*sigh*... looks like they live down the road not too far from me... I hope there's something I can do to help

Great proof:

Bad things happen, therefore God does not exist.

It's interesting how people think that God's ultimate priority is human comfort, or human longevity. Why is a three year old dying any less "loving" than an 80 year old dying? Wouldn't a loving God have an infinite supply of immortal humans, by your standard? Anyone who believes in God realizes that earthly existence is but a reflection in a dirty mirror. Those who don't believe in God understandably focus on their present state. I have no problem believing in an omnipotent, loving God that allows humans to die, and even suffer.

Best wishes to the kid.

My wife died from Lymphoma in August, I can only hope that this family pull through, it's horrible.

2003-11-13 09:49:57 AM xane

My wife died from Lymphoma in August, I can only hope that this family pull through, it's horrible.

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My deepest sympathies xane

Excellent points, CWNBH. And best wishes to the kid and his family.

5. GREAT advice we found from a Cancer survivor...
When you call, write, or stop by to sit with me........Make me SMILE. Make me LAUGH. Make me GIGGLE. Treat me like you've always treated me BEFORE. I want to feel NORMAL as often as possible, especially by friends and loved ones!

Well, that's some awkward reasoning...what if your family and loved ones never made you smile or laugh before...then, in fact you're not looking to be normal, you're looking to forget for a moment the situation you are in. And that's generally the point. What a pile. Why not just say, "please try and distract me from my own mortality." That I can deal with. And I'd chooose to deal with it with balloon animals.

Too much of this benefit shiat going on. Everywhere I go it is benefit after benefit. You need to stop doing this people! If you or your children get sick, you should NOT ask the whole farking world for help. Its a cheap and desperate way to make others feel sorry for you. Yes, it is very sad about the Ryan kid but guess what, he's not the only kid in the world with cancer.

Xane

That's awful. I'm so sorry for your loss.

DLB

Don't summon Lily to this one. Let's have a peaceful thread.

Is fb- the father? Make him pay...

DrunkenLimeyBastard: You clearly have a sub-par understanding of English, meaning you're not in a position to criticize or correct. The headline is perfectly understandable.

Please help farker's 3-year old friend, who has lymphoma

Meaning, the farker's friend is three years old. It didn't say "3 year-old farker."

2003-11-13 09:57:51 AM poorgirl

DLB

Don't summon Lily to this one. Let's have a peaceful thread.

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I was hoping that she would see that Farkers do have compassion when it's warranted.

shiat, I said warrant, now she'll definitely be here.

God created Ryan, Cancer, and Lily Connor.



Stupid Farkers.

This is very poignant for me, coming today on the first anniversary of the death of my bf from lung cancer. He had suffered with Cancer all his life having lost a leg, half a lung and an eye to it. But he never gave up and never stopped smiling, even towards his last days.

My love and very best wishes to the family. Keep us updated.

2003-11-13 10:00:04 AM Accipiter

DrunkenLimeyBastard: You clearly have a sub-par understanding of English, meaning you're not in a position to criticize or correct. The headline is perfectly understandable.

Please help farker's 3-year old friend, who has lymphoma

Meaning, the farker's friend is three years old. It didn't say "3 year-old farker."

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No, I just find it odd that a Farker would have a 3 year old friend. It is more likely that it was a Farker's friend that had a kid that was 3 years old that had lymphoma.

So take your statement about sub-par understanding and stick it where the sun don't shine.

Moncheche,

Amen!

It's all part of the "OprahWinnfrication" and the "KatieCouricosis" of America.

I certainly don't want to start a flame war of any kind, religious or otherwise, but one question I would like to ask is:

How do I know this is a legitimate case I should donate money to?

In IL a woman told everyone her son has cancer. She is undergoing prosecution for collecting tons of money from the people in her sons school, and the neighborhood.

If this is legitimate, then I my heart goes out to him, and the family.

DLB

I tried desperately to convince Lily yesterday that we weren't all assholes on the windshield of her life, but I don't know if she even considered it.

But your point is well taken :)

This thread is too sad :< someone needs to post an askmen article so I can rip on metrosexual faggots and take my mind off the suffering.

I was with my daughter when she had her appendix out 2 years ago, and that was a simple thing compared to this. Hang in there folks.

Unfortunately, I don't have any extra fundage to share right now... However, I send my best wishes to the family. Hopefully, everything will turn out OK. If I lived in the NoVA area, I would donate blood, cook dinner in a heartbeat. You will be in my thoughts...

It sounds like the kid is at INOVA Fairfax Hospital (or something like that). I was born in Fairfax County Hospital, which I assume is now INOVA.

LIBERTINE
Good question. Although you don't know me, I can personally vouch for the legitimacy of the case. I posted the link -- they are close friends. Also, there is enough verifiable information on the website that you could check it out if you wanted.
Thank you Farkers!!

Hi Mr. Entropy,

You must understand I'm not being disrespectful when I say this...

Seeing as I don't know you, and this IS an online forum, it makes me extremely skeptical.

AS for the website, I did view it... can you point me to the information that verifies your claim?

Again, if this is legitimate, I'm not being disrespectful, just careful.

now that i've given money to one kid with cancer, i can safely sleep in my comfortable bed, while millions of other children die from starvation and war around the world.

but they're not american, so screw 'em.

life, liberty and freedom at the expense of everyone else.

In a way I hope this is a scam, since lymphoma is such a horrible disease (it killed my father). I would like to give some cash but don't want to be another internet sucker and inadvertently help some ugly chick buy some new tits...

The one good thing about this thread is that it opened my eyes to lymphoma, just like my eyes were opened to cystic fibrosis when I heard my cousin got it.

If you really want to help, donate to the Lymphoma Research Foundation.

Donating to one individual child will not help anyone.

Either (a) it's a scam or (b) the kid's dead anyway and the project's a money-sink. Don't bother, guys.

the_rev

I will keep the little guy in mind, while I am shooting at all my family members today. ;-)

On a regular basis? ;-)

Best of luck to this little guy. Stories like this always hit me hard, especially when I think of how cancer kills more than any other disease but, since it's not as politicized as others, doesn't get the attention (reseach money) it needs.

Donating to one individual child will not help anyone.

I disagree. By all means donate to the Lymphoma Research Foundation if you want to, but the advantage of donating to a single case is the money is less likely to be wasted by an innefficient organisation, and more likely to go to better the life of a sufferer. The cure and treatment are both worthy causes.

Sorry, I meant treatment and research into a cure are both worthy causes.

Best of luck to this little guy. Stories like this always hit me hard, especially when I think of how cancer kills more than any other disease but, since it's not as politicized as others, doesn't get the attention (reseach money) it needs.
Dish Are you on crack? It's possibly the most talked about chronic disease in the world...why do you think even Fark has the smart-ass headline "still no sure for cancer"?

Thank god your head is up your arse, you're sure not to get colon cancer.

LIBERTINE

You might try calling one of the blood donation centers listed on the site to verify that they are collecting blood in Ryan Holt's name. You could also try phoning the Oncology ward at INOVA Fairfax Hospital (Falls Church, VA) for verification (although I don't know if they give any info out; I haven't tried this myself since I know the family). I suppose you could also show up at their house Sunday to meet Ryan's parents and assist with building out Ryan's new living space.

I disagree. By all means donate to the Lymphoma Research Foundation if you want to, but the advantage of donating to a single case is the money is less likely to be wasted by an innefficient organisation, and more likely to go to better the life of a sufferer. The cure and treatment are both worthy causes.

I see what point you're making, but chances are, when you donate directly to a family, that money will go to gifts, vacations, etc. When you donate to an organization, that money goes to efforts to eliminate the disease or prolong the lives of those living. Maybe it's a matter of personal taste.

Why are they renovating the house? Shouldn't this money but kept as "just in case" money? My niece died on her first birthday from congenital heart diease. We had all kinds of machines and things we just knocked down a wall put a hospital curtain up and left it as is. We had donations but my mom said she would keep the donations just in case. Because dealing with illness you never know what will happen. What if someone loses a job or something? I really don't mean any disrespect, im just asking. My prayers go out to them

Posting this on FARK is like dropping a one legged chicken into a pack of ravenous wolves.

I'm afraid to read the comments so far. Hope all goes well for the kid.

mr_entropy

Please don't tell me you're going to be using donations to remodel their house. I really, really, hope I am misreading the site.

Hmm:
Link to Another Ryan Holt Story

This one says he's in MN and it's from 2002. He's listed as having Acute Myeloid Leukemia, but he's still listed as being 3 years old. I imagine there could be two Ryan Holt cancer victims, but it is enough to make me want to have independent verification of the child's situation.

Whether or not this kid actually exists, I strongly agree with the call to support research centers instead of individual patients. (The Lymphoma Research Foundation is indeed a good one.) Simply put, the kid is being taken care of, the parents will figure out a way to afford the lifestyle changes (being at the hospital, eating away from home, etc) and the money would be better spent on research for a cure than a single patient.

I vouch for Mr_Entropy. He's been around here much longer than most, if not all, of you skeptics.

Hmm:
Link to Another Ryan Holt Story

This one says he's in MN and it's from 2002. He's listed as having Acute Myeloid Leukemia, but he's still listed as being 3 years old. I imagine there could be two Ryan Holt cancer victims, but it is enough to make me want to have independent verification of the child's situation.

Whether or not this kid actually exists, I strongly agree with the call to support research centers instead of individual patients. (The Lymphoma Research Foundation is indeed a good one.) Simply put, the kid is being taken care of, the parents will figure out a way to afford the lifestyle changes (being at the hospital, eating away from home, etc) and the money would be better spent on research for a cure than a single patient.

Doh, duplicate post. Mods!

As an addendum, donations of blood are most excellent no matter what the reason. If you are allowed to donate, please do so with alarming regularity.

2003-11-13 10:43:39 AM Ditto


I vouch for Mr_Entropy. He's been around here much longer than most, if not all, of you skeptics.

Well, not to knock you or him, but how does being around here longer than most lend itself to credibility?

I vouch for Mr_Entropy. He's been around here much longer than most, if not all, of you skeptics.

That's pretty lame, Ditto. What's wrong with being skeptical? I'm sure this is a legitimate case, but what's so wrong with checking it out? The fact that he's been around here for a while makes absolutely no difference. I fail to understand the point you're making there.

Furthermore, the use of the donated funds seems suspect. Why would we donate to remodel a house? I don't get it.

ERSTON3
That is a truly freaky coincidence. I can't vouch for the veracity of THAT Ryan, only this one, who plays with my 4-year-old. I put some info in a post above that might assist in verifying.

Login: mr_entropy
Fark account number: 21058
Account created: 2002-01-22 16:30:01

Almost 2 years, that's fair dinkum

Does anyone else think this religious flamewar bullshiat is kind of inappropriate? I mean come on guys there's a time an a place for everything. My son's about the same age as Ryan, and if I was reading this self-important tripe while he was fighting for his life, there'd be a lot of serious ass-kicking going on. Get a farking grip on yourselves, and if you can't contribute anything even remotely positive, STFU and wait for the next AskMen link in silence.

Ryan and family: Hang in there, I wish you all the best. Hang in there little guy!