A Headstone for Laura's Daughter - WGHP

Laurie Welch, a medical assistance counselor at Randolph Hospital, became FOX8's first Pay It Forward participant after she e-mailed us about wanting to help Laura Whitman, a woman she had met a few months ago in the hospital's common area.

[hayest]

God Bless you Laura Whitman in your time of loss. I pray that you are able to purchase a headstone for your daughter. You are in my thoughs and prayers. Thank you Fox 8 and Laurie Welch for sharing her story and paying it forward.

[Me IN NC]

God Bless all of you.

[Tina]

I grew up with Laura Whitman and she has always been a very sweet, kindhearted person. My heart goes out to her knowing all that she has gone through and by watching this story I can tell that she is still the person I remember. I hope that you are able to get the headstone for your daughter and you are in my thoughts and prayers and will always be in my heart. Thank you Fox8 for paying it forward to her, knowing all that she has gone through I know she deserves it so much.

[lisa]

beautiful. I want to pay it forward.

[Laurie]

I just wanted to say "Thanks" to all the well wishers for Laura. This has been a wonderful and overwhelming experience and and to Thankful to have been a tiny part of something that has helped Laura to realize that she was not at the end of her rope but that there is Hope. I Praise God for living in a wonderful community.

[melissa]

I just wanted to say that it is so wonderful that there are people out there that do care about others if everybody would pay it forward the world just might be a better place i would love to pay it forward it was a very sad story and i hope she is able to get the headstone her daugther deserves