After Son’s Death, Poor Mom Sells His Unworn Boots to Help Homeless Woman and Her Child — Story of the Day
A mother sells her late son’s unworn boots to provide dinner for a homeless woman and her child. A few days later, she is unexpectedly rewarded for her generosity.
“I’m sorry to say this, Mrs. Gilmour, but Adam doesn’t have much time,” Dr. Smith told Emily on the phone. “We need to perform the surgery soon; otherwise, we fear that we won’t be able to save him.”
Emily’s heart sank at the terrible news. It was just a few years ago when her husband Edward had died in a car accident, and Adam was diagnosed with a heart ailment.
Emily helped a homeless boy and his mother | Photo: Shutterstock
Emily and her husband ran a small tailoring shop in Austin, Texas, and even though the income wasn’t high, they managed to make ends meet. However, after Edward died, there was one less helping hand at the shop, fewer clients, and thus, a lower monthly income.
Furthermore, Emily received a call from Adam’s school one day, informing her that he had been rushed to the hospital after fainting unexpectedly during class. She had rushed to the hospital, terrified, only to learn that her son had a heart condition that required immediate surgery.
As Emily sat by Adam’s bedside that day, she couldn’t stop crying. The hospital bills were already too much for her to pay, then paying for surgery seemed out of the question. She asked her friends and neighbors for help and even checked with the bank to see if the insurance money would cover the bill, but nothing worked.
The doctors said the surgery would have to be performed at a private hospital in Germany, and Emily knew she couldn’t afford it. Still, she didn’t give up hope that her son would be fine.
On her way to the hospital to visit Adam one day, she saw a nice pair of boots at a store. She bought it for him with the money she’d made by working part-time on weekends, thinking Adam would love them.
Adam was diagnosed with a heart ailment | Photo: Pexels
As she’d expected, Adam was indeed overjoyed to receive them, and he was jumping around the hospital room in them and showing them to the doctors and nurses who came to visit him. Emily’s eyes welled up with tears as she witnessed her son’s happiness that day.
Oh, dear! Just look at how happy he looks! I wonder why God was so cruel to...