‘I’m praying for a miracle’: ‘Devastated’ woman loses precious heirloom belonging to her late mother, and then the unthinkable happens

Social media may have fully descended into chaos in the past year, but every now and then, we’re reminded of the magic of everyday life, whether through TikTok, or occassionally, X!

Take this story from a woman in London who almost lost an important heirloom, which will have you tearing up and calling your mom for a cup of coffee (or well, tea). Fellow X users couldn’t help but melt with sympathy as a woman shared a story of almost losing a precious item that keeps her connected to her mother. However, the story, which originally seemed completely hopeless, took a surprising turn at the end.

Katharine’s heartbreaking loss 

An X user named Katharine Horgan shared a story on her page that won the hearts of tens of thousands of people. Yesterday, she tweeted in desperation, “London please help. I’m praying for a miracle. I’ve just got to the office and noticed that mum’s locket (in all these photos) that I wear every day has fallen off my neck on my walk in. My mum died when I was seven and her jewelry is most of what I have of her. I’m devastated.” The tweet was accompanied by multiple pictures of her, all featuring a small gold locket around her neck.

The tweet immediately blew up with people expressing sympathy for her loss and Londoners asking for her route in case they stumbled by it. She created a thread of updates which she used to inform concerned internet users of the search. “I’m obviously going to retrace my steps but I’m beyond sad and realize as it’s a gold shiny thing it may already be in someone’s pocket but I’m hoping and praying for a miracle and some human kindness.”

She also shared a sweet picture of herself and her mother. In the photo, a young Katharine, who was being held in her mother’s arms, was kissing her cheek while her mom closed her eyes and enjoyed her daughter’s love. If your heart wasn’t already melted by this story, this picture was the killing blow.

Did she eventually find the necklace?

Thankfully, the internet cheered in joy when Katharine announced that she found her mother’s necklace. In her follow-up tweet, she explained that she retraced her steps to a cafe where she thought she had heard it drop. When she arrived there, she found out that a stranger that she dubbed a “kind soul” had found the locket and handed it to the cafe staff. While the chain seemed to have fallen off, the locket remained intact and a chain can be easily replaced. It looks like Katharine got her miracle after all.

Most of the reactions to Katharine’s story were sympathetic at her loss, and subsequently elated at her little miracle, but that didn’t stop the trolls from poking their ugly heads. One commenter got completely flamed when they left a rude comment on the thread. “Then why don’t you keep it in a safe place instead of around your neck?,” they wrote. “It can’t mean that much to you. Otherwise you’d honor it with keeping it safe. Now it’s gone due to YOUR lack of discipline. Don’t cry. Material things mean nothing.”

Katharine’s reply, “Jewelry is meant to be worn,” was the best response to the user’s “silly suggestion,” and once again, we all cheered at the polite takedown. It also didn’t take long for others to share their very own stories of precious family heirlooms.