As a young boy, Jake told his mom he wanted to be an organ donor. After an accident a few years later, Jake’s wish was honored, and his heart saved a life.
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After being in separate foster homes for much of their childhood, brothers Tre and Ke'lynn were adopted in a surprise ceremony, and finally able to grow up together.
Angelina Jolie accepted the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award in 2013, and shared a lesson she learned from her mother. "Nothing would mean anything if I didn't live a life of use to others," she said.
"When we love someone for who they are, we see how quickly they transform into the greatest, most inspired version of themselves."
In 2016, 4-year old Norah Wood started a friendship with a mourning widower named Dan Peterson during a chance encounter at a grocery store. Though Dan has passed, the lesson on unconditional love remains.
