A Boy's Dream to Ride in a Subaru

[artpogi]

Very Nice

http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/showthread.php?t=361125

[iqaruzz]

I LOVE THAT!!!!!!!!!!!!

[wreckless]

awww...very touching
and cool.

[edzzz]

pero babaw ng wish nya, kung ako yun, mga Ferrari

[ssaloon]

ayus! great turnout!

[av8or5]

thats one good thing about foreigners..they really love do things for charity....tayo mga pinoys..will we do that? hmmmmm?

[chieffy]

Originally posted by av8or5
thats one good thing about foreigners..they really love do things for charity....tayo mga pinoys..will we do that? hmmmmm?

imho may tendency rin kasing tayong mga Pinoy na umabuso kaya tuloy di rin agad agad tayo nagbibigay unless mapupunta talaga yung tulong o donasyon sa dapat makatanggap...

[hagiber]

Eto isang actual call for help na nasa Inquirer... will someone actually help ?

Young boy cries for help: I want to live
Updated 09:21pm (Mla time) Sept 01, 2004
By Jolene R. Bulambot
Inquirer News Service

Unlike most children his age, June Maurin Arceo should have been in Grade 6 now until he met an accident early this year that has brought a dramatic change in his life.

June, at 11, already knew what he wanted: to become a teacher. This goal, however, has been set aside to focus on a bigger battle: fighting for his life against cancer.

June enrolled at Talamban Elementary School in June, only to quit days before the classes started because the cancer has started to weaken his resistance, making him very vulnerable and fragile.

"I really wanted to finish my studies so I could become a teacher and help my family, I really want to live and I hope God would grant my wish," Arceo said.

Too weak to walk and now wheelchair-bound, June still managed a warm smile when visited by this writer in his home at Sitio Kalubihan, Talamban, Cebu City.

June has only one wish for his birthday on Sept. 12, that is, for him to be able to survive the surgery to remove a mass in his abdomen.

His father Joseph, 31, said June's condition started eight months ago, in the middle of January, when he fell and hurt his abdomen while playing basketball. It was supposed to be just ordinary accident most playful kids encountered, but it turned out to be very unfortunate for the young Arceo.

June started feeling pain in his abdomen. In March, a doctor found a tumor developing in his abdomen and it had already grown to about 20 centimeters.

In June, the boy's parents got the shock of their life when their eldest child was diagnosed to have a soft tissue sarcoma cancer already in the critical Stage 4.

Off guard

"It was so shocking; we were caught off guard. We never expected it. It couldn't be because our boy is so young. He still has so many dreams for himself and for the family to fulfill," the teary-eyed father said.

Dr. Lynda Mae Lipatan, Arceo's attending physician, explained that the fall did not cause the cancer but aggravated his condition. She said the cancerous mass was actually growing inside the abdomen and the fall jarred the pelvic area and sped up the growth of the mass.

Over the last three months, June has been in and out of the hospital. He had undergone bone marrow aspiration, bone marrow biopsy and several tests and chemotherapy.

He is the eldest of three children. His younger siblings are aged 10 and 4.

His father works as a technician at Norkis Trading Corp., earning P6,000 a month, while his mother Maurine works as a promo girl.

June's chemotherapy and other medical expenses rose to more than P100,000, draining the family's financial resources. "It is so hard for us to sustain his medical needs but we have no choice. We love him so much and we want him to survive and he is keeping up with the fight," his father said.

Still, hopes are high for the Arceos.

Lipatan said June was responding well to chemotherapy. After completing the 12 cycles, the patient will undergo a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) diagnostic test, a procedure to assess regression of the tumor.

"If the MRI result is okay, we could then schedule him for a surgery early next month to remove the mass that has practically covered almost the abdomen. After the surgery, he would be subjected to another phase of chemotherapy until he recovers," Lipatan said.

The physician said the cost of surgery might reach P200,000.

High chance

June's cancer is chemotherapy-sensitive and he has higher chances of survival if he gets the right treatment, Lipatan said.

According to recent studies, children with sarcoma have higher chances of survival compared to adults, she said. Sarcoma is a type of cancer arising in the body's supporting tissues and it is not known what causes it, she said.

In June's case, other relatives had suffered from this type of cancer.

Now frail and bald, Arceo is appealing to those with kind hearts to give him a chance to live. Those who want to help may reach Joseph Arceo through his mobile phone, 0916-754-1772 (not 0916-754-1172 as posted in an earlier version of this story).

[Kicker15]

wow ang galing naman once lang ako nakakita ng something like that. over 50 beetles na naka convoy sa may LB

[gearspeed]

Ako rin ngayon lang ako nakikita ng ganyan news...Nakakatouch naman itong topic na ito and cool ang dami pumunta over 150 cars..

[GlennSter]

thats bloody amazing....

[Karding]

Originally posted by edzzz
pero babaw ng wish nya, kung ako yun, mga Ferrari

Kapatid, that is just one rude comment, "mababaw." Anything that will satisfy a dying kid even a small favor like this, makes a big difference. Just so you know.

If you read the article,

"he is also completely Subaru mad..."

you'll understand why. Maybe Ferrari is not his cup of tea. In addition, the Netherlands is well known for WRC. This could be the other reason why he picked the Subaru over Ferrari.

"Things that you take for granted everyday could worth a billion when you are dying..."

Eto isang actual call for help na nasa Inquirer... will someone actually help ?

After a couple of replies after you post this question, I guess by now you know the answer.

[odell]

ang touching... sana merun din dito sa atin..

[knicks1204]

how tounching... nakakaaliw siguro yan nung nakita nung bata...

[empy]

no better reason to have a car meet! :D

i hope the kid got to sit in the driver's seat and do whatever he could (that his condition would allow)