Gritty surprises 7-year-old boy receiving custom prosthetic leg
If Gritty hasn’t already found a way into your cold heart after his inaugural season as the NHL’s most viral and lovable mascot, this has to do it.
Caiden O’Rourke, a seven-year-old patient at the Shriners Hospital for Children in Philadelphia, was in need of a new prosthetic leg and wanted his favourite mascot Gritty on the design.
So, cue the best surprise ever!
SURPRISE: @GrittyNHL surprises 7 y/o fan Caiden O’Rourke at @shrinersphilly who just got a new custom Gritty prosthetic leg this morning. Look at his face! @6abc pic.twitter.com/jPMqtUVZ7x
— Jeannette Reyes (@6abcJeannette) June 25, 2019
Gritty surprised Caiden at the hospital, and brought a custom Flyers jersey to match his awesome new prosthetic leg. The smile on his face says it all.
I have a feeling Caiden won’t be taking off this custom @NHLFlyers jersey lol pic.twitter.com/wdlFBDhudO
— Jeannette Reyes (@6abcJeannette) June 25, 2019
Gritty is coming off winning the NHL Fan Choice award for Best Mascot last week, and should automatically be awarded the trophy for next season after this heartwarming moment.
The people have spoken! @GrittyNHL, you are officially the fans' favorite mascot in the League. 🙌 #NHLFanChoice
VIEW WINNERS ➡️ https://t.co/nyeIMquo6y pic.twitter.com/K7a4bjhexe— NHL (@NHL) June 20, 2019
In what happens to be a weird coincidence, today’s “Word of the Day” from Merriam-Webster dictionary just happens to be Gritty. June 25th is the perfect day, Team Gritty for life.
Good morning! Today's #WordOfTheDay is 'gritty' https://t.co/EvnWeQ4dBU pic.twitter.com/ngLYTGwJnX
— Merriam-Webster (@MerriamWebster) June 25, 2019
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