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LukEASY
05-28-2008, 09:24 PM
There's this kid who's in 8th grade who has cancer and sadly isn't doing too good. He used to skate when he was more able and he loves skating. So, I'm pretty sure it was the make-a-wish foundation, but anyways, if not it was someone just writing a letter, Dave Bachinsky, and Pat D'onfro from Shape came to see him at his school and it was really touching, not going to lie. He was so excited and I'm glad he got to experience that. I feel so bad for the kid, it really sucks. I didn't really know him all that well, but that's irrelevant. I respect them [bachinsky and d'onfro] a lot now for coming out to see him, they could've just written him or something but they actually went to his school, then hospital [because he wasn't feeling well enough to go to school that day] to see him.

Not trying to be inconsiderate, but we got to skate with them later on in the day at a few local spots, it was sick. He's insanely good, and it's really funny because I'm way taller than him, he's probably only like 5'3".

Assassin1
05-28-2008, 09:35 PM
That was a very nice thing they did, hope things get better for the kid, nice to hear you got to skate with them.

ndib0804
05-28-2008, 09:36 PM
thats pretty cool dude... that kid deserved it!

2h2skater
05-28-2008, 09:39 PM
he deserved it. poor guy lets all hope he gets better and will be able to skate again.

Skaterbabe15
05-28-2008, 09:40 PM
Awwwwwe !
that is sooooo cuteee !
its such a nice thing to do.

and thats sick how you got to ride with him.
Jealouuss.

Enjoi2
05-28-2008, 09:40 PM
that sucks,,dying when you want to be skating,,but there will be better in heaven

LukEASY
05-28-2008, 09:41 PM
he deserved it. poor guy lets all hope he gets better and will be able to skate again.
they gave him an estimated time of a month, and that was 3 weeks ago :'[

Skaterbabe15
05-28-2008, 09:42 PM
:O

omggg.
That is soooo sad.

Elemental106
05-28-2008, 09:43 PM
the make-a-wish-foundation never fails to touch my heart. It does so many good things for those who have unfortunate diseases. I even cry at some of the things I see because sometimes seeing another kid's dream come true makes me feel like my dream came true too.

girlsk8r
05-28-2008, 10:17 PM
they gave him an estimated time of a month, and that was 3 weeks ago :'[

WOW! that is so crazy and unfair for this kid. I hate to see kids being sick and dying because they have so much more left to live for. That's really awesome that he got his wish, though. Hopefully he'll beat the odds or at least make it longer than they estimated.

Assassin1
05-28-2008, 10:39 PM
they gave him an estimated time of a month, and that was 3 weeks ago :'[

Inform us on how everything goes.

xXSkater14Xx
05-28-2008, 10:41 PM
aww poor kid. glad he got to meet them though. hope he gets better. :[

kflip2curbstomp
05-28-2008, 11:46 PM
that was a really cool thing for them to do, but it also seems kinda unfair to the kid cuz he was probly like twitching to go skate

AthleteSK8
05-28-2008, 11:53 PM
Aww man, I feel sad for the kid, having cancer at such a young age. I'm very happy to see that they would go to meet him though, very touching.

heartagram695
05-29-2008, 12:12 AM
that really sucks...my only hope for him is that there is a skatepark wherever he goes when he dies.

chrisrokz
05-29-2008, 02:13 AM
that sucks,,dying when you want to be skating,,but there will be better in heaven

Heaven is a half pipe :P

evanGR
05-29-2008, 04:12 AM
I definitely show all my respect to the Make-a-Wish foundation.

This weekend the foundation comes over to Belgium to organize a marathon for kids with certain problems.

I AM RUNNING IT.

phlap
05-29-2008, 04:59 AM
That was a really cool thing for them to do, but it also seems kinda unfair to the kid cuz he was probly like twitching to go skate

Good point. It sucks so much when someone so young goes... they have so much to live for.