Although I never met Nina, I know her older sister through mutual friends I go to school with. I became aware of her illness last March, when her sister began posting about it on her social media accounts. They began raising money through a Facebook page called "Poeta Strong" that was created to help support the Poeta family. The "Keep Calm and Nina Strong" slogan is all over social media.
On their Facebook page, there was a link posted for a "Go Fund Me" account in the Poeta's name, that had an original goal of raising $100,000 towards Nina's medical treatments. Through the sharing of this link all over social media, they were able to exceed their goal and raise a total of $100,430 over the past year. This is unbelievable and so amazing that through social media, they were able to raise an unbelievable amount of money for Nina and her family.
In addition to the Facebook page(s) that were dedicated towards Nina's cause, her story is all over Twitter and Instagram as well. I have been following her sister Cara since last winter when I met her, and she has become what I'd like to call "Instagram famous". She now has 4,565 followers and is receiving about 700 likes on her posts. Nina's Instagram account has 36,000 followers, and her boyfriend's account has 104,000 followers. These are outrageous numbers that show truly how much this story has spread on social media. I can only imagine that this story will continue to spread nationwide, as millions have already become aware. Nina's story is heartbreaking and tragic, but the support her and her family have received because of social media is absolutely amazing to me. So, I had to share it here.
Please keep the Poeta family in your prayers!
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