Dad surprises daughter with dance in hospital room to celebrate last day of chemotherapy

August 16 marked a special day for one Atlanta, Ga., girl – so her dad decided to share a special dance to help mark the occasion.

Two-year-old Phoenix, who’s also known as Phee, had her last day of chemotherapy on Thursday.

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According to Phoenix’s GoFundMe page, she has to undergo four rounds of chemotherapy and last week was when she finished her first round.

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On August 2, she had been diagnosed with acute myelogenous leukemia (AML), which is a cancer that begins in a person’s blood stem cells.

While in her hospital room, a nurse came by and told Phoenix and her mom that a volunteer dropped off a few dresses and that Phoenix could have one.

Phoenix chose a yellow dress.

Moments later, Phoenix’s dad came into her hospital room wearing a suit and asked her if he could dance with her.

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“I don’t think I could have picked a better man for my kids… these little moments make these times not so hard,” said Phoenix’s mom, Christina Thompson, in a Facebook post.

The post, which shows the daddy-daughter dance, has been viewed almost 60,000 times and has more than 400 shares.

At the time of posting this article, Phoenix’s GoFundMe page had reached $9,400 of the $15,000 goal.