ajflutie Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 Dear Bills Fans, AJflutie is and always will be my 14 year old son. He left us on January 5th, 2008, a victim of childhood cancer. He was and is a huge Bills fan. Below is my post from his CarePage today, its a kind of blog that parents share with other parents about their kids and situations. If you could take 5 minutes of your time to read and help, AJ would be very appreciative, he always said thanks...... (here's the short version - help cure childhood cancer - sign the petition below) http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/CureChildhoodCancer PS - #1 - if you sign, please ID yourself as a Bills fan and #2 - there used to be a post with links to all the NFL teams message boards but its gone, does anyone have that? --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I guess I was dreaming. AJs Care Page did not exist. I had never heard of Care Pages or Caring Bridge, they were shut down. The past year did not happen. AJ was at practice or messing around with his buddies. Like usual, he wouldn't answer his cell. Wondering where the hell he was. But I woke up...damn. And, after much thought, and some positive reinforcement, decided to try to Do Something. Don't know if it's the right or wrong or best thing. God knows I should do this (www.stbaldricks.org), or run (www.relayforlife.org) or help wishes come true (www.wish.org). But I want to try this. I want to try this because I know each of this virtual family who read this will help. These kids NEED each of you to help. The concept is simple: Create a petition to all the major TV newsmagazines urging them to devote time to childhood cancer Create, and on the show promote, a book by the parents describing our children, the lessons they taught us and how they impacted those around them And all book proceeds go to CureSearch, to find a cure My role is easy, I facilitate. I surround myself with smart people - you. I start this drive to challenge 20/20, Dateline, 60 Minutes and others to produce the show. I collect and FedEx a million signatures to them. Idealist and cynical, mostly, I still believe in people, and I know that WE can get the attention our kids deserve. Once we start I know that WE can create the book. WE can raise funds for a cure, it just might be our dollar that does it. So, Step One. A petition. Thanks for all the great input. http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/CureChildhoodCancer A goal of 1 million signatures sounds like a lot huh? But there are over 500 visitors to AJ's site. They each get 20 others, who get 10 others who get 5 others who get 2 others. That's one million. Or, we could just put it up on the ColemanScott Care Page and wait a week! Here is what I ask each of you to do: Read the petition. If you agree, sign. If you agree, update your Care Page or Caring Bridge site (or, if you're "different", blog....Kyle) with the link, AND pass it on to 20 friends and family. Ask them to pass on to 20 others and on and on. E-mail it around at work; post it on message boards, online forums and news groups. Consider adding a link to your e-mail signature. If you run/manage a website, we can provide the code for an object, which will give a permanent link to the petition. Leave me a message. I need volunteers to contact Care Pages, Caring Bridge, Make-A-Wish, St. Baldricks, and others to ask that they link the petition on their sites. Pls leave a private message with your email. I got Cure Search. 4 months? 8333 a day? Unrealistic? What's real? Reach for the stars right? The second order of business is to create a book. I've dreamed of this, but not this way. This is similar to the cookbooks that patients publish, where friends/other patients send recipes and the funds go to the family. Except ours is stories of how our children changed the world and our funds go to CureSearch. So, who has experience, knowledge and more importantly, a desire to help with this? Leave a message. I envision 1-2 page stories, they come from the parents of cancer kids, in other words, YOU. Not about the battle vs. cancer, but how our kids impacted the nurses, doctors, teachers, friends, or people they didn't even know. How our kids caused them to make a life decision and just know it was the right thing to do, to better the world somehow. You write em and we just collect and em and publish. Easy huh? Ok, get to work. You don't know me, but I mean it. Remember, you get what you give. AJs Dad AJs story is at www.carepages.com, register and visit AJsspace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stl Bills Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 Signed it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 I'm sorry for your loss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marauderswr80 Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 Just signed it...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Hindsight Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 I'm so sorry to hear about your loss, i signed the petition. Hopefully someday we can find a cure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tipster19 Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 Signed, sealed and delivered. I'm sorry about your loss and the pain your family has to endure. There's no words for me to say that will ease your pain but I am thinking about your boy and he is in my prayers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drnykterstein Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 Yeah, my condolences. I'm sure he's gone to a place that is better than where we are all at now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Campy Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 Signed. Good luck with this effort. In my eyes, there is no better way for you to honor your son than to help someone else's. Well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thirdborn Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family .. You're walking a tough road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seq004 Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 My God, there is no greater loss than losing your child. My Parents had to go through it. My prayers and thoughts are with you and your family. A better day will come. God Bless you and your son as he lives on. I signed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartyBall4Buffalo Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 Signed and sealed my friend. I am deeply sorry for your loss, even though I do not personally know you or your family, nor am I a parent myself, but I can't help but to feel that what you are doing is for a very honorable cause, and one that will hopefully go on to save the lives of other children. Keep up the fantastic work. God bless you and your family Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USMCBillsFan Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 Signed. I'm very sorry for your loss. I couldn't imagine what it would be like to lose one of my children. Thoughts and prayers are with you and yours. God Bless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HereComesTheReignAgain Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 Signed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajflutie Posted May 9, 2008 Author Share Posted May 9, 2008 thanks to all you kind folk who signed so far......I need everyone to take 2 minutes max out of bitching about the draft or JP or the price of gas and READ just the TOP part.....and HELP me do something.......thanks guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zulu Cthulhu Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 Signed...very sorry for your loss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swede316 Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 Such sad news...Sorry for your loss...signed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajflutie Posted May 9, 2008 Author Share Posted May 9, 2008 let's keep going guys and gals.... i have gotten over 800 signatures in the past day and a half......help these kids http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/CureChildhoodCancer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drnykterstein Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 thanks to all you kind folk who signed so far......I need everyone to take 2 minutes max out of bitching about the draft or JP or the price of gas and READ just the TOP part.....and HELP me do something.......thanks guys Oh man, you can say that again. We really worry about stupid things around here. Also, should this thread be pinned? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajflutie Posted May 9, 2008 Author Share Posted May 9, 2008 Oh man, you can say that again. We really worry about stupid things around here. Also, should this thread be pinned? yeah it should be......how???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In space no one can hear Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 Just signed in memory of A.J. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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