Author: McKinley Corbley / Source: Good News Network
Dogs may not have the proper appendages to type out heartfelt messages on the internet, but over 100,000 pups have sent letters of love to a 7-year-old girl with an inoperable brain tumor.
Mail first started pouring in for Emma Mertens after she was diagnosed with a rare and aggressive kind of tumor called diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) back in January.
LOOK: City Gives Trees Email Addresses So Folks Can Report Problems, But They Send Love Letters Instead
Though Emma is described as being a brave young fighter and an avid dog lover, a family friend made a social media post shortly after her diagnosis asking their followers to send her letters and dog pictures as a means of lifting her spirits.
Emma’s father, Geoff Mertens, says that the response to the post has been overwhelming.
“Without us even knowing, a friend of ours had about a dozen friends send in pictures, and at some point it just took off,” Geoff told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinal. “I have no idea who made that post, [but it’s] been shared over and over.”
Thousands of compassionate canines from all over the world have…
The post 100,000 Dogs Have Sent Love Letters to a 7-Year-old Girl Fighting a Brain Tumor appeared first on FeedBox.