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A Friday Cheer-up to make you smile for the weekend.

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Some of you may have seen this wonderful story in the Independent online.

Being in hospital for a long time can get you down – but one patient got a welcome pick-me-up when his doctor danced for joy to celebrate his improving condition.

After four weeks in Horst-Schmidt-Kliniken hospital in Wiesbaden, Germany, Gerrit was beginning to feel well again. To celebrate, one of Gerrit’s doctors performed a dance for him.

Four-year-old Gerrit has the rare and life-shortening gene defect MOPD type 1. This results in him being susceptible to infection, small for his age and developmentally delayed.

Only 10 people in the world right now have Gerrit’s condition, so his family set up a Facebook page to educate people about it and show family life with his mother Silke, big sister Sophia and stepfather Steven: facebook.com/TheIndependent...

Have a great weekend

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How lovely!! The power of positivity and fun is a great tonic.

Thank you for sharing Richard,

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Fabulous... made my day 💙

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