Photo: Courtesy Alexa Bjornson
One mom is sharing her touching story after a stranger showed complete kindness to her son with special needs on a flight.
Ina now-viral postshared to her Facebook account on Thursday, Alexa Bjornson explained that her 7-year-old son Landon had taken his first solo flight from their home in Las Vegas to visit his father in Oregon.
“I sent Landon with a letter to give to whoever sat next to [him] saying he has high functioning autism so he might be nervous and ask you ‘are we there yet’ a lot, and please just make him feel safe and comfortable, with 10 dollars in the note,” she explained in her post. “And this is what I just received ❤❤❤”
The accompanying photo was a selfie of Landon and a man named Ben, who had sent Bjornson, 28, the snapshot along with a sweet note about his airborne experience alongside his “great travel buddy.”
“Alexa, My name is Ben. I was Landon’s seat neighbor for his flight to Portland. He did ask if we were there yet several times but hewas a great travel buddy,” Ben’s note began.
Alexa Bjornson’s son Landon.
“Wehad a good time and played afew rounds of rock-paper-scissors. He’s a great kid and you’re a lucky mom,” he continued in his note.
Ben went on to thank Bjornson for the money but insisted it “wasn’t necessary,” explaining that he had “donated it toAutism-Society.orgin honor of Landon.”
“Have a great day!” he ended the heartwarming message.
“I am so grateful to this individual, and that there are still kindpeople in the world who make a differencelike I try myself to do as well,” Bjornson concluded her Facebook caption. “Thank you so much Ben!!!!”
Alexa Bjornson (R) and son Landon.
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“I want to thank Ben all over again. He is amazing,” said the mother of two, who welcomed daughter Frankee two months ago. “Itis a very humbling experienceand I just hope that it raises awareness that if you see children having a hard time — or not — that just a kind gesture can change the outlook in their lives.”
Bjornson described her son as “very loving and sharing” and shared that she “knew he was going to be anxious and impatient like every other kid on a plane,” which drove her to write the note and offer the money — a gesture she toldToday“just felt like that’s [what]I am supposed to do as a mom.”
“I didn’t think it would spark up a big response,” she admitted in the interview. “Regardless, we are pretty happy because it opens up the conversation. People can make a difference in someone’s life.”
source: people.com
