Dear Friend's and Family,
Every year a 23 foot Awareness tree is placed in the lobby of the Old Post Office in D.C. and decorated with thousands of gold ribbons, each ribbon bearing the name of a child who has or has had cancer. I'm asking all of my friends and family to purchase a gold ribbon for 5.00 in honor of Jackson or another child you may know or have known that has or had cancer. I know times are tight for all of us right now but it would mean the world to me and Jackson if we could see hundred's of kid's we know with their name's on these ribbon's tied to that tree. I know so many of these kid's and I can't personally buy one for each kid, I think I came up with a total of 500.00 for just the kid's I know and believe me if I had the money I would. I keep telling Jackson he's a STAR. nows my chance to prove it!!! I know god has amazing plan's for this little guy here on earth. He actually thinks he's a ROCK STAR, oh well I can't convince him now maybe later. The website to purchase ribbon's is : http://www.candlelighters.org/cancerawarenesstree2008.stm
I'm not done just yet one more favor for all of us, I'm collecting new toy's for "Trevors Treasures" he is young boy we met while on treatment, he's off treatment and doing beautifully, pray that it continues that way. Here's the website http://trevorstreasures.org/index.htm please no stuff animal's and pre-packaged toy's because these have to be wiped down before entering the hospital. This is an important cause to me simply because we were so blessed when Jackson was in the hospital he was always showered with toy's, lots of love and affection. I know there where time's when some the children didn't even have anyone to sit with them but a volunteer. There was also a baby that was dropped off because she had cancer, she was finally adopted by a staff member of the hospital. God Bless her. Some suggestions that come to mind is Crayola stuff, they have some of the neatest new stuff that light's up, I think they would enjoy playing with these at night, gift card's too. Just a thought, if you have any questions please feel free to call me 540-446-5808 or Shannon, Trevor's mommy, her number is on the website. I'm hoping to have my Tahoe loaded down with toy's by Dec. 15th for her to take to the hospital.
Now some of you may have gotten this letter already in an e-mail sent out.
Jackson is doing great, we've had quiet a few appointment's in the last few weeks for him. First was his heart test in DC by the way came back perfect!! Some of the chemo's he has received can cause heart damage, most likely not for another 5 to 10 year's. As a precaution he's going to get checked yearly for the rest of his life, small price to pay for your life. He still continues to do great in school and is such a social butterfly, of course a male one, he would faint if he heard me say that.
Cute story, my little man was craving Reese's peanut butter cups the other day, we didn't have any so he took it upon his self to make some and here's his recipe (his version):
Get ya some cupcake holder's fill the bottom with fudge you use on Ice Cream
Top with Peanut butter
Then top that with more fudge
Stick in freezer for 10 min's
Pretty good recipe huh?
I'm hoping all of my wonderful friend's can help us out with the above group's. There are so many wonderful Childhood Cancer Groups out there but these are special to me and my family.
Thank you and God Bless
Cheri
Ya know I should really learn to proof read better.