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.Life is good! How one tweeted picture of a touching family moment inspired hundreds to share photos of their happiest times
By Daily Mail ReporterA sports journalist who shared a
heartwarming photo has launched an inspiring trend on Twitter as
thousands of others decided to join the feel-good movement.Sports
Illustrated writer Richard Deitsch thought that the backstory behind
three brothers hugging after a hockey tournament added an emotional
context for the scene. In that particular photo's case, one of the elder
brothers rushed to be at his victorious sibling's side after spending
more than six weeks in the hospital.'I
thought to myself how remarkable it was to have an image of what was
clearly one of the best moments of Steven's life. I wondered: How many
others have a similar image?' Mr Deitsch said. 'I could never have
expected what came next.'By
tweeting that one quandary to his followers, he opened the virtual
floodgates and thousands began sharing their heartwarming photos of of
wedding days, hospital stays, and relatives passed.More
than 200 of the journalist's nearly 86,000 Twitter followers replied,
all of them sharing their personal moments and in turn adding to the
emotional gallery.
The one that inspired them all: Sports
journalist Richard Deistch shared this picture of brothers Greg Day
(left), Adam Day (center) and Steven Bennett (right) as they celebrated
the NCAA hockey championship at Yale
The big moment: This
adorable photo of a young girl meeting a newborn was shared by someone
who said it 'is honestly one of the best photos I've ever seen'
Photo finish: Former US Track and Field team
member Ann Gaffigan shared this picture of her collapsing as she 'set an
American Record in the midst of a quarter life crisis'
The reveal: Newlywed Ryan Wallace posted this
picture of 'my wife's sons waiting to walk her down the aisle. Sonoma.
Just two weekends ago'
Breathe: Ryan Kaltenbach picked this picture of him kissing his wife
Sharlie, who has cystic fibrosis, after she opened her eyes for the
first time following her double lung and heart transplant
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Doing it together: Troy Feldpausch showed the
picture of his older daughter taking his younger daughter's hand on her
first day of school
Happy homecoming: David Kaye chose the picture
of him returning from Afghanistan in 2006 which he said was the 'best
feeling in the world'
Celebrate: Heather Brittany shared this photo saying 'I can't not play... I don't think I've ever laughed so hard'
Proud mama: Lane Smith posted a picture from his
high school graduation when his mother, who works as the school
superintendent, handed him his hard-earned diploma
Dedicated fan: Jer Rutman, who has Chrone's
disease, thought the moment when he woke up from his liver transplant to
see that his beloved Giants were about to win the Super Bowl was his
favorite to date
'" class="blkBorder" height="422" width="634">Presidential pose: White House photographer Pete
Souza posted this picture of President Obama being interviewed by
'stylish kid reporters' at the Kids State Dinner. He gave a special
shout out to the 'photog who will have my job one day
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Spreading the news: One Californian Twitter user
said that this showed her 'mom/center of my world' on the day that she
found out she beat stage 4 cancer
'Late to the party': Twitter user Jeff Burkett showed this picture of loving newborns to represent his best day
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