After struggling with infertility, Luke Dunn's parents said the day their only son was born was the best day of their lives.
Less than 14 months later, on April 3 of this year, his family received horrible news.
"That was the worst day,” recalled Luke’s mother, MaryJo Dunn.
Doctors found a malignant tumor, a rare form of cancer, on Luke's liver.
His father Shane said of the news, "It takes the soul out of your body."
The 15-month old has been in an out of the hospital ever since.
"He was our miracle, he's a miracle that we had him to begin with and he's still going to continue to be our miracle,” MaryJo said of the couple’s only child.
Little Luke has gone through five surgeries in just two months. However, he's getting through his hospital stays with the help of social media. A Love 4 Luke Dunn Facebook page Luke's aunt started to sing the boy lullabies has gone viral, with strangers from as far away as Texas sending sweet songs for the small patient.
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"The fact that people kind of get that and they want to make him laugh and make him smile is amazing."
"We show him and he claps along. He applauds everybody after he watches it,” said MaryJo.
She makes sure to watch each message, and said the songs are helping her get through the difficult days.
"It's overwhelming because you want to thank everyone, you want to respond to all the messages, but there's like thousands,” she said.
The performances pouring in range from bedtime songs to upbeat tunes.
"He likes 'All the Single Ladies,' by Beyonce. He likes to dance, he likes to laugh,” said he aunt.
The songs are helping ease this little one's fears before even more scary surgeries.
"He'll watch the people singing it and it pulls him out of that anxiety almost immediately,” said Shane.
He has a long road to recovery ahead, but as Luke slept soundly in his hospital bed, mom and dad knew, he was dancing in his dreams.
More information is available on the Love 4 Luke Dunn Facebook page and there is also a fundraiser to help cover Luke's medical expenses on www.youcaring.com.
