{"id":4433,"date":"2016-12-16T02:51:51","date_gmt":"2016-12-16T02:51:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thefastfashion.com\/?p=4433"},"modified":"2016-12-16T02:51:51","modified_gmt":"2016-12-16T02:51:51","slug":"woman-tracks-down-stranger-with-purple-hair-who-hugged-her-at-her-lowest-moment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thefastfashion.com\/?p=4433","title":{"rendered":"Woman Tracks Down Stranger With Purple Hair Who Hugged Her at Her Lowest Moment"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"yui_3_18_0_4_1481856600906_2038\"><figcaption id=\"yui_3_18_0_4_1481856600906_2066\">Angel Mott, left, reconnects with Stephanie Uhlenberg after a chance meeting. (Photo: Humankind)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The kindness of a stranger with purple hair was what got Angel Mott through one of the most difficult moments of her life \u2014 when she received a call, in the midst of Black Friday holiday shopping, informing&nbsp;her that her mother had died.<\/p>\n<p>Mott, who was standing in a crowded Mills Fleet Farm store in Des Moines, Iowa, was overcome with grief. \u201cI just kind of blacked out,\u201d Mott told the <em>Des Moines Register<\/em>, \u201cand I just started crying uncontrollably. And I sat down on the shelves probably for about five minutes and just bawled.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A stream of strangers passed her by \u2014 except for one guardian angel, who stopped and asked the 31-year-old what was wrong, and, upon hearing the news, sat down and embraced her, staying with her long enough to shepherd her through the checkout line.<\/p>\n<p>Mott, who was too stunned to even ask the stranger her name, drove off to the hospice residence where her late mother, Rose Danylchuck, 57, had been struggling with fallout from a blood clot in her head, which had caused debilitating strokes.<\/p>\n<p>It was not long after that Mott thought of the stranger and wanted to thank her \u2014 but the only detail she could remember was that the woman had purple hair. So she turned \u2014 where else? \u2014 to Facebook, specifically the I Grew Up in Iowa! page, and posted a request for help on Nov. 29, explaining how she had received the call in the store and sat down to weep.<\/p>\n<div class=\"Mb-20 H(0) Pos-r video-iframe-ratio\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"RatioBox W-100 H-100 Bd-0 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fhumankindvideos%2Fvideos%2F1268978159804497%2F&amp;show_text=false&amp;appId&amp;width=640&amp;height=292\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" data-lazyload-src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fhumankindvideos%2Fvideos%2F1268978159804497%2F&amp;show_text=false&amp;appId&amp;width=640&amp;height=292\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"remaining-body\n\n                        \"><\/p>\n<p>\u201cSome nice lady with black hair (I think) and purple highlights sat down with me and hugged me for about five minutes. She cried with me,\u201d she wrote. \u201cI would just like to thank her very much. Not one person stopped to see if I was OK. But her and her sister did and I appreciate that more than they\u2019ll ever know! My mom was my best friend. I felt like my heart was ripped out of my chest.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Her answer came just a day later, from Sara Ross, who posted: \u201cThe lady you are looking for is my lovely sister Stephanie Uhlenberg. She just saw you sitting there crying and couldn\u2019t just walk by. She had to make sure you were ok. Once she found out why you were crying her heart just went out to you. Doesn\u2019t matter if a stranger or not no one needs to be alone when receiving news like that. Sometimes all one needs is to be held, so you know that everything will be alright, a silent hug is all that needs to be said. We are both so sorry for your loss, once we left you we cried a little together and then found our momma and gave her a hug. Hugs and prayers to you and your family during this difficult time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thefastfashion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/b53a8d32d43bfba5b5171c61803da52d.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4435\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thefastfashion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/b53a8d32d43bfba5b5171c61803da52d.jpg\" alt=\"b53a8d32d43bfba5b5171c61803da52d\" width=\"640\" height=\"349\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thefastfashion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/b53a8d32d43bfba5b5171c61803da52d.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.thefastfashion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/b53a8d32d43bfba5b5171c61803da52d-300x164.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"yui_3_18_0_4_1481856600906_2164\"><figcaption id=\"yui_3_18_0_4_1481856600906_2172\">Photo: Des Moines Register<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Uhlenberg \u2014 a mother of three whose hair is streaked purple to reflect her diehard loyalty to the Minnesota Vikings \u2014 decided, upon hearing that Mott was looking for her, to attend her mother\u2019s visitation at a local funeral home.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI watched as Uhlenberg walked into the lobby&nbsp;\u2014 easy to spot with her purple hair and Vikings coat,\u201d observed Des Moines reporter Kyle Munson in his story of the reunion. \u201cOnce Mott recognized her, the two strangers-turned-friends&nbsp;wrapped each other in another big embrace. They shed happier tears. The family and other mourners looked on, probably feeling what I felt: It was reassuring to see such a warm, visible sign that the chance encounters and random acts of kindness we too often take for granted sometimes make a big difference. \u2018My heart just went out to you,\u2019 Uhlenberg said to Mott. \u2018I just wanted to know if you were going to be OK.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mott told her, \u201cThat hug meant the world to me. It made me feel like people actually still care.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Uhlenberg also made many other people\u2019s day with news of her empathetic reaction, drawing praise on her Facebook page from friends and strangers alike. \u201cI\u2019m sure all of this attention is super weird to you \u2026 especially with something as \u2018small\u2019 as a hug,\u201d posted one fan, \u201cbut with all the hate in the media, it is so refreshing to see kindness between strangers. A small gesture to you proved to be a pivotal moment in that lady\u2019s life, and made countless people in the world smile (and cry). 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