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statix
Profile Blog Joined October 2004
United States1760 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-11-08 22:19:56
November 08 2009 22:03 GMT
#1
I saw this story on another forum I frequent.

Noah Biorkman was diagnosed with neuroblastoma (type of cancer which mainly afflicts young children) when he was three years old back in 07. He's now in hospice care and in the final stages of his life. Doctors and family aren't expecting him to live past Christmas.


From what I've read, when he was asked what he wanted for Christmas he simply stated "lots of Christmas cards".

I'm going to send mine off tomorrow and just wanted to post this here in case anyone else wanted to participate. I know there's a lot of really creative people on this forum so hopefully we can provide him with a lot of smiles.


Below is a rough draft of mine before I add color, glitter, pop out stuff. It's pretty horrible I know but hopefully some of you guys can show the same kind of awesomeness you did in the draw ur way across a bridge/pumpkin carving thread. :D

[image loading]


His address is in the sources below.
sources:
http://www.mlive.com/news/detroit/index.ssf/2009/11/thousands_send_early_christmas.html
http://www.zimbio.com/Noah Biorkman/articles/bJCw9GM08Eq/Noah Biorkman Dying 5 Year Old Gets Early
http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/21522646/detail.html

"Noah Biorkman has been fighting cancer since he was 3 years old. He was diagnosed with neuroblastoma in February of 2007, went into remission six months later but relapsed in September of 2008.

Noah is currently in hospice care and after his family asked for help in making this Christmas special for him by sending cards, they were overwhelmed with the response.

Thousands of cards and gifts have been pouring into the Biorkman’s mailbox from strangers around the world.

Noah had received 8,000 cards and gifts in the mail in just two days.

Wednesday, Local 4 was there as Noah opened some of the gifts with his family.

The 5-year-old said an angel figurine ornament was his favorite because it reminded him of where he’ll soon be.

“In heaven, and I’m going to be an angel,” Noah said.

His parents, Diana and Scott, said they have come to grips that their son won’t make it until Christmas Day in December.

“We made sure he got to have Christmas … my family dropped everything, they’re bringing the food, everybody’s coming and we’re all excited to spend Christmas with him this week,” Diana said. “His time is very short.”

Santa along with the South Lyon Fire Department visited Noah Friday at the family’s home.

Diana said she is asking that instead of sending gifts to Noah, send $1 in a card to the family and they will donate it to the University Of Michigan neuroblastoma research center and the Michigan Make A Wish Chapter.

Cards can be sent to:
Noah Biorkman
1141 Fountain View Circle
South Lyon, MI, 48178"
SCC-Caliban
maga33
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
United States247 Posts
November 08 2009 22:08 GMT
#2
I will send one. I am already sending for church so another one wont hurt :D
The victorious strategist only seeks battle after the victory has been won, whereas he who is destined to defeat first fights and afterwards looks for victory.
ecDIESEL
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
United States132 Posts
November 08 2009 22:08 GMT
#3
awwwwww.... i'll start working on mine.
Japakazol
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
United States102 Posts
November 08 2009 22:36 GMT
#4
So sad. This is the kind of thing that really makes you realize that there is no benevolent man in the sky looking down on us all. The bitter irony is that times like this are when people paradoxically cling especially close to those ideas.
We feel your presence. u gotta skate
Ideas
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
United States8082 Posts
November 08 2009 22:53 GMT
#5
On November 09 2009 07:36 Japakazol wrote:
So sad. This is the kind of thing that really makes you realize that there is no benevolent man in the sky looking down on us all. The bitter irony is that times like this are when people paradoxically cling especially close to those ideas.



I was just thinking that actually
Free Palestine
Triple7
Profile Joined April 2009
United States656 Posts
November 08 2009 23:07 GMT
#6
Please don't make this another religion thread.
I'll definitely send one.
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Rotodyne
Profile Blog Joined July 2005
United States2263 Posts
November 08 2009 23:08 GMT
#7
I have no soul.
I can only play starcraft when I am shit canned. IPXZERG is a god.
Manit0u
Profile Blog Joined August 2004
Poland17238 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-11-08 23:10:52
November 08 2009 23:09 GMT
#8
If I were dying. The last thing I wanted would be christmas cards...
Time is precious. Waste it wisely.
SanguineToss
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
Canada815 Posts
November 08 2009 23:11 GMT
#9
On November 09 2009 08:08 Rotodyne wrote:
I have no soul.


this guy makes me mad.
statix
Profile Blog Joined October 2004
United States1760 Posts
November 08 2009 23:12 GMT
#10
On November 09 2009 08:09 Manit0u wrote:
If I were dying. The last thing I wanted would be christmas cards...

but then again...you're not an innocent 5 year old who's felt nothing but pain for two years.
SCC-Caliban
selboN
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
United States2523 Posts
November 08 2009 23:13 GMT
#11
On November 09 2009 08:08 Rotodyne wrote:
I have no soul.

Then don't suck us into your misery. Go find some other site to troll on.
"That's what happens when you're using a mouse made out of glass!" -Tasteless (Referring to ZergBong)
Rotodyne
Profile Blog Joined July 2005
United States2263 Posts
November 08 2009 23:14 GMT
#12
I would obviously never send that to the kid, and everything in my post was 100% true. I see no problem :/
I can only play starcraft when I am shit canned. IPXZERG is a god.
wok
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
United States504 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-11-08 23:17:01
November 08 2009 23:16 GMT
#13
What did the sad boy who'd been fighting cancer since he was 3 years old. But went into remission six months later but relapsed in September of 2008 get for christmas?
+ Show Spoiler +
AIDS
A KICKASS CHRISTMAS CARD!
I'll race you to defeatism... you win.
yhnmk
Profile Joined August 2009
Canada630 Posts
November 08 2009 23:17 GMT
#14
God thats terrible. Poor child, no one that young should die.
mrgerry
Profile Joined September 2008
United States1508 Posts
November 08 2009 23:17 GMT
#15
Never thought a thread with such a positive objective could get derailed so fast lol
selboN
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
United States2523 Posts
November 08 2009 23:21 GMT
#16
On November 09 2009 08:14 Rotodyne wrote:
I would obviously never send that to the kid, and everything in my post was 100% true. I see no problem :/

You don't see an issue with posting something 100% irrelevant to the topic at hand that you know would piss other people off?
"That's what happens when you're using a mouse made out of glass!" -Tasteless (Referring to ZergBong)
fabiano
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
Brazil4644 Posts
November 08 2009 23:21 GMT
#17
am i the only one who actually feel a huge pain in the heart (literally) when something like this happens? dammit... cant believe someone makes fun of it.
"When the geyser died, a probe came out" - SirJolt
AtlaS
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
United States1001 Posts
November 08 2009 23:22 GMT
#18
South Lyon? The kid lives like 25 minutes north of me. Poor kid, to only live 5 years while most of that time was spent in pain and misery.

Shame this thread had to be ruined by a heaven/God discussion. It's pretty sad and pathetic that that's the first thing that comes to your head when you read the OP.
I don't have mono anymore. Woooo!
Manifesto7
Profile Blog Joined November 2002
Osaka27139 Posts
November 08 2009 23:22 GMT
#19
On November 09 2009 08:14 Rotodyne wrote:
I would obviously never send that to the kid, and everything in my post was 100% true. I see no problem :/


You didn't send it to the kid, but you sent it to everyone who reads this thread, thus robbing them of any good feelings that may have come from it.

Uncool.
ModeratorGodfather
meeple
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
Canada10211 Posts
November 08 2009 23:23 GMT
#20
On November 09 2009 08:14 Rotodyne wrote:
I would obviously never send that to the kid, and everything in my post was 100% true. I see no problem :/


Seriously dude? Troll much
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