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there is a 15 year old boy in my home town that is paralyzed, cannot speak or eat, has no arms, and suffers with pain spasms. however Nick has a wonderful smile, a cheerful personality, and a sharp mind. his wish for cristmas is to receve 10,000 cristmas cards.

Cristmas Cards to:
Nick Waters
304 Meadow Point
Canton, GA 30115

so please have a heart and send him a card

FMP

P.S. i got this from my A.F.J.R.O.T.C. teacher so that is why it may not sound like me that is writing this

out of curiosity... how do they know what he wants if he has no arms and can't talk?

O man that is horrible. It pisses the f$%k out of me that good people like him are paralyzed. Anyways I hope he reaches his 10,000 mark. God bless the fellow and may god give him a great afterlife(if there is one anyway) :(

P.S. i got this from my A.F.J.R.O.T.C. teacher so that is why it may not sound like me that is writing thisYour teacher has bad grammar. But in all due seriousness: how the heck did that happen?

Your teacher has bad grammar. But in all due seriousness: how the heck did that happen?

as far as i know he was born that way

and Dakini, that is what i was told and that is all i know

how is he unable to eat (i dont know if that means he cant feed himself or literally cant eat) if he can smile?

i can feel a lawsuit over this spam email is bad enough but think of all those cards geez

how is he unable to eat (i dont know if that means he cant feed himself or literally cant eat) if he can smile?

i can feel a lawsuit over this spam email is bad enough but think of all those cards geez

as i said above this is all i know. and this came from a church who gave it to my teacher who i got it from

Thanks for passing that on. I've already filled out a card (from NationStates forum, to include even the coldhearts here) and stamped it. It'll go out in tomorrows mail.
That's really a cool goal. His room will be lined with them by Christmas.

Even if this is true, stories like this have a tendency to snowball, and cause a lot of inconvenience for lots of people. For example, read this snopes.com article (http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/children/shergold.htm), which describes families and charities being swamped with unwanted mail, and even being forced to relocate to different addresses, all because of similar stories being spread over the internet. I'd be careful about spreading this around and encouraging people to send cards to that address: you could be doing more harm than good.

Even if this is true, stories like this have a tendancy to snowball, and cause a lot of inconvenience for lots of people. For example, read this snopes.com article (http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/children/shergold.htm), which describes families and charities being swamped with unwanted mail, and even being forced to relocate to different addresses, all because of similar stories being spread over the internet. I'd be careful about spreading this around and encouraging people to send cards to that address.
Bah, humbug.

Bah, humbug. Did you actually read the article?

Thanks for passing that on. I've already filled out a card (from NationStates forum, to include even the coldhearts here) and stamped it. It'll go out in tomorrows mail.
That's really a cool goal. His room will be lined with them by Christmas.

thanks, your a good preson, unlike others...

You guys... that's an urban legend... very old. I read it in a book this summer. People do have good intentions but I'm sorry to tell you it's not true!

You guys... that's an urban legend... very old. I read it in a book this summer. People do have good intentions but I'm sorry to tell you it's not true!

well the AFJROTC at my school has done sent well over 200 cards and this letter is makeing its rounds around the school and this one is not fake if i could i would post the photo copy of the e-mail which has a picture of the kid that it is about

Did you actually read the article?

Yes, and I did see your point. I just feel if this kid wants my card, I'll send it to him. I'm sure he could use that small bit of excitement in his assumably short lifetime.
I'm not scrapping my card, but I'll keep my eyes open for other well-wishers.

Even if this is true, stories like this have a tendency to snowball, and cause a lot of inconvenience for lots of people. For example, read this snopes.com article (http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/children/shergold.htm), which describes families and charities being swamped with unwanted mail, and even being forced to relocate to different addresses, all because of similar stories being spread over the internet. I'd be careful about spreading this around and encouraging people to send cards to that address: you could be doing more harm than good.
ahahahahaha.

i foudn that hilarious.

but really, i don't see how this kid can request anything if he can't talk and is paralyzed. does he use some kind of morse code of blinks?

Yes, and I did see your point. I just feel if this kid wants my card, I'll send it to him. I'm sure he could use that small bit of excitement in his assumably short lifetime.
I'm not scrapping my card, but I'll keep my eyes open for other well-wishers.
i think you missed the point of the article.

the point of the article is that these kids aren't soliciting for loads of mail... their names get put on these chain letters and distributed to people without their knowledge and it ruins their lives and the lives of people with similar names.

ahahahahaha.

i foudn that hilarious.

but really, i don't see how this kid can request anything if he can't talk and is paralyzed. does he use some kind of morse code of blinks?It might be one of those computers that you plug into your head.

It might be one of those computers that you plug into your head.
i thought the technology for that was just starting out. i don't think they'd be using that for kids just yet...

i thought the technology for that was just starting out. i don't think they'd be using that for kids just yet...They've done it one a few kids. I've read articles. Real articles.

It might be one of those computers that you plug into your head.

it was what i was thinking

soooooo...

who else isn't falling for this one? Ha, a bunch of people up north collected hundreds of plastic rings from milk containers because of a hoax that they were helping the starship childrens hospital. First rule of hoaxes: If it seems to wierd/good to be true, it probably is...

god help us, people can be so crule...and heartless

god help us, people can be so crule...and heartless

Well I'm neither cruel nor heartless but I've been drawn into two of these before and both were scams, tricks on the families. So if you don't mind, I'll not send a card but if the story is true, I hope the poor little sod gets his wish.

Well I'm neither cruel nor heartless but I've been drawn into two of these before and both were scams, tricks on the families. So if you don't mind, I'll not send a card but if the story is true, I hope the poor little sod gets his wish.

incase eney of you were wandern this letter came from(in order)
1.his neighbor
2.a church
3.my thacher
4.me

and G.R.U. did you call him a SOB?!?!

No I most certainly did not. I called him a sod. That is not a term of abuse when used the way I did. 'Poor little sod' = 'poor little guy'.

Now I've tried to explain that were I convinced that the cause was real, I wouldn't hesitate to give just a few minutes of my time. Having been burned twice, I'm politely declining whilst expressing sympathy.

No I most certainly did not. I called him a sod. That is not a term of abuse when used the way I did. 'Poor little sod' = 'poor little guy'.

Now I've tried to explain that were I convinced that the cause was real, I wouldn't hesitate to give just a few minutes of my time. Having been burned twice, I'm politely declining whilst expressing sympathy.

my mastake

and whatever you think sense i cant make up your mind for you