Sometimes the meaning of Christmas can be found in a card.
Nine-year-old Hailey Rodenhiser was diagnosed with Leukemia two years ago and has been undergoing treatment ever since.
She was feeling a bit down, so her mother, Juanita, asked people on Facebook to send Hailey a Christmas card to help lift her spirits.
Juanita Rodenhiser says since that post was made last week, the request has gone viral.
Friends and family members were first to answer the call but soon, complete strangers were sending cards from around the world.
“It just exploded. I just got a message from somebody in Australia. It’s been over in London. We’re getting messages from Switzerland, Ireland and Africa – all over the United States. It’s just gone like wildfire.”
Hailey says it means a lot to receive so many cards.
“It shows me how much people love me and care about me.”
Hailey is delighted with the cards she’s been receiving and says she would love to get a thousand before the end of the Christmas season.