Cards wanted for Boy with Leukemia

[trcy]

I saw this story on the news...very sad.
http://www.myfoxdetroit.com/dpp/news/local/cards-wanted-for-boy-with-leukemia-20111205-ms

Send cards to:
Joey Caretti
c/o 22671 Eddy Drive
Macomb, MI 48044

[crayonblue]

Uh oh. Another little boy asked for Christmas cards last year (or the previous year?) and it went viral and he ended up with 1 million+ cards. A huge mess for his parents to deal with!

Now, if everyone sends a dollar in the card, that would be super helpful!

[vonfirmath]

Christmas cards for dying boy has been done a lot... and its kind of like the request that never dies! Every one has them getting MANY more cards than they want.
http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/medical/elfrink.asp -- Nathan Elfrink
http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/medical/nickwaters.asp -- Nick Waters
http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/medical/hadcock.asp -- Jacob Hadcock
http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/medical/biorkman.asp -- Noah Biorkman
http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/medical/garman.asp -- Hannah Garman
http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/medical/bedgood.asp -- Christopher Bedgood
http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/medical/shergold.asp -- Craig Shergold

This one does appear to be current -- but the history on these is concerning to me.

[trcy]

He wants Get Well Cards, not Christmas cards. It is his 3rd battle with cancer and Get Well card really lifted his spirits in his previous cancer treatments