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.
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She found and purchased the required medication, and arranged to have it waiting at the hotel when Marten乌鸦传媒檚 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.
Miller乌鸦传媒檚 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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乌鸦传媒淢arina Miller 乌鸦传媒� someone I乌鸦传媒檝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,乌鸦传媒� her post read in part.
The online kudos earned hearts, love and awe in the comment section.
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Life is experiences and hers meant she knew exactly how to handle the situation.
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Little acts of kindness 乌鸦传媒� and there are many in Miller乌鸦传媒檚 life 乌鸦传媒� can have a ripple effect. When you help someone, you never know who they乌鸦传媒檙e connected to, who else it might impact now and in the future. They乌鸦传媒檙e not about recognition, she said.
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