show that the smallest gesture can mean so much more than you might imagine. There’s hope for the world after all.
