I’m sorry @Shmebulock but I have a relevant heartwarming story to share.
I have a huge collection of stuffed animals from when I was a kid (the first being a sailor doll that my grandma brought me from Fiji when I was a baby - seen in the left edge of the pic below).
The below is a true story that I shared on my Facebook page a few years ago involving one of my most prized stuffed animals with a Disney Parks connection.
Emily and I were pen pals and later Facebook friends but had only seen each other twice in the intervening 25 years. Here was her response to my post:
Emily is still alive and healthy and has been cancer free for a couple of years, though she still gets regular checkups due to the high risk of recurrence with this type of tumor. Nala is still on my bookshelf by my bed.