Boy Has Meltdown On Plane, So Stranger Unaware She's On Camera Takes Matters Into Her Own Hands

Nov 28, 2018 by apost team

One of the most unnerving and irritating experiences for airplane passengers is to be cooped up with a crying child onboard. This can be particularly irritating to adults who are on a long overseas flight when the crying may potentially go on for hours. When one young boy with special needs began to get distressed on a flight, a friendly woman came to the rescue in the most touching way.

Rochel Groner was traveling from Brussels to New York City, and they were in the middle of the flight when a boy started crying and screaming. Rochel has significant experience working with special needs children. She could quickly tell that this boy struggled with vocabulary and was unable to communicate the stress and anxiety that was overwhelming him.

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Furthermore, his mother seemed embarrassed by the situation and was unable to calm him down. His meltdown was so severe that Rochel was concerned about the possibility of having to make an emergency landing. She saw the boy grow increasingly panicked and the other passengers become more irritated by the situation.

This is when Rochel took action. She did not really think about approaching the boy, and instead, she instinctively went to him. Through her various experiences with other special needs children, she knew how to calm the boy down and how to distract him at the same time. She and the boy made their way to a quiet corner of the plane.

He sat down on her lap while she comforted him and rocked him. They began to play with a paper bag that they located. Eventually, the boy calmed down, and the flight continued on to New York City as planned.

During this touching encounter, Rochel’s husband took a few candid still shots of his wife with the boy. He was so impressed with how skillfully, compassionately and patiently she addressed the situation and helped the boy that he wanted to retain those memories forever. He also decided to post the images online once the plane landed so that he could spread this touching experience to others.

Do you have any similar experiences with strangers going the extra mile to help others out? Leave your stories in the comments for other readers to enjoy. And pass this heartwarming story on to friends and loved ones that might need a hopeful story today.