When a life is cut short.................

[MANORVILLE]

Borrowed this from Ryan's thread.
Think it's appropriate under the circumstances.


Originally Posted by Infinite
I saw this at my Grandmother's house last night, and thought it was worth repeating. It's a reminder of just how limited our trials are compared to what matters.

Cancer is so limited.....
It cannot cripple love.
It cannot shatter hope.
It cannot corrode faith.
It cannot eat away peace.
It cannot destroy confidence.
It cannot kill friendship.
It cannot shut out memories.
It cannot silence courage.
It cannot invade the soul.
It cannot reduce eternal life.
It cannot quench the spirit.
It cannot lessen the power of
the RESURRECTION!


Need a little input from fellow FCers

Received a call this morning from a friend, regarding a friend of ours that was recovering, completely, from brain cancer.
32 years old, married and father of two small children. Great guy, deputy sheriff, well known and respected family.

Remission is over, and Sloan Kettering just gave him 6 to 8 weeks.

We've heard that there are organizations and foundations, like Make A Wish
for children, that are there for terminally ill adults that have little time and maybe a wish.
A group of us thought, as he is a wonderful father, that sending the family to Disney, giving the children one final wonderful memory, would be a good thing for them. Already contacted our local associations and many businesses that have generously contributed on short notice,

My question to all of you is: Are any of you aware of organizations such as these ? Could really use some input as I'm a little outgunned in this area.

Thank you in advance


Kevin

 

[Luc]

There is a make a wish foundation for adults. Iforget the names but do a quick search on the net.

I also tried to do something similar for a local woman and her child who was four. We found out that is was nota good idea for several reasons. One was what will happen if he gets sick at Disney. THe other was because she lived in Canada, she could not get extra insurance coverage for emergency covering. Lots to think about....aside from getting tickets, hotels etc....
Luc

 

[joanne]

For luc

There is a foundation here in Canada called The Children;'s Wish Foundation. If the family wnts to go to disney they are sent , all insurances paid , even the ailing child. There is a Doctor and nurse available 24/7 and the child will be taken to hospital and assessed and if need be and do able the child is Air Med with doc and nurse on board.The entire family is completley covered for the enitre week they are there. I know this as i am with the foundation and my niece was a wish child before she passed .Joanne

 

[Tracy D'Amico]

Kevin,
Just doing an online search for Make A Wish for Adults gave me THIS PAGE with quite a few places - I don't know any of them, but wish you good luck with this final gift you are trying to give. It's a blessing for them to have people like you around.

good luck,
tracy

 

[Victoria]

Kevin... I'm so sorry for the road your friend and his family and friends are forced to take. I wish success for what you are trying to accomplish.

V (with hugs)