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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. These are just some of those stories this week.

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Four, three, two, one.

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This is what joy looks like. That's medical student Norman Harris II, now one step closer to making his dreams come true. That letter he opened, a notice that he'd matched with his first pick, Texas Children's Hospital, where he plans to start his residency to become a pediatrician and help care for underserved kids. And there was love in Louisville for Alyssa Grimes, cheered on by staff at U of L Jewish Hospital after donating her kidney to a stranger who had posted signs in her neighborhood asking for help. That stranger is Kayla Dottie, the two now sharing an unbreakable bond.

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There was a sense of wonder in South Carolina. A Oh, my gosh. There it is.

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See that woman? It's Alicia Delgadillo from Oklahoma, there with her uncle, breaking down in tears, seeing the ocean for the very first time.

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And near Dallas, The Maybach high school baseball team scored a grand slam for what they did off the field.

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All right. You have to sign.

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Got a baseball for you. Seniors from the squad signed baseballs with messages of thanks.

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Oh, you're going to make me cry.

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Oh, I'll be there. Giving them to the teachers and staff who changed their lives. Senior JJ Flores gave his to auto shop teacher, Robert Griffin. It Thank you for always being there for me when I needed someone to talk any time through the day.

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It was emotional because I've never had anything quite like that. I loved it.

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Small things can have the biggest impact on people. I know he's always there to listen and talk to me through whatever I need.

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For staff here.

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This is so sweet.

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Thank you. It was a home run from the heart.

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I hope it. I invite you to the game on Tuesday.

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No, the power of small gestures, a small handwritten on baseball, didn't only make my day, made my week, made my month.

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And the Maybank Panthers just finished their season and earned a spot in the Texas high school state playoffs. Good luck to them.

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