Laura Kwerel
Stories
-
National
She was a single mom, alone at hospital with her son. Then a familiar face appeared
In 2006, Patricia Nieshoff's three-year-old son had a 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.
-
National
He was stranded after a serious car accident. Then an old white pickup pulled over
After being stranded by a serious car accident, Rick Mangnall was helped by two men in an old white pickup.
-
National
They had 3 suitcases and faced 5 flights of stairs. That's when a stranger appeared
Alice Claus and her sister were exhausted after a long flight to Budapest. Then a young man on the street offered help right when they needed it.
-
National
'I was broken and needed help': After her father died, a stranger stepped in
When Roxanne Olson found herself in the middle of a security scare at Chicago's O'Hare airport, a woman walked up to her and said: "I'm here to help people like you."
-
National
An egg exploded in her face. The ride to the hospital made her feel safe
After Kathryn Fumie burned her face in a kitchen accident, the EMT on the ride to the hospital helped her feel like everything was going to be OK.
-
National
A funeral home worker tracked down a family — and uncovered a decades-old secret
A worker at a funeral home managed to locate the family members of an ailing woman. She didn't realize she was uncovering a family secret that went back to the 1940s.
-
National
She had a panic attack during preterm labor. Then a nurse stepped in
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.
-
National
The border guard looked forbidding — then surprised them with his empathy
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.
-
National
Three hospitals ignored her gravely ill fiancé. Then a young doctor stepped in
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.
-
National
A car crash survivor recalls the stranger with the soothing voice who saved her
A doctor would later tell Thea Rhiannon she would have probably bled to death if not for the actions of a stranger.