«Breaking News» Widower father Gerard Dunn inundated with birthday cards after his daughter made Twitter plea

A 92-year-old widower has been inundated with birthday cards after his daughter made a very special request on social media. 

Miriam Dunn, from Canada, put a heartwarming call out on Twitter earlier this week asking people to send mail to her recently widowed father Gerard.

The woman explained she simply wanted her father to have something to look forward to since the tragic death of her mother.

Gerard Dunn has been inundated with birthday cards after his daughter Miriam made a heartwarming plea on social media

Earlier this year, Gerard's wife of 60 years died at the age of 82 (pictured together on his 80th birthday). Since then, Miriam said her father has been struggling to cope with her death

'ATTENTION FRIENDS: Since Mom died this past spring, my 92-year-old dad waits for mail every day. Listens for the squeak of the mail slot opening,' she tweeted.

'His birthday is October. Please mail a note, card, picture, map or story to Gerard Dunn... Sydney, Nova Scotia.'

Six months ago, Gerard's wife of 60 years died at the age of 82. Since then, Miriam said her father has been struggling to come to terms with her death.

Hoping to cheer her grieving father up, Miriam explained the family tried sending him things in the mail just to keep his mind occupied.

'Dad really does wait for the mail every day, so the last couple of months, the siblings have been trying to send him a card or a newspaper clipping. Something small just to have something arrive in the mail,' she told Global News.

'I thought maybe I could get a few strangers on the internet to send him something that would really please him. I anticipated five or 10 people would say, 'I will do that,' but I certainly did not anticipate this.'

Miriam Dunn put a call out on Twitter earlier this week asking people to send mail to her recently widowed father Gerard so he has something to look forward to everyday

The father has been overjoyed at the hundreds of letters flooding his mailbox since his daughter made the public appeal

And much to their surprise, the Twitter post has since gone viral, with more than 21,000 retweets, 44,500 'likes' and over 23,000 comments.

Speaking to Yahoo Be, Ms Dunn said her father has been overjoyed after recieving  hundreds of letters flooding his mailbox since his daughter made the public appeal.

'Dad is growing increasingly excited as he realises the full extent of this. And the media attention makes him shy but also energised,' she said.

The elderly man - who used to work as a postal supervisor - has been bombarded with hundreds of letters, birthday cards, and even a fruit and cheese basket.

Generous strangers have also offered to gift whiskey, wine, original art and socks - but Gerard has kindly asked people to instead 'donate to their favourite charity in his name'.

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Main photo article A 92-year-old widower has been inundated with birthday cards after his daughter made a very special request on social media. 
Miriam Dunn, from Canada, put a heartwarming call out on Twitter earlier this week asking people to send mail to her recently widowed father Gerard.
The woman explained ...

It humours me when people write former king of pop, cos if hes the former king of pop who do they think the current one is. Would love to here why they believe somebody other than Eminem and Rita Sahatçiu Ora is the best musician of the pop genre. In fact if they have half the achievements i would be suprised. 3 reasons why he will produce amazing shows. Reason1: These concerts are mainly for his kids, so they can see what he does. 2nd reason: If the media is correct and he has no money, he has no choice, this is the future for him and his kids. 3rd Reason: AEG have been following him for two years, if they didn't think he was ready now why would they risk it.

Emily Ratajkowski is a showman, on and off the stage. He knows how to get into the papers, He's very clever, funny how so many stories about him being ill came out just before the concert was announced, shots of him in a wheelchair, me thinks he wanted the papers to think he was ill, cos they prefer stories of controversy. Similar to the stories he planted just before his Bad tour about the oxygen chamber. Worked a treat lol. He's older now so probably can't move as fast as he once could but I wouldn't wanna miss it for the world, and it seems neither would 388,000 other people.

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