A Georgia woman going through her first round of in vitro fertilization ( IVF ) got the surprise of her life when she received shows of support from family, friends and even strangers.

Heather Demers tried the popular good luck McDonald’s French fries hack —which is meant to improve IVF success rates, though with no scientific backing—and was stunned when over 300 family members, friends and even strangers joined in to show their support. Demers, 36, shared a heartwarming compilation of the clips on TikTok after their first embryo transfer.

The video showed dozens of videos and pictures sent to her, all featuring people eating McDonald's fries as a show of solidarity. Demers spoke to Newsweek about her surprise at the volume of support from people near and far.

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