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Eunice Kennedy Shriver (July 10, 1921 – August 11, 2009) was a member of the Kennedy family and founded the Special Olympics in the 1960s as a national organization. Her husband, Robert Sargent Shriver, Jr., was the Democratic vice-presidential candidate in the 1972 U.S. presidential election. She actively campaigned for her elder brother, U.S. President John F. Kennedy, during his successful 1960 U.S. presidential election. In 1968, she helped Ann McGlone Burke nationalize the Special Olympics movement. Her daughter, Maria Shriver, is married to actor and politician Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Ever since the outpouring of help he received when he lost his wife to cancer several years ago, 75 year-old Bob Langley has been returning the favor. Each week Langley logs over 1,000 miles while driving cancer patients to and from treatment. Along the way he tries to pass along some joy to help them through the challenging time.