Doorbell video shows delivery driver praying for ill baby at risk of COVID-19
Footage shows the worker, known only as Monica, bowing her head for a few moments before dashing off.
Friday 29 May 2020 12:46, UK
An Amazon delivery driver has been filmed praying for an ill baby while dropping off parcels to his family home in the US.
Footage taken from Raquel Pearson's doorbell security camera shows the driver, known only as Monica, dropping off a parcel at the property in Idaho before stepping back and bowing her head.
She then remains quiet for a few moments before making a sign of the cross and rushing back to her delivery van.
Mrs Pearson, the mother of the youngster, called Lucas, posted the footage in a mutual aid support group for Idaho.
It has been shared more than 500 times and liked more than 2,000 times.
Lucas has a pre-existing heart condition that puts him at risk of coronavirus.
His mother wrote: "I just wanted to share a sweet moment we caught on video. We have a sign on our door thanking delivery personnel for bringing us our supplies because we have an infant with medical needs. Our Amazon driver dropped off our package, read our note, and prayed for our boy before heading out.
"Edit: You have helped me locate the delivery driver! Her name is Monica and apparently she has been praying for us this whole time. This is just the first time we happened to pay attention to our camera."
Speaking to Sky News, Mrs Pearson said she felt emotional the first time she saw the footage.
"I was shocked at what I saw because I never expected such kindness during a regular delivery," she said. "My husband and I both teared up and felt we needed to give the Amazon driver some recognition.
"The response has been incredibly positive. I think many people are eager for uplifting stories like this during such a difficult time in the world."
Lucas, aged nine months, has an artery issue called an aberrant right subclavian artery (ARSA), a vascular anomaly which people are born with. It is also referred to as dysphagia.
It can lead to difficulties such as swallowing, shortness of breath and chronic coughing.
His family say he has had a hard time eating since birth and his symptoms include choking and breathing after aspiration.
His heart condition makes him more susceptible to contracting COVID-19 so his parents have been extra careful about staying home.
"He needs special thickeners to be able to eat, otherwise he aspirates his milk, so we really depend on getting all of these supplies online so we don't have to go out to the store and bring a virus home," Mrs Pearson told KTVB.
"We just want to minimise exposure to coronavirus."
On a GoFundMe fundraising page, which the Pearsons have set up to help get treatment for their son, they said: "Since birth, we have been on a long journey to find a solution so that he is able to eat pain free and live a normal life."
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The family are now so he can have a consultation and potential corrective surgery.
A total of $910 has been raised so far.
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