13 of 2017s most inspiring, heartwarming stories

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Courtesy of Oliver and Kinnon Foley(NEW YORK) — 2017 was a tumultuous year by any standards.

But despite a charged political environment, tragedy and sadness, there have been great stories of inspiration and hope. We covered many of them at ABC News and are proud of the joy and hope they brought of readers and viewers.

Of all the inspirational stories we reported, there are a few that stand out. We hope you enjoy revisiting them as much as we did.

In no particular order

Twin sisters separated at birth reunite live on ‘GMA’

ABC NewsMan’s T-shirt plea for kidney leads to live organ donor match

Robert LeibowitzMom dying of brain cancer pens heartbreaking letter to her young sons

Tess FollettMan serenades his 98-year-old grandma with ‘Unforgettable’ on her birthday

ABCNews.comCouple who met at a camp for kids with cancer marry many years later

Nicole Richardson/Sandprints PhotographyTeen with autism has 100 4-legged guests at pug birthday party

McKenna LittleDad runs Boston Marathon to honor unborn daughter with Down syndrome

Courtesy of Oliver and Kinnon FoleyPhoto shoots capture experiences of families of terminally ill children

Katie CartwrightGirl with rare, severe face cancer sparks emotion in ‘hope’ photo campaign

Kirstin Boncher PhotographyGrandmother with Alzheimer’s recalls childhood song while comforting newborn

Christine StoneHomeless veteran who received over $360K now wants to pay it forward, ‘I just want to do the right thing’

ABC News6-year-old student uses lemonade stands to help pay off fellow students’ lunch debts

Rachel Van HillAfter man proposed marriage to his girlfriend, he proposed fatherhood to her daughter

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