Little girl with leukemia writes a letter to Santa asking for a touch.

A girl diagnosed with cancer wrote a letter to Santa asking her to get her hair back after her cancer was treated. The boy’s family discovered the cancer in January of this year.

4-year-old Scottish Macy is undergoing chemotherapy for acute lymphoblastic leukemia. He lost his blond hair due to the aggressiveness of the disease and the powerful drugs prescribed by the doctors. Macy is receiving treatment at the Royal Children’s and Youth Hospital in Edinburgh.

With almost a month left until Christmas, the little one decided to make a special request to Santa. In a letter to the old man, she expressed her desire to get well and have her hair grow back like her mother’s. At the end of the text, Macy also took the opportunity to ask for a strand of hair and a brush.

In an interview with the British Daily Record, Macy’s mother, Gillian, was impressed by her daughter’s letter. According to her, the girl suffers a lot from the symptoms of leukemia, but the factor that affected her the most was hair loss.

“Due to chemotherapy treatment macyShe lost her beautiful blonde hair. Her wish this year is that her hair grows long enough and she can gather it in a ponytail like mine.”

Gillian decided to share Macy’s letter on social media as a way to instill hope in others battling the disease.

“We also hope she’s feeling a little better because she was so unwell last Christmas. Before she was diagnosed, she had frequent colds and didn’t feel like playing with any of her toys.”

As the little girl’s report resonates, the board of Edinburgh Children’s Aid Hospital (ECHC, in English abbreviation) is making an annual “Letters to Santa” (“Letters to Santa”, free translation).

The charity project is asking people to donate to help families facing cancer and other serious illnesses and spending Christmas in the hospital.

According to Gillian, the campaign encouraged Macy during her leukemia treatment, especially when she realized she wasn’t alone in this battle as people from different places supported her recovery.

“It really made our hospital journey a little easier and we are so grateful to everyone who has stood by us in the most difficult times.”

Pippa Johnston, ECHC director, also explained the importance of this action to encourage patients who are admitted to hospitals, some of whom are away from their families, especially during the Christmas period.

“The reality is that some kids and teens have to stay in the hospital over Christmas, so what should have been a time for magic and laughter turns into a time of worry for them and their families,” she said. “Even if we can’t relieve their pain, we can make them feel a little bit of happiness. We are working hard to ensure that no child or young person misses the joy of the holiday.”