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How a stranger helped a man falling on the subway without damaging his dignity

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Published June 29, 2026 at 4:43 PM EDT

When Lia Eastep was 21, her father had a stroke which left him unsteady on his feet. His physical limitations almost caused an accident on a subway, but a stranger stepped in.

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