The father was still shocked and awaiting to be awaken from a terrible reality. I’m sure he’s very appreciative and feels loved but he appeared to really be in that mode where no matter how much money you could give him he’s still waiting to wake up and see his son again. Wish both families the very best and somehow hope they find peace.
Yes I can see the pain he is going through, numb. I hope he has strength everyday. I hope he finds comfort everyday he walks this earth. I know he appreciates the gift but when you are going through the hardest things in life it’s hard to be present.
The pain in his eyes, and words, it's clear that his heart, his world is in shambles. He is doing what he has to do to keep going for his family, no matter the pain and emptiness he is feeling. May God bless both of these families.
This was so hard to watch. You could almost hear her heart shatter. She honestly broke my heart. I pray blessings around these families and the person who nominated them.
@@pixiestyx1766I had tears in my eyes already... but when I read your comment about almost hearing her heart shatter, I cried so hard. No one could have said it better than you did. Having children and grandchildren of my own, this one really hit home!
I feel her grief and devastation….it’s something that you truly can’t imagine until you have it experienced it too. It’s been 19 yrs since we lost our son in a freak accident, just before Christmas, and it’s hasn’t gotten easier with time, if anything is harder. It’s one thing time will never heal…. For me anyway. 💔 I am so very devastated for both these families, I wish I could take their pain away, nothing sadly will bring back their beautiful young adults who were about to embark on the journey of life with a baby of their own, it’s just so, so, sad, and to loose a grandchild as well adds even more grief to the mix. It’s unimaginable to loose so much, I just wanted to give that mum a huge hug, this bought back so many memories and had me in tears watching, how could anyone not be moved by the loss for both these families. 💔💔💔 Thank you Secret Santa 🎅🏻🙏🏻❤️😊
@@pamprier4710 My words came from experience. This will be my 10th Christmas without my son. I've walked in her shoes and her loss is devastating. Unfortunately there are no drugs or words that will ease her pain. Time softens the raw grief but it will never heal the wound that's been inflicted. As far as your tears ... God bless you because you have empathy and an open soul. Never lose that inner quality God has given you. Merry Christmas to you and all those you love and all that love you.
It must be so hard for Nate to do these visits with tragic circumstances yet he always does such a great job of maintaining the perfect balance of professionalism and human connection. Thank you to Nate, his team, and the secret Santa.
Well said! I am now addicted to these videos. It def gives me hope for humanity. They do such a beautiful job with these Secret Santa videos! 👏👏🙌🫶❤️❤️❤️
My heart is breaking for these families! What a tragedy! Parents are not supposed to have to bury their children and grandchildren. Thank you, Secret Santa, for leading with your heart.
As a journalist, I once went through a course for reporters. They taught us a lot of technical skills, taught us how to pronounce words correctly, how to look in and out of the camera. But no one taught us what sets Nate Eaton so much apart from other reporters: incredible empathy, thoughtfulness, emotional support, sensitivity and understanding when to end a visit. I think these things should be taught, and the EIN videos with Secret Santa should be teaching tools. The journalism world needs more Nate Eatons (and less Fox News).
Well said! 👍 I think that natural empathy is one of those things that you either have or you don't, but a communication module would be a great idea - how to conduct interviews, how to show that you are listening, how to use different types of questioning and vocal tones to get the answers you need, how to relay appropriate sympathy and read a situation. Here in the UK, these modules are taught to both doctors and nurses, so the teaching tools are there. Shouldn't be difficult to transpose them from a medical situation to a journalistic situation. We absolutely need more people like Nate - not just for Secret Santa, but also his fantastic journalism, that helped lead to a proper investigation (and the conviction, in my opinion) of Lori Vallow Daybell. Worlds different to the clickbait outrage content that certain channels go for, designed to hide the truth instead of bringing it to light...
You were doing good until you made it political. Shame on you... Dragging politics into something like this... You need to go stand with your face in the corner for a few hours and think about what you did... DESPICABLE
Well said, well said, well said. As a recovering journalist I do appreciate his empathy and although I thought bad timing, I realise that it has to be done quickly to pay for the funerals.
I was thinking the same. They can focus on grieving and each other now. Not having to worry about funeral costs will lift a great burden from their shoulders.
As a mother who has lost a child, that woman is in pain. There will be a missing piece to the puzzle of her life. No; the pain never goes away. You just learn to deal with it. My sons been gone three years now. I miss him every minute of everyday. Holidays and birthdays are truly the hardest. I just sat here and cried my eyes out for that woman. God bless her!
Surrender all your pain and grief to the LORD and He will Heal You and Help You. Just know your Child is a much Greater Place and I Pray you see Him one day Again. *”He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.”* - Psalm 147:3
This is the most professional dude I’ve seen do this stuff. Man he handles the hardest part and has to hold it together while on camera. Kudos to you sir.
Funerals are expensive. Secret Santa your gifts will relieve a lot of stress for these families. God bless you for your thoughtfulness and generosity. Nate, thank you too. You are always respectful and know just what to say. That can be very hard sometimes. Merry Christmas from Texas to everyone. 🎄🎄
These poor families to lose such young children and what was supposed to be their future grandchild so tragically. Seeing the second lady with her grief was simply heartbreaking. Little girl in the first clip was adorable. I, too, wish these families the best Christmases possible and to hopefully find peace. Thank you for helping them in such a difficult time, Secret Santa.
Nate, you have such a tender way with those who are hurting so deeply. My prayers go out to these families. Secret Santa, may God bless you for your kindness.
The pain in that mothers cries broke me to my core. Thank you secret santa for blessing these families in such a time of despair and need. My heart goes out to everyone who knew these children.
This one tore me apart....I literally started bawling when the mom lost it. For both families to loose a child and an unborn infant before Christmas I can't imagine rhe loss they are feeling. The parents of the young man will have try their best to make Christmas joyful with that young child came out. My most deepest and condolences to both families.
Oh my, this was just heartbreaking. The girl's mother was just broken and i couldn't hold back the tears. Thank you Secret Santa for relieving such stress from these families in their time of need. Nate, you are the perfect helper, whether being an elf or an angel. I don't know how you keep from crying, but you always show such compassion and empathy. God bless you all, Secret Santa, Nate, and East Idaho News crew.
Thank you secret Santa and all those involved. I sit here in tears, I could not make to the end of the video. I loss my daughter(15yrs old) in a car crash in 2015. I know the pain, I know the heart break. God ease their pain.
I am deeply saddened and sorry to hear of your loss. I struggled getting through this video, but cannot come close to imaging the feelings you must have had to process both when you suffered your tragic loss, but then again when watching this clip. Bless you from the bottom of my heart, and from the UK!
My brother was killed in a crash that devastated our family. I am so sorry you and the families in this video had to go through such a loss. May God continue to bless you all until we are all reunited.
My gosh that mother made me cry so bad. I feel terrible for both parents. This must be the hardest thing for any parent. my deepest condolences to both families. Life is so scary at times!
These are so beautiful! Praying for these families. I can’t imagine their losses. I’m so grateful that Secret Santa is taking care of it. I do wish they had gotten something for themselves like gift cards to Fred Myer or something! 😢 The second family especially needed more help.
Families are so devastated during the unexpected death of a loved one. It would have been great to provide them with an extra check or groceries. Maria's family looked as if they could really use some extra help. This was so very heartbreaking to watch. Good job secret santa and the news team. 😢❤
I disagree. Paying for the funerals was a wonderful gift, anything else would have been disrespectful. You don’t give material presents to people that have lost a child.
God Bless Maria and her family 🙏🏻 When we look around there’s always someone in a worse situation than ourselves. I can’t imagine how heartbroken she must be.
What heartaches for these families. Sometimes the pain is too much. Thank you Secret 🎅, Nate & crew!💔🕊💔🕊 They will need community support & outreach to overcome this.
💔💔 That mother’s pain. I saw that same pain in my own mother when we tragically and unexpectedly lost my youngest sister on Thanksgiving of all days. She was only 35. She left behind 3 children and her husband. I felt so helpless when I saw my mom at her most vulnerable. You never truly recover from these kinds of losses. You just … kind of… sort of… learn how to somewhat navigate forward alongside the grief. - My heart goes out to both of these families.
My heart is breaking for them, I don't know what to say except thank you, Secret Santa, for relieving the financial burden for these families. May God comfort their hearts during this so very difficult time.
This really makes you think differently about Christmas and what we should be grateful for, so many of us worry about the gifts, decorations, food, and forget to embrace are loved ones who are around today and can be gone tomorrow 😢😢
This one brought me back to being sad I also lost my son in a terrible car crash and I'm still so sad inside my heart I hope that these 2 families get their lives back and love life again May God be by their sides to help them heal from these terrible losses God bless them always thank you Secret Santa🎅this was a deep one but I thank you so much for the kindness you gave to these families, God bless them and may they find the Peace they truly need, bless them all always!!🌲⭐😢🀄⚘🌈
Omg 😢 this is so heartbreaking all I can do is sit here and cry. I know what they are going thru. I lost my son and I still can’t breath seeing that Lady just breaks my heart. I’m so sorry for you all and your loss. Will keep yous in my prayers 😢😢 I know the hurt you all are going thru 🙏🏼🥲😢💝🌹
The death of a child is one of the most unnatural and devastating events of the human condition. The grief of these parents was palatable.I pray they can find some healing through the love and compassion of Secret Santa.
@@AlainnCorcaigh Saying such a thing only shows your ignorance of Who God is. You probably never even read God's Word (AKJV Bible) to have even a glimmer of understanding. Be careful as ignorance can lead to Stupidity and there is NO Cure for Stupidity. Read and gain wisdom and Truth or remain in ignorance, in the Lies that Enslave you....... Your choice.
It's so sad for both young souls. "Rest In Peace".. Our deepest Condolences and Sympathy for their families, friends and the communities. Thank you Secret Santa for the gift to ease some of their burden. God Bless..
These poor families. Losing two young people and a grandbaby. And now to have the holidays upon us. Thank you, Secret Santa, for lifting the burden of funeral costs from them so they can focus on each other and grieve.
Words don’t come close do they………. It reminds us all of how precious our lives are right now and for me it has to be one of the saddest stories I have viewed. I send my heartfelt wishes to these families……… Also a massive thank you to secret Santa who truly is a kind and generous person and I can tell you there aren’t many people like that left in the world we live in today. ❤
This one was si hard. Losing a child is the worse. My sister lost her daughter 4 yrs ago. She was like my daughter to. Prayers to this families. Nate does such a great job with everything. Thank you secret Santa. God bless
This was very hard to watch. Christmas just around the corner will never be the same for these families. Plus the young woman's birthday ... And a baby on the way. A huge part of their heart is gone forever.
My heart breaks for both families. I can clearly remember when our 23 year old son died on Dec.7th in 1991. Thankfully our dear dear friend bought us a beautiful Christmas tree. They rang the doorbell and tried to get away. That was so sweet. We wouldn’t have bothered about a tree or anything except we still had an 11 year old child at home. Those heartbreaking sobs from the girl’s mother. Took me right back. God bless and comfort both families. 🙏🏻
A Dear Friend just brought me to a special Blue Christmas Church Service tonight. It was for anyone with loss, Grieving. I've been stuck for many months in my grief, a tremendous loss. I'm beyond sad for us left behind... for now. Crying watching this. Prayers for this Momma's heart, for both families, for all involved. Through this deep, deep valley may they know and see, feel Jesus Love, Mercy, and Grace. Thanks Nate for being so kind. Thanks Secret Santa for caring. ✝🙏🙏🙏❤🎄
