'I refuse to let my child be forgotten': Mother does random acts of kindness to honor her late son
A Nebraska mother is still grieving the loss of her oldest son. But Nicole Adams is determined to ensure he's not forgotten, one random act of kindness at a time.
Hope Spicer was in line at the Walmart in Fremont when she realized the person in front of her had paid for her son's medication and cupcakes.
"I was like, 'are you paying for those?' And she goes 'Absolutely!'" Spicer said. "She handed me this card and she said, 'this is how I keep my son's memory alive, by these little random acts of kindness.'"
In hopes of thanking the stranger, Spicer posted what happened along with a picture of the card on Facebook.
"Somebody commented her name, and then I found her and then I thanked her," Spicer said.
That stranger was Adams.
"I didn't realize I made that big of an impact," Adams said.
In 2021, Adams said she lost her oldest son Jordan to suicide.
"I did not know he that was having troubles and when I found out about it, it was already too late," Adams said. "He was just all around, a special kid."
Adams said her son Jordan was always putting others before himself.
"He helped an old lady that had her battery die and got jumper cables, went and bought them with his last $8, and gave them to her and made sure she got home," Adams said.
To keep his legacy alive, Adams made it her mission to find random acts of kindness to do for strangers. Along with the kind act, she gives a card with a picture of Jordan and a special message.
"I feel like after a child is lost, they're forgotten. And I refuse to let my child be forgotten," she said.
For other parents who are grieving the loss of a child, Adams wants them to know this:
"As long as your heart is still beating, you have a purpose and someone still cares about you and your child. And as long as you don't let them be forgotten, there's always a purpose for you," Adams said.
And through that purpose, she is inspiring others to be like Jordan.
"I'm going to keep that card in my wallet with me, so every time I go to the store, I see it when I pull out my debit card," Spicer said.
The National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline is 9-8-8.
