{"id":18693,"date":"2020-01-22T18:47:42","date_gmt":"2020-01-22T18:47:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cmshub.wpengine.com\/?p=298669"},"modified":"2024-11-03T15:16:50","modified_gmt":"2024-11-03T15:16:50","slug":"mcdonalds-customer-buys-breakfast-for-mom-and-soldier-son-unaware-of-their-heartbreaking-meal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ogkologos.com\/en\/mcdonalds-customer-buys-breakfast-for-mom-and-soldier-son-unaware-of-their-heartbreaking-meal\/","title":{"rendered":"McDonald\u2019s Customer Buys Breakfast For Mom And Soldier Son, Unaware Of Their Heartbreaking Meal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span itemprop=\"articleBody\">Just before the holiday season, Kellie Kendall received heartbreaking news. She was diagnosed with metastatic melanoma that had already spread to her lungs.<\/span><span itemprop=\"articleBody\">The Wisconsin mom likens her illness to a black cloud that has been hanging over her head ever since.<\/span><span itemprop=\"articleBody\">Making matters even more stressful is the fact her son, Donald, is in the Army. His deployments are always difficult, but his last deployment was particularly rough in light of Kellie\u2019s health.<\/span><span itemprop=\"articleBody\">On the morning of January 3, 2020, Kellie was taking Donald to the airport to see him off when she decided to stop at McDonald\u2019s to buy him some last-minute breakfast.<\/span><span itemprop=\"articleBody\">It was her way of stalling their inevitable goodbye before Donald\u2019s deployment. She didn\u2019t know if it\u2019d be the last time they saw each other.<\/span><span itemprop=\"articleBody\">Kellie pulled up to the drive-through window, but as she tried to pay for their food, she learned another customer had been watching them from the car up ahead.<\/span><span itemprop=\"articleBody\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span itemprop=\"articleBody\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-298672\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.thebreastcancersite.greatergood.com\/lt-mcdonalds-breakfast-gift\/\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"672\" class=\"size-full wp-image-298672 lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/a5.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/a5.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/a5-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/a5-600x336.jpg 600w, https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/a5-768x430.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width:1600px) 992px, (min-width:1200px) 768px, (min-width:518px) 480px, (min-width:325px) 320px, 300px\"\/><\/span><span itemprop=\"articleBody\">Photo: YouTube\/FOX6 News Milwaukee<\/span><span itemprop=\"articleBody\">\u201cShe saw my son was in his uniform and she wanted to thank him for his service,\u201d said Kellie.<\/span><span itemprop=\"articleBody\">Kellie\u2019s faith in humanity was restored for a while, and she posted a thank you message on social media.<\/span><span itemprop=\"articleBody\">\u201cWhen somebody does something nice, it really touches you,\u201d said Kellie.<\/span><span itemprop=\"articleBody\">Learn more about this touching act of kindness and what Kellie is going through by watching this video.<\/span><span itemprop=\"articleBody\">Footage provided by <a href=\"https:\/\/fox6now.com\/2020\/01\/08\/west-bend-mcdonalds-customer-pays-it-forward-for-cancer-patient-savoring-time-with-soldier-son\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">WITI Milwaukee<\/a><\/span><span itemprop=\"articleBody\"><span class=\"empty\">Proper BCS greatergood_ctg_abovevideo<\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.thebreastcancersite.greatergood.com\/lt-mcdonalds-breakfast-gift\/\">Source<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just before the holiday season, Kellie Kendall received heartbreaking news. She was diagnosed with metastatic melanoma that had already spread to her lungs.The Wisconsin mom likens her illness to a black cloud that has been hanging over her head ever since.Making matters even more stressful is the fact her son, Donald, is in the Army. 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