From: John Evans [evansj@hi-line.net] Sent: Monday, March 23, 1998 9:24 AM To: Charles Hymes Subject: FW: Helping a cancer patient (fwd) Greetings, I just got this email, and it smells like the chain letter that is going around about the little boy that is dying and wants postcards. You are more of an expert on this than I am, so I'll give you this lead, and let you determine if it is indeed a hoax or not. If it is, could you please let me know so I can let the person who sent it to me know? Thank you, John Evans May the source be with you. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >>> >> ---forwarded-message----> >> >> Subject: Helping a cancer patient >> >> Date: 22/09/97 7:37 PM >> >> Subject: American Cancer Soc. - a final wish >> >> No comedy here. It's about a seven year old girl with cancer. Read it >> and pass it on to as many people that you can. Occasionally we get to >> use this medium for some actual good. And once in a while things like >> this bring us back to reality, allowing us to count ourselves lucky in >> life. Let's put our network to work here! It will only take you a >> second to send this message. >> >> *************************************************************** >> JESSICA MYDEK IS SEVEN YEARS OLD AND IS SUFFERING FROM AN ACUTE AND >> VERY RARE CASE OF CEREBRAL CARCINOMA. THIS CONDITION CAUSES SEVERE >> MALIGNANT BRAIN TUMORS AND IS A TERMINAL ILLNESS. THE DOCTORS HAVE >> GIVEN HER SIX MONTHS TO LIVE. AS PART OF HER DYING WISH, SHE WANTED >> TO START A CHAIN LETTER TO INFORM PEOPLE OF THIS CONDITION AND TO SEND >> PEOPLE THE MESSAGE TO LIVE LIFE TO THE FULLEST AND ENJOY EVERY MOMENT, >> A CHANCE THAT SHE WILL NEVER HAVE. >> >> FURTHERMORE, THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY AND SEVERAL CORPORATE >> SPONSORS HAVE AGREED TO DONATE THREE CENTS TOWARD CONTINUING CANCER >> RESEARCH FOR EVERY NEW PERSON THAT GETS FORWARDED THIS MESSAGE. PLEASE >> GIVE JESSICA AND ALL CANCER VICTIMS A CHANCE. ADD ACS@AOL.COM TO THE >> LIST OF PEOPLE THAT YOU SEND THIS TO SO THAT THE AMERICAN CANCER >> SOCIETY WILL BE ABLE TO CALCULATE HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE GOTTEN THIS. >> IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS, SEND THEM TO THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY >> AT ACS@AOL.COM >> >> Three cents for every person that receives this letter turns out to be >> a lot of money considering how many people will get this letter and >> how many people they, in turn, pass it on to. Please go ahead and >> forward it to whoever you know- it really doesn't take much to help >> out. >> ******************************************** >> Jean Ann Linney, Ph.D. >> Professor and Department Chair >> Department of Psychology >> University of South Carolina >> Columbia, SC 29208 >> PHONE: 803-777-4301 >> FAX: 803-777-9558 >>