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Earlier this month, Randy Heiss was hiking in Patagonia, Arizona, when he saw the ragged remains of a balloon with a note attached.
Heiss' wife translated the list and the pair identified its likely sender as a girl named Dayami.
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Heiss and his wife delivered the toys to Dayami and her sister younger sister, Ximena, during the meeting. It brought him "healing joy" to see the children's happy faces, Heiss told the "Today" show.
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We lost our son nine years ago, Heiss told KVOA. So we dont have grandchildren in our future and so really getting to share Christmas with kids was something thats been missing in our lives.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/love-has-no-borders-arizona-man-fulfills-christmas-wish-list-n951581
MustLoveBeagles
(11,658 posts)It's a shame about their son.
SunSeeker
(51,745 posts)May they find happiness despite their terrible loss.
JI7
(89,279 posts)Judi Lynn
(160,646 posts)Sure glad it wasn't one of those vicious border vigilantes who spotted the balloon. He/she would have probably gone to some trouble to find little Dayami just to terrorize her.
Thanks for a tremendous Christmas news story, SunSeeker. The Heisses are keeping love alive. Bless them both, and Dayami and her sister.
underpants
(182,949 posts)Tom Rinaldo
(22,917 posts)Hermit-The-Prog
(33,484 posts)Hands across the border got it done.
SunSeeker
(51,745 posts)It was a great idea to turn to them for help.
Wounded Bear
(58,737 posts)You know what, I still believe in Hope and Change, no matter what the assholes on the RW say.
Cha
(297,799 posts)Mahalo, SunSeeker