Moving into a new home and doing renovations before their first child is born is a rite of passage for many young couples. And it’s usually a joyous period in their lives, marking the start of a true family unit.
But that wasn’t the case for Amanda, a resident of Sydney, Australia. She and her husband had taken on a mountain of debt to renovate their home ahead of the birth of their first child, which they’d struggled for three long years to conceive.
But when she was a 6 months pregnant, her husband delivered the most crushing blow: He was leaving her.
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Desperate and struggling, her friend Anna contacted at the KIIS 1065 radio station, hoping to have her included as part of its “Giveback”segment. By the time the unsuspecting Amanda arrived at the station, she was 36 weeks pregnant and due at any time.
It’s been about five weeks since it happened. And the biggest thing is just the shock, I guess because it wasn’t really what we planned, or what I planned.
Who wouldn’t want to step in and help a single, pregnant woman, especially under these circumstances?
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But Amanda’s tears of anguish were soon replaced with tears of joy when the hosts told her to turn around and look at the television screen behind her. It was the home she’d purchased with her husband, a black sheet of plastic covering the front door. But one corner of the plastic was pulled back, as if inviting them inside…
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The producers at the KIIS 1065 radio station had teamed up with some area businesses to help ease Amanda’s financial burden and allow her to keep her home! She watched as the cameraman took her on a tour of her kitchen, whose refrigerator was stocked with food.
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Then they showed her boxes and boxes of baby supplies stacked neatly on a countertop.
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Of course, they saved the best for last. Inside her oven was $10,000 in cash!
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“Ten grand for the mortgage! So there’s another stress taken away…â€
“I can’t tell you how much… that means I don’t have to move,”Amanda barely managed to say while wiping tears from her eyes.
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Watch the clip below to see all the other gifts these kind-hearted hosts presented to Amanda so she could focus on the most important thing — raising her child. Remember to share this story to remind everyone of the incredible acts of generosity that happen every day.
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