Help a 5-Year-Old Boy Battling Cancer Get His Birthday Wish

July 20, 2014

Help a 5-Year-Old Boy Battling Cancer Get His Birthday Wish

by Kit Perez in Headlines 12 Comments

This comes in from one of our readers, who thought that we might want to help…and we do. Five-year-old Danny Nickerson has an inoperable brain tumor, and for his birthday on July 25, he has a simple wish: a big box of birthday cards.

“He can recognize his name now,” Carley Nickerson, Danny’s mother told ABC News. “When he saw his name on the package from magical fairies on Easter, he was so happy.”

But the packages and cards stopped after Easter.

“He had 33 radiations from November through December last year,” Nickerson said. “We are now getting chemo therapy every two weeks.”

Doctors tell Nickerson that less than 10 percent of the children diagnosed with this type of cancer live longer than 18 months.

“I don’t really believe in that. He is doing great,” Nickerson said. “Every day is a blessing for us,”

So far, Danny has received about 40 letters.

I think VG readers can do better than 40 letters. I’d like to see us fill his mailbox with cards and notes, and things that make him know he is loved and cared about. He loves Legos and Super Mario, but I think he’d be just as happy and excited to receive a little handwritten note from you.

His birthday is July 25 (coming up soon!), and all letters and cards can be addressed to him at:

Danny Nickerson
P.O. Box 212
Foxboro, MA, 02035

Cancer Danny Nickerson Kit Lange mail Victory Girls

Written by Kit Perez

12 Comments

Kate says:

July 20, 2014 at 6:07 pm

Let’s do this.

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Xavier says:

July 20, 2014 at 6:16 pm

Granny did a home made card and Grace, Slash, and Nom Nom are sending him one from them and their pet humans.

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- Kelley Kruse says:
  
  July 20, 2014 at 6:56 pm
  
  Excellent, Xavier, thanks to you his wish will come true.
  
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  - Jodi says:
    
    July 22, 2014 at 4:15 pm
    
    Awesome, Xavier! We sent ours off today. My daughter drew him an Anime Spidey. 😉
    
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Robin says:

July 20, 2014 at 8:20 pm

Done!

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- Jodi says:
  
  July 20, 2014 at 9:29 pm
  
  Thank you!!
  
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April Koski says:

July 20, 2014 at 11:09 pm

I’m living in Germany for the time being, so my card will be a little late…I’ll try and find him a small German treat to send along too.

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- Kate says:
  
  July 21, 2014 at 7:28 am
  
  Thank you April!
  
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mtngrandpa says:

July 21, 2014 at 8:12 am

FYI – he is 5 now and turning 6 on 7/25 and the town’s name is Foxborough. Thank you Kit for posting this.

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OldSoldier54 says:

July 21, 2014 at 4:52 pm

Just saw this on Blackfive. I’m in.

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Laureen says:

July 21, 2014 at 9:21 pm

You bet! Mailing it tomorrow!

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Mutnodjmet says:

July 22, 2014 at 6:51 am

Victory Girls sure works fast! http://www.thesunchronicle.com/news/local_news/birthday-wishes-from-around-the-world-for-foxboro-s-danny/article_253f8954-cb6a-5463-8b0c-b3290d5a3e51.html

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