ARIZONA (WITI) -- A small gesture to cheer up her friend's son who's battling cancer has gone viral on Facebook.
A Facebook event, titled "Photo Doggies for Anthony" was started by Roberta Lucero-Koron with a simple message.
Within days, thousands of people from around the world began posting pictures of their furry best friends with well wishes for 16-year-old Anthony.
According to his mother, Anthony is currently undergoing chemotherapy for acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
Anthony's mother posted this message on the "Photo Doggies for Anthony" Facebook page:
As of New Year's Eve, more than 2,000 photos had been collected!
The organizer of the "Photo Doggies for Anthony" wrote this message on the page:
"Kristen, Anthony and I cannot believe how viral this event took off. We've seen some awesome doggy photos from Dubai to Australia. And they are still coming in. As of right now, over 2K photos and more than 7K people have been invited. Anthony, the world is praying for you."
On Friday, January 2nd, Anthony went back to the hospital for more chemotherapy. He was set to be there for a week.
CLICK HERE to access the "Photo Doggies for Anthony" Facebook event.