A Pointe-Claire girl has been reunited with a public security agent who cheered her during a family fun run in June.
“It was great,” Layla’s mother, Lisa Mancini, said.
“She was happy to see her and they shared some super cute moments together.”
Mancini had taken to social media to find the unknown woman who helped motivate the six-year-old to keep running after she broke down at a family fun run for kids.
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Layla has a learning disability called trisomy 22-Q12, which manifests itself similarly to autism.
“When the start went off and everybody else was excited, she got really scared and we were trying to go with the crowd and make it through,” Mancini told Global News.
“About 250 metres in, she had a complete meltdown.”
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Mancini said it meant the world for the young girl to have a stranger cheer her on.
“She came from behind her barrier and just cheered her on and she just told her, ‘you can do this’ and she was clapping, ‘believe in yourself,'” she told Global News.
“My daughter just looked at her and processed what she said and it was like in that moment … she got up.”
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The trio say they plan to participate in the fun run together next year.
“She gave her a police officer teddy bear and she loves it,” Mancini said.
“Thank you once again for your beautiful heart and kindness towards our daughter. The world needs more people like you.”
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