TV and Movies

[rms1954]

She has the most adorable face.  

[MezzieStarr]

I cry every time that commercial comes on.

Rest in peace, Sweet Angel. 

[Happy2BHere]

Oh I agree. When they asked her name and she says Amris in that baby voice (but it comes out kind of like Ammis) I thought such a cutie!

But then when they said she didn't make it I thought how unfair it was that she suffered through all the medical procedures - until I realized her family had her that much longer to love and enjoy due to those treatments.

Another beautiful child they have on right now is the little one who says she doesn't like not being able to be outside to "play with other child-ren". Heartbreaking, and I always say a little prayer for her that she was (will be) able to do that again. 

[rms1954]

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@MezzieStarr wrote:

I cry every time that commercial comes on.

Rest in peace, Sweet Angel. 

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Me too.

[Catiele]

An angel for sure. St Jude is the charity I have given to for many years. Loved Danny Thomas.

[elated]

My heart breaks every time I see the commercials with those little children. The statistics are that 1 in 5 children die. It's hard to believe that these babies get cancer. 

[Desertdi]

I feel that using deceased children for solicitation purposes to be reprehensible.

[catter70]

My sister's only child died of leukemia at the age of 9 in 1978. I find these commercials hard to watch.

[Stray]

I worked as a volunteer thru my former company at Ronald MacDonald House in NYC. I volunteer now with gravely ill children as a result of that experience

It was heart breaking but so rewarding. The thing that impressed me most were the children themselves. So brave and educated re their disease and chemo. We often did BBQs & special meals for the parents & of course the kids. The smallest child seemed to take care of their parents thru a terrible journey. The parents get free room & board while the children go for cancer treatments but must prepare meals so it was a much appreciated break for these emotionally spent & exhausted parents.

The first time I did the menu, I ordered a lot of ice cream & cookies. But, all the children wanted greens & protein. I offered a little one an ice cream cone & she politely told me that she had to eat nourishing food as she had chemo in the morning & milk products made her throw up. The mother told her that maybe just a mouthful ( to make me feel better I think) & she said “no mom you know how I get” but the child herself said she could eat sherbet so off I went to Dags to get her some.

I relay this story because every child & parent I met were so brave & so appreciative of anything you do for them. The little ones would encourage their parents to rest while we were there & I assured parents their child was safe. I was also a nurse but learned so much about very sick children & their families who faced grave illnesses thru that experience. It really broke my heart when I went back the next week & a child had died & a surviving child relayed their story. These little ones often sat with a dying child as they form strong bonds. It’s really a very special community they form because they live together thru it all

I don’t think it’s disgraceful for parents to solicit funding because they believe in the cause and know it’s important that St Jude continue important work to save & help other children & their families. Every ending isn’t a happy one but St Jude gives children & their families hope & extra time with the sick child. It isn’t easy for these parents to do the commercials.

[Shelbelle]

Amris and her parents seem like such a lovely family, but it is heartbreaking to hear where Amris is now.  Must have been very difficult for them to make this ad. 

God Bless Marlo for keeping up her father's dreams, what a humanitarian he was.