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- http://didifoolyou.blogspot.com
Saturday, February 28, 2009
Keith Brooking Signs Deal With Cowboys
If you wanted a little indication that Ray Lewis will not be joining the Dallas Cowboys next season, this might be it.
Jerry Jones and the 'Boys have agreed to a three-year deal with former Falcons linebacker Keith Brooking, who will help out a Cowboys defense that gave up 77 points in the two "must-win" games at the end of the '08 season to miss the playoffs.
Talk had been heating up that Dallas wanted Ray and Ray wanted Dallas, but this has to be a move in the direction of leaving Lewis in Baltimore.
Brooking was productive last season for Atlanta, leading the team in tackles with 102 that helped take the Falcons to the playoffs after a 4-12 season the year before.
As a Cowboys fan, it would have been nice to get Ray on the squad, just because he seems like the type that could help a group of guys that seemed lost this past season after such high expectations, but Brooking will help. The amount Dallas plans to pay him isn't available yet but it has to be substantially less than Lewis would have asked for and you're getting a guy that had just 15 less tackles.
He might be be the presence or the face fans might have wanted, but Dallas has enough of those guys and will be benefited by a veteran on the defensive side.
http://nfl.fanhouse.com
Jerry Jones and the 'Boys have agreed to a three-year deal with former Falcons linebacker Keith Brooking, who will help out a Cowboys defense that gave up 77 points in the two "must-win" games at the end of the '08 season to miss the playoffs.
Talk had been heating up that Dallas wanted Ray and Ray wanted Dallas, but this has to be a move in the direction of leaving Lewis in Baltimore.
Brooking was productive last season for Atlanta, leading the team in tackles with 102 that helped take the Falcons to the playoffs after a 4-12 season the year before.
As a Cowboys fan, it would have been nice to get Ray on the squad, just because he seems like the type that could help a group of guys that seemed lost this past season after such high expectations, but Brooking will help. The amount Dallas plans to pay him isn't available yet but it has to be substantially less than Lewis would have asked for and you're getting a guy that had just 15 less tackles.
He might be be the presence or the face fans might have wanted, but Dallas has enough of those guys and will be benefited by a veteran on the defensive side.
http://nfl.fanhouse.com
Michael Steele, Tavis Smiley and press
The GOP is making hay of the fact that Michael Steele, chairman of the Republican National Committee, will attend the 10th annual "State of the Black Union'' forum staged by commentator Tavis Smiley of radio and TV on Saturday in Los Angeles - and that he is the first RNC chairman to do so.
Considering that Steele is the first African-American chairman of the RNC, and considering the fact that he attended last year's forum as a panelist, this shouldn't be very surprising.
Then again, even Barack Obama, then seeking to become the first African-American nominee for president of any major political party, skipped last year's State of the Black Union forum in New Orleans - Obama, now the first African-American president, was busy campaigning in his party's primaries, and not particularly interested in portraying himself as the black candidate.
So it's possible that Steele may draw some comparisons between his presence this year and Obama's absence last year. The chairman will hold a press conference before the forum at the Los Angeles Convention Center on Saturday morning - a sure sign that he has something to say.
Obama wasn't the only candidate to skip last year's forum - then Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York was the only major candidate to attend.
"How many of our parents and our grandparents, and how many of us ever thought we would see the day when a woman or an African-American would be the Democratic nominee for president of the United States," Clinton said at the time. "The high stakes and historic nature of Sen. Obama's candidacy and mine have invested this campaign with an intensity and an excitement seldom seen in the political arena.''
"In the final stretch,'' Obama explained of his absence, "I will be on the campaign trail every day in states like Ohio, Texas and Wisconsin talking directly with voters about the causes that are at the heart of my campaign and the State of the Black Union forum. That is why, with regret, I am not able to attend the forum."
And, of course, Obama won his party's nomination, and Clinton didn't. So perhaps Steele will take that question up at his press conference, too.
- http://www.swamppolitics.com
Considering that Steele is the first African-American chairman of the RNC, and considering the fact that he attended last year's forum as a panelist, this shouldn't be very surprising.
Then again, even Barack Obama, then seeking to become the first African-American nominee for president of any major political party, skipped last year's State of the Black Union forum in New Orleans - Obama, now the first African-American president, was busy campaigning in his party's primaries, and not particularly interested in portraying himself as the black candidate.
So it's possible that Steele may draw some comparisons between his presence this year and Obama's absence last year. The chairman will hold a press conference before the forum at the Los Angeles Convention Center on Saturday morning - a sure sign that he has something to say.
Obama wasn't the only candidate to skip last year's forum - then Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York was the only major candidate to attend.
"How many of our parents and our grandparents, and how many of us ever thought we would see the day when a woman or an African-American would be the Democratic nominee for president of the United States," Clinton said at the time. "The high stakes and historic nature of Sen. Obama's candidacy and mine have invested this campaign with an intensity and an excitement seldom seen in the political arena.''
"In the final stretch,'' Obama explained of his absence, "I will be on the campaign trail every day in states like Ohio, Texas and Wisconsin talking directly with voters about the causes that are at the heart of my campaign and the State of the Black Union forum. That is why, with regret, I am not able to attend the forum."
And, of course, Obama won his party's nomination, and Clinton didn't. So perhaps Steele will take that question up at his press conference, too.
- http://www.swamppolitics.com
Broadcaster Paul Harvey dead at 90
Broadcasting legend Paul Harvey has died at age 90.
ABC Radio Networks spokesman Louis Adams said Harvey died today in a Phoenix hospital, near his winter home, surrounded by family members.
ABC Radio Networks President Jim Robinson released the following statement:
"Paul Harvey was one of the most gifted and beloved broadcasters in our nation's history. As he delivered the news each day with his own unique style and commentary, his voice became a trusted friend in American households.
"His career in radio spanned more than seven decades, during which time countless millions of listeners were both informed and entertained by his 'News & Comment' and 'Rest of the Story' features.
"Even after the passing of his loving wife Angel in May 2008, Paul would not slip quietly into retirement as he continued to take the microphone and reach out to his audience. We will miss our dear friend tremendously and are grateful for the many years we were so fortunate to have known him. Our thoughts and prayers are now with his son Paul Jr. and the rest of the Harvey family."
"My father and mother created from thin air what one day became radio and television news," said the couple's son, Paul Harvey Jr. "So in the past year, an industry has lost its godparents and today millions have lost a friend."
"Paul Harvey was the most listened to man in the history of radio," said Bruce DuMont, president of the Museum of Broadcast Communications and host of the nationally syndicated radio program "Beyond the Beltway." "There is no one who will ever come close to him."
Dumont said Harvey had a litmus test for all his stories: Would Aunt Betty care about this? He thought about the interest level of his real Aunt Betty to get away from "highfalutin" foreign affairs discussions to discuss "meat and potato" issues like health care, Dumont said.
Harvey rejected numerous offers to move his show to the east coast so he could stay in Chicago, DuMont said. He did this to "stay in touch with his listeners and the American people," DuMont said.
Before Rush Limbaugh and George Will became household conservative commentators, there was Paul Harvey, DuMont said.
"From a political standpoint, he was in the vanguard of conservative political thought," DuMont said. "Barry Goldwater used to listen to Paul Harvey. That's the real power of the guy."
DuMont said one of Harvey's most notable broadcasts was in 1972 when he said, "Mr. President, I love you, but you're wrong." Harvey was the first conservative commentator to suggest the Vietnam War was wrong and Nixon should resign, DuMont said.
WGN Radio Vice President/General Manager Tom Langmyer said "America has lost an important icon."
"Paul Harvey was one of the greatest broadcasters of all time. He wove stories of life together in a way that will never be matched," Langmyer said. "He provided inspiration to countless journalists and broadcasters and touched millions by connecting in a way that was not only informative, but also creative and unique. Paul and the love of his life, Angel, are now together. We were lucky to have had him in our lives."
--Gerry Smith
An updating obituary is available HERE.
Phil Rosenthal's Tower Ticker blog for Sept. 4, 2008, honored Harvey for his 90th birthday.
- http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com
ABC Radio Networks spokesman Louis Adams said Harvey died today in a Phoenix hospital, near his winter home, surrounded by family members.
ABC Radio Networks President Jim Robinson released the following statement:
"Paul Harvey was one of the most gifted and beloved broadcasters in our nation's history. As he delivered the news each day with his own unique style and commentary, his voice became a trusted friend in American households.
"His career in radio spanned more than seven decades, during which time countless millions of listeners were both informed and entertained by his 'News & Comment' and 'Rest of the Story' features.
"Even after the passing of his loving wife Angel in May 2008, Paul would not slip quietly into retirement as he continued to take the microphone and reach out to his audience. We will miss our dear friend tremendously and are grateful for the many years we were so fortunate to have known him. Our thoughts and prayers are now with his son Paul Jr. and the rest of the Harvey family."
"My father and mother created from thin air what one day became radio and television news," said the couple's son, Paul Harvey Jr. "So in the past year, an industry has lost its godparents and today millions have lost a friend."
"Paul Harvey was the most listened to man in the history of radio," said Bruce DuMont, president of the Museum of Broadcast Communications and host of the nationally syndicated radio program "Beyond the Beltway." "There is no one who will ever come close to him."
Dumont said Harvey had a litmus test for all his stories: Would Aunt Betty care about this? He thought about the interest level of his real Aunt Betty to get away from "highfalutin" foreign affairs discussions to discuss "meat and potato" issues like health care, Dumont said.
Harvey rejected numerous offers to move his show to the east coast so he could stay in Chicago, DuMont said. He did this to "stay in touch with his listeners and the American people," DuMont said.
Before Rush Limbaugh and George Will became household conservative commentators, there was Paul Harvey, DuMont said.
"From a political standpoint, he was in the vanguard of conservative political thought," DuMont said. "Barry Goldwater used to listen to Paul Harvey. That's the real power of the guy."
DuMont said one of Harvey's most notable broadcasts was in 1972 when he said, "Mr. President, I love you, but you're wrong." Harvey was the first conservative commentator to suggest the Vietnam War was wrong and Nixon should resign, DuMont said.
WGN Radio Vice President/General Manager Tom Langmyer said "America has lost an important icon."
"Paul Harvey was one of the greatest broadcasters of all time. He wove stories of life together in a way that will never be matched," Langmyer said. "He provided inspiration to countless journalists and broadcasters and touched millions by connecting in a way that was not only informative, but also creative and unique. Paul and the love of his life, Angel, are now together. We were lucky to have had him in our lives."
--Gerry Smith
An updating obituary is available HERE.
Phil Rosenthal's Tower Ticker blog for Sept. 4, 2008, honored Harvey for his 90th birthday.
- http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com
Child Help
The story of Childhelp is about two young Hollywood actresses’ “chance” encounters—one with 11 homeless orphans abroad, and one with Nancy Reagan—and how they led to a lifelong commitment to helping children in need.
The Childhelp® Story
Yvonne (left) and Sara - 1959
The Beginning of a Lifetime Commitment to Children…
Eleven half-American, half-Japanese orphans wandering homeless in Tokyo following a typhoon sparked a mission that has spanned internationally for nearly 50 years and impacted the lives of millions of children.
Hollywood actresses Sara Buckner (O’Meara) and Yvonne Lime (Fedderson) first met on the set of The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet, when they played the girlfriends of Ricky and David Nelson. Their mission for children began in 1959 when they were sent on a government-sponsored goodwill tour to visit troops in Japan.
On the streets of Tokyo after a typhoon, the actresses came upon a group of cold and frightened children huddled together for warmth. Learning they had no parents and were born from American troops during the Korean War, the young women took the children to their hotel room for the night with the idea of placing them into an orphanage the next day.
What they didn’t know then was that this was the beginning of a lifetime commitment to children.
They learned the youngsters had been turned away from orphanages because of their mixed heritage. They were told of a woman, Kin Horuchi, living in a one-room hut that kept several Japanese-American children.
Mama Kin" (3rd row, far right) and several of the children from the first orphanage surround Yvonne (2nd row, left of center) and Sara (center) - 1967
She agreed to care for the 11 additional children and the ladies promised to send money to help the children. They thought the problem was settled, but word of what they were doing spread rapidly through the city. They had suddenly become surrogate mothers
to a brood of 100
Japanese-American
children that were left on the doorstep of the hut, which now needed to
become an orphanage.
Returning to California, the actresses began to raise funds among friends and their families, as well as the film community to care for the children.
From that beginning grew International Orphans Incorporated, an organization that eventually built four orphanages, caring for thousands of abandoned Japanese-American children.
America’s Best Kept Secret
In 1966, the actresses were invited to Washington to discuss the building of orphanages for Vietnamese-American children.
With the help of the Third Marine Amphibious Force, they established five orphanages, a hospital and a school for abandoned children in Vietnam. International Orphans Incorporated maintained the facilities until the American troops pulled out. In 1975, the two young women helped arrange Operation Baby Lift, flying thousands of children to waiting adoptive homes in America.
"Baby Lift" - Sara (left) and Yvonne – 1975
It was after a speech they made on International Orphans Incorporated, that Nancy Reagan, then First Lady of California, asked they turn their attention to “America’s best kept secret” – child abuse. The Senate Subcommittee on Children and Youth had just released a study that child abuse had become epidemic in the United States and was the leading cause of death in young children.
With encouragement of childcare experts in private and public sectors, International Orphans Incorporated began a campaign about child abuse, producing and airing the first television special on child abuse in America and in 1976, changed its name to Children’s Village USA. They began a program in the United States for abused and neglected children and called it a “village.” This was the only the beginning of a life-long mission to help children in need.
Childhelp achievements include:
* In 1959, International Orphans is founded by Sara O'Meara and Yvonne Fedderson to support a nucleus of 11 Japanese-American children found wandering the streets of Tokyo, Japan. Within three weeks, the number of children they supported increased to over 100.
* From 1960-64, I.O.I. is incorporated and is instrumental in the establishment of nine orphanages, a school, and a hospital in Japan and Vietnam.
* In 1974, through collaboration with "Operation Baby Lift", thousands of orphans are rescued from Vietnam and brought to the United States for adoption. Nancy Reagan suggests to Sara and Yvonne that I.O.I. address the problem of child abuse and neglect in the United States. Planning begins for a residential treatment center for abused children and their troubled families.
* International Orphans, Inc. changes it's name to Children's Village USA in 1976
* In 1978, Childhelp developed a residential treatment facility exclusively for severely abused children: the Village of Childhelp West in Beaumont, California (near Palm Springs). Along with its excellent therapeutic programs, the village incorporated innovative programs such as art and animal therapy, which continue today.
* Co-Founders Sara O'Meara and Yvonne Fedderson were instrumental in designating April as National Child Abuse Prevention Month. In 1980, they joined President Carter in signing the federal proclamation in the Oval Office.
* In the same year, the organization raised national awareness of child abuse and neglect through the first television special addressing the topic. Childhelp's program "A Time for Love" was syndicated coast to coast.
* In 1982, Childhelp began operation of the Childhelp® National Child Abuse Hotline, 1-800-4-A-CHILD®, which operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and has received as many as 300,000 calls annually from throughout the United States, Canada, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico and Guam.
* Since 1980, Childhelp continued to open new facilities and expand its programs, which directly serve severely abused and neglected children. These include group homes and specialized foster care programs in California and Virginia; a second residential treatment facility (Village) in Virginia, near Washington, D.C.; and child abuse advocacy centers in Tennessee, Virginia and Arizona. Childhelp plans to continue growing its facilities nationwide.
* In 2000, Childhelp's National Day of Hope® was initiated and is observed on the first Wednesday of April as part of National Child Abuse Prevention Month. The goal is to mobilize everyone across America to stop child abuse and neglect.
* In 2001, Childhelp dedicated the first mobile children's advocacy center in the United States, serving children in rural areas.
* In June of 2002, the Childhelp Children's Center of Virginia opened in Fairfax, serving Northern Virginia. The child-friendly facility provides a continuum of integrated programs, ranging from prevention programs to an advocacy center which provides assessment, investigation and treatment services to child abuse victims.
* In 2003, Sara and Yvonne authored Silence Broken: Moving from a Loss of Innocence to a world of Healing and Love.
* In 2004, the Childhelp Therapeutic Foster Care Program of Michigan officially opened.
* In 2005, the book, Silence Broken was made into a Lifetime Network movie, For the Love of a Child, starring Peri Gilpin and Teri Polo. It aired throughout 2006 and 2007 and is one of the Network's highly-rated movies to date.
* In 2005, 2006, and 2007: Sara and Yvonne were nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize, three years in a row.
* In 2005, Childhelp acquired the national Good-Touch/Bad-Touch® program, a school-based child abuse prevention and education program that reaches thousands of children across the nation. This program is now in over 42 states nationwide.
* In 2006, Sara and Yvonne see their efforts to create a National Child Abuse Registry come to fruition when it passes into law as a key provision within the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act on July 27th. The registry sets up a national database of abusers to aid authorities in identifying and tracking perpetrators across state lines.
* In 2007, Childhelp launches Childhelp Alert™ System which alerts subscribers when a registered sex offender moves into their neighborhood.
* On average, 90 cents of every dollar donated goes to programs helping children. In nearly 50 years of operation, Childhelp Programs have helped over 4 million children.
Today, Sara O'Meara and Yvonne Fedderson continue to actively lead the organization as Chairman/CEO and President, respectively. The organization's hotline, residential treatment centers and advocacy centers are studied by professionals from around the world, as "best practices" related to child abuse investigation and treatment methods.
- www.childhelp.org
The Childhelp® Story
Yvonne (left) and Sara - 1959
The Beginning of a Lifetime Commitment to Children…
Eleven half-American, half-Japanese orphans wandering homeless in Tokyo following a typhoon sparked a mission that has spanned internationally for nearly 50 years and impacted the lives of millions of children.
Hollywood actresses Sara Buckner (O’Meara) and Yvonne Lime (Fedderson) first met on the set of The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet, when they played the girlfriends of Ricky and David Nelson. Their mission for children began in 1959 when they were sent on a government-sponsored goodwill tour to visit troops in Japan.
On the streets of Tokyo after a typhoon, the actresses came upon a group of cold and frightened children huddled together for warmth. Learning they had no parents and were born from American troops during the Korean War, the young women took the children to their hotel room for the night with the idea of placing them into an orphanage the next day.
What they didn’t know then was that this was the beginning of a lifetime commitment to children.
They learned the youngsters had been turned away from orphanages because of their mixed heritage. They were told of a woman, Kin Horuchi, living in a one-room hut that kept several Japanese-American children.
Mama Kin" (3rd row, far right) and several of the children from the first orphanage surround Yvonne (2nd row, left of center) and Sara (center) - 1967
She agreed to care for the 11 additional children and the ladies promised to send money to help the children. They thought the problem was settled, but word of what they were doing spread rapidly through the city. They had suddenly become surrogate mothers
to a brood of 100
Japanese-American
children that were left on the doorstep of the hut, which now needed to
become an orphanage.
Returning to California, the actresses began to raise funds among friends and their families, as well as the film community to care for the children.
From that beginning grew International Orphans Incorporated, an organization that eventually built four orphanages, caring for thousands of abandoned Japanese-American children.
America’s Best Kept Secret
In 1966, the actresses were invited to Washington to discuss the building of orphanages for Vietnamese-American children.
With the help of the Third Marine Amphibious Force, they established five orphanages, a hospital and a school for abandoned children in Vietnam. International Orphans Incorporated maintained the facilities until the American troops pulled out. In 1975, the two young women helped arrange Operation Baby Lift, flying thousands of children to waiting adoptive homes in America.
"Baby Lift" - Sara (left) and Yvonne – 1975
It was after a speech they made on International Orphans Incorporated, that Nancy Reagan, then First Lady of California, asked they turn their attention to “America’s best kept secret” – child abuse. The Senate Subcommittee on Children and Youth had just released a study that child abuse had become epidemic in the United States and was the leading cause of death in young children.
With encouragement of childcare experts in private and public sectors, International Orphans Incorporated began a campaign about child abuse, producing and airing the first television special on child abuse in America and in 1976, changed its name to Children’s Village USA. They began a program in the United States for abused and neglected children and called it a “village.” This was the only the beginning of a life-long mission to help children in need.
Childhelp achievements include:
* In 1959, International Orphans is founded by Sara O'Meara and Yvonne Fedderson to support a nucleus of 11 Japanese-American children found wandering the streets of Tokyo, Japan. Within three weeks, the number of children they supported increased to over 100.
* From 1960-64, I.O.I. is incorporated and is instrumental in the establishment of nine orphanages, a school, and a hospital in Japan and Vietnam.
* In 1974, through collaboration with "Operation Baby Lift", thousands of orphans are rescued from Vietnam and brought to the United States for adoption. Nancy Reagan suggests to Sara and Yvonne that I.O.I. address the problem of child abuse and neglect in the United States. Planning begins for a residential treatment center for abused children and their troubled families.
* International Orphans, Inc. changes it's name to Children's Village USA in 1976
* In 1978, Childhelp developed a residential treatment facility exclusively for severely abused children: the Village of Childhelp West in Beaumont, California (near Palm Springs). Along with its excellent therapeutic programs, the village incorporated innovative programs such as art and animal therapy, which continue today.
* Co-Founders Sara O'Meara and Yvonne Fedderson were instrumental in designating April as National Child Abuse Prevention Month. In 1980, they joined President Carter in signing the federal proclamation in the Oval Office.
* In the same year, the organization raised national awareness of child abuse and neglect through the first television special addressing the topic. Childhelp's program "A Time for Love" was syndicated coast to coast.
* In 1982, Childhelp began operation of the Childhelp® National Child Abuse Hotline, 1-800-4-A-CHILD®, which operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and has received as many as 300,000 calls annually from throughout the United States, Canada, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico and Guam.
* Since 1980, Childhelp continued to open new facilities and expand its programs, which directly serve severely abused and neglected children. These include group homes and specialized foster care programs in California and Virginia; a second residential treatment facility (Village) in Virginia, near Washington, D.C.; and child abuse advocacy centers in Tennessee, Virginia and Arizona. Childhelp plans to continue growing its facilities nationwide.
* In 2000, Childhelp's National Day of Hope® was initiated and is observed on the first Wednesday of April as part of National Child Abuse Prevention Month. The goal is to mobilize everyone across America to stop child abuse and neglect.
* In 2001, Childhelp dedicated the first mobile children's advocacy center in the United States, serving children in rural areas.
* In June of 2002, the Childhelp Children's Center of Virginia opened in Fairfax, serving Northern Virginia. The child-friendly facility provides a continuum of integrated programs, ranging from prevention programs to an advocacy center which provides assessment, investigation and treatment services to child abuse victims.
* In 2003, Sara and Yvonne authored Silence Broken: Moving from a Loss of Innocence to a world of Healing and Love.
* In 2004, the Childhelp Therapeutic Foster Care Program of Michigan officially opened.
* In 2005, the book, Silence Broken was made into a Lifetime Network movie, For the Love of a Child, starring Peri Gilpin and Teri Polo. It aired throughout 2006 and 2007 and is one of the Network's highly-rated movies to date.
* In 2005, 2006, and 2007: Sara and Yvonne were nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize, three years in a row.
* In 2005, Childhelp acquired the national Good-Touch/Bad-Touch® program, a school-based child abuse prevention and education program that reaches thousands of children across the nation. This program is now in over 42 states nationwide.
* In 2006, Sara and Yvonne see their efforts to create a National Child Abuse Registry come to fruition when it passes into law as a key provision within the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act on July 27th. The registry sets up a national database of abusers to aid authorities in identifying and tracking perpetrators across state lines.
* In 2007, Childhelp launches Childhelp Alert™ System which alerts subscribers when a registered sex offender moves into their neighborhood.
* On average, 90 cents of every dollar donated goes to programs helping children. In nearly 50 years of operation, Childhelp Programs have helped over 4 million children.
Today, Sara O'Meara and Yvonne Fedderson continue to actively lead the organization as Chairman/CEO and President, respectively. The organization's hotline, residential treatment centers and advocacy centers are studied by professionals from around the world, as "best practices" related to child abuse investigation and treatment methods.
- www.childhelp.org
Tavis Talks
Tavis Smiley, host of “The Tavis Smiley Show” (airing Saturdays and Sundays at 2PM on AM 820), looks ahead to the inauguration and the launch of a traveling museum exhibition, "America I AM: The African American Imprint".
- www.wnyc.org
- www.wnyc.org
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Jayla Cooper: 9-Year-Old Bride Gets Dream Wedding
9-year-old Jayla Cooper and 7-year-old Jose Griggs were married at Paradise Cove, on the shore of Lake Grapevine in north Texas.
Jayla, who has been battling leukemia for two years, has been given weeks to live. The wedding was the young girl’s dying wish.
The unlikely bride and groom met at Children’s Medical Center in Dallas two years ago and quickly formed a strong bond.
“He knows what’s going on,” said Charla Griggs, Jose’s mother. “He understands that she is going to a better place.”
The young boy’s parents said Jayla helped their son with his own battle with the illness.
“He’s brighter, happier and more content with all that they go through in the hospital,” said Lawrence Griggs, Jose’s father. “She changed that, brought it all out and opened up a side of him I hadn’t seen.”
The wedding was a celebration of life and friendship.
A fund has been set up in Jayla Cooper’s name at the Grace Community Health Clinic, which can be reached at 817-305-4650 or visit www.gracegrapevine.org.
for video - visit http://www.bittenandbound.com/2009/02/24/jayla-cooper-9-year-old-bride-gets-dream-wedding-video/
Jayla, who has been battling leukemia for two years, has been given weeks to live. The wedding was the young girl’s dying wish.
The unlikely bride and groom met at Children’s Medical Center in Dallas two years ago and quickly formed a strong bond.
“He knows what’s going on,” said Charla Griggs, Jose’s mother. “He understands that she is going to a better place.”
The young boy’s parents said Jayla helped their son with his own battle with the illness.
“He’s brighter, happier and more content with all that they go through in the hospital,” said Lawrence Griggs, Jose’s father. “She changed that, brought it all out and opened up a side of him I hadn’t seen.”
The wedding was a celebration of life and friendship.
A fund has been set up in Jayla Cooper’s name at the Grace Community Health Clinic, which can be reached at 817-305-4650 or visit www.gracegrapevine.org.
for video - visit http://www.bittenandbound.com/2009/02/24/jayla-cooper-9-year-old-bride-gets-dream-wedding-video/
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