Harry Potter fan gets a million birthday cards

[Jazzy]

A Harry Potter fan suffering from leukaemia had her sixth birthday wish of receiving a letter from abroad come true - when she received more than a million cards.

Oliwia Gandecka, from Zielona Gora, Poland, was diagnosed with the disease last year and in a bid to keep her spirits up, her family asked her what she would want for her birthday.

She said it would be magic if she could get a card from abroad, because Harry Potter's start to a better life had begun when he was sent hundreds of letters on his birthday inviting him to attend Hogwarts.

She said: "It would be really exciting to get a letter from abroad for my birthday just like Harry."

So her parents turned to social media with pals to start the Birthday Card for Oliwia campaign.

Spokesman Marta Jagiello said: "After talking to her mother we found that this was her greatest wish, so we started a campaign on Facebook and on Harry Potter forums.

"Her big dream is to get a very large number of birthday cards. Just one card would have been enough to see her smile, but she was grinning from ear to ear when she saw all the well wishes she got from all over the world."

Oliwia's mum Natasza added: "We had a problem keeping this a secret from her because there were so many.

"The postman was having problems delivering them, and we had to ask neighbours and friends to store some of them.

"You can imagine her delight when she saw them all on her birthday."

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Truly a heartwarming story. Nice to know there are still caring people in this world.

 

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