Charlotte woman uses TikTok to help homeless widow with cancer

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — A Charlotte woman is using the power of social media to help an unexpected new friend: a homeless widow battling cancer.

“She’s kind of become part of our family in a way,” Madisyn Rejzer said of Miss Kim. “My kids ask about her.” 

Rejzer met Miss Kim about six weeks ago outside a grocery store. Miss Kim was living there, and Rejzer brought her a cold drink.

“She started telling me a little about her life, that she was widowed last year,” Rejzer said. “She lost her husband the day before their 17th wedding anniversary to cancer, and that she herself was battling cancer.”

Reizer says she couldn’t stop thinking about the encounter and went back to check on Miss Kim every few days.

She eventually put her up in a hotel for a few nights, but couldn’t afford to do more.

Miss Kim gave Rejzer approval to start a GoFundMe, then a TikTok account, to help raise money.

The TikTok page has rocketed to 75,000 followers.

A video of Miss Kim, overcome with emotion as she learns that another week at her extended-stay motel was paid for, has amassed 1.5 million views.

The room is now paid through the end of August, as she continues with chemotherapy every two weeks.

Rejzer says it means a lot to Miss Kim to have a room, a bed and a bathroom, especially when she’s not feeling well.

But permanent housing is the goal.

Rejzer, with the help of all their new internet friends, plans to continue doing everything she can to reach that goal.

“It’s definitely changed my life in certain ways, just knowing her as a person, seeing someone so grateful for just every little thing,” she said.

Click here for the TikTok account.

If you’d like to donate to the GoFundMe, click here.