#FeelGoodTuesday: Delivery driver, on the verge of becoming homeless, goes viral in devastating video

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Every Tuesday on the show we like to start off the show with some feel good content, today’s story is not only a Feel-Good story, but it is a story that may, and I personally hope- drive you to change.

There is a TikTok video that has gone viral and touched thousands of people around the world. The video, which features Uber driver Riley Elliot, shocked many viewers by exposing the reality of the financial struggles that many people have faced since the pandemic entered our lives. More specifically- The financial hardships of those who work in the restaurant and food industry which has been well documented.

Elliot opened the window to a much less seen pain of those who work in the food delivery business. Take a listen to what he had to say.
23 Feb 2021 English South Africa Society & Culture · Personal Journals

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