Rubin Swift was in a heck of a predicament. The man had flown from Cleveland to Phoenix to bring his newborn daughter Ru-Andria home. He had been granted custody of her and was ready to return to Ohio with her.
When he got to the airport, he was greeted with a serious problem. Frontier Airlines informed him they do not allow children under 7 days of age to fly on their planes. Before arriving at the airport, he had all the necessary paperwork, including a note from a doctor stating the baby was healthy enough to fly. Rubin had not be notified of the 7-day requirement. To make matters worse, Frontier’s refund policy caused another obstacle for this new father.
“I asked for my money back,” he said. “They said it would take seven days to get your money back.”
Rubin didn’t have many options left. He didn’t have the resources for a hotel. Facing a very challenging situation with a newborn, he took a chance and called a woman who cared for his daughter in the hospital. She proved to be their guardian angel.
Joy Ringhofer volunteers at the hospital where Swift was picking up his newborn daughter. She was rocking the baby when Swift arrived. “I was rocking her when her father came in and we sort of made a connection right away,” Ringhofer said.
Swift called Ringhofer to inform her about the dilemma with Frontier. His heart melted at his new friend’s reaction. “I didn’t expect her to say, ‘I’m coming to get you and take you home.’ So I’m thinking, ‘She is going to drive me back to Cleveland’ but she actually brought me to her house, she’s been feeding me and making sure my baby is alright,” he recalled.
“We’re two different colors and she opened up her door and it never was an issue,” Swift continued. “My color was never an issue. She loves my baby. She held her. My baby was with her all night. Who does that?”
Swift now considers Ringhofer to be Ru-Andria’s grandma and has promised to return for a visit. This heartwarming story really is touching. This woman opened her home and her heart to this dad and his baby. A video about this wonderful pick-me-up story is below.
Even with so much negativity in the world, there are plenty of kind people willing to do the right thing.
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Source: Liftable
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