“You never think, ‘Oh my gosh, my kid has cancer, or my kid has luekemia.’ Those are not the things you immediately go to, so it’s been a shock for us,” said Lauren Hocin. The family started getting an outpouring of support on social media, which is when they asked people to start mailing cards to Tavern in the Forest, which is Ariel’s stepfather, Aaron Hocin’s, restaurant. Over the past few weeks, they have been inundated with cards from all over the country, including Hawaii, Virginia and Florida. Several bags full of letters are already with Ariel at MUSC.