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A girl who lost her "Papa Bear" teddy she used to remember grandfather cried tears of happiness when she received an exact replacement "from heaven" after her mom’s years-long search for a replica. Abrielle, aged seven, from Richmond, Virginia, loved her late Papa, Danny Jo, dearly with the pair spending large amounts of time together when she was younger. Her dad was often away from home serving in the U.S. Marines, so Abrielle and her mom, Lori, moved in with Danny Jo after he lost his wife, arranging activities to boost his spirits. Abrielle would surprise Danny Jo with fun gifts, cook dinner with him, and they loved to sing and dance together. But after he suddenly became very sick and passed away in May 2020, Abrielle was left inconsolable. A friend of Lori's sent the family flowers, attached to which was a sweet bear, which Abrielle kept and called Papa Bear. Papa Bear went everywhere with her, and Lori revealed her daughter used it to remember her grandfather and seek comfort when she missed him. But one day, after a sleepover, Abrielle lost Papa Bear, who had been by her side for over two years.
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00:00What's that?
00:01Abriel's Papa Bear was more than just a toy.
00:05When her grandfather, Danny Jo, passed away,
00:08a friend sent flowers with a bear Abriel named Papa Bear.
00:12She held onto it for years to comfort her.
00:15Daddy, Daddy, Daddy, I got a present.
00:18I don't know.
00:20Special delivery from present.
00:24But when she lost the bear,
00:26it was like losing a piece of him all over again.
00:30I want to open this thing.
00:34Can you open it?
00:36Yeah, yeah.
00:37Her mom, Lori, understood the profound significance of that bear.
00:41So, for months, she searched for an exact replica,
00:45hoping to bring back a piece of the comfort her daughter had lost.
00:49Happy early birthday.
00:52I watch over you every day, hold me tight.
00:59And I wish I...
01:05I will always be with you.
01:09And I miss you and love you.
01:14You are the best big sister of Papa.
01:21I found your father.
01:30He is looking for me.
01:33And he is so happy to be going home.
01:42I hope...
01:44You...
01:45You...
01:46You...
01:47Don't, please.
01:48The world is home.
01:49You're good.
01:50I...
01:51You...
01:52Lori told us it was so hard to track down the same toy,
02:00as the florist outsourced delivery and didn't own the bears.
02:04But she never gave up and was in tears when a stranger replied to a Facebook post with an eBay listing for the bear.
02:11Oh, come here, baby.
02:21You said he was gonna come for Christmas.
02:28I haven't had a special delivery, baby.
02:38Aww.
02:39I love you.
02:40That's why we didn't see anybody knocking.
02:44It's a happy movie.
02:45Beautiful.
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