Honestly I know I've said this before but it really has been a rough couple of weeks here. Today is the first day in 2 weeks where all 4 of us have felt semi-normal, one small step, I'll take it. While feeling miserable the last few weeks or while tending to a sick child or husband I have spent plenty of time snuggling and just waiting for the call of "mom" which has left me plenty of time to cruise the internet on my iPhone (why I didn't use the laptop is beyond me!). I have a favorite photography related board I visit frequently (most likely more than I should some weeks!). While digging through some recent posts I came across a post about a boy named Hunter. Hunter is a 5 year old little boy fighting the battle of his life right now he was diagnosed with a rare form of non hotchkins lymphoma called Burkitts cancer. It only affects about 300 children a year. Five... really made me sit back and realize that while we were all sick and cranky, I still had a lot to be thankful for. Hunter is on a mission, all he wants is to break the world record for receiving the most paper airplanes. Below is Hunter's story and how you can help. I hope you will take a few minutes to fold a paper airplane and send it on to Hunter. I know my family and I will be working on a box of airplanes this weekend.
Hunter's Story:
"My son Hunter has been diagnosed with a rare form of non hotchkins lymphoma called Burkitts cancer. It only affects about 300 children a year. Usually between the ages of 2 and 11 and its usually boys but can effect girls also. Burkitts is one of the fastest growing tumors that we know of. He went into the hospital on a Friday and the tumor was about the size of a tennis ball. By Monday it was a little bigger than a cantaloupe. He was started on cemo and it shut down his kidneys and then his liver started failing. On Wednesday, He told me that he could not see very good and then he quit breathing. He had tubes placed down his throat, nose, arms, and toes. He has swelling of the brain due to high blood pressure. Hunter went into the hospital weighing 40 pounds and now weighs about 70 because of fluid build up. He is now stable and is in the intensive care unit at Buffalo Children's Hospital in Buffalo, NY. Hunter is only five years old. I would just like everyone to know, that Hunter has been set up with the Guinness book of world records to try to receive the most paper airplanes. Please forward this on to everyone that you know. All you have to do is make a paper airplane and write the state or the country you are from on the wing of your plane and send it to..
Hunter Winship (The Airplane Cancer Goal)
11227 North Hill Road
Freedom, NY 14065
United States of America"
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