[PERSONAL] Light a Candle

cup o' noodles · Post by **cup o' noodles** » Sat Dec 16, 2006 2:02 am

Oh my god! I'm so sorry!

I've never had anyone close to me affected by a disease as such, but a lot of people in my family have had cancer at least once in their life or already have it, so I know what it's like to lose a loved one to a disease. *hugs* I wish all the best to you, your family, his family, and anyone that so much as met him. I know how much it hurts.

*hugs*

I lit a candle and called several of my friends and asked them to. I didn't hang up until I was positive that all of them did.

weetziebat05 · Post by **weetziebat05** » Sat Dec 16, 2006 3:03 am

Ahh damn... I'm so sorry girl.

My ultimate goal in life is to become a biomedical engineer and get to work on cures for cancer and AIDS/HIV... and it seems like the closer I get to my goal, the more people I at least know of fall ill with what I want to someday treat.

I'll go light a candle. My prayers are with you and your friend.

Sad Panda · Post by **Sad Panda** » Sat Dec 16, 2006 2:57 pm

Really, thank you all so much for your kind words and for lighting the candles. You have no idea what it means to me.

MrsCop · Post by **MrsCop** » Sat Dec 16, 2006 6:36 pm

damn I'm so very sorry, Panda. We need a cure for this (and tons of other diseases) and we need it a century ago.

MrsCop · Post by **MrsCop** » Mon Dec 18, 2006 8:39 pm

Panda I'm sure you've heard this before, but I'm keeping it on my YT channel . http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpwKG_022BI I'll keep praying.

sboat · Post by **sboat** » Mon Dec 18, 2006 11:51 pm

that's terrible. I am very sorry.

however, not to be a downer, but the virtual candle charity deal was that for every candle lit Bristol-Myers would donate $1 to HIV/AIDS research, but only for the first 100,000 candles/dollars. That number was reached long ago (which is great!) so they aren't currently making any donations.

http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/charity/lighttounite.asp

BUT it's still a great thing for awareness, etc., and maybe BM will decide to make further donations in response to the incredible number of people who have participated.

And I still lit a candle anyway.

Jewelybug · Post by **Jewelybug** » Mon Dec 18, 2006 11:59 pm

Panda :* ILU... and I am so sorry to hear what you and your friend are going through. Best wishes.... we are all here for you.

evaB · Post by **evaB** » Tue Dec 19, 2006 6:22 am

Oh, Panda. I'm so sorry. That's got to be so hard, especially around the holidays. Youre in my thoughts.