After a brave fight against cancer, Mark Shelton passed away in 2018. In the years since, Yuko, his wife, has been supporting their family.
Yuko Shelton has had to cope with so much. When her husband became ill, the burden of supporting him and their nine children fell onto her.
The mother had to take on so much to deal with the circumstances. Prior to the diagnosis, Yuko had never even driven.
What made it even harder for Yuko was the fact that she was still getting used to America. Yuko is Japanese. She is still learning English.
Despite her circumstances, Yuko found a way to support her husband and kids. She got a job as a janitor at a school and worked hard.
Sadly, Mark’s health didn’t improve, and he passed away, leaving Yuko and their nine children.
The people at the school were amazed by Yuko’s work ethic. Even though she was grieving and having to support a huge family, she remained a dedicated employee.
Luckily, in 2020, someone nominated Yuko to be a recipient of East Idaho News’s Secret Santa.
When the news team heard Yuko’s story, they knew that they had to help out.
They put together three gift boxes, which each contained a special surprise.
The news team arrived at the school just before the Thanksgiving break.
The school then staged a fire drill to get everyone outside.
The principal then announced to everyone that they weren’t just doing a fire drill. Something special was going on.
He then called Yuko up to talk with the news team.
Yuko was clearly confused when the presenter spoke to her. Then he explained that a secret Santa had nominated her to receive some presents.
So the presenter handed her gift number one.
Before she opened the gift, Yuko insisted that the news team would tell the secret Santa thank you on her behalf.
Then Yuko opened the box and couldn’t believe what was inside.
It was a check for $1,000.
The presenter handed her box number two.
Yuko opened this and saw yet another check. This one was for an amazing $10,000.
When the presenter announced how much money this check was for, the schoolkids all screamed with joy.
Yuko was so stunned that she couldn’t speak.
Then the presenter announced that there was a final gift.
But Yuko was still struggling to speak. By now she was on the verge of tears.
She opened the final box to see a car key.
Then the presenter pointed out Yuko’s brand new car.
Yuko could no longer hold back the tears.
The school kids kept on cheering and applauding.
Then the presenter showed Yuko to her new car.
Yuko was fast to explain just how much she appreciated the gifts. No one could deny that she deserved them.
The news report then appeared on YouTube, where it soon spread far and wide.
In less than three weeks, it has gained over 265,000 views. It also has more than 10,000 likes and 1,200 comments. People have been saying things like this:
Hopefully, Yuko and her children will have a very happy and safe Christmas this year.
They have been through so much. But as this video proves, the community is there to show their love and support.
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