HIGH HILL, Mo. — A Montgomery County mom is trying to keep her daughter's legacy alive by granting wishes for terminally ill children.
Dana Manley's 7-year-old daughter Sydney passed away after a three-year battle of a rare kidney cancer.
Manley continued Sydney's passion to make children's wishes come true through the organization called Sydney's Soldiers Always.
During her battle, Sydney became friends with Alec Ingram, as they both went through treatment.
After Alec passed away, Sydney's Soldiers Always helped his family with the final item on his bucket list: to escort Alec to the finish line with thousands of sports cars in Washington, Missouri.
"This was to show Alec how much he was loved and to show the Ingram's how much they are loved," Manley said.
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But recently, Sydney's Soldiers Always had to pump the brakes.
"We went out one morning and the car was gone. We always keep a key hidden under the car. Well, not anymore!" Manley said.
Their family car stolen in High Hill.
"This is how we did all of our events with Sydney's Soldiers Always. This is how we took things to families who needed it," she said.
After warning others on Facebook about the theft, she didn't realize a special gift in return was coming her way.
Heath Rutledge, owner of Wide Open Motors in St. Clair, met Manley at Alec's car escort.
After hearing what happened, they donated a car to her. Now, they're able to help Manley with her drive to help others.
"She spends countless, countless hours helping terminally children's wishes come true. Who more deserving than her!" Rutledge said.
Dana said they put a lot of money into the organization, so buying a new car would have been a blow financially. But now with this new car, they are back on track.
"We'll be able to collect toys and pick them up and we'll able to deliver food or gift cards," she said.
Dana believes the ones behind making this special wish come true are her little girl and Alec.
"Alec and Sydney, thank God they are watching over us. They had a hand in this," an emotional Manley said.