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SALT LAKE CITY — Margaret McIntyre was already hoping for one miracle involving her daughter’s well being. She by no means thought hoping for a second miracle, involving her laptop computer, would come true.
“Getting it again means the world,” she stated. “With every thing on the earth in the present day, we’d like some feel-good tales.”
And boy, does this one make you be ok with the world.
Final week, KSL reported that McIntyre’s laptop computer was misplaced on the Salt Lake Airport. The individual serving to along with her daughter’s wheelchair put another person’s laptop computer in Margaret’s bag by mistake after going via safety.
She did not understand it till she was already on the airplane and was nervous as a result of that laptop computer had necessary info concerning her daughter’s uncommon genetic dysfunction.
“It has every thing to do with my daughter’s medical historical past, her scientific trial, the data they want,” McIntyre stated.
They had been in Salt Lake as a result of that scientific trial is on the College of Utah.
It seems Lindsay Boerens, who lives in Utah, knew all a couple of lacking laptop computer as a result of her husband discovered he had another person’s after flying out of Salt Lake final week on a piece journey.
“He opened it up and it was password-protected, however it did say Margaret’s identify, which prompted us to a minimum of attempt to look on the web for who she is. However there are much more Margaret McIntyre’s than I’d have anticipated,” Boerens stated with fun.
Nonetheless, on Monday, Boerens was scrolling via information tales when she got here throughout the story a couple of lacking laptop computer. And when she learn Margaret McIntyre’s identify, she knew.
“It was like, oh my gosh, I am unable to consider we’ve it,” Boerens stated.
Boerens obtained in contact with KSL-TV’s Alex Cabrero, who related her to McIntyre. Lengthy story brief, the good laptop computer mishap was solved.
“I used to be so glad to lastly know who she is and that we had been going to have the ability to join and get it again to her,” Boerens stated.
So as to add to the story, the laptop computer McIntyre had belonged to Boerens’ husband.
McIntyre is planning on coming again to Salt Lake Metropolis in a few weeks for her daughter’s scientific trial.
She and Boerens are planning on assembly to trade laptops.
“I actually suppose we’ll have a lifelong friendship,” stated McIntyre. “Which is definitely simply the cherry on the highest.”
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Alex CabreroAlex Cabrero has been reporting for KSL-TV for almost 20 years. He has lined a wide range of tales over time from a wide range of locations, however he notably enjoys sharing tales that present what’s good on the earth.
