This is a widespread chain letter, which asks people to send e-mail messages to benefit a cancer patient. There are several different versions of this chain letter, some of them mention specific patients. These messages are hoaxes and they are not endorsed by any cancer organization. Do not pass them on. The ACS@AOL.COM address does not exist.
Please note that some of the letters that are circulating are actually true cases. These can usually distinguished from the fact that they do not make any extraordinary claims about email tracking, and money being given per each copy forwarded. If you are unsure whether the email you have received is a hoax or not, do not forward it as it most probably is a hoax.
Here is an example of this chain letter:
Please forward this message to EVERYONE you know. The American
Cancer Society gets 3 cents every time this message is
forwarded. Please make sure that you cc: American Cancer
Society...(ACS@AOL.COM)
And here is another version:
Subject: This is not a chain! It could save a little girls
life!
o.k. you guys..... this isn't a chain letter, but a choice for
all of us to save a little girl that's dieing of a serious and
fatal form of cancer. please send this to everyone you
know...or don't know at that. this little girl has 6 months
left to live her life, and as her dieing wish, she wanted to
send a chain letter telling everyone to live their life to
fullest, since she never will. she'll never make it to prom,
graduate from high school, of get married and have a family of
her own. but by you sending this to as many people as
possible, you can give her and her family a little hope,
because with every name that this is sent to, the american
cancer society will donate 3 cents per name to her treatment
and recovery plan. one guy sent this th 500 people !!!! so, i
know that we can send it to at least 5 or 6. come on you
guys.... and if you're too damn selfish to waste 10-15 minutes
and scrolling this and forwarding it to EVERYONE, than one:
you're one sick bastard, and two: just think it could be you
one day....and it's not even your $money$, just your time. i
know that ya'll will impress me !!!! i love ya'll !!!!! peace-
Sarah "X"
And yet another version:
Please forward this message to EVERYONE you know. The American
Cancer Society gets 3 cents every time this message is
forwarded. Please make sure that you cc: American Cancer
Society...(ACS@AOL.COM)
And one more version:
LITTLE JESSICA MYDEK IS SEVEN YEARS OLD AND IS SUFFERING FROM
AN ACUTE AND VERY RARE CASE OF CEREBRAL CARCINOMA. THIS
CONDITION CAUSES SEVERE MALIGNANT BRAIN TUMORS AND IS A
TERMINAL ILLNESS. THE DOCTORS HAVE GIVEN HER SIX MONTHS TO
LIVE.
AS PART OF HER DYING WISH, SHE WANTED TO START A CHAIN LETTER
TO INFORM PEOPLE OF THIS CONDITION AND TO SEND PEOPLE THE
MESSAGE TO LIVE LIFE TO THE FULLEST AND ENJOY EVERY MOMENT, A
CHANCE THAT SHE WILL NEVER HAVE. FURTHERMORE, THE AMERICAN
CANCER SOCIETY AND SEVERAL CORPORATE SPONSORS HAVE AGREED TO
DONATE THREE CENTS TOWARD CONTINUING CANCER RESEARCH FOR EVERY
NEW PERSON THAT GETS FORWARDED THIS MESSAGE. PLEASE GIVE
JESSICA AND ALL CANCER VICTIMS A CHANCE. IF THERE ARE ANY
QUESTIONS, SEND THEM TO THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY AT
ACS@AOL.COM
Another version:
This was forwarded to me by a friend. I hope Amanda can be
added to your payer list.
*******************************
Prayers needed for Amanda Bundy, and her parents. Everyone with
large mailing lists, please forward. I am writing to you now to
ask for your help.
I do not really know how to start a prayer chain, but we need a
miracle.
Amanda Bundy is a 6-year-old girl in Greensburg, Pennsylvania,
the daughter of some very close friends of ours. A few weeks
ago her mother was giving her a hug and felt a lump on Amanda's
back. An X-ray showed it to be some sort of growth, and later
tests discovered that is a massive malignant tumor that has
spread to all parts of her chest and abdomen. There are no
organs that are untouched and she has more tumor in her body
than she has organs.
As I write this, she is hospitalized after a biopsy of the
tumor, and her parents are waiting for the results of a bone
marrow test. If her bone marrow is clean, then they have a
chance to save her with chemotherapy. If they find cancerous
cells in her bone marrow, then the only hope to save her life is
a miracle.
She is in no pain yet and appears to be a perfectly healthy,
beautiful little red-haired girl. She doesn't even know she is
sick yet and can't understand why she has to go to the doctor so
often if she's not sick.
I am asking for your prayers on her behalf. Please pray for her
healing and for strength and comfort for her family. She is
only six years old. Think of a six year old in your life and
imagine that life being cut short. You can only imagine a
fraction of the pain and fear her parents are facing. They need
a miracle of God's healing so that they can watch their precious
firstborn grow up.
Normally I hate email chain letters but now I am asking you to
send this letter, or copies of it, to everybody you can think of
that will pray for Amanda. Please ask others to pray for her
healing.
Many thanks and may God bless each one of you who cares enough
to pray for a little girl's life. I am asking that each and
every one of you please forward this on to everyone that you
know. Just think if this was your little child going thru this
right now.
We all know that God can heal this little angel if it is His
will. Please take time to do this right now.
Another version:
Just read the poem - it's beautiful!!
BE SURE YOU READ THE END OF THIS MESSAGE
S L O W D A N C E:
Have you ever watched kids on a merry-go-round
Or listened to the rain slapping on the ground?
Ever followed a butterfly's erratic flight
Or gazed at the sun into the fading night?
You better slow down Don't dance so fast
Time is short The music won't last
Do you run through each day on the fly
When you ask "How are you?" do you hear the reply?
When the day is done, do you lie in your bed
With the next hundred chores running through your head?
You'd better slow down Don't dance so fast
Time is short The music won't last
Ever told your child, We'll do it tomorrow
And in your haste, not see his sorrow?
Ever lost touch, Let a good friendship die
'Cause you never had time to call and say "Hi"?
You'd better slow down Don't dance so fast
Time is short The music won't last
When you run so fast to get somewhere
You miss half the fun of getting there.
When you worry and hurry through your day,
It is like an unopened gift.... Thrown away..
Life is not a race. Do take it slower
Hear the music Before the song is over.
PLEASE PASS THIS ON TO HELP THIS LITTLE GIRL
Dear All,
I just received this mail from a friend of mine in my College.
Please respond to it. It will mean employing a little bit of
time and won't cost you a penny. All it needs is the heart for
you to send this mail. PLEASE pass this mail on to everybody you
know. It is the request of a little girl who will soon leave
this world as she has been a victim of the terrible disease
called CANCER.
Thank you for your effort, this isn't a chain letter,but a
choice for all of us to save a little girl that's dying of a
serious and fatal form of cancer.
Please send this to everyone you know...or don't know. This
little girl has 6 months left to live, and her dying wish, she
wanted to send a letter telling everyone to live their life to
the fullest, since she never will. She'll never make it to the
prom, graduate from high school, or get married and have a
family of her own.
By you sending this to as many people as possible, you can give
her and her family a little hope, because with every name that
this is sent to, The American Cancer Society will donate 3 cents
per name to her treatment and recovery plan. One guy sent this
to 500 people!!!!
So,I know that we can send it to at least 5 or 6. Come on you
guys.... and if you're too selfish to take 10-15 minutes
scrolling this and forwarding it to EVERYONE, then you are one
sick person.
Just think it could be you one day. It's not even your money,
just your time!!!
PLEASE PASS ON
Dr. Dennis Shields
Professor
Department of Developmental and Molecular Biology
Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University
1300 Morris Park Avenue
Bronx, New York 10461
Phone 718-430-3306
A new version appeared in October 1999:
Subject: For the little girl! :( This is sad and if you don't
send youare Rude)
Hi, my name is Amy Bruce.I am 7 years old, and I have severe
lung cancer from second hand smoke. I also have a large tumor in
my brain, from repeated beatings The doctors say I will die soon
if this isn't fixed, and my family can't pay the bills. The Make
A Wish Foundation, has agreed to donate 7 cents for every name
on this list. For those of you who send this along, I thank you
so much, but for those who don't send it, what goes around comes
around. Have a Heart, please send this.
Another version appeared in 2000:
PLEASE READ ALL OF THIS MESSAGE...(surprise ending)
Have you ever-watched kids on a merry-go-round,
or listened to the rain slapping on the ground?
Ever followed a butterfly's erratic flight,
or gazed at the sun into the fading night?
You better slow down,
don't dance so fast,
time is short,
the music won't last.
Do you run through each day on the fly?
When you ask, "How are you?"
Do you hear the reply?
When the day is done,
do you lie in your bed,
with the next hundred chores,
running through your head?
You'd better slow down,
don't dance so fast,
time is short,
the music won't last.
Ever told your child,
we'll do it tomorrow,
and in your haste,
not see his sorrow?
Ever lost touch,
let a good friendship die,
'cause you never had time,
to call and say "Hi"?
You'd better slow down,
don't dance so fast,
time is short,
the music won't last.
When you run so fast to get somewhere,
you miss half the fun of getting there.
When you worry and hurry through your day,
It is like an unopened gift...thrown away...
Life is not a race,
Do take it slower.
Hear the music,
before the song is over.
Please forward this to help a little girl who is dying from
cancer and has 6 months left to live. As her dying, wish, she
wanted to send a letter telling everyone to live their life to
the fullest, since she never will.
She'll never make it to prom, graduate from high school, or get
married and have a family of her own.
By you sending this to as many people as possible, you can give
her and her family a little hope, because with every name that
this is sent to, The American Cancer Society will donate 3 cents
per name to her treatment and recovery plan.
One guy sent this to 500 people!!! So, I know that we can send
it to at least 5 or 6. Come on you guys...and if you're too
selfish to take 10-15 minutes scrolling this and forwarding it
to EVERYONE. Just think it could be you one day. It's not even
your money, just your time!!!
Carol A. Hathorne, Principal
Sugg Middle School, Rt. 196
There are some different language versions of the above hoaxes. In November, 1999, a French version appeared.
The below version appeared in autumn, 2000:
POEM OF LIFE
Please read all of this, and the closing statement after the
poem...... This is a sweet but sad little message.
Slow Dance
Have you ever watched kids
On a merry-go-round?
Or listened to the rain
Slapping on the ground?
Ever followed a butterfly's
erratic flight?
Or gazed at the sun into the
fading night?
You better slow down.
Don't dance so fast.
Time is short.
The music won't last.
Do you run through each day
On the fly?
When you ask "How are you?"
Do you hear the reply?
When the day is done
Do you lie in your bed
With the next hundred chores
Running through your head?
You'd better slow down.
Don't dance so fast.
Time is short.
The music won't last.
Ever told your child,
We'll do it tomorrow?
And in your haste,
Not see his sorrow?
Ever lost touch,
Let a good friendship die
Cause you never had time
To call and say "Hi"?
You'd better slow down.
Don't dance so fast.
Time is short.
The music won't last.
When you run so fast to get somewhere
You miss half the fun of getting there.
When you worry and hurry through your day,
It is like an unopened gift....
Thrown away.
Life is not a race.
Do take it slower
Hear the music
Before the song is over.
PLEASE FORWARD THIS TO HELP THIS LITTLE GIRL ALL FORWARDED
E-MAILS ARE TRACKED TO OBTAIN THE TOTAL COUNT.
Dear All,
PLEASE pass this mail on to everybody you know. It is the
request of a special little girl who will soon leave this world
as she has cancer.
Thank you for your effort, this isn't a chain letter, but a
choice for all of us to save a little girl that's dying of a
serious and fatal form of cancer. Please send this to everyone
you know... or don't know.
This little girl has 6 months left to live, and as her dying
wish, she wanted to send a letter telling everyone to live
their life to the fullest, since she never will. She'll never
make it to prom, graduate from high school, or get married and
have a family of her own.
By you sending this to as many people as possible, you can give
her and her family a little hope, because with every name that
this is sent to, The American Cancer Society will donate 3
cents per name to her treatment and recovery plan. One guy sent
his to 500 people!!!! So, I know that we can send it to at least
5 or 6. Just think it could be you one day. It's not even your
money, just your time!!! "PLEASE PASS ON AS A LAST REQUEST "
Dr. Dennis Shields, Professor
Department of Developmental and
Molecular Biology
Albert Einstein College of
Medicine of Yeshiva University
The below listed version was widespread during spring 2001:
TO MY CHILD:
Just for this morning, I am going to smile when I see your face
and laugh when I feel like crying. Just for this morning, I will
let you choose what you want to wear, and smile and say how
perfect it is. Just for this morning, I am going to step over
the laundry, and pick you up and take you to the park to play.
Just for this morning, I will leave the dishes in the sink, and
let you teach me how to put that puzzle of yours together.
Just for this afternoon, I will unplug the telephone and keep
the computer off, and sit with you in the backyard and blow
bubbles. Just for this afternoon, I will not yell once, not even
a tiny grumble when you scream and whine for the ice cream
truck, and I will buy you one if he comes by.
Just for this afternoon, I won't worry about what you are going
to be when you grow up, or second guess every decision I have
made where you are concerned. Just for this afternoon, I will
let you help me bake cookies, and I won't stand over you trying
to fix them. Just for this afternoon, I will take us to
McDonald's and buy us both a Happy Meal so you can have both
toys.
Just for this evening, I will hold you in my arms and tell you a
story about how you were born and how much I love you. Just for
this evening, I will let you splash in the tub and not get
angry. Just for this evening, I will let you stay up late while
we sit on the porch and count all the stars. Just for this
evening, I will snuggle beside you for hours, and miss my
favorite TV shows.
Just for this evening when I run my finger through your hair as
you pray, I will simply be grateful that God has given me the
greatest gift ever given. I will think about the mothers and
fathers who are searching for their missing children, the
mothers and fathers who are visiting their children's graves
instead of their bedrooms, and mothers and fathers who are in
hospital rooms watching their children suffer senselessly, and
screaming inside that they can't handle it anymore.
And when I kiss you goodnight I will hold you a little tighter,
a little longer. It is then, that I will thank God for you, and
ask him for nothing, except one more day.............
Hi I am a 29 year old father. Me and my wife have had a
wonderful life together. God blessed us with a child too. Our
daughters name is Rachel and she is 10 years old. Not long ago
did the doctors detect brain cancer in her little body. There is
only one way to save her and that is an operation. Sadly we
don't have the money for the operation.
AOL and Zdnet (in Zimbabwe) have agreed to help us. The only way
they can help is this: If you send this email to other people
AOL will track this email and count how many people get it.
Every person that opens this email and sends it to at least 3
people will give us 32c. (in Zimbabwe dollars)
Please help us.
The below listed version appeared during autumn 2001:
Subject: Leukaemia - Please read then Forward
If you delete this you seriously don't have a heart.
Hi,
I am a 29 year old father. Me and my wife have had a
wonderful life together. God blessed us with a child too.
Our daughters name is Rachel, and she is 10 years old.
Not long ago the doctors detected brain cancer and in her little
body. There is only one way to save her...an operation. Sadly, we
don't have enough money to pay the price.
AOL and ZDNET have agreed to help us. The only way they can
help us is this way, I send this email to you
and you send it to other people. AOL will track this email
and count how many people get it.
Every person who opens this email and sends it to at least 3
people will give us 32 cents.
Please help us.
This Dutch version started spreading on beginning of 2002
Subject: Fw: Fw: Wie een hart heeft stuurt dit door!!!!
Onze zoon John is 4 jaar oud. Toen John geboren werd klapte zijn long
vrijwel meteen in. Dagenlang heeft hij in het ziekenhuis aan de hart-
en longbewaking gebleven. De problemen zetten zich voort: John is in
zijn vier jaar al 48 keer opgenomen voor verschillende klachten.
Afgelopen maand werd er beenmergtering bij John ontdekt. Hij zal zijn
vijfde jaar niet halen, als hij niet word geopereerd. Daar hebben wij
het geld niet meer voor. Wij wonen bij onze (schoon)ouders e n ook
onze pensioen reserves zijn verdwenen in de eerdere operaties. Nu
heeft onze verzekering een deal gesloten met de provider "Het Net".
Voor elke forward van dit mailtje ontvangen wij 5 ct. Help jij ons
mee Johns leven te redden?
Ria en Koos.
This Polish version started spreading around April 2002
PRZECZYTAJ TO I PRZESLIJ DALEJ BARDZO WAZNE !!!
Jesli usuniesz ten list... bedzie to oznaczac, ze
naprawde nie masz serca. Czesc, jestem 29 letnim
ojcem. Ja i moja zona mielismy razem cudowne zycie.
B�g poblogoslawil nas takze dzieckiem. Nasza
dziesieciomiesieczna c�rka ma na imie Rachel.
Niedawno lekarz wykryl raka m�zgu w jej malutkim
ciele. Jest tylko jedna droga, aby ja ocalic ...
operacja. To przykre, ale nie mamy dosc pieniedzy na
operacje. AOL i ZDNET zgodzily sie nam pom�c. Jedyny
spos�b w jaki moga to uczynic polega na tym, ze ja
wysylam ten list do Ciebie, a Ty wysylasz go dalej,
do innych ludzi. AOL sprawdza ile os�b dostalo list.
Kazda osoba, kt�ra otworzy i przesle list dalej , do
co najmniej trzech os�b, podaruje nam 32 centy.
Prosze, pom�z nam!
This Spanish version started spreading around September 2002
Hospital Nacional de Pediatr�a
"J.P.Garraha CANCER
Yo espero que ustedes tengan el coraz�n de no
borrar este mensaje!!
Hola, mi nombre es Amy Bruce. Yo tengo siete a�os y
tengo un severo c�ncer de pulm�n como fumador pasivo.
Yo tambi�n tengo un gran tumor cerebral producto de
varias met�stasis.
Los m�dicos dicen que morir� pronto si no se hace
algo, y mi familia no puede pagar las cuentas. La
Fundaci�n "Pide un Deseo"("Make a Wish"), ha convenido
en donar 7 centavos por cada vez que alguien reciba y
env�e adelante este. Para todos ustedes que env�en
copia de este e-mail, les doy las gracias y todos
aquellos que no lo har�n, recuerden que todo lo que
"Va, se regresa".
Tengan coraz�n, por favor env�en este e-mail
a todas sus amistades.
PD: HACER UN FORWARD NO CUESTA NADA
Dra. Silvia Moguillansky
Coordinadora de Im�genes n"
P.D. Fumador Pasivo, significa el receptor |
