A mum has promised to make Christmas additional particular for her household after discovering her daughter’s heartbreaking letter to Santa.
Maria Davies got here throughout the letter daughter Religion had written to Father Christmas in her bed room and says she was saddened by the content material.
In it, the nine-year-old asks whether or not the elves will nonetheless be coming this yr due to Covid.
Like many households, they observe the Elf on the Shelf custom, when an elf or two come to remain all through December.
Mum Maria spent a lot of final Christmas in mattress as she underwent chemotherapy remedy
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Maria, who has simply completed breast most cancers remedy, says the letter made her realise how a lot Covid has taken over her daughters’ minds and she or he is decided to ‘deliver Christmas cheer not concern’ to their house in Newton, Hyde.
In her letter, nine-year-old Religion says: “I am questioning if the elves are going to return due to Covid-19. However I believe they need to as a result of they’re in our bubble ! Proper?”
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Maria, 39, mentioned: “This saddens me to suppose my baby is considering this. Will she be considering Santa received’t come on the most magical time of the yr?
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“I used to be having chemotherapy final yr and was in mattress most of final Christmas. This yr I used to be shielding from March to September, with the kids trapped indoors, so there’s no approach Christmas is being about Covid.”
Hairdresser Maria, who lives along with her companion Mark Haughton and their different daughter Skyla, 5, says she has seen some jokey posts about elves sporting masks and trapped inside quarantine jars, however she’s planning the precise reverse with their annual guests Elfie and Sparkles.
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“There will probably be a letter from Santa to say the North Pole is Covid free and the elves custom has modified this yr,” mentioned Maria, who can also be stepmum to Frankie.
“Usually you’ll be able to’t contact the elves as a result of they lose their magic, this yr mine will probably be coming with hugs the place the children can contact them and get Christmas cheer, not Christmas concern.
The household’s elves Elfie and Sparkles will probably be bringing much more Christmas cheer this yr
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“Mine will probably be arriving in a hug jar giving love out. Covid is totally controlling their little minds, however I am not having it on this home.”
Maria, who misplaced her hair whereas present process chemotherapy, rang the bell to mark the tip of her remedy on the finish of final month. She’ll now have annual check-ups for the subsequent 5 years.
