FedEx driver sanitizes package for 11-year-old girl with autoimmune disorder
(Meredith) — A FedEx delivery driver in Florida took some extra precautions to help protect a child with an autoimmune disorder.
Carrie Blasi, of Boca Raton, said her 11-year-old daughter Emma has type 1 diabetes.
Her family posted a sign on their front door to notify delivery drivers that someone in the house has an autoimmune disorder.
When a FedEx driver saw the sign, he went back to his truck and sanitized the package with disinfectant wipes.
Before leaving, he wrote a note on the box that read: “I sanitized you(r) box once I’ve seen the note on your door.”
The package contained medical supplies for Emma.
She got the chance to thank the driver, Justin Bradshaw, during a video conference with WPTV-TV on Wednesday.
“I really appreciate what you did for us,” Emma said.
“We thank you so much, for doing something you weren’t even asked to do,” her mom added.
Bradshaw said he went the extra mile because the sign on the family’s door hit close to home. His daughter, Nova, was born prematurely at 28 weeks. She weighed only 1 pound and 11 ounces, but she beat the odds.
“When I saw the sign, the first thing I thought of was Nova because she was a micro-premie, and she’s very high risk,” he said.
Blasi said the king gesture reminded her that there are still people who care about helping others.
“That single act made me forget about everything we have been going through since the first of March,” Blasi said.
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