Mom Gets the Best Early Christmas Present

What is the best Christmas present you have ever received? Was it something you always wanted but never bought for yourself? Was it something expensive that was out of your budget but a someone special treated you because you deserved it? To many, Christmas is about receiving gifts. To others it is a special time to spend with family and just be thankful for what they have. For Amanda, this time of year is especially important. Amanda lives in Melbourne Australia while her mom and sister along with grandparents all live in Vancouver B.C Canada. Yes, quite a distance apart, and just over a year ago this distance made it even more difficult for Amanda being apart from her mom. Elsa was diagnosed with ovarian cancer and has been fighting hard ever since. Over the last year she has been through extensive surgery and recovery, only to have the disease return after just one month of remission. Struggling daily with this separation and feeling very low not being with her mom for Christmas, Amandas husband stepped up to the plate and planned a trip for Amanda. Not only did he start planning, but he began planning just after Elsa was re-diagnosed with the return of the disease back in September 2018. Keeping a secret can be a very difficult thing to do at times. At the beginning of November Elsas husband was chatting with Amanda one morning via the internet, and Amanda asked him" can you keep a secret?" Brent answered "yes" as he was quite eager to what he was being asked to keep secret. This was a big challenge as he knew just how excited, and surprised Elsa would be when the arrival day came. In the mean time, Amanda, her husband Craig and her sister Sarah had also planned a three week trip through Asia. Amanda also kept this little secret from her sister, which was not an easy feat. Come the morning of December 19th, 2018, the day Amanda arrives to Vancouver, Brent sees her online before heading to work and asks" where are you?" Funnily Amanda replies" somewhere around Hawaii". It turns out the airline offered free wifi. This was great as Brent and Amanda were able to correspond throughout the day and make a plan for getting Amanda to their house, to surprise her mom. What a day it was. A perfect family reunion and Christmas gift of love. Enjoy this footage seeing just how the surprise evolved.