Updated on January 10, 2021 at 9:21 pm
NBC Universal, Inc.
The search is on for a special stuffed animal that was stolen from a New Hampshire boy.
Twelve-year-old Aidan Carter, who has a rare genetic disorder that requires him to get weekly enzyme infusions, relies on his beloved Cookie Monster for support and comfort.
Last week, while he and his family were in California to enroll in enzyme replacement therapy, his backpack was stolen from his family s rental car with his Cookie Monster inside.
Local
Dear Thief,
Why? That s probably the best way to open this letter to you, honestly. Why did you feel the need to steal a little boy s backpack? Sure, you didn t know who it belonged to, and I d like to think if you knew the owner of the backpack s story, maybe you would ve thought twice about it. So let me tell you part of his story.
The backpack you stole belongs to a 12-year-old boy from Stratham, New Hampshire, named Aidan. Aidan Carter. You may be sitting there somewhere in California asking yourself how you have a New Hampshire boy s backpack even though you broke into a car in California and swiped it. Let me answer that question for you.