A heartbroken dad whose daughter died aged just eight days old has made an incredible gesture to help another family to mark what would have been her first birthday.
The anonymous man, known only as Hannah's daddy, went into Windsor Home Bakery in Co Down, Northern Ireland and told staff he wanted to pay for another child's cake.
So when Lea Ni Bhriain went into the bakery to pick up her niece's first birthday cake, she was were left speechless, Belfast Live reports.
In the birthday card given to the family, the dad wrote: "Dear birthday girl, in honour of what would have been my little girl's first birthday I have chosen to pay for your birthday cake.
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"I am unable to buy my daughter a cake of her own today, but I hope you enjoy this one and have a fantastic birthday. God bless. Hannah's daddy."
Writing on Facebook , Lea said: "This afternoon me and my sister went to the Windsor Bakery in Banbridge to lift my nieces 1st birthday cake which can I add the girls done a fabulous job especially at short notice it's amazing so a massive thank you to you all.
"When I went to pay for it I was informed by the staff that an absolute gent of a man had came in earlier that morning and asked to pay money towards it due to it being his daughters 1st birthday today that had sadly passed away at 8 days old.
"He wanted to pay for some other little girl's cake as he didn't get the chance to pay for his own and had also left a birthday card for the child too from which you could only imagine left the whole bakery in tears.
"I honestly hope him or his family don't mind me sharing this on Facebook but I can't get this man out of my head all day and how generous and kind he is especially on his daughters 1st birthday and he's done such a lovely gesture for another person's child.
"We would really love to return the favour to this wonderful man so I would appreciate if everyone could share this status for me in hope for us to find him or his family."
