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From: mwoodwar@yoda.eecs.wsu.edu (woodward matthew d    - CS350)
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Subject: Re: One Last Wish
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Date: 9 May 91 16:42:42 GMT
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In article <9TwJ22w164w@bluemoon.uucp> dddean@bluemoon.uucp (David D. Dean) writes:
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>Hello:
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>I have been a user of the News Net for some time, and I know that
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>whenever someone posts somethig totaly irrelevent to the sig that
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>he/she gets flamed something fierce!
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>That is why I am donning my fire-proof suit to make this little post.
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>It is one that I doubt anyone will flame me for, but I thought I'd
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>be safe.
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>You see, there is a seven year old dying, and his one last wish was
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>not that he get everything that everyone wants, but instead is a 
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>fairly reachable goal.  I think that if you were to comletely read
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>what I am going to show you; you too will agree.
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>The following is a text file that I found very touching, and thought
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>that others could help out:
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>                                LAST WISH
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>          A brain tumor is cutting short the life of seven-year-old
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>Craig Shergold.  His Last Wish doesn't seem very much to ask; simply
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>that he receive some Get Well cards---hopefully enough to break The
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>Guiness Book of World Records.  If everyone reading this message 
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>could send him a card (or several!) and post this note on any 
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>bulletin boards or in any publications he/she may be in contact with,
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>or even word of mouth, surely Craig's Last Wish will come true.
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>Send your card(s) to:
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>                           Craig Shergold
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>                           c/o Children's Wish Foundation
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>                           Suite 100
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>                           3200 Perimeter Center E.
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>                           Atlanta, Ga. 39346
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>P.S.  If you are a person who believes in prayer, a prayer for this
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>young man may, perhaps, find its way into another Book---and who 
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>knows? 
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>      He may just get a Get Well "wish" from someone else.
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>Please, if you can, send him at least ONE card.  I know about the
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>vastness of the net, and I think that we can all fulfill this young
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>man's wish.
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>To do this, would be a kindness that eveyone can show!  
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>Thank you for taking your time and reading this.  Maybe some of us
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>can relate to this.  Maybe others can do more to help... who knows...
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>You can send any replies to:
>David D. Dean, President       David D. Dean, Vice Chairman
>Explorer Post 891              Exploring Officer's Association
>AT&T Systems/Bell Labs         Central Ohio Council
>dddean@bluemoon.uucp           Columbus, OH  43227
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>**** Any opinions are that of the author, and NOT of AT&T ****


Sorry, this is not a flame, but last time I heard, this boy had recieved
TOO MANY cards.  His IS now in the Guiness (sp?) Book, and the Childeren's
Wish people have asked that people stop sending cards because they don't
know what to do with them anymore.

They did however, thank everyone who had and would send cards.  

It's the thought that counts!

Matt

P.S.:  I'm sure that prayers are still being accepted.