Woman who lost husband after all their children died sobs during Secret Santa surprise

#eastidahonews #secretsanta #surprise The EastIdahoNews.com team is busy helping a local Secret Santa give $1 million to deserving people in eastern Idaho this holiday season. This is the ninth year the Secret Santa is blessing people in our community and every day, from now until the end of the year, we will post videos of the recipients being surprised with these life-changing gifts. Ruth Clark's story is a testament to the strength of the human spirit, resilience, and selflessness. She has faced more challenges and heartache than most of us can even fathom. She and her husband raised five beautiful children together. Their four sons were born with Muscular Dystrophy and over time, each one of them died from complications associated with this devastating illness. Her only daughter, Becky, also died from a different illness leaving Ruth and her husband with no living children. Despite the weight and disappointment of losing all her children, Ruth embraced her role as a caregiver with grace and dedication. She balanced her role as a devoted wife and mother with her job, which she held for many years. She sacrificed her own dreams and desires to ensure her family received the care, attention, and love they needed. Her strength, both physical and emotional, was nothing short of remarkable. It was not uncommon for her to work a full day and then come home to attend to her children’s needs, all the while ensuring her husband had the support he required. After Secret Santa surprised a young father with ALS in 2017, Ruth called and asked if she and her husband Rick could donate their wheelchair-accessible van to the family. She showed up at their Ucon home and gave them the vehicle. Tragically, Rick died last month, leaving a void in Ruth's heart that will never truly heal. Secret Santa heard about Ruth and asked the East Idaho News team to pay her a visit with an early Christmas gift. Watch the surprise in the video player above. ► Subscribe to East Idaho News: https://www.youtube.com/c/Eastidahone... ► Download our free app: http://marketplace-redirect.doapps.co... ► Like us on Facebook:   / eastidahonews   ► Follow us on Twitter:   / eastidnews   ► Follow us on Instagram:   / eastidahonews   ► Get East Idaho News merch: https://www.eastidahonews.com/shop/ ► Subscribe to our free newsletter: https://www.eastidahonews.com/newslet...

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