Grateful

“There’s a HUGE possibility I wouldn’t be here today if this man didn’t bring me back over here. Finding him after 15 years is really [crazy] because I thought about it a lot. He didn’t have to help me. He didn’t owe me anything. I’m so, so grateful!” Maya concluded.

Viral

The twitter post went viral and a lot of people commented on it. And one most important comment was from Perriello himself. He commented, “One of the craziest experiences of my entire life is now a Twitter thread, and I could not be happier to know you are shining bright, Maya!”

Great Human

Maya and her mother had only one purpose of sharing their story with the world. They wanted people to know that kindness still prevailed in people. She told BuzzFeed News, “He’s genuinely a good person, which is something we don’t have a lot of anymore.”

Indebted

“For 15 years I was looking for this ghost,” Zainab Sesay said. “I hope to meet with him to get the opportunity to shake his hand, hug him and thank him for having done that.” And indeed, Perriello did an exceptionally kind favor and people like him need to be appreciated.