Marina Miller found herself texting with a stranger at 5 a.m.
It was a conversation that veered into funny, with a fellow Greater Victoria resident a little frazzled and anxious, travelling with family on what should be the start of a fabulous Mexico vacation.
Except Kirsten Marten had forgotten to bring her youngest son91裸聊视频檚 medication with her.
Marten threw up a 91裸聊视频榟ail Mary91裸聊视频� on social media, posting her dilemma on a mom91裸聊视频檚 group in hopes someone might be headed their way that day or the next.
Miller, home in Victoria91裸聊视频檚 West Shore saw the post. Being awake that early isn91裸聊视频檛 unusual for Miller, who became a mom at 25 when she took legal charge and became a parent to her five half-siblings. Marten91裸聊视频檚 bright and bold plea stood out and Miller realized she had the skills to help.
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She found and purchased the required medication, and arranged to have it waiting at the hotel when Marten91裸聊视频檚 family arrived in Mexico to start their holiday. They return this week, but Marten was so grateful and overwhelmed she thanked her new acquaintance publicly, in the same format she reached out in the first place.
Miller91裸聊视频檚 day had been busy and the 5 a.m. adventure forgotten, until she got on social media that evening and found an effusive thank you.
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91裸聊视频淢arina Miller 91裸聊视频� someone I91裸聊视频檝e never met, let alone spoken to, reached out immediately and in a matter of minutes not only had me sorted out but had the medicine arrive at our hotel when we arrived and paid for it all herself! Her act of kindness left this exhausted and overwhelmed mom welling and filled up with love and set our trip off on the right foot,91裸聊视频� her post read in part.
The online kudos earned hearts, love and awe in the comment section.
91裸聊视频淧eople shouldn91裸聊视频檛 be shocked at what I did,91裸聊视频� Miller told Black Press Media. 91裸聊视频淚f you can be helpful, be helpful and if you can91裸聊视频檛, stand back for someone who can.91裸聊视频�
Life is experiences and hers meant she knew exactly how to handle the situation.
91裸聊视频淲e have to, as people, understand it91裸聊视频檚 action that makes change,91裸聊视频� she said.
Little acts of kindness 91裸聊视频� and there are many in Miller91裸聊视频檚 life 91裸聊视频� can have a ripple effect. When you help someone, you never know who they91裸聊视频檙e connected to, who else it might impact now and in the future. They91裸聊视频檙e not about recognition, she said.
91裸聊视频淲e live in a time when we want to be recognized for every good thing. We don91裸聊视频檛 need recognition, we should just work on doing what91裸聊视频檚 right. I91裸聊视频檇 do that thing whether you91裸聊视频檙e looking at me or not.91裸聊视频�
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