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Woman's random act of kindness for a mum after personal tragedy

A woman purchased a birthday cake for a total stranger last week, a year after suffering her own personal tragedy.

Nick DeClemente, who works at a supermarket in Jacksonville, Florida, wrote about his experience witnessing the customer’s act of kindness.

“A lady just came up to the bakery counter and asked if we had any first birthday cakes on order for Saturday or Sunday,” Nick wrote in a Facebook post. “She said she wanted to pay for one.”

Nick asked for a name for the cake, thinking she wanted to pay for a specific person’s order, but the woman explained that she simply wanted to pay for one anonymously.

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One mom commemorated the anniversary of her baby’s passing by being kind to another. (Photo: Getty Images)

“She then started to tear up and tell me that she had a stillborn child a year ago and in tribute to him she wanted to pay for someone else’s cake,” he wrote.

He showed her an order form for a custom Sesame Street “smash cake” for a 1-year-old named David, and a receipt shows the woman paid $32.99USD ($45AUD) for it.

Nick DeClemente posted a picture of the cake order and receipt. (Photo: Nick DeClemente via Facebook)
Nick DeClemente posted a picture of the cake order and receipt. (Photo: Nick DeClemente via Facebook)

“She told me thank you and appreciated that I let her do this,” Nick wrote.

“It was probably one of the most touching things I’ve seen in all my years working in retail. I hope that this lady finds peace through this tribute and that the customer receiving this gift will, if nothing else, pay it forward.”

Many people have been moved by the woman’s gesture of kindness.

“What a beautiful thing for her to do through her pain and sorrow,” one man wrote.

Another added that Clemente’s story was “amazing.”

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