Tumblr user helthehatter has responded to the gloomy outlook by creating a list of good things that have happened in 2016 to cheer everyone up.

Helthehatter told BuzzFeed that her list of heart-warming moments was inspired by an uplifting Reddit thread.

She lists new chemotherapy breakthroughs, a decrease in child mortality rates and donations from the Ice Bucket Challenge funding a potential ASL breakthrough as just a few of the good things.

The blogger also shared some heartwarming stories, including 200 strangers attending the funeral of a homeless WW2 veteran with no family and a teenager battling cancer marrying his sweetheart.

Good things that have happened in 2016