MrPryck2U
ONE love, blood, life
I've got a pretty decent sized family. Every year we exchange gift cards with each other because a long time ago we ran out of useless stuff to give each other. It would turn out to pretty much be a wash.
Unfortunately, last year in our family, we encountered adversity when we found out that my then 2 year old niece had gotten Leukemia. Now, fortunately, she contracted the most curable form and this past year they rendered her cancer free thanks to the awesome staff at Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City. She still has to go there on a regular basis and endure a lot of painful procedures, but when they last tested her bone marrow it was all good.
So this year for the holidays, one of my sisters came up with the idea that in lieu of exchanging gifts, we would donate our gift money to the Cancer Center instead. I thought this was a great idea. We've got every dumb little thing we could want. Why add to the pile? Why not actually make this holiday meaningful for a change instead of the same old same old and give back to the place that gave us the most important gift there is: Life.
So maybe if any of you have a loved one who is sick in some way, instead of giving others items they don't exactly "need", you can take that gift money and donate it to the hospital that is helping your loved one get better.
Thanks to the people at Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, my niece ( who is now 3 years old) is going to live to see 4 and beyond. Yeah, she lost her hair and she had to endure endless hours of excruciating pain thanks to a number of different procedures performed on her, but her hair is growing back and she's back to running laps around her house. I call her my little bulldozer because she doesn't let anything stand in her way. She was fortunate because there are plenty of kids who are sicker than her and not as lucky.
So, that's my holiday gift idea. Instead of exchanging gifts and having it all be a wash. Pool your resources and donate to a hospital or medical facility that is helping a loved one in your family get better.
Unfortunately, last year in our family, we encountered adversity when we found out that my then 2 year old niece had gotten Leukemia. Now, fortunately, she contracted the most curable form and this past year they rendered her cancer free thanks to the awesome staff at Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City. She still has to go there on a regular basis and endure a lot of painful procedures, but when they last tested her bone marrow it was all good.
So this year for the holidays, one of my sisters came up with the idea that in lieu of exchanging gifts, we would donate our gift money to the Cancer Center instead. I thought this was a great idea. We've got every dumb little thing we could want. Why add to the pile? Why not actually make this holiday meaningful for a change instead of the same old same old and give back to the place that gave us the most important gift there is: Life.
So maybe if any of you have a loved one who is sick in some way, instead of giving others items they don't exactly "need", you can take that gift money and donate it to the hospital that is helping your loved one get better.
Thanks to the people at Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, my niece ( who is now 3 years old) is going to live to see 4 and beyond. Yeah, she lost her hair and she had to endure endless hours of excruciating pain thanks to a number of different procedures performed on her, but her hair is growing back and she's back to running laps around her house. I call her my little bulldozer because she doesn't let anything stand in her way. She was fortunate because there are plenty of kids who are sicker than her and not as lucky.
So, that's my holiday gift idea. Instead of exchanging gifts and having it all be a wash. Pool your resources and donate to a hospital or medical facility that is helping a loved one in your family get better.