Kind Deeds Making the Internet: #3

Welcome to the third instalment of Kind Deeds Making the Internet.

An observation: while last week seemed to be filled with good deeds in the news, I didn't notice nearly as much of that this week. But - is that because I was having a less-than-stellar week myself? If I had been in a more pleasant mood, would I have been more receptive to and observant of happy things in the news? Food for thought.

Celebrating the kindness of strangers
In the words of Twitter Moments: "When @AtticusGF found out his newborn daughter would need surgery and extensive physical therapy at just a few weeks old, he started a GoFundMe for friends and family to help with medical bills and lost income as he and his wife cared for their baby. What he didn't expect was how many strangers would join in with support, both financial and emotional." Check out the summary on Twitter Moments for the details.

Ladies: have you ever been in an awkward or even scary situation when someone you don't know comes up to you and refuses to leave you alone, despite polite refusals of advances? A woman shares how a stranger helped save her from an uncomfortable situation and gives me hope that there are others out there that will have our backs.

On the heels of last week's updates
Last week, I highlighted the brave women in the trial of Larry Nassar who have stepped forward to give their victim impact statements and expose his predatory actions. This week, Nassar was sentenced to up to 175 years in prison. Another good that came out of this horrific story? Those who gained a sisterhood of survivors.

© ABC and Shondaland

More from Grey's Anatomy, who has been serving up a story arc involving domestic abuse. The episode which aired towards the end of last week put a particular spotlight on the issue, and provided information to viewers on how to go about contacting the National Domestic Violence Hotline (warning: story also contains show spoilers).

Marching on
Finally, a round-up of this week's good deeds would not be complete without a mention of the Women's March which took place in the United States, Canada and various locations throughout the world in the wake of the government shutdown. There's plenty of Women's March coverage out there, but I think my personal favourite sum-up is this tweet by Dan Hetteix:

Link to tweet

That's it for now. Wishing you all a great weekend. 

About Kind Deeds Making the Internet
Each Friday (or so), I will post highlights of cool people doing kind things that popped up in the news or in social media that week. Hopefully this will be inspirational in helping us all think about who we would like to acknowledge with gratitude, kudos or thanks. For future weekly highlights, be sure to send me anything you think would make for interesting reading.