Sending the Christmas card to Noah !! :-)
Origins: Noah Biorkman is a 5-year-old boy who was diagnosed with Stage IV neuroblastoma in February 2007. Although he went into remission in August 2007, his family says, in September 2008 Noah "relapsed with lesions in his right arm and right leg," and "after going through six different trials, the cancer continues to spread."
As radio station WKSR in Pulaski, Tennessee, notes on its web site, one of its on-air personalities is an acquaintance of Noah Biorkman's mother and verified the above-quoted appeal for Christmas cards for her son:
Christmas will come early for a five year old Michigan boy this year. Noah Biorkman is battling cancer and is not expected to live much longer.
Noah's mother and WKSR morning personality Ed Carter went to school together years ago. They keep in touch by email. She mentioned the early Christmas for her son in an email to Ed.
Mrs. Biorkman is asking for Christmas cards for her son. If you would like to take time to send a card or letter, send it to:
Noah Biorkman
1141 Fountain View Circle
South Lyon Michigan, 48178.
The family has since supplied an alternate address for sending cards to Noah:
Noah Biorkman
c/o Scott Biorkman
3480 Petoskey Way
Milford, MI 48380
http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/medical/biorkman.asp
See the video: http://www.clickondetroit.com/video/21525126/index.html
http://www.mlive.com/news/detroit/index.ssf/2009/11/thousands_send_early_christmas.html
This reminds me of the spam email that went around in the 90s about the sick kid wanting everyone to send him business cards. I guess this one is real, but it still reminds me of the fake one.
ReplyDeleteYea, we tried to check is out as much as possible before posting it for that very reason.
ReplyDeleteThanks to everyone who helped research it!!!!!
And send lots of card!!!!!