We never cry at Sick Chirpse. Sometimes it might rain on our face, sometimes our eyes may become extra sensitive to onions that aren’t even in the same room as us, but we certainly never cry out of empathy or sadness. If we could though, all it would take are these 24 incredibly touching photos to set us off.

Check them out:

1. Wedding proposal takes girl by surprise:

2. Disabled lad and his service dog share a hug:

3. Survivor of an earthquake in Sichuan, China finds a treasured photo album in the rubble:

4. Luka, a child with muscular dystrophy, realise his dream of playing basketball thanks to photographer Matej Peljhan:

5. Meghan Vogel carries a fellow runner across the finish line after she collapses during a race:

6. A dog refuses to leave the side of his Navy SEAL master:

7. A soldier meets his baby girl for the first time:

8. Arnulfo Castorena wins his first gold medal in swimming for Mexico in the Paralympics:

9. Loving owner eases his dog’s arthritis pain by cradling him and taking him for a swim:

10. Man teaches his girlfriend the alphabet again after she loses her memory:

11. 8-year-old Christian Golczynski accepts the flag for his Marine father who died in Iraq:

12. Teachers in India giving lessons to homeless kids:

13. This man will try anything to save his wife’s life:

14. A boy meets his best friend…

In the end you have to say goodbye:

15. Irish rugby player Brian O’Driscoll shares his Heineken cup victory with a fan:

16. Woman kisses the hearse carrying the body of her cousin during military funeral:

17. Army lad reunited with his father:

18. A cancer patient draws her one wish in the mirror:

19. A marine feeds a 2-week old kitten after her mother was killed:

20. Nick Vujicic inspires the world by living a full life without limbs:

21. A man reflects on life with his loving wife:

22: This woman has lunch with her husband every day, no matter what:

23: A terminally ill mother watches her daughter’s first dance over Skype:

24. Taylor and Danielle Morris sum up the meaning of unconditional love:

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