This story is part of the My Unsung Hero series, from the Hidden Brain team. It features stories of people whose kindness left a lasting impression on someone else.

Recently, Lavonne Schaafsma was in downtown Chicago, visiting from Michigan. She spent a few hours in Millennium Park, people-watching. On the way back to her car, as she reached for her keys, she realized her purse was missing.  She started to panic. Her purse held her ID, credit cards, medications and hundreds of dollars in cash.

 "I started to feel anxiety, first in my legs, then in my gut and then right on top of my chest," Schaafsma said. "I couldn't think straight."

Schaafsma retraced her steps. After about an hour, she stopped in front of a Millennium Park gift shop.

"And I don't know why, but I decided to walk in an

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