Friday, November 20, 2009

STOP sending Noah Biorkman cards: Spread the word!

Recently the Internet mobilized to make the last days of Noah Biorkman's life better by sending him Christmas cards.

People did (over 80k pieces of mail on one day alone), and they were greatly appreciated.

Noah is now in his last days, and his family has requested that people stop sending cards. Snopes.com reports that family requested no more cards or gifts:

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.

Please publicize this in your communities (real and virtual). A quick tweet or a facebook update would do a lot to keep a postal tidal wave from complicating this family's final days together.

Let's have second Internet miracle and put this Christmas card genie back in the bottle.

If you want to do more for Noah and other families facing the same horror, donate a dollar or more in his name to the Children's Hospital of Michigan Foundation.

The full snopes.com post: http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/medical/biorkman.asp
Noah Biorkman's Care Pages site: https://www.carepages.com/carepages/NoahScottBiorkman
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4 comments:

  1. AJNov 20, 2009, 9:43:00 PM

    The family is better off moving. The way Internet momentum works, they'll still be receiving Christmas cards 10 years from now.

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  2. Mimi-n-Moe's MomNov 22, 2009, 11:58:00 AM

    I've passed this on to others, and this is EXACTLY how to stop the cards! :)

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  3. Mary C.Nov 23, 2009, 3:17:00 PM

    According to the CarePages profile set up for the family, Noah passed away this morning.

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  4. adrienneNov 23, 2009, 3:21:00 PM

    Noah's family has requested that memorial donations be sent to:

    Department of Pediatrics and Oncology
    University of Michigan
    1500 East Medical Center Drive
    D4202MPB
    Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-5718
    Checks payable to: The University of Michigan – Noah’s Pediatric Oncology Fund

    OR

    Make-A-Wish Foundation of Michigan
    230 Huron View Blvd.
    Ann Arbor, Michigan 48103
    Checks payable to: Make-A-Wish Foundation of Michigan – Memo: Noah Biorkman

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