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There's good news tonight. So often the good news doesn't get as much attention as the bad. So every Saturday, we highlight the many people who spread joy and love. This is just some of those stories this week. Talk about a special delivery. That's beloved UPS driver Ricky McWoods, retiring after 42 years on the job. I'm going to miss you guys more. Oh, thank you. Thank you. Nabors on his route in Missouri celebrating him, so grateful for his decades-long dedication.

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They can make a break us.

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And these people have made me.

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And there were these cheers for Kaylee Banuelas.

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She had to miss her own high school graduation because of a recent leukemia diagnosis. So staff at Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital threw her a party to mark the milestone. It's a moment Kaylee and her mom, Brandee, will always cherish.

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It was a beautiful moment, and I was very grateful to each and every one of them who put that together for her. They all just started cheering for me, and I felt so empowered in that moment. In Ethan Michael Walker.

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When Ethan Walker got his diploma from Groesbeck High School near Waco, he was surprised with his very own cheering section. Take a look. More than a dozen Texas State Troopers showed up to support him after Ethan's own trooper dad died in the line of duty. For Ethan, these folks are now family, walking him through life's big moments. And here's a little boy who's getting a new lease on life thanks to his preschool teacher.

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She's a perfect match. Are you serious? Yeah.

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This is the moment Carissa Fisher showed up with a life-saving surprise for Esra Tozek and his mom, Karen. This Carissa has a liver for you. Lezra, who's had health issues all his little life, needs a new liver.

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I'm going to share my liver with you, love you.

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And Ms. Carissa told them, She's donating part of her own. How do you care and thank Carissa?

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There aren't words. I can't. There's no way to express our gratitude. And we cry, and we laugh, and we smile. It's It was incredible.

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An incredible act of kindness, making a huge impact for the rest of his life. What person would do that? What person are you, Carissa? Why would you do this?

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I am a helper, and knowing just a huge bonus for us. It's going to be nice to be able to see him grow up and he can make another difference in the world somehow.

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