A FedEx mail carrier’s act of kindness has gone viral.

According to Fox News 13, Carrie Blasi, from Boca Raton, Florida, has an 11-year-old daughter with Type 1 diabetes, which puts her at greater risk of coming down with grave illness if she were to contract the coronavirus. To protect her daughter, Emma, Blasi posted a note on her door to alert mail carriers to leave packages on the doorstep.  


On April 6, Blasi's security camera recorded FedEx delivery driver Justin Bradshaw going above his duty (and her request) by sanitizing the box he was delivering to her home during one of the deadlier weeks of the outbreak.


Upon delivering the parcel, Bradshaw noticed Blasi's note and turned back to sanitize the package before leaving it at the front door. Blasi wrote in a tweet that he even left a message on the box to let her know it was safe.

“We have a sign on our door for packages/mail as our 11 year old daughter is a Type 1 Diabetic,” she said. “Our Federal Express delivery guy wrote this on our box ‘I sanitized your box once I’ve seen the note on your door’ – and you can tell that he used sanitizer wipes on the box. Amazing!!”

Bradshaw is no stranger to caring for young children with health issues. His daughter, Nova, was born prematurely. She was just 28 weeks and weighed 1 pound, 11 ounces when she entered the world. He told WSFA 12 News that making sure she’s safe is a constant concern.

“It is crazy the amount of measures we have to go through to stay safe,” Bradshaw said. “The first thing I thought of was Nova, because she was a micro-preemie. And she’s very high risk.”

According to WSFA 12 News, Nova’s mother called her a “miracle baby.”

Carrie and Emma were able to bond with the Bradshaw’s family via video chat last week. 

“We thank you so much for doing something you weren’t even asked to do," Carrie said.

As Bradshaw receives huge amounts of praise for his conscious act, he said he is using the attention to request that others lend a helping hand to their neighbors during these trying times. 

“I feel like we should all do something to better the situation right now,” Bradshaw said.

Carrie said she would “love to hug '' the Bradshaws but is well aware that now is not the time amid social distancing practices. She said she hopes there may be a day when she can thank the family in person.

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