BeaDublin, IE
A colleague covered for me on a bad day and never mentioned it again.
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Thursday 7 May 2026
Who did you help this week?
You may not have noticed you did. — asked by Wren
NedChesterfield, UK
A stranger held a door and I nearly wept, which tells you what sort of week it has been.
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SalmaManchester, UK
The out-of-hours doctor who was completely calm at eleven at night.
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HettyCambridge, UK
A locum was brusque and a receptionist was lovely, and the receptionist is the one I remember.
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GavinDundee, UK
My mother-in-law, who has strong opinions and delivered them at dinner again.
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OrlaithDonegal, IE
A colleague covered for me on a bad day and never mentioned it again.
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NellaUtrecht, NL
A colleague covered for me on a bad day and never mentioned it again.
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Bryn MNeath, UK
The practice nurse who ran the bloods rather than telling me to take a supplement.
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IkeChicago, IL
My dad rang, which he does not do, and asked one good question.
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SerenLlandudno, UK
The out-of-hours doctor who was completely calm at eleven at night.
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HattieExeter, UK
Somebody at the pool showed me how to use the hoist for my mother. Ten minutes of her time.
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MarenBremen, DE
Nobody in particular and everybody a bit. It has been an all right week for people.
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KateBelfast, NI
My buddy had a bad week and I had a fine one. Next month it will be the other way round.
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Tarn No advice, just: I am sorry. That sounds hard.
IdrisCardiff, UK
A friend I had not seen in a year who did not comment on anything at all.
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Bodhi I did exactly the same and felt awful about it. You have done nothing wrong.
NellFrome, UK
A locum was brusque and a receptionist was lovely, and the receptionist is the one I remember.
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PersisBristol, UK
Honestly it has been a lonely fortnight. Reading this box is most of my social life at the moment.
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Bracken Say the true answer more often. It seems to work.