A woman has helped to raise thousands of pounds following a heartbreaking discovery she made when she started a new role recently.
Posting to Twitter, Hari Miller revealed that she had “inherited a set of drawers” when she started her job.
However, she said it took a while to get the keys and, when she managed to unlock it, she found items belonging to the person who previously held the job.
She posted: “When I opened it the stuff from the previous person was still inside it. Shuffling through I stumbled across the order of service for a 21-year-old girl, Amelia.”
I inherited a desk and drawers in my new job but didn’t have the key until today. When I opened it the stuff from the previous person was still inside it. Shuffling through I stumbled across the order of service for a 21yo girl, Amelia. pic.twitter.com/VupNvkK1uj
— H (@hari_miller) January 17, 2020
Hari contined: “Reading it I learned she had a rare form of epilepsy that’s resistant to drugs. Those people are much more prone to sudden death during an episode. Sadly that happened to Amelia.”
She added: “I’m feeling quite tender at the moment so it hit me right in the guts and I had a cry in the loo.”
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Hari said that Amelia’s parents had set up a JustGiving page in her memory and mentioned it in the footnote at the end of the order of service.
I made a donation and wrote a little note explaining this little story. And the next day I woke up to a lovely email from her mum and dad.
She added: “So I made a donation and wrote a little note explaining this little story. And the next day I woke up to a lovely email from her mum and dad.”
A few of you have asked and Amelia’s mum is very happy for me to share the link:https://t.co/a77qusVHIz
— H (@hari_miller) January 17, 2020
Hari went onto explain that Amelia’s parents told her that their daughter had donated her brain to epilepsy research and that 600 people had attended her funeral.
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She added: “Donate your organs. Be brave and be kind to each other.”
The story tugged at many people’s heartstrings, with exposure from Hari’s tweet boosting the JustGiving donations to almost £125,000.
One said: “Just when I think I should leave Twitter, I end up bawling my eyes out at this overwhelming thread. Why can’t humanity always be like this?”
This is when social media shines. Great story.
— KB 🇬🇧 (@Karl28498889) January 17, 2020
Another added: “This has made me well up. You’re right. Be brave! Makes all the shallow and petty stuff we angst about a complete waste of our precious time.”
“This has made a world-weary old man of 63 weep a bit,” said another.
You can donate to Amelia’s JustGiving page here.
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