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Lindley started out small by reaching out to moms in her area who donated their breast milk. Then on Jan. 8, she shared a public Facebook post in hopes of expanding on her request, writing, \"She has been drinking donor milk since my leukemia diagnosis and subsequent start of chemotherapy...If you know anyone willing to donate, please connect us!\"

The post was shared nearly 9,000 times and Lindley said she received thousands of ounces of milk donations.

Stephanie Payne, a mom from Phillipsburg, Missouri, said she first met Lindley in March 2018 through mutual friends.

One month prior, Payne was pregnant with a little boy whom she named Ellison Isaiah, but during a Feb. 23 checkup, doctors could not find Ellison's heartbeat. Payne was induced, but Ellison did not survive.

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PHOTO: Rhiannon Lindley is seen in an undated photo with her husband, Jonathon Lindley.
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Payne wanted to help fulfill Lindley's request, so she donated 250 ounces of her own breast milk.

\"It's such a comfort to me after [Ellison's] loss knowing that I was able to give all of my milk to her,\" Payne, 25, told \"GMA.\" \"That's probably been the biggest blessing is seeing her daughter grow and thrive with the help of my son.\"

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PHOTO: Rhiannon Lindley of Springfield, Missouri, asked the public to donate breast milk on social media after being diagnosed with leukemia on Jan. 26, 2018.
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Payne has a 3-year-old son and is expecting a daughter. She hopes to donate more breast milk to a mom in need, she said.

Lindley said she's received donations ranging from 3 ounces to 600 ounces.

\"Women who have that big of a heart and care enough about my baby and my family to do that,\" Lindley said, \"I don't even know how to thank them enough.\"

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