Every day Anthony has to spend in the hospital is one more away from his three dogs. He misses them terribly and feels stuck in the hospital. Therapy dogs come visit, and that cheers him up, but they don’t come every day. Roberta Lucero-Keron, a friend of Anthony’s mom Kristen, had a glorious idea. She created the Facebook page “Photo Doggies for Anthony” and invited people to post photos of their dogs to make Anthony smile.

The photo campaign became viral due to a marvelous concoction of people’s love for their dogs, fondness for cute animal photos and a fast-and-easy way to help someone feel better.

Anthony, his mom Kristen and Roberta are moved to laughter and tears of happiness daily by the viral inpouring of adorable doggies. The well-wishers span the globe.

Just when my heart was filling up with the thought that people really do care about others, some rat bastid uploaded a hideous photo of a roasted dog. After receiving complaints, Facebook shut the page down.

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Now my faith in humanity is being restored — the original Facebook page is back up, and 1.2 million have joined. I joined in and posted my little doggie in his red winter coat. The barrage of dog pics have bolstered my own spirits and made me smile.

In between the millions of doggie photos, some cats, kids and even potbellied pigs and lizards snuck in.

Now that the original Facebook page is live again, Kristen Lyons posted her joy last night with what she called a “WOOHOO UPDATE.” She also let everybody know that Anthony is smiling joyfully, and Roberta says she can’t stop crying tears of happiness. Awww, good work Team Anthony!

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