Katie Leigh Myers and her son Kaden experienced something unusual and now their story is going viral. Katie caught a stranger interacting with her son Kaden. What he did caused her to snap a photograph.
Kaden has Spinal Muscular Atrophy, a motor neuron disease and the leading cause of genetic death among infants. However, Kaden survived and continues to thrive.
When Katie took him to a trip at a science museum something amazing happened. Another boy, who didn't know Kaden at all and who didn't mind his wheelchair, decided to play with him. Yes, this is sadly an unusual occurrence in a world where children can be cruel.
Sometimes kindness can catch us off guard, in a world that too often feels bleak. Recently a cop disguised himself as a homeless man. He expected to be ignored or even victimized, what he found was that people were generous and compassionate toward him.
In this case, Katie was so moved by the young man's lack of judgment and pure kindness toward her son, she wrote the stranger a letter. When she posted it on Facebook, it went totally viral with over 200,000 likes.
Read the letter below and let us know what you think in the comments. Should we make a conscious effort to teach our kids to be more accepting of other's differences?
"To the little boy at the science museum, I don't know who you are, but thank you for being amazing."
"You let my son play and engage with you. You helped him pick up balls from the floor when you saw that he could not. You didn't ask what was wrong with him or why he couldn't walk, you just saw him."
"Kaden is a lot like you, he is very curious and wildly smart. He wants to know how everything works."
"Thank you for helping him turn the lever when you noticed he was too weak to do it himself. You will probably never see this but just by being you, you make this world better."
SHARE if you know a few adults who can take a lesson from this young man.
