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This story about the lengths a mom will got to to care for her kid is the antidote to cynicism we need right now.
Writer Grace Li was talking to her mom on the phone; according to Buzzfeed, Li lives in Harlem and her mom lives in Texas.
Li told her mother, Shixia Huang, that she'd been feeling under the weather, and had a headache. Her mom told her she'd see Li soon, and hopped on a plane. For real:
Me on the phone with my mom last night: I'm sick Her: Ok I can catch the next flight Me: Is that a joke Today: pic.twitter.com/ffb4yF1ZGx
Huang works as a cancer researcher, so it's not like she didn't have important stuff to do at home. But she told Buzzfeed that when she checked, flights were surprisingly cheap. And she was worried about her kid! She's a mom!
"I was at work on Friday afternoon planning to work late that evening. Around 4:30, I got a message from Grace telling me that she felt sick," said Huang. "I called her and she told me that she had this headache and we also chatted about her day and her weekend plans. I felt that the headache was a bit unusual and that she missed home."
This simple story is warming all out Internet-calloused hearts. People are calling it "the sweetest thing ever" and we have to agree.
this is. the sweetest. thing. I have ever. 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
Also, she made sure Li got checked out. Moms worry.
The first thing she did was zip me to her doctor friend I was like "mom it's fine I'm sure this stabby head pain will pass" and she was like LOL TIME TO SCHEDULE A CT SCAAAAANNNN
