It had been a difficult year for a young dad named Marc. His wife was diagnosed with stage 4 ovarian cancer and within months, she was gone.
Between mourning his wife's death, making sure there was food on the table, taking care of his two kids' physical and emotional needs, and working his job as an overnight custodian in Minnesota, Marc was struggling to say the least.
Things got so bad that the heartbroken family got used to sleeping in their car.
To help them get through it, Marc and his kids began working with an occupational therapist.
One day, a woman named Holly happened to overhear Marc's story in the clinic's waiting room. She was so affected by the image of Marc and his kids sleeping in a car that she posted a simple message on Facebook asking for any kind of help for the family.
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She never expected what came next…
A woman named Holly happened to overhear a single dad's heartbreaking story in a therapist's waiting room.
After Marc's wife passed away, the widower and single dad struggled to make ends meet for his two young kids.
He tried to pay the bills by working as a custodian, but things got so hard that there were nights the family had to sleep in their car.
Holly was so affected by Marc's story that she posted a simple message on Facebook asking for any kind of help for the family.
The donations from strangers started pouring in.
"My living room has never looked so beautiful… Remember this visual on the days when the news is nothing but doom and gloom. People are kind… People are generous… You guys amaze me," Holly wrote on Facebook.
From clothes and toys to cash and checks, truckloads of gifts were flooding in for Marc and his kids.
The donations kept on coming, and soon Holly was having trouble keeping track!
Through it all, she remained organized and steadfast in her remarkable mission.
Holly's story went viral while Marc and his kids were blown away by the strangers' act of kindness.
Marc's daughter marveled at her new belongings, like a simple bottle of pink nail polish.
Holly (pictured on right) was thrilled when Marc's therapist introduced her to the man himself.
Marc knows Holly didn't have to do what she did, but that's precisely what makes her a hero.
Meet Marc and Holly in the video below, and please SHARE this incredible act of kindness with your friends on Facebook!
