11-Year-Old Writes Letter to Santa Begging Him to Cure Her Mother

Publish date
Wednesday, 18 Nov 2015, 2:13PM

11-year-old Bobbie-Mae Chalk didn't ask for any toys this Christmas. 

She just wants one thing. One truly important present. She wants a cure for her mother’s illness.

Her mother, Debby Chalk, 31, suffers with Crohn’s disease, a form of inflammatory bowel disease.

In an interview with Metro.co.uk, Debby says: ‘I have had Crohn’s since 2006, and have been having a lot of issues for the past two years with medications and keeping it under control.’

Bobbie-Mae wrote the adorable letter below:  

"My daughter gave me her letter to post to Santa last night and I thought I'd share it with you guys. I was a little bit...

Posted by Crohn's and Colitis UK on Friday, 13 November 2015

Debby was extremely emotional when she discovered the letter.

She says: ‘I welled up and couldn’t believe it, makes me so proud to be her mum.’

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