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		<title>Woman Returns To Scene Of Her Accident 1 Year Later, Is Shocked To Find A Mysterious Note</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jan 2018 01:32:31 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>One year ago, Ruth Clark’s life was flipped upside down. The 26-year-old London resident was out for a simple bike ride when she was suddenly involved in a serious accident. This wasn’t just some skinned elbows and banged up knees we’re talking about&#8230;Clark was injured so severely that she was in immediate need of medical [&#8230;]</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">One year ago, Ruth Clark’s life was flipped upside down. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The 26-year-old London resident was out for a simple bike ride when she was suddenly involved in a serious accident. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This wasn’t just some skinned elbows and banged up knees we’re talking about&#8230;Clark was injured so severely that she was in immediate need of medical attention. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Thankfully, some kind passersby saw what happened and rushed to her aid. </span></p>
<p><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" class="alignnone wp-image-9692" src="http://addictingstories.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/University_Hospital_London_On_sc2366.jpg" alt="" width="850" height="638" srcset="https://addictingstories.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/University_Hospital_London_On_sc2366.jpg 1555w, https://addictingstories.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/University_Hospital_London_On_sc2366-300x225.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px" /></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Their kindness still sticks with her to this day. </span></p>
<blockquote><p><strong><i>&#8220;For almost an hour, five or six total strangers stayed with me until the ambulance arrived,&#8221; Ruth recalled.</i></strong></p>
<p><strong><i>&#8220;While I was lying on the road, covered in blood and bruises, and suffering broken bones, they were all looking after me. </i></strong></p></blockquote>
<p><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">One person even ran home to grab blankets and pillows to keep me warm, another gave up his yoga mat for me to lie on. </span></i></p>
<p><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">One woman, Camila, came with me to the hospital and stayed with me again for almost an hour until my sister arrived.&#8221;</span></i></p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-9693" src="http://addictingstories.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/London_Buses_Boundary_Road_bus_stop_F_011.jpg" alt="" width="3648" height="2432" srcset="https://addictingstories.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/London_Buses_Boundary_Road_bus_stop_F_011.jpg 3648w, https://addictingstories.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/London_Buses_Boundary_Road_bus_stop_F_011-300x200.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 3648px) 100vw, 3648px" /></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Fast forward to today, and Ruth is all healed up. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">On a recent walk to work, she passed by the spot of her accident. Naturally, the memories flooded back. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">But as she recalled the terrible accident, she was pleasantly surprised to find something that would completely brighten her spirits:</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">A kind stranger had dropped a bouquet of flowers with a simple but unbelievable note attached. </span></p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-9694" src="http://addictingstories.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Screenshot-2018-01-15-at-10.51.59-AM.jpg" alt="" width="624" height="539" srcset="https://addictingstories.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Screenshot-2018-01-15-at-10.51.59-AM.jpg 624w, https://addictingstories.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Screenshot-2018-01-15-at-10.51.59-AM-300x259.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px" /></p>
<blockquote><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;<em><strong>I haven&#8217;t stopped smiling since. I shared the picture with friends and family to spread the love, and then shared on Twitter as it was too nice not to share with the world.</strong></em>&#8220;</span></p></blockquote>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We’re going to go out on a limb and assume that Ruth had little trouble following the instructions on the touching note that was left by a random stranger.</span></p>
<p>Yes, it&#8217;s incredibly ironic but it&#8217;s also amazingly kind, wouldn&#8217;t you say?</p>
<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-9695" src="http://addictingstories.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Screenshot-2018-01-15-at-10.51.45-AM.jpg" alt="" width="624" height="469" srcset="https://addictingstories.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Screenshot-2018-01-15-at-10.51.45-AM.jpg 624w, https://addictingstories.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Screenshot-2018-01-15-at-10.51.45-AM-300x225.jpg 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px" /></p>
<p>The letter wasn&#8217;t merely penned for Ruth; it was penned for anyone who needs a little spirit boost, anyone who needs to wake up the next morning with a smile.</p>
<p>And that, of course, is invaluable to all of mankind!</p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This inspiring little tale provides further confirmation of the power of random acts of kindness &#8211; even the anonymous ones. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Source: </span><a href="https://www.sunnyskyz.com/good-news/2591/Random-Act-Of-Kindness-Makes-Woman-039-s-Year-Just-Months-After-Her-Accident-In-The-Same-Spot" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Sunny Skyz</span></a></p>
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		<title>Stranger Sees Little Boy Crying In The Hospital, Then Slips Him A Note That Changes His Mother&#8217;s Life</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bobbye Hudspeth]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Sep 2017 01:27:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>We&#8217;ve all had those days. When it seems like the world is crashing down on us and every step we take puts us several steps backwards. Like the theme song from the Friends TV show, &#8220;It&#8217;s like you&#8217;re always stuck in second gear. When it hasn&#8217;t been your day, or week, or month, or even [&#8230;]</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We&#8217;ve all had those days. When it seems like the world is crashing down on us and every step we take puts us several steps backwards.</p>
<p>Like the theme song from the Friends TV show, &#8220;It&#8217;s like you&#8217;re always stuck in second gear. When it hasn&#8217;t been your day, or week, or month, or even your year.&#8221;</p>
<p>Sometimes it seems almost too much trouble just to get out of bed in the morning.</p>
<p>Melissa Simms, poor thing, had lots of those days. In fact, it got so bad that she ultimately required multiple surgeries and was unable to work.</p>
<p>Money kept getting tighter and tighter and she couldn&#8217;t contribute anything to helping the family get in better shape. She never complained, though.</p>
<p>She knew she was lucky she&#8217;d made it through her surgeries and had her husband and her son, Trey, to keep her going.</p>
<p>But still, she was losing faith that things were going to get better.</p>
<p>Seven-year-old Trey was home sick from school the day that all that changed; he had to go with his mom as she ran errands.</p>
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<p>First, however, she was in her surgeon&#8217;s Pell City, Alabama office for a followup to her latest surgery, and that&#8217;s when it all seemed to catch up with her.</p>
<p>She was embarrassed to have to tell the receptionist that she wouldn&#8217;t be able to pay her bill that day.</p>
<p>The doctor agreed to go ahead and see her, but realizing how close to the bottom she was made Melissa almost ready to give up.</p>
<blockquote><p><strong>“Me and my husband woke up and split out last ten dollars for gas, for him to go to work and for me to make it to my doctor’s appointment,” she said. </strong></p>
<p><strong>“All day I was stressed about how am I going to make supper for my kids.”</strong></p></blockquote>
<p>While Melissa was seeing the doctor, Trey stayed in the waiting room listening to music. When Melissa came out, he told her a strange woman had stopped and talked to him.</p>
<p>As they walked out to the car, Trey added, &#8220;She gave me a note to give you.&#8221;</p>
<p>Immediately thinking the worst, Melissa took it from him and tentatively opened the envelope.</p>
<p>Instead of being something negative, it was one of the nicest things Melissa had ever had done for her. The words on the note sent hope soaring to her heart.</p>
<p>The note said:</p>
<p>“I’ve had days like you’re having today. Hang in there.”</p>
<p>Written below that was “Joshua 1:9”, referencing the Bible verse, which states:</p>
<blockquote><p>“<strong>Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.</strong>”</p></blockquote>
<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="wp-image-7546 aligncenter" src="http://addictingstories.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/notes-300x157.jpg" alt="" width="652" height="341" srcset="https://addictingstories.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/notes-300x157.jpg 300w, https://addictingstories.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/notes-80x42.jpg 80w, https://addictingstories.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/notes.jpg 750w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 652px) 100vw, 652px" /></p>
<p>The words weren&#8217;t the only thing that made Melissa&#8217;s heart leap. The note had been wrapped around a $100 bill.</p>
<p>Simms immediately started to cry.</p>
<p>&#8220;If I would have known what it was I&#8217;d have said thank you,&#8221; Trey said in a voice that trembled. He knew what kind of money troubles the family was having, and knew just how far that $100 would go.</p>
<p>Melissa went back in and paid for her doctor visit. Then she went and bought food for her family&#8217;s supper and purchased a few other necessities.</p>
<p>“It is a complete feeling of peace, just like everything is going to be OK,” she explained.</p>
<p>The uplifting note and the money put a brighter spin on her future and she is determined to do as commanded. To not be afraid. And to not be discouraged.</p>
<blockquote><p><strong>“I don’t know what she looks like, I don’t know her name, but I hope I get to meet her to say thank you,” she said. </strong></p></blockquote>
<p>Melissa snapped a photo of the note and money and posted about the gift of hope on her Facebook page.</p>
<p>She urged her friends to share her story, hoping to find out who her mystery angel was.</p>
<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="wp-image-7547 aligncenter" src="http://addictingstories.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/note-e1504550003590-300x169.jpg" alt="" width="687" height="387" srcset="https://addictingstories.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/note-e1504550003590-300x169.jpg 300w, https://addictingstories.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/note-e1504550003590-768x432.jpg 768w, https://addictingstories.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/note-e1504550003590-80x45.jpg 80w, https://addictingstories.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/note-e1504550003590.jpg 800w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 687px) 100vw, 687px" /></p>
<p>So far no one has come forward but Melissa still hopes she will get to meet her someday. As she said:</p>
<blockquote><p>“<strong>It’s the kindest thing that’s ever been done. Truly from the bottom of my heart I thank this woman. </strong></p>
<p><strong>I would love to repay it and to pay it forward one day just like she did.</strong>”</p></blockquote>
<p>But even if they never meet, Melissa hopes somehow she knows how much it meant to her and her family. And she promises that whenever she is able, she will pay it forward as many times as possible.</p>
<p>She likes the idea of being someone&#8217;s angel.</p>
<p>After all, she knows just how much an angel can change your life in a matter of mere seconds.</p>
<p>Source: <a href="http://rightwingnews.com/inspirational/strange-woman-waits-mom-look-away-slip-boy-note/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Right Wing News</a></p>
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