> You can't tell by looking at him, but two hours ago he took a call informing him that his only sister was involved in a car accident, and though everything possible was done to save her, she died. They had flown her to a trauma hospital in Detroit, but it was too late.

Oh, come on. This is where I closed the tab; the story was sad enough without making it into a Christmas special.

edit: Wasn't aware that this was an actual incident. Still, picking the sappiest possible story isn't very representative.