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From: tom@lakesys.UUCP (Tom Baas)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.misc,rec.humor,misc.misc
Subject: Re: A true story
Message-ID: <566@lakesys.UUCP>
Date: 10 Apr 88 01:23:06 GMT
References: <100@studsys.mu.edu>
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Organization: Lake Systems, Milwaukee Wisconsin
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Summary: THAT ARTICLE WAS TRUE!!!

In article <100@studsys.mu.edu>, jetzer@studsys.mu.edu (jetzer) writes:
> You've probably been reading about that false story abou the six year old
> boy in England who's collecting postcards before he dies.  As you know, this
> story is completely false.
> 
> However, I will tell you a *true* story.  I am 20 years old, have cancer, and
> have only 6 months to live.  Before I die, however, I would like to get into
> the Guiness Book for collecting the most 256K RAMs before I die.
> 
> Please - everybody - send your 256K RAMs to
> Mike Jetzer
> 123 Fourth Street
> Anytown, WI  40788
> 
> :-)
> -- 
> __
> Mike Jetzer
> "If you can't be right, be forceful"
> uwvax!uwmcsd1!marque!studsys!jetzer

I'll Have You Know that THAT ARTICLE ABOUT A YOUNG BOY IN ENGLAND HAVING CANCER
WAS TRUE!

I printed out a copy of the original mailing and sent it to the Milwaukee
Journal and wrote the boy a letter myself.  The Journal called me & told me
that they felt it was a hoax.

For one thing he wasn't asking for anything but post cards to show that the
world cared.  For another thing, I received a very nice reply from the boy's
mother in Birmingham England thanking me for the letter.

She indicated that the boy had just finished 2 years of  chemotherapy for a
large tumor in his pelvic.  She said that he is now in remission and seems
to be doing very well.


"He received his world record of 147,944 postcards and will be going in next
years record books."


Now, why would someone write a request like that when all that was being asked
for was postcards unless it was sincere.

So POH to you and POH to you, Milwaukee Journal!