However, little did she know, her little snapshot of a story would become a viral sensation, racking up over 175,000 retweets and nearly 700,000 likes on Twitter.
News of the unexpected Internet fame quickly made its way back to Tony, who replied with a shout-out to his son Kaizler, the only child missing from the thumbs-up picture.
“Hello! Apparently, you have made my children Twitter famous!” he wrote. “My 2nd youngest (not pictured, he was at chemo clinic) has a FB page for his fight against Leukaemia and one of our Prayer Warriors recognised [recognized] the children! Btw, my wife agreed that the dress looked great! God Bless!”
In reply, one Twitter user inspired by the Woods’ story tweeted, “Hope Twitter does it’s Magic. Below is the GoFund me link for Kaizlers treatment for Leukaemia. Kaizler is missing in the pic, Let’s get a Thumbs up from him too.”
So Tony posted a picture of Kaizler…
And Twitter DID ITS MAGIC…
Since the tweet was posted on March 9, Kaizler’s GoFundMe has reached over $36,000, far exceeding its goal of $10,000.
Needless to say, the Woods were beyond speechless by the kindness flooding in from strangers on their behalf.
“The kindness and generosity of Twitter and other venues saw our GoFundMe account surpass our goal last night!” Tony wrote with gratitude. “I can’t begin to thank everyone enough! This is a major hour of need for us and this blessing will help more than you know!”
If you would like to donate to this little cancer fighter’s cause, visit his GoFundMe page here.