An Irish mom in Boston has appealed to the public to send her sick daughter Christmas cards to raise her spirits

Two-year-old Hannah Serpa was diagnosed with leukemia in September and started treatment at Boston Children’s Hospital and Dana-Farber’s Jimmy Fund Clinic.

It is a curable cancer and Hannah is undergoing lumbar punctures in which chemo is administered through her spine. She has spent a lot of time in the hospital and the treatment has wiped out her immune system all of which means she can’t go to playgrounds and at one point she was unable to walk for a month.

Her Mom and Dad are worried about the isolation but have come up with a way to combat it.  

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Hannah's mother, Michelle, originally from Sutton, in Dublin, noticed that her daughter got great joy from a Christmas card sent by her aunt. She loved ripping it open and then she quickly moved on to one sent to her sister.

So her parents are asking you for a small favor:  send some Christmas joy their way and mailing a Christmas card to Hannah.

“It’s something that’s going to make her smile,” Michelle told the Boston Herald.

Posted by Michelle Serpa on Thursday, December 14, 2017

Initially they only told their close friends who like to know Hannah’s latest updates, but the idea was so popular among their wider social circle they decided to go public.

Their local post office is aware they’re expecting more than the usual batch and if you’d like to take part send a card to:

Hannah Serpa, 67 Robbins St, Milton, MA 02186, UNITED STATES.

Deliveries have already started to arrive!

Timothy dropping off our mail today! We are going to be busy!!! Mark Serpa

Posted by Michelle Serpa on Saturday, December 16, 2017