Young father with baby in ICU starts shift at Sam’s Club when we show up with gift from a Secret Santa
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A local Secret Santa is giving $1 million to deserving people in eastern Idaho this holiday season and the East Idaho News elves are helping out.
Every day, from now until the end of the year, we’ll be posting a Secret Santa surprise and today we’re surprising Saidu while he’s working at Sam’s Club in Idaho Falls.
Saidu’s wife, Selena, just gave birth to their second child. She had a high-risk pregnancy and many specialty appointments.
The baby came a month early via emergency c-section and is currently in the EIRMC NICU. He has been diagnosed with Down syndrome with possibly heart abnormalities. He’s currently on oxygen and working on eating while doctors perform lots of tests.
Selena and Saidu are the most generous couple. They are always helping their elderly neighbors by picking up groceries or helping around the house or yard. Saidu is always jumping at the opportunity to assist. He once left work to help his neighbor who had fallen on the floor. They are both such hard workers.
Selena was a teacher but took time off to stay at home with their toddler. There have been so many medical expenses with their pregnancy and even more so to come, especially if he ends up needing heart surgery. This has been such a challenging and stressful year but they have made the most of it.
Secret Santa asked us to visit Saidu while he was on the job and give him an early Christmas gift. Check out the surprise in the video player above!
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