Not all random acts of kindness are as hard to come by as we think.
When they do happen, the effects are always exceptionally astounding. When Kaylee Goemans, 27, rushed her 6-week-old baby boy, Dominic, to the ER at the Royal Victoria Health Centre in Ontario, Canada, she knew she'd be in a tight bind.
She knew she had to stay with her child inside the hospital, but at the same time, she feared that she would receive a parking violation notice — or worse, have her car get towed.
That's when she turned to the one thing that has united people above all else: social media.
What she didn't expect was the tremendous support she would receive after voicing her concern, and the short amount of time in which she would hear a helpful response.
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6-week-old Dominic was rushed to the ER when mom Kaylee learned that he had a knot in his bowel filled with liquid and air. However, she didn't have enough change on her to pay the parking meter, and had to stay with her baby because doctors had to do more ultrasounds and X-rays on him.
That's when she decided to post about her dilemma on a Facebook group for moms. "Will I get towed or just a ticket? I can't leave my newborn to run out, and we didn't expect to be this long," she wrote.
Then, dozens of women responded to Kaylee's post — many even offered to pay her meter.
"What kind of car and color [do you have]? I'm not far. I can go put change in it for you in about an hour on my way back home if you are still there," one woman replied.
One woman, Stephanie Goguen, decided to go and put change in the meter for Kaylee — and left her with two hours of added time. She posted a picture of the meter, with the comment: "Done."
Goguen was working at the hospital when she saw Kaylee's post on Facebook. "When I first noticed the post, I had just sat to wait for my ride after work," she told CBS News. "I thought, I am right here, how can I help?"
In the end, little Dominic was diagnosed with intussusception and a heart murmur. Despite panic she experienced, Kaylee is thankful to those who reached out to help her, and hopes that her story will inspire others to be kind. "It's a rough world r
To visit the Facebook page where Kaylee left her post, click here.
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