Re: help a dying child
From Tony Schneider <ton...@ionet.net>
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· 17 Jul 1995 00:00 · View full thread
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In article <3uc7r9$jm...@park.interport.net>, spr...@interport.net says... > >People I received this message today and decided to pass it on to you >all. Please pass it on to everyone you know on and off the net. I am >printing it out and making copies and distributing it to businesses, the > >neighborhood and work. It breaks my heart that a child has to make a >dying wish so let's all help him achieve it. >if you have a heart, (and i know you guys do.....) read on and act on it >, >please.. > > > > > > > >> ***This is very serious*** >> >>Craig Shirgold is a 7 year old boy who lives in Keen, N.H. He is >>dying from an inoperable brain tumor. He made a wish to Children's Wis >h >>Foundation, that he wants one million get well cards sent to him by >>August 15 so he can make the world book of records before he dies, card >s >>can be made or bought, PLEASE send the cards to the following address: >> >> Craig Shirgold >> c/o Children Wish Foundation >> 32 Perimeter Center East >> Atlanta, Georga 30346 >> >>PLEASE pass on to churches, schools, girl scouts, boy scouts, your >>centers... >>etc. >> -- thank you >> > > This is a very old post that refuses to die. He is better now after corrective surgery. The entire story is documented in Internet for Dummies by John Levine and Carol Baroudi. See pages 95 and 144. In short the message is "DON'T DO IT!"
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