Saturday's letters: Acts of kindness

This month, we invited you to share with us, and Journal readers, your tales of kindness to celebrate the season of good will. The stories we have received will help reaffirm your faith in people. Here are the first letters; more will follow during the holidays.
Good doctor prescribes Christmas miracle
In 1955 when I was nine years old, Mom and Dad decided to emigrate to Canada.
The trip took about two weeks — travelling by train, boat, and train again. I learned my first words of English