Homeless woman living at FLL now working at the airport, after 7News viewers stepped up to help
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- Опубликовано: 2 май 2024
- When we first shared the story of Rebecca, a woman living at a South Florida airport, her struggles resonated with people across the country. Many have asked, where is she now? As Karen Hensel reports, Rebecca is finally taking off in life.
She never abandoned her furry baby , that’s a wonderful human.
I love this too. She just seems like a lovely person who needed a chance.
Yes, but where is her son? This is like one of those “”swerved to avoid a horse” news stories where they don’t mention the horse again.
She might as well take a teddy bear.
Well that might lead to her going to jail.
@@MissLibertarian my question too, at least mention if he moved back with family where ever they came from or is a druggy living on the streets or was he autistic is why he was with her in the first place, lazy reporting
At least Rebecca got help instead of being arrested for sleeping at the airport. The streets are the last place anyone wants to be. Now this woman and her cat have a place to stay.
Amen! ❤
🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
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That’s assuming her job pays her enough to qualify for rent.
Bless those who saved this wonderful woman.
Yes, this is a rare 1 percent chance. Chances are the owner of the airport must have been homeless at one point, and didn’t want this woman to feel the same.
That kitty loves that bed. Rolling around on it. So cute!
adorable. Also the window to see all the squirrels and birds.
what this shows is that there are hardworking people who just need a small opportunity
to make their life better
@@PaulAllen786 yessss 💜
that was my favorite part! He's so comfy now
@@noellutsey5620 💜💜
I donated to her gofundme. Not a lot only $25. I'm glad she is doing well. We are the same age and I have been lucky to have enough to pay for my one bedroom condo even though my condo fees have increased. Also taxes, insurance, utilities and every other bill. I still am grateful for all that I have. I hope things continue to improve for her.
Hey it’s better than nothing. And to those of us who couldn’t donate anything, well wishes and good vibes and prayers are enough
Thank you! It all helps add up. All it took was many people pitching in.❤
Bless you for helping a stranger!
Bless you for your generous heart❤!
looking for a pat on the back? real caring never brags about donating etc.
Oh my goodness you can tell her cat is so happy
Yeah I noticed that as well, wriggling around on a proper bed and I am so chuffed ❤
Probably better than living in a little kennel/travel bag for a year 😣 I don't wanna imagine how difficult it was for them with the kitty needing to use a litterbox/bathroom and getting supplies and just all the care. I'm so happy they are all together and I hope her situation stays on the up. Kitty looks so so happy though, I agree.
Thank you everyone for helping this lady.
She worked at an airport once and was fired because they learned she did not have an address. They are evil AF.
I want to say thank you 7News for doing this to help this woman.
But, she has another job now. The boss who fired her before obviously was cruel and heartless and had no sympathy for people less fortunate than themselves.
where did you get that piece of information? there was no mention of her being terminated from the airport job, and especially not because she lacked an address. the reporter stated rebecca couldn’t access the gofundme donations because she didn’t have a bank account; and to get one, a permanent address was required. so they helped her acquire the account, so that she could get the funds.
@@frienjie7148 from her previous interview with the 7News. She stated that she landed a job with the airport but they quickly fired her because they realized she was homeless aka no permanent address.
She wasn't fired from no airport
Do you have problems 🤔
@@frienjie7148 The termination for finding out she was homeless was covered in the first news story about her. This is the follow-up.
Good for her! I’m glad she was given help and not arrested.
Love this woman and her fabulous kitty
We need more of this. We need to help each other, man. Times are hard for everyone, in different ways. I'm so happy to see this. Tears of joy, no shame.
💯 Completely agree, we need to do more to help each other out, especially in hard times. You never know what someone is going/has been through
Totally agree. We are all interconnected in this life. We need to get through life united.
@Tcwilliams07 And truthfully, most people do not care. If there's nothing in it for them, they pass it by. Humans cannot be trusted - trust God.
Agreed, but most countries would just arrest someone for sleeping in the airport if they are not willing to leave when told.
She never abandoned her michi 🐈 😻 🐈⬛️ 😺 🐱 😸
The cat made all the difference. It's what captured the hearts of the viewers mote than the story
Yeah, it s shame that humans love animals more than fellow humans.
It's not a shame. it's for a reason. People do incredibly evil things, that animals wouldn't even think to do. @jdfodio
@joketsu100 So true, and yes the fact she had the cat and didn't abandon it touched me
@@jdfodio why should it be a shame? We are all animals and not superior to them. We all call this earth home.
She stuck it out with her beautiful cat, fed it, kept it safe, did her best.
She is a hero and an example to everyone what a compassionate person looks like
I am also so thankful that she and her cat has a safe place to call home and she has a job.
Thank you to everyone who helped
Elsje, from South Africa.
I'm 64 years worked from the time I was 15. Lost my apartment March last year. My social security check covers very little. Now I live in my car with my cat Guppy. There is an intense learning curve and I could totally relate to everything she said and somehow that helped. So thanks
I hope things get better for you!
I wish and pray God opens doors for you and puts a roof over your head you can call home ..
How can we help you and your cat?
Can you try to rent a room as many people are renting out a bedroom in their home. God bless
I love how the cat in the background is rolling on the bed, like, yay! We got a bed and I got a window! ❤
🥲🥲🥲❤️❤️❤️
That’s a good lady.
Fellow cat lovers unite.
I’m so happy for her.
What a good kitty!!!
I’m happy for her and for those who helped her
I’ve always believed that
most of the homeless addicts you see on the street didn’t begin their homelessness journey because they were addicts, but became addicts because of their predicament.
God bless all who helped this woman before it was too late and may God continue to bless her with the ability to climb step by step into a better life.
Not all homeless ppl are addicts. Some of us are homeless because of abusive ppl completely destroying our lives. Some are homeless because of mental health issues only (probably from abuse too)
I’m definitely agree with you 💯🙏🫶
Such a beautiful words of encouragement and support for someone that has gone through a lot of trials🙏
I believe she’s a amazing person with good heart and great intentions🤗💖
Her determination and kindness towards others is truly inspiring🌸🩷
She’s really lucky to receive so much love and kindness from the community🙏
It’s heartbreaking 💔 to see so many young people struggling with the same issues and don’t get the same opportunities as she did🙏
May Gods bless her always🙏
I'm wondering this woman came with her son? Where is he in the picture? Too shy to give an opinion? What is he doing to help both him and his mother??@@gloriamcdonough987
Wonderfull that people helped and she got a job at the airport. Even her temp home is a thousand times better. She was smart
to camp out at the airport. I sincerely wish her the best. I pray she get's that home she is saving up for. God Bless the news for airing this story and getting invoved where she got a bank account and all the people who donated to her go fund me. All will be blessed. U never know what life has in store. Anyone can end up in this type of situation. That's why we need to have more
compassion for the homeless. I know some are mentally ill and drug addicted and that is challenging in itself but this lady
like so many others like her deserve a chance....Love & Light.
I sure wish we'd get some politicians with enough courage to fund in patient psychiatric hospitals. So, so many people with severe mental health issues trying to make it in a compassionless world out there. They're mocked and despised for their behavior and hygiene, but they're truly incapable of properly caring for themselves, let alone functioning in society. The pursuit of the almighty dollar takes precedence over them. It's just sad.
So happy for Rebecca…and her kitty!
This is the kind of homeless person we should strive to help, a good person who just had a bad turn of events.
Most homeless people get violent, and that is the government’s fault.
@@SYDAirlineEnthusiastwell a lot of cases most homeless could get violent when the longer they stay out on the street something snaps in them. That's why this older lady and the younger folks need to be helped before they're too far gone. That's the problem with the service organizations they wait till it's almost too late to help people. Then they snap a lot of black men are going through this abandonment by the government along with their families and their religious institution s as support. Yep I like cases they mess up with drugs because pretty much grew up in a very tough family environment was a lot of situations which becomes hopeless.. a lot of these men are in here in NYC. Now we got the migrant issues with 200,000 people in New York City.. this is obviously going to take a lot of services away from the people who've been on the streets much longer. Justice where's the justice for these folks on the street? I do understand why they get violent you have to help them before it's too far gone.. an ounce of prevention is worth more a pound of cure?? Problem here is there isn't a pound of cure. It's probably less than a ounce after the money is being squalor for so many reasons in this corrupt city.. remember
Very glad for her. I only wish that it was possible to help EVERY honest person that is in a situation like this.
This makes me happy. Her kitty looks so happy. ❤ I donated to her go fund me when I first heard about this. As a cat lover myself I would never ever leave my babies behind
Thank you for helping her.❤
I’m so glad for her☺️
No churches or billionaires showed up to help her? Tax them to the max and help the less fortunate people.
If you keep trying to take their money away from them they’re likely to be less charitable.
Why you didn’t reach out and help?
@@SirD1 Because I just saw the video and learned about the situation. I'd be happy to help, however it seems that a few great people finally came forward after knowing her situation for a few months. I help a few homeless people in my area.
@@bobdawson777 then how about the churches and billionaires have not seen the video either?
Thats why I rather give my money (tithes) to animal shelters. The church doesnt care about anyone
So happy for her and her cute cat!
I’m so happy for her n kitty!
Thank god a feel good story is a breath of fresh air.
Glad to hear she's doing better.
I’m happy for her
❤️❤️❤️ I’m glad her and her kitty are ok!!!
I'm so happy for her ❤. You go Rebecca, never give up. 🎉
After a hurricane that came after I became disabled, followed by a divorce, I too fell hard and became homeless. No matter what you believe, it's truly harder than you can imagine. It's really bad, but the worse parts were how I was treated by others. I had one guy point a gun at me and yell, "Get a job you blank, bum". I had my tires cut twice overnight. I had someone pull their truck right up to my door, and lean on the horn for about ten straight minutes around 3am. I cried a lot, and thought how I'd get a job if I could. I've found an apartment now for the past three years, but I'm still depressed and haunted by how others treated me, and I know, some are going through what I endured right now. It changed me, and my view of society. You better hope you don;t fall one day without any help, or you'll find out yourself, it's a sorta Hell. I'm glad she is progressing, but I can also tell she's still on the verge of repeating it. She needs to find a real place to live, even if it seems scary because it's public housing. It is, but it's also where some good people live too. Just get rental insurance in case you're robbed, which hasn't happened to me yet, but I can tell others watch when I'm leaving or bring in anything, so I spin around after a few minutes once in awhile just to throw them off.
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Thanks for sharing and I pray that things continue to get better! ❤️🩹
Most of us these days are only a few steps away from losing everything and becoming homeless so none of us are in any position to judge why someone is homeless. I'm sorry that you had to endure the judgment and cruelty that you did. I pray you will find people who you can really trust, who will always have your back. You are a strong person and you are here for an important reason. You are loved. Sending prayers your way.
Thrilled they did a follow up story and she is doing better!❤
Such a great and humble human being! You should be very proud about yourself. For more blessings 🙏🏻❤️🌸
Now we know why Atlanta, Georgia city council just outlawed this exact thing. They saw it coming a mile away. The airports would be overwhelmed with homeless people. I’m glad they helped her.
Nyc banned ppl from being in airport who arent supposed to be there.
The homeless oftentimes steal peoples luggage that’s why they don’t want them there.
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You can tell she loves her kitty allot!💕
So glad for her!
It takes almost nothing to lose housing. So happy for her.
Wow, wonderful story. Bless her & her kitty.
I prayed for her and her kitty! SO happy there was a fund set up for her. Thank you to everyone who donated, God bless her always! love from Canada x
I’m rooting for this woman! I have never seen a person so happy to start her first day of work. That’s what it’s all about! I fell in love with her the first time I seen this story and felt I needed to do something for her. She just needed a chance. I wish her the best in this difficult world.
I remember her story. Nice to see she was able to turn her life around ❤️
this is what this country needs , kindness and love, and to help one another no matter the gender, race , or religion. we all live here we all gotta get along .
God bless and keep you and your beautiful fur baby Rebecca❤❤❤❤❤
May GOD continue to bless Rebecca 🙏❤️ Im so happy for her. Thank you to all the people who helped her.
Never gave up the furbaby ❤
And she made sure her cat who is probably her best friend through all of this was safe. I’m so glad she finally got a job at the place she seek shelter at! Good job!
Giving motel rooms to homeless people has been piloted in some areas and found to be not only one of the most effective solutions, but one of the least expensive for the city compared to all of the other complicated and round about attempts to "deal with" homelessness when we can end it today.
Amen love this story
great job you are a fighter and won
This is why community support is so important. Imagine how many other people we could get off the street and back into normal life if we pitched in to help them
God bless you Rebecca. You are amazing and inspiring. Sending so much love to you.💛💛💛🙏
God Bless ALL the people who helped her !! And ALL those who help people in Need!
You can tell she just needed help. Thank you to all who helped.
God bless her, and her family! 🙏
i remember watching the video about her when it first came out. i’m so happy for her! i hope that her life only goes uphill from here. i’m so happy that the news team followed up on her and helped her get her bank account and everything. you see so much bad stuff in the news, it’s really nice to see a story of things turning around for the better. ❤
What a beautiful kitty, so glad they now have a comfortable place to stay!
I'm glad Rebecca got a job at FLL, and has a place to live.
Not for nothing….this lady is quite the exception for being a homeless person….she doesn’t look crazy or strung out….just a down and out type of situation happened….so glad to see she stayed a responsible cat owner…..😊❤
Yea, most are homeless by choice. They’d rather buy drugs than pay rent!!
She's not the exception. People like you are just too judgmental to see that the people who are homeless don't "look" it to you.
Stories like this help me realize that Life on earth with good people still exist. Thank you for sharing.
Thank You Jesus! Thank you! Thank You! I remember seeing this story! God is Good!
God is the one who permitted her to become homeless. Just like every other homeless person. Do you praise Him for that, too?
OMG. Thank you for helping this lady. That cat is so very sweet and looks healthy. She took care of her precious friend in the darkest times. ✝✝
So many, including me, do not have family or friends or savings if/when a crisis arises...💙🙏
Thank god and she has a furry baby ❤❤
How wonderful! Thank you to all the good people who helped!
Stories like this is what makes news and the internet a great place. The way people can come together just by hearing a story of somebody in some need of help. Love it!
When I saw her cat playing on the bed, I was so happy! I am so so so happy for them, happy tears! Thank you for following up on this story, I was wondering what happened to them after donating to their go fund me. This made my day.
She sounds like a lovely person and all the people who helped are wonderful as well. What a beautiful story of hope and kindness.
Bless her and all who helped her along the way!! May God bless you! 🙏
Out fucking standing!!! Awesome to see this
How absolutely fantastic. I’m so happy for this lady and son and of course her 🐈.
Her dedication to her sweet kitty says everything we ever need to know about how wonderful this woman is :-)
👏👏👏. Thank you for sharing her need!!! Sending prayers and best wishes!!!! God bless you all!
What a sweet lady, I’m so glad she’s safe and has a second chance..
And she still has her kitty!😊
Thank you for helping Rebecca and her lovely furry friend 🙏🌺⭐🍀💙🐱. Blessings.
That's great! What about her son?
Exactly
Maybe his son aband.... her, some adult sons don't really want to take care of their parents and work don't want to give their parents money or maybe she don't want to let his son to suff.. or he already married and his son and wife don't want to offer his mother to stay at their home and also sca.. her cat dest... their furniture and wife don't want to become like a maid to serve his mother in law🤔😅 glad that her and her cute cat doing well and has place to live and she had a job and money to pay everything.
I wonder the same thing, i noticed the chair was folded out to a bed that the interviewer was sitting on, I wonder if he stays with her.
I love this!! Good for her!!! 🙏🙏🙏🙏
Yes!thank you ! 🙏💯❤️😉🌞😎
This story renews your hope and love of mankind. Truly wonderful.
Something good..❤
Congratulations! Good for you, you are so inspiring. (And yes your cat is probably pretty stoked) 👏
I glad she received so much love and support and to all those that donated your the real heroes
Good for her, I definitely remember watching this story back in November
may she and her little family have the best life ❤
Thank you, Lord, for all the people you sent to assist her. God bless each of them.
God bless that kind lady and those who helped her. God bless others like her who just need a helping hand.
We should continue the Go Fund me and also see about permanent housing a year in airport breaks our hearts what a beautiful kind resilient soul
❤ Truly inspirational to see a person like her not give up but to comeback full force with hopes and dreams like we all have.
Just shows how different different homeless people can be. Nice to see her laughing toward the end of the video.
So glad she has a place to live and a job. And that she kept her cat.❤ BUT someone should mentor her...provide financial advice. If she received 10k she should have put a big chunk in a savings account and gotten her own apartment lease for a small place to start. Long term hotels are super expensive. She has no security in that...they can raise prices at any time. How can she save for a house while paying for a hotel? She needs to be educated on how to navigate her delicate situation. I hope she didn't spend it all to pay off her debt. she could have made payment arrangements instead... paying the debt off slowly until she is really secure and keeping the majority of the go fund me cash in savings . I am speaking from experience. This is still a precarious time for her and she needs a plan and she needs to maintain a large amount in savings to avoid being back in that situation.
Apartment leases are minimum $600+ if you are living by yourself and in sort of an okay area. Not much cheaper if you decide to live in a sketchier part of town with roommates. The $10,000 would be gone in less than a year if she was using it on rent. She needs to apply for a public housing situation
This is the best story I have ever heard.
Wow! That's a super great story! Its nice to see a happy feel good person reap from the ashes. Wonderful and the BEST life!
That’s awesome! I’m so happy for her! Bless her.
I'm so glad she got help and is doing better.
Did her son get a job ?
Where is he?
Yeah what's up with her son??
Bravo Rebecca. Stay safe with your precious kitty-girl.