Megan Tobias wanted a familiar detail to be part of her family's farewell to her mother, Sandy: the customized blue Air Max 97 sneakers Sandy had loved. The family planned to scatter her ashes in Alaska, and Megan hoped her father and siblings could wear matching pairs.
The difficulty was that the customization options were no longer available. Megan turned to social media to explain the request and why this particular design mattered to them.
According to the shared account, Nike contacted her and offered to make the pairs the family needed. The shoes were a way of taking something recognizable from Sandy's everyday life into the farewell. A favorite pair of sneakers had become a small, physical connection to a person they missed.
Sources: malaysia.news.yahoo.com