Who wants to cheer up a very poorly child?

A long-term friend of ours has a young son who is not very well. Like, suddenly out of the blue, life-threateningly not very well. He’s in hospital, has been for some time now, and has had a couple of operations to have various lumps of assorted innards scooped out of him. He’s still in hospital now and seems to be on the mend but is still not very well.

His mother is a single parent and there’s a daughter at home too and… eh, I don’t need to finish this sentence do I, you can probably imagine what she’s going through. For added LOLs being self-employed she’s effectively lost her income because of this. One of her other friends (whom I don’t know) has set up a fund-raising page which you can see here:

https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-jo-whos-had-to-give-up-work

However, wait, no, come back, I’m not chugging. I’m not asking for money, though of course it would be awesome if you found it in your hearts to donate and I’d love you forever and be your friend and hug you and pat you and call you George.

Rather, I’m asking for a few minutes of your time and the price of a stamp. I thought it might be cool if the boy were to get postcards from totally random strangers wishing him well. Doubly so if you’re living further afield, “greetings from New Zealand!” would likely blow his mind. If you want a theme, Ren is hugely into dinosaurs and likes (xbox) video games.

What do we think? Is this something the STW Massive could perhaps get behind? It’d mean the world to me, to Jo and to Ren if you could take a couple of moments for a random act of kindness.

I’ve had permission from Jo to share their address so if you can do this (and please please do this or it’ll fall flat and I’ll look like a nob) the address is:

Ren
17 Fieldside
Carlton
DN14 9FQ

Will you send Ren a postcard please?

(dusty in here, sorry)

What a lovely idea.

I’ll get my daughter to pitch in with her best dinosaur drawing.

As a bonus it will give me a good reason to go to post office to post something else I’ve been meaning to sort for more than a week

Beautiful, thank you.

(dusty in here, sorry)

Oh boy, its catching.

I’ll get my daughter to pitch in with her best dinosaur drawing

Was my first thought, too (my daughter, not yours)

Worth a slice of my birthday money, too is that.

A well-wishing postcard and dinosaur related item will be posted as soon as I find a jiffy bag.

BTW what does the daughter like?

I’d love you forever and be your friend and hug you and pat you and call you George.

Worth a fiver that is 🙂

BTW what does the daughter like?

Boys?

I dunno, I’ve asked Jo, I’ll get back to you.

BTW what does the daughter like?

I said, “I don’t know where this is going but…” and posed your question.

Lol if it’s kosher she’s a girly teen into make up, if it’s dodgy block block block🤦🏼‍♀️😂

The daughter’s name is Seryn.

Did one of you magnificent bastards just make an anonymous donation?

Getting dustier. I love this place sometimes.

I’d love you forever and be your friend and hug you and pat you and call you George.

🙂

I am sure there are lots of us that cannot resist that

I do so hate for a good pop culture reference to go to waste.

tjagain
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I’d love you forever and be your friend and hug you and pat you and call you George.

🙂

I am sure there are lots of us that cannot resist that

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Yup, you know how to pull our strings. Donated and postcard sent. Feeling most dusty here.

Who knew there were online postcard services?? Can recommend https://www.postsnap.com/ for those UK based who won’t have an interesting stamp / location.

I’ve just realised, I didn’t say:

Ren has NO IDEA I’ve posted this, I just bounced it off his mum. So the whole thing (if it becomes a thing, and please let it become a thing) will be a total surprise to him.

Can’t help with the card, but have sent cash. I hope the lad gets better soon

Done

done, no-one needs that shit especially on run up to crimbo. if i do start travelling again i’ll bung a card over..

Dammit, I hate chopping onions

Purely for “…and hug you and pat you and call you George.” I’m in.

Will hunt out a suitably dinosaur themed postcard and chuck some money in too.

Nice one Cougar.

Si

Done, and thank you for the reminder that I forgot to get my sister a birthday card, I can get one of them when I get a card for Ren.

I do so hate for a good pop culture reference to go to waste.

Well, it’s actually from Steinbeck, so actual culture.

Is it? I was going with Loony Tunes.

Nice work Cougar – genuinely lovely thing to organise.

Donated some cash and will try and get a postcard sorted.

What sort of xbox games does he play/like/want? Any ideas? Might have something suitable knocking about.

Is it? I was going with Loony Tunes.

That’s where I know it from too – so you succeeded!

I said, “I don’t know where this is going but…” and posed your question.

To avoid creepiness, I just thought if there’s a simple answer like “Rainbows” or “Ninjago” then there’ll be something else along with Dinosaur related goods.

Is it? I was going with Loony Tunes.

Looney Toons got it from Of Mice And Men:

In The Abominable Snow Rabbit (1961), the abominable snowman grabs Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck saying, “I will name him George, and I will hug him, and pet him, and squeeze him” with Mel Blanc doing an unmistakable imitation of Lon Chaney, Jr.’s Lennie.

Every day’s a school day. I had no idea.

Looney Toons got it from Of Mice And Men:

And every day is a school day!

To avoid creepiness, I just thought if there’s a simple answer like “Rainbows” or “Ninjago” then there’ll be something else along with Dinosaur related goods.

Well, you know as much as me. I can enquire further.

(and, again, thank you!)

Every day’s a school day. I had no idea.

Well, whatever, get over here with your huggin’ and squeezin’, and call me George!

Remarkable effort @Cougar, great work.

To avoid creepiness, I just thought if there’s a simple answer like “Rainbows” or “Ninjago” then there’ll be something else along with Dinosaur related goods.

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Apparently she plays war zone on ps4😂😂
She likes music but god knows who….Arctic monkeys randomly actually

Donation donated. I’m sure there must be some sort of dinosaur related card at the museum of Scotland so will have a search over the next couple of days.

You set of absolute legends.

I’m talking with Jo, she’s in bits. Again again, thank you.

Sadly anyone could end up in a situation similar, so no reason not to donate.
Funny bunch on here though, argue to the death over most things, but soppy and caring as hell when needed

Was looking for something Dinosaury to send but don’t have much, except this.

https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-christmasaurus/tom-fletcher/shane-devries/9780141373348

It’s on its way.

If I think of something suitably Arctic Monkeys will send. A year’s Spotify subscription from STW? I mean, it can’t be great for her either.

Donation made and dinosaur card ordered, I’m off to the USA at the end of the month, so will post a card from there also.

donation sent.

Pitched a little something in as well.

I know you said he’s an Xbox chap. Does he have it in hospital with him.? I’ve got a spare PS4 and some games lying around here they are welcome to if he is need of some more in hospital entertainment.?

The sister has a PS4 I believe. What he has access to in hospital, I do not know. I’ll ask.