They celebrate the fifth birthday of a girl with terminal cancer - People - Culture

The story of Delaney Krings, a 5-year-old girl who was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer, has gone around the world, after knowing the kind gesture that her family and friends have had with her for what would be the last birthday of the minor .

Delaney was diagnosed with terminal cancer on October 31 of this year and, according to doctors at the Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, United States, the girl has six to eight weeks to live. “Ya has invaded so many integral parts of your brain that radiation would cause more damage and more side effects”, said the girl’s mother, Heather Krings, to the American media ‘Today’.

Given the daunting outlook, the parents and the community decided to celebrate the little girl’s birthday ‘in style’, who turned 5 on December 16.

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First, started with a collection of birthday cards, something that not only spread to the community but to other parts of the country and the world, thanks to the local media spreading the word. “Her office of hers has volunteered to be our PO Box. We are receiving hundreds and hundreds, ”said the mother of the minor to the aforementioned medium.

Delaney received so many cards that she was sick of reading them, though it was a satisfying surprise at the amount of love the little girl received in the messages, which came from all over the world. “There is no way we can help you open thousands of cards per day. We pick a handful of hers and open them for her. The ones that play music are the favoritesKrings noted.

In addition to cards, the minor has also received packages from Amazon, blankets, bracelets and other details, according to ‘Today’.

Some stars even joined in the congratulations, professional NFL football player JJ Watt shared a photo on Twitter in which he held a congratulations sign dedicated to the girl. “Happy fifth birthday Delaney! From Arizona, back home in Pewaukee. I hope you have a fantastic birthday, surrounded by family and friends,” she wrote in the post.

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But that wasn’t the only birthday surprise Delaney got. On Friday the 16th, a parade was held in which thousands of people, members of their community, participated. Children’s characters such as Mickey Mouse, Olaf and Elsa were also present at the event. The minor, in the company of her family, enjoyed the parade from home, taking into account that, since the diagnosis, she had only spent eight days out of the hospital, she explained to ‘Today’.

Regarding the health of the little girl, the parents have explained to local media that “his vision has been quite affected and that took away what little movement he had in his left arm and leg“. The relatives hope that the girl can make it to Christmas and share the end of the year holidays with her.

“Luckily we can hug her, talk to her, read to her and enjoy a show in the comfort of our home. We are able to snuggle and kiss her while she sleeps at night,” her mother, who has two other children, wrote in a Facebook post.