A mom has taken to social media to thank a delivery driver who sanitized a package to help protect her high-risk daughter from the coronavirus.
The driver revealed his random act of kindness on the package itself, writing that after seeing a sign that revealed there was a person with an autoimmune disease living in the property, he went above and beyond to ensure that what he was delivering didn't infect them.
Some people are gifting delivery drivers essential items as a thank you for their hard work:The heartwarming incident took place at the home of Carrie Blasi in Raton, Florida. According to WFLA, she spotted the incredible gesture on her home security camera too.
Taking to social media to express her thanks, Blasi posted pictures of the incident that were captioned: "We have a sign on our door for packages/mail as our 11-year-old daughter is a Type 1 Diabetic Our Federal Express delivery guy wrote this on our box.
"'I sanitized your box once I’ve seen the note on your door' - and you can tell that he used sanitizer wipes on the box. Amazing!!"
Needless to say, this random act of kindness struck a chord with social media users, and at the time of writing, the tweet has received over 2.6K likes.
In response to the story, one impressed Twitter user wrote: "Who is it? I want to follow him on Twitter! But seriously, my daughter also has a health condition, so this brought a tear to my eye.
"@FedEx should not only give him a raise, but feature him in their next commercial. His compassion is inspiring."
A second added: "This is precious! Not only was this an amazing act by this gentleman, but I, too, have an autoimmune disorder and this made me aware of putting a sign on the door. Thank you!"
A third remarked: "So kind! This one sweet act of care and compassion has me in tears. Thank God for people [like] this!"
In a follow-up tweet, Blasi revealed that after expressing her desire to thank the diver, she had a chance to do it virtually. His name is Justin Bradshaw, and he is as awesome as his kindness suggested.
She wrote: "I got to thank him and meet his family (virtually) and they are amazing - we need more people like them!!#belikejustin"
At the time of writing, there have been 1,986,986 cases of the novel coronavirus and it has claimed 126,812 lives globally, per the John Hopkins University Coronavirus Resource Center.
