Each of us will eventually experience losing our parents. We all hope that day never comes, but since death is an inevitable part of life, none of us can stop it from happening.

Even if dealing with loss on its own is difficult, doing so while also taking care of your five younger siblings alone could be too much for you to manage. Samantha Rodriguez, 20, is fully aware of this because she is presently experiencing this difficult reality.

She lost her parents at such a young age.

Samantha and her siblings lost both of their parents to cancer in recent years. As the oldest living member of the family, she took over the role of raising her five younger siblings—who were aged five to sixteen—all on her own.

When the Orange County Sheriff’s Office (OCSO) Aviation Unit learned of their tragic circumstance, they made the decision to give the kids a “Christmas to remember” last year.

They understood that these kids have it hard.

The group informed the children that they would be giving a tour of the aviation hangar. They were unaware that there were a ton of presents waiting for them on top of that.

When they entered, Santa Claus welcomed them with a resounding “Ho ho ho!” and the children rushed forward to hug him. Each of them then carefully unwrapped their gifts, revealing the lovely stuff with such big smiles.

They all looked so happy.

For the community to witness, the OCSO released a video of the surprise on their Facebook page. Both the Rodriguez family and the aircraft team assumed that the memorable Christmas would come to an end at that point.

Beautiful stories like these, nevertheless, don’t have a simple ending. Particularly when you take into account the combined influence of social media and a giving community.

What happened next was unbelievable.

After seeing the Christmas surprise video, other community people got in touch with the deputies to see what further could be done to assist the Rodriguez siblings.

The OCSO gave the family a greater surprise when they had enough money from other anonymous donors—a brand-new Nissan Versa!

What a beautiful surprise!

“You don’t know how much this means to us. It’s such a big help, really. Doing everything on my own is very hard but I’m so glad to have people like you guys in my life,” Samantha heartwarmingly remarked.

When Samantha showed the car to her younger siblings, they were astonished to learn that it belonged to them. They kept asking, “This is ours?,” and when it eventually dawned on them that it was, all they could say was thank you, concluding with, “We love you guys!”

They were indeed overwhelmed with joy and gratitude. With all the struggles and pain they had to go through, it’s such a joy to see them smiling for once.

Kudos to OSCO for giving these kids a lot of things to smile about.

Check out the video below to witness the surprise.

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