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We love Curtis A LOT!!! and we are committed to supporting him and Andi with everything we have!
Friends of Curtis rock deep! YAY!!!
A letter from Arthur:
Dear Friends,
My best friend is dying, I'm sad as hell, and I'm asking for your help. Now is the time to show that community and connections mean a lot more than just bopping around at late-night parties together.
My friend's name is Curtis Coleman. He gives a lot to the world, and we desperately need what he gives. Last year, he was the nation's most popular elementary school entertainer, reaching tens of thousands of young kids through song to teach them about safety, public spirit, and most importantly, that they have a voice. We need our children to find their voice.
Curtis now has no voice, fighting an aggressive cancer in his throat called squamous cell carcinoma. Soon Curtis will have neck dissection surgery, plus aggressive radiation & chemo. On paper his chances of survival are less than 1 in 4, but cancer victims facing far worse odds have been miraculously cured when enough people came together to make it happen. We do amazing things together within our respective families, so please, please participate in saving Curtis' life and prove we can do amazing things together within our community.
So many of you know Curtis, are stunned by this news, and have already asked how you can help. Some of Curtis' closest friends have put together a plan of action we hope everyone connected to Curtis in any way will participate in. We need three things immediately for Curtis: money, time, and love.
Money: Curtis has no insurance, and the most promising medical treatments aren't covered by the county's last resort coverage. If everyone that sees this gives up a couple lattes and contributes at least $10 or more if you can, we'll be on our way to giving Curtis the best chance possible at life. Please help as much as you can RIGHT NOW by using Paypal. the long link is after this paragraph. If it doesn't work go to www.Paypal.com and enter account number friendsofcurtis@yahoo.com. Or, send a check to 1142 Garfield Ave, San Jose CA 95125. All donations will go to the Friends of Curtis Foundation.
Paypal link: www.paypal.com/xclick/bus.....rtis%3A&tax=0
Time: Curtis' girlfriend Andi needs help to cope with the huge burden of caring for Curtis over the months to come. If you can help with time for finding treatments, delivering an anti-cancer diet, transportation, lots of social visits, a mailing list, or even household tasks like mowing the lawn it would be tremendously helpful. Contact FriendsOfCurtis@yahoo.com and you'll find out that when you reach your hand out to someone that needs it, your hand never comes back empty.
Love: Whether or not you can help with time or money, you can help with love in so many ways. Visualize the tumors melting away into nothing, and a healthy Curtis making hundreds of kids a day laugh and learn again with his unique talent and beautiful voice. Put Curtis in your prayer circles, or your altars, or whatever connects your energy to the universe. Radiation is powerful medicine, but the love force of many can change the world. Help change the world now through one man that has touched so many of us and our children.
Ok, right now, just do it! Send at least $10, figure out how else you can help, and send a prayer. Then please forward this letter to everyone in your tribe and email lists with a personal note about how you are connected to Curtis, and ask them to participate in supporting my lifelong friend. Stand up for what is good in the world by asking everyone you know to help. Check out www.FriendsOfCurtis.com that will be set up soon. And thank you for the love. We are all in this together, and grateful for your help.
Arthur Zwern
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