Krystina Nikityonik's life could have ended in a Belarusian orphanage, but Irish generosity gave her a second chance. Now, at 26, she's living proof that compassion can literally save a life.
Ahmed Gabriel Al-Mahamid, a 26-year-old from LaSalle with autism, possesses an extraordinary ability to instantly identify the day of the week for any date between 1900 and today. During Autism Acceptance Month, his family celebrates not just his incredible gift, but the unique strengths that autism has brought to their lives.
In an extraordinary moment of human connection, a hospital patient managed to talk down a would-be bomber through nothing more than kindness and compassion. Nathan Newby's brave actions that day remind us of the power of empathy in our darkest hours.