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Tanya
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Date Posted: 11:59:18 04/08/03 Tue
In reply to:
Rhonda Hunley
's message, "John's phone call to young fan" on 22:50:53 04/07/03 Mon
That was really sweet for John to take time off to help a young boy like Connor lift up his spirits and help him get better. You da man, John R. Schneider! Hehehe..
>Thought you guys might be interested in hearing
>something wonderful that John did recently. Our 8
>year old son was diagnosed with rhabdomyosarcoma, a
>rare form of cancer, in Oct., 2001, at the age of six.
> He went through 42 weeks of chemo and six weeks of
>everyday radiation, numerous surgeries, and was
>declared in remission as of Sept., 2002. He recently
>relapsed with a tumor in the same location, on
>February 27, 2003. John found out about Connor and
>also found out that he is a HUGE Dukes of Hazzard fan.
> He called Connor this past Tuesday, April 1, (no, it
>was not an April Fool's joke). He really gave him a
>good pep talk, and lifted his spirits tremendously.
>He even gave him his phone number in case he needed
>someone to talk to. What a great guy!!! A friend of
>ours arranged the call, as well as a police chase,
>with Connor in the General Lee, and a patrol car much
>like from the Andy Griffith Show in hot pursuit.
>Connor said, all in all, it was the best day of his
>life! Thank you, John, for putting a smile back on
>our sweetheart's face! If any of you would like to
>leave Connor a message of encouragement, his web
>address is: http://www.caringBridge.org/tn/connorhunley
>
>Thank you all for taking the time to read this and may
>God bless each and every one of you!
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