Woman reunited with stolen teddy bear that holds her late mother’s voice

Your “Daily Dose of Uplift” for July 30th:
This is a fear and a sinking feeling I can’t even begin to imagine.
Mara Soriano was moving to Vancouver when a box full of personal items was stolen outside of the moving truck. Mara’s mother died of cancer last year, and one of her most priceless possessions — a teddy bear containing her late mother’s voice — was in that box.
“At hospice her voice was different. Much softer. Not the mom I grew up with. That bear is the last memory I have of her speaking in her normal voice,” Soriano told CBC.
Her cry for help in getting the bear returned to her was heard by none other than Ryan Reynolds, who tweeted out a $5,000 no-questions-asked reward for the bear’s safe return.
Two men not only found the man who stole the bag but obtained the bear bag in perfect condition.
The Good Samaritans told Soriano they saw security footage she had posted online, recognized the person seen taking the backpack containing the bear, and got it back.
Again, I can’t imagine the grief and fear Mara had to be feeling over the past few days, but rest assured, the bear is where it belongs now — and Mara’s mom’s memory lives on.
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