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joeybee12

(56,177 posts)
Thu Sep 6, 2012, 09:11 AM Sep 2012

Illinois Boy Wins $1,000, Donates Money to Neighbor Fighting Leukemia

Forget toys and video games. When Wyatt Erber won $1,000, the Illinois third-grader knew exactly what he wanted to do with the money.
The 8-year-old gave his winnings to the family of his young neighbor, 2-year-old Cara Kielty, who is battling leukemia.

"He was really aware of what cancer is," said Wyatt's mom, Noelle Erber. "When he found out Cara had cancer, his heart sank."

One week after the Cara Kielty was diagnosed, Noelle Erber asked her son if he'd like to enter a scavenger hunt sponsored by a local bank. The grand prize was $1,000.

"Wyatt immediately said, 'Let's do it, and if I win the $1,000, I want to give it to Cara,'" Erber said. "The idea of being able to give a thousand dollars wowed him."

http://gma.yahoo.com/illinois-boy-wins-1-000-donates-money-neighbor-193745824--abc-news-wellness.html





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Illinois Boy Wins $1,000, Donates Money to Neighbor Fighting Leukemia (Original Post) joeybee12 Sep 2012 OP
Awesome! xchrom Sep 2012 #1
Very Sweet! One other cool thing is that pediatric leukemia prognosis mucifer Sep 2012 #2
That boy doesn't have what it takes to be a Republican BlueStreak Sep 2012 #3
that'll pay for about 16 or 17 rolls of surgical tape datasuspect Sep 2012 #4
I am always disgusted by stories like this. Nye Bevan Sep 2012 #5
about a month ago, i was in central illinois datasuspect Sep 2012 #6
Same here. redqueen Sep 2012 #7
It is, but I was more taken about how generous that little boy was... joeybee12 Sep 2012 #8
I agree completely, but I do admire the young man in the story. Chorophyll Sep 2012 #9
He's an absolutely great kid. Nye Bevan Sep 2012 #10
I'm with you. Chorophyll Sep 2012 #14
Because in the UK, when you get cancer, Nye Bevan Sep 2012 #15
Very true. GreenPartyVoter Sep 2012 #13
what a darling! renate Sep 2012 #11
Good Boy, very good boy Burma Jones Sep 2012 #12

mucifer

(23,373 posts)
2. Very Sweet! One other cool thing is that pediatric leukemia prognosis
Thu Sep 6, 2012, 09:14 AM
Sep 2012

is 80% long term survival. Pediatric cancer research has been very successful. Hopefully, the numbers will get even better soon.

 

datasuspect

(26,591 posts)
4. that'll pay for about 16 or 17 rolls of surgical tape
Thu Sep 6, 2012, 09:38 AM
Sep 2012

at $60 a pop.

freaking doctor in the ER told me that shit.

i loaded up on it when no one was looking.

Nye Bevan

(25,406 posts)
5. I am always disgusted by stories like this.
Thu Sep 6, 2012, 10:11 AM
Sep 2012

Because people with cancer should not be worrying about how to pay for their treatment.

 

datasuspect

(26,591 posts)
6. about a month ago, i was in central illinois
Thu Sep 6, 2012, 10:14 AM
Sep 2012

at some silo dump/gas station/repair area - went to get gas, and on a prominent table as soon as you walk into the door there were 6 or so containers with handmade notices/pictures asking for help so various people in the community could get cash to aid them in their fight against whatever debilitating illness they had.

this country disgusts me more the older i get.

Chorophyll

(5,179 posts)
9. I agree completely, but I do admire the young man in the story.
Thu Sep 6, 2012, 12:10 PM
Sep 2012

I think we can acknowledge that our system stinks while still appreciating the unselfishness of individual people -- especially someone as young as this.

Nye Bevan

(25,406 posts)
10. He's an absolutely great kid.
Thu Sep 6, 2012, 12:43 PM
Sep 2012

It's the contrast between such a wonderful kid, and a horrible system that requires people to pay for their care when they get a disease like cancer, that really bugs me.

Nye Bevan

(25,406 posts)
15. Because in the UK, when you get cancer,
Thu Sep 6, 2012, 03:21 PM
Sep 2012

there are no "co-pays", "deductibles", "pre-authorizations", "denials", etc. Just treatment.

renate

(13,776 posts)
11. what a darling!
Thu Sep 6, 2012, 12:49 PM
Sep 2012

I just want to hug him to pieces!

What an incredible kid! A thousand dollars is a lot of money to anybody, but to an eight-year-old it's a vast sum, like giving away a Scrooge McDuck-sized pile of money.

Burma Jones

(11,760 posts)
12. Good Boy, very good boy
Thu Sep 6, 2012, 12:54 PM
Sep 2012

Probably be a Democrat eventually........


However, the idea that any one of us has to pay for their two year old's chemo in the same way one pays for some sort of luxury is indeed disgusting.

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