Pediatric cancer patient inspries others

A cancer patient is inspiring others to pay it forward and her work is benefitting animal shelters.

WILL IT’S NOT KNOWN HOW LONG ITWILL TAKE TO UNDO THE DAMAGEDONE TO MANY OF THE PIECES.A CHILD FIGHTING CANCER HUNDREDSOF MILES AWAY IN PENNSYLVANIA ISINSPIRING PEOPLE ON FLORIDA’STREASURE COAST AS CHRIS GILMORESHOWS YOU ..

HER KINDNESS ISPROMPTING OTHER PEOPLE IN ST.LUCIE COUNTY TO PAY IT FORWARD.(15-20)(103-109)EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE HUMANESOCIETY OF ST LUCIE COUNTYMELISSA MCINTURFF SEES ALOT OFMAIL COMING THROUGH THE DOORS OFHER OPERATION.BUT SHE SAYS ONE LETTER SHE GOTDURING THE HOLIDAYS FROM APENNSYLVANIA GIRL NAMED AVERY,HIT HER RIGHT IN THE FEELS.Gut punch to the soul that’swhat I compared it to when I goton the Pawsitive change pagethat Avery and her familycreated.AVERY’S 14 YEAR OLD, SHE ALSOLOVES ANIMALS, AND ONE DAY SHEWANTS TO OWN A SHELTER OF HEROWN.

BUT FOR NOW SHE’S BATTLINGCANCER AND DOING WHAT SHE CAN DOHELP OUT SHELTERS ACROSS THECOUNTRY WITH A FIVE DOLLAR GIFTCARD, A TOKEN OF APPRECIATION.I think with generating fivedollar gift cards that’sencouraging other shelters tomaybe send a five or ten dollargift card to a neighboringshelter and everyone gets inthis cycle of paying it forwardand that’s based on the will ofa teenage girlMCINTURFF WAS SO MOVED BY THEGESTURE SHE WANTED TO SHOW HERTHANKS...McInturff sent out a feeler onFacebook for the greater StLucie county community and theyresponded making Avery’s missiontheir own making a florida boxfor the cancer fighter completewith handmade get well and thankyou cardsWITH A FOLLOWING OF MORE THAN 5THOUSAND ON SOCIAL MEDIA,AVERY’S PAWSITIVE CHANGE ISMAKING A DIFFERENCE AROUND THECOUNTRY AND ON THE TREASURECOAST....we’re all fighting a battleand it’s up to us to assistpeople and give them the helpinghand and help them give them thelping to assist people andbattle and it’s up to us...we’re all fighting a COAST....we’re all fighting a battleand it’s up to us to assistpeople and give them the helpinghand and help them fight thatbattle.SO FAR SHE’S WRITTEN MORE THANTWO THOUSAND SIMILAR LETTERS TOSHELTERS AND HUMANE SOCIETIES.If you ask me who my heroes aremy answer is always fellowrescuers and my shelter staff,and now I add Avery into thatmix she handling herself