This tweet stumbled upon my timeline last night. 12 year old hockey player Carly Silva from Weymouth, MA has been diagnosed with cancer and will be going through treatment for the next two years. She’ll be spending her Christmas at Boston Children’s Hospital and would love for people to send Christmas Cards.

I know Stoolies are incredibly generous, so if you have a few minutes today to write Carly a Christmas card, I would appreciate it.

Charlie Coyle of the Minnesota Wild has reached out with a special video to Carly.

Again, her address to send cards is

Carly Silva

6 North, Room 630

Boston Children’s Hospital

300 Longwood Avenue

Boston, MA 02115

You can donate to her Go Fund Me below.

Meet Carly Silva . . . those of you who have had the pleasure of meeting this “love-bug” know that she has personality to spare!! Her lust for life is matched only by her enormous heart. Recently Carly was not feeling herself and after a few doctors appointments found herself in Children’s Hospital in Boston facing a diagnosis no one expected. They determined that Carly has a large malignant tumor pressing on major blood vessels leading into her heart. Treatment began immediately and she is facing at least a month of inpatient care at Children’s with ongoing treatment that will last at least two years. Carly’s mom Lisa and dad Carl and her siblings (Riley, Mackenzie and John), as well as the rest of her extended family and friends are rallying around her and she begins this journey. They are a powerful clan and they are ready for this! As you can imagine the financial cost to the Silva family will be significant. We are setting up this page so that those who want to help can make a donation to offset some of Carly’s medical expenses. Please donate whatever you can and know that this family deeply appreciates all the donations, prayers and well wishes! (From her GoFundMe)

#ChristmasCardsForCarly