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UPDATE: Here is a video of Hunter and his planes that shows just how many people care about him and his cause.
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It is a parent's worst nightmare: the life changing words "Your child has cancer."
For the Winship family of Freedom, NY, those terrible dreams have become a reality. Five-year-old Hunter Winship was recently diagnosed with Burkitt's Lymphoma, a rare form of cancer which is characterized by rapidly growing tumors. "We've told him he has cancer and they're going to make his tummy aches go away and that he's going to lose his hair," said Hunter's mother Cheryl. Hunter began chemotherapy to try and reduce the size of his tumor but it was "too much for his little body," and it took a large tole on him physically and mentally said his mother. It was then, after seeing young Hunter suffer so much that mother Cheryl Winship, along with Hunter's aunt decieded to create a distraction for suffering Hunter: Paper airplanes in world record amounts.
The Guinness Book of World Records contains records for the largest and smallest planes, but not the most planes ever collected. For Hunter, setting a new world record would be a huge incentive for pushing through his cancer treatment and a great way to lift his spirits.
This is my entry into the Instructables Toss It Challenge and also a plead for help on behalf of young Hunter Windship.
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Sorry that I was not able to embed this video.
It is a parent's worst nightmare: the life changing words "Your child has cancer."
For the Winship family of Freedom, NY, those terrible dreams have become a reality. Five-year-old Hunter Winship was recently diagnosed with Burkitt's Lymphoma, a rare form of cancer which is characterized by rapidly growing tumors. "We've told him he has cancer and they're going to make his tummy aches go away and that he's going to lose his hair," said Hunter's mother Cheryl. Hunter began chemotherapy to try and reduce the size of his tumor but it was "too much for his little body," and it took a large tole on him physically and mentally said his mother. It was then, after seeing young Hunter suffer so much that mother Cheryl Winship, along with Hunter's aunt decieded to create a distraction for suffering Hunter: Paper airplanes in world record amounts.
The Guinness Book of World Records contains records for the largest and smallest planes, but not the most planes ever collected. For Hunter, setting a new world record would be a huge incentive for pushing through his cancer treatment and a great way to lift his spirits.
This is my entry into the Instructables Toss It Challenge and also a plead for help on behalf of young Hunter Windship.
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An easy way to support Hunter and his family during this difficult time is to simply send them paper airplanes.
The Winship family will be collecting paper airplanes until March 17, 2008, so hurry and finish reading the rest of this Instructable.
How to make a simple paper airplane
Materials:
The Winship family will be collecting paper airplanes until March 17, 2008, so hurry and finish reading the rest of this Instructable.
How to make a simple paper airplane
Materials:
- Paper
- Envelope
- Stamp
- A minute of your time
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Great cause, too bad I'm too late...
I hope he is doing better!
http://www.wgrz.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=55348
http://www.wivb.com/Global/story.asp?S=7825391
ps. bolded to draw attention of other users