A Secret Santa in eastern Idaho recently surprised a young man with a positive attitude despite his daily struggles.
Aiden, a high school sophomore from Soda Springs, was born without legs and has endured several surgeries, East Idaho News. reported on sunday.
My prosthetic leg makes me crippled at times, so I crawl around because I don't have a motorized wheelchair to get me where I want to go.
According to Johns Hopkins Medicine, prosthetic legs help Those who need it will be able to move more easily.
“Learning how to walk around with a prosthetic leg can be difficult,” the website says.
Aiden's older brother always helps him get in and out of the truck and in his wheelchair to school. However, Aiden faces further difficulties on campus as the elevator is slow and far away. So sometimes I have to crawl up the stairs to get to class on time.
Secret Santa asked about Aiden and said: I wanted it To do something special to make his life easier. He dispatched Nate Eaton of the East Idaho News for the day.
The first gift was $1,000 to Amazon, allowing Aiden to buy Christmas presents for his loved ones and anything else he needed. The second gift was $5,000 for a power wheelchair or scooter, and the choice was left to Secret Santa.
The young man was shocked when Eaton showed up at school and found him in the hallway. There was a huge smile on his face when he realized that he could finally get around in his electric wheelchair or scooter.
“Aiden, you need to speed up when you cruise around here,” Eaton jokingly told him.
“Thank you. Merry Christmas,” Aiden said.
Social media users shared their reactions to the lovely video, one person write“His smile when he read the newspaper.”
“Aiden's smile spoke volumes. What a humble young man,” said another user. commented.
