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Jennifer Aniston Slams Brad PittKids around the country have been making Christmas cards for 5 year old Noah Biorkman. Watch the video to meet him. He's a Michigan boy in the final stages of neuroblastoma, a cancer of the body's nervous system that strikes in infancy and childhood.
One CafeMom user posted in Stay at Home Moms that because he does not have long to live, Noah will be celebrating Christmas early. He loves opening Christmas cards, so his mother had been asking people everywhere to send them to him.
Following more cards than she could have ever dreamed off, plus her son's deteriorating health, she's since asked people to kindly stop, though a donation to the "C.S. Mott Children's Hospital" to be used for neuroblastoma research is still appreciated.
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I actually read yesterday that the family has requested that no more cards be sent, as Noah is in his final days and they just want to be able to focus on him now. You can search online or on FB to see her message.
It is so terrible sad, what a precious little boy. :(
Here is a link to the story and her asking us to stop.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/11/13/5-year-old-dying-of-cance_n_357055.html
MI isn't Missouri, it's Michigan. I didn't know whether this was real or not though so thanks for posting, although the link above makes it look like they don't want to receive anymore (understandable).
You should take the address down:
Noah's mom update CarePages this afternoon with the following message:
"Wow!! Thanks! Please STOP!!!!
Wow! The outpouring of love and concern for Noah is just amazing! Scott and I never in a million years thought that so many people would want to send Christmas cards to Noah. However, please note: We did already celebrate Christmas LAST Sunday -- November 8th.
PLEASE STOP SENDING CARDS AND GIFTS!!!!
Noah is very ill. He is not getting out of bed and it's time for Scott, our families, and I to concentrate on our son. His time is very short and he needs us.
Scott and I would like to say thank you so much for the support and continued show of love. However, we are asking that everyone please stop sending cards and gifts.
Also, everyone please post the stop order on Facebook and any other websites or organizations that you belong to. We need the peace right now.
Thank you for your understanding in this request."
https://www.carepages.com/carepages/NoahScottBiorkman/updates/2427545
He is precious:
http://www.clickondetroit.com/video/21525126/index.html
http://www.clickondetroit.com/video/21546169/index.html
Noah has already celebrated what will probably be his last Christmas, but I say make cards anyways! Take them to your local nursing home to pass out or maybe the Veterans Hospital. Those older men and women often don't have anyone to bring them anything and a card is usually all they want! Just someone to remember them.
Our high school students were doing this last week and when I told my kids about it (they are 8 and 5) they made cards for Noah and we gave them to the high school to send with the rest of them. I didn't realize how wide speard Noah's story was. I hope he had a great christmas and his family is at peace.
Janice