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Dec 22/08 - Thank You/Merry Christmas

6/24/2011

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Thank You/Merry Christmas 
Category:  Life 

I'd like to take this time to say thank you to my family, friends, and 
members of Darrel's Playground for all their support over the past year.  It
has never been easy, but your kind and thoughtful words, and equally moving
gestures have made both an impact and difference on many an occasion when I was
feeling emtionally low.  Darrel is remembered every day on so many levels by my
family and all who have been fortunate enough to experience him in their lives.

Over the course of the year, I've tried to spread Childhood Cancer 
Awareness through the Playground's MySpace and Facebook pages.  It is often 
difficult to talk openly about a subject that the public-at-large doesn't want 
to hear about, but that certainly pales in the difficulty of living through 
those memories for the rest of my life.  Team Darrel's participation in the 
Relay For Life last June did much to remind me that we're not alone in this 
struggle, and that there is so much more we can do together to help out.  
 
Through our collective efforts we have also been able to many several 
donations in Darrel's name to several worthy groups/organizations.  The
Canadian Cancer Society, The James Fund for Neuroblastoma Research, The Sick
Kids Foundation, The Grand River Hospital Children's Oncology Clinic, and
Katie's Pennies (CHEO) have all benefited through your generous contributions. 
The financial strains of having a loved one undergoing cancer treatments can be 
quite substantial (to say the least), and every little bit does help the 
situation in ways most of you will hopefully never know.  Having been at 
receiving at of such donations in the past, I'm quite aware how even the 
smallest of gifts can bring the biggest of smiles to the face of a child.  

Along with my thanks, I'd like to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a 
Happy New Year.  I hope you all will be able to spend time with family and 
friends over the holidays, and enjoy all the festive season has to offer.

Thanks Again,
Stephen
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    The majority of all these entries were written by Darrel's father, Stephen.  For those that are not, efforts have been made to give proper credit where it is due.

    The bulk of the posts are in the June 2011 Archives Section, as that is when I transferred them over to this site.  Category Tags should allow you to find entries easier.

    I've tried to correct spacing issues on many of the entries, as most of the older ones have been copied from different sites I've used in the past. I apologize if some have been overlooked.

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