Melbourne mothers act of kindness goes viral on social media as she reveals husband’s cancer diagnosis [Video]

A woman has gone viral on social media after she revealed a tragic story about her family while giving a stranger money for the bus.

Mother-of-four Danielle Brown was loading groceries into her car in Melbourne when she was approached by a stranger who introduced himself as Sam.

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“I’m on my way to a family reunion and I need to catch a bus and I’m just seeing if you had a few dollars at all?” Sam asked her.

Danielle didn’t hesitate and pulled out her wallet and, admitting she didn’t know how much the bus cost, handed Sam a $20 note.

“Is that OK? Are you sure? Can I ask why you did that for me?” Sam says in response.