A New Jersey man won hearts across social media after he was photographed using a cardboard sign to express his gratitude to local hospital workers.

The man, who was not identified, was pictured holding up a handwritten sign to the glass windows of the emergency department at Morristown Medical Center as he held his other hand to his heart. The sign read: "Thank you all in emergency for saving my wife's life; I love you all."

Karen Zatorski, Senior Public Relations Manager at Morristown Medical Center, later told The Daily Record: "We don't know who the man is, we don't know who his wife is. The nurses happened to be there and took his picture. What's beautiful is that's all we know."

A woman named Shay Vander Vliet shared the photo on Facebook after her sister-in-law Paige, who works as a nurse at the hospital, caught sight of the man at work.

"She sent me this picture the other day and I feel like it needs to be seen as much as possible!" wrote Shay. "I don't know how to make a photo go viral but I think this one is worth sharing—so please, share away!

"And thank you, Paige, and ALL of the nurses and doctors, for your hard work and dedication, especially during this scary time."

Just as Shay hoped for, social media users have since shared the photo more than 61,000 times. Not only that, the photo raised awareness for a GoFundMe campaign to raise money for New Jersey hospitals in need of protective medical gear. Within a matter of days, the campaign managed to raise more than $12,000.

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