There was already a certain amount of anxiety for the
Redding family as they boarded their Delta flight in Washington, D.C., on March
30 for a stop in Atlanta on the way back home to Omaha, Neb. They had visited
the National Institute of Health in Maryland for a research study about the
rare and potentially life-threatening disease that their 5-year-old son Xayvior
and his older sister both have. While there, Xayvior was also diagnosed with
autism.
Amanda Amburgy helped a young passenger with special needs, and a message of compassion spread on social media
