The week's good news: April 12, 2018

It wasn't all bad!

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1. Strangers shower young cancer patient named Daisy with daisies for her 11th birthday

When Daisy Anguiano Miranda walked into the lobby of Nebraska Medicine in Omaha and saw hundreds of birthday cards and gifts, she couldn't believe what was in front of her. Strangers from across the U.S. sent Anguiano Miranda presents as part of a campaign called "Daisies for Daisy," started by Ashli Brehm. Brehm, a breast cancer survivor, met Anguiano Miranda during treatment, and when she discovered the child had been diagnosed for the second time with a rare bone cancer, she wanted to do something special for her. Brehm asked readers of her blog to send anything daisy-related to the hospital for Anguiano Miranda's 11th birthday, and on April 9, she went through all of the gifts — including paper daisies, seeds, art supplies, and blankets — and cards she received. "I looked shocked and wanted to faint, but I knew I couldn't," Anguiano Miranda said. "I'm so happy."

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia is night editor for TheWeek.com. Her writing and reporting has appeared in Entertainment Weekly and EW.com, The New York Times, The Book of Jezebel, and other publications. A Southern California native, Catherine is a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.