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Help for a desperate mom who couldn't find size 23 shoes for her teenage son

Summary by Upworthy
A local reporter at Hometown Life shared a unique and heartfelt story on March 16 about a mother struggling to find shoes that fit her then-14-year-old son. The story resonated with parents everywhere; now, her son is getting the help he desperately needs. It’s a wonderful example of people helping a family that thought they had nowhere to turn. When Eric Kilburn Jr. was born, his mother, Rebecca’s OBGYN, told her that he had the “biggest feet I…

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Upworthy broke the news on Tuesday, June 16, 2026.
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