Send a card to Hannah
Click here for a photo slideshow of 4-year-old Hannah Garman of Lancaster County, Pa., who was diagnosed with a rare, incurable brain tumor in October. Hannah’s mother died of cancer two years ago. Hannah has a Christmas wish and her community is spreading the word: Send her a card.
Day by Day’s Chris Muir sent his in cartoon form.
You can send yours to:
Hannah Garman
259 North Reading Rd.
Ephrata, Pa. 17522
(Hat tip – Sgt. Tim)
From Hannah’s local newspaper:
Lights flashing, they drove north through the darkness Thursday, a caravan of about 70 fire trucks, ambulances and police cars headed toward a small, red-headed girl in a party dress.
Hannah Garman, 4, quietly watched them pulling into a parking lot. She was lying on a litter just outside an ambulance, her pink shoes poking out of a white sheet. Hannah, who lives in Lititz with her dad, brother and sister, recently was diagnosed with a fatal form of brain cancer. Her mom, Christine, died from cancer two years ago.
Hannah’s wish for Christmas this year was to get lots of cards. That wish went out in an e-mail late last week. Her family believes it was sent by someone who knows them but they are not sure.
It would be an understatement to say that Hannah’s wish has been granted.
Within days, cards began trickling into the Lititz home of her grandparents, who are helping to care for her. The trickle became a stream, then a torrent, then a flood of hundreds of cards from all over the world, as the e-mail spread over the Internet.
School children made cards. Churches sent them. Families and kids and everybody and his brother, from Canada to Mexico to Singapore, has gotten in on the action.
Related TopicsWhen county firefighters heard about Hannah, they thought it would be nice if they could send her some cheer, too.
Merry Christmas, Hannah. Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
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I saw this yesterday and had my favorite 4 year old pick out a few cards for Hannah.
Lets just remember at this time of year this little girls request for “just cards” that is the reason for the season NOT thousands of dollars in gifts to make yourself look and feel important to those around you…
Cards is on the way!
As a former resident of Lancaster County {LCHS, class of ‘75}, Hannah has the benefit of being in “God’s country” – from my memories, Lititz & Ephrata {where I lived} are both beautiful, in a way that not too much of America is anymore, sadly ……………….. cards en route ………………
Semper Fi’
DM
Always when it seems that the bad news outweighs the good, a story like this one comes along. It shows that we are a caring people who will reach out to someone who is in need and try to do our best to help. That help is not always financial. That is what being a Christian nation is all about. God Bless little Hannah and her family.
Dear God, Bless and Comfort this beautiful child. Hold her close to Your Heart. Grant her wish and comfort her family.
Dear Friends.
When we have a political statement to send in mass, we call it swarmming.
This sweet little girls condition is more important than and anything we do here. Send her a card.
LETS SWARM BY THE MILLIONS FOR HER.
My card is already at the post office. Let’s do it.
Just a quick question…which is the correct address to send a card?
DBD has a different address.
Last night, my wife and I found out that my cat, Lucky, has cancer. He has been sick for the past three months, but after seeing three different vets and administering medication, he has not gotten better.
I’ve been crying off and on, but I’m trying to hold back because I want to be strong for my wife.
Surgery is an option, but the internal med vet (one different than the other three he has seen) said he probably would not make it. He’s not drinking water or eating as much as he used to. He’s not playing or sleeping with me the way he used to.
We have made the extremely difficult decision of giving him to God.
In the meantime, we’re spending as much time with him as possible. I prayed last night for God to help me, but I know the inevitable is coming.
To my friends who posted words of support in the open thread a couple of days ago, thank you very much. Especially to tre, who’s on a couple of occasions given me words of support.
I’m going to miss my Lucky so very much.
To all of you, a Very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. May God smile on you and yours now and forever.
I won’t be reading the news for a while. I’ll be too depressed.
I’ll take my son today to buy cards for Hannah. God Bless Hannah and her family.
Bless this precious child and give her family strength to help them through the most difficult of times.
Cards on the way.
Bless you Hannah, card enroute!
Hitting the mailbox now!
This really hits close to home with me. Last year, my (now) 7 year old nephew, Mick, was diagnosed with this exact same tumor. There is 1 in 1 million chance that children can beat this. We were not sure if Mick would make it last year. I am happy to report that the tumor is shrinking slowly. He did lose some movement on the left side of his body due to radiation damage, but through therapy he is making strides you cannot imagine.
I will be sending my cards to Hannah on Monday. Thank you for the report, Michelle!
This was given to me when my brother died.
It helped, and again when my dad and then my sister died.
I’ll send a copy to Hannah and her family, with a card.
The Rose Still Grows Beyond The Wall
The rose still grows beyond the wall
Near shady wall a rose once grew,
Budded and blossomed in God’s free light,
Watered and fed by morning dew,
Shedding its sweetness day and night.
As it grew and blossomed fair and tall,
Slowly rising to loftier height,
It came to a crevice in the wall,
Through which there shone a beam of light.
Onward it crept with added strength,
With never a thought of fear or pride;
It followed the light through the crevice-length
And unfolded itself on the other side.
The light, the view, the broadening view,
Were found the same as they were before;
And it lost itself in beauties new,
Breathing its fragrance more and more.
Shall claim of death cause us to grieve
And make our courage faint or fall?
Nay, let us faith and hope receive;
The rose still grows beyond the wall,
Scattering fragrance far and wide,
Just as it did in days of yore,
Just as it did on the other side,
Just as it will forevermore.
A.L. Frink
I was wondering the same thing. The newspaper also has that address.
DBD got the address from http://smartgirlpolitics.ning.com/ which is where the original post started. I used the address on SGP and DBD just to be on the safe side — the address here may be another friend or relative of the family, perhaps?
Card mailed out. Prayers sent up.
(Thanks, Michelle, for helping to spread the word.)
Ok, the address that is posted here was taken off of the slide show. That is the address the family gave to the news station to give out for cards. So, I would imagine that either address is good, but the one posted here is the one the family has given out to the media.
From Hannah’s dad:
If that does not have you headed towards a mailbox, perhaps this and these will.
BTW, the above links work. Their server is getting heavy traffic and drops off at times.
And if you still have trouble, try this.
Americans are good people.
Thanks for the link, Michelle.
I will tell our church about this. I can’t help but think of the father…that poor man. What he has endured.
God be with them both.
For those asking about different addresses, Smart Girl Politics tells me all will work.
Roger that Ms. Malkin and Sgt Tim. Card out.
Thanks Ms. Malkin. Card in the mail Monday morning.
I sent the sweet girl a Christmas card… and my mailman is going to as well.
Card in the mail today. Thanks, Michelle, for sharing this wonderful opportunity to spread Christmas cheer.
Sorry I’m late to the party. I’ll get on this as soon as I get home tonight.
Two years ago, I was with my church on a mission to Jamaica. We went to an orphanage called The Widow’s Mite. In that orphanage were children who were abandoned because they were severely, severely disabled. Nobody wanted them but the Widow’s Mite took them in.
As the other mission team members sang and doted on the children, I stood off by myself and wondered, how would I answer if someone asked me how the God I worship and loved could allow this to happen to a child. I really didnt know how to answer my own question until I met Miss Lucy. Miss Lucy was one of the caretakers of the children. In her wonderful Jamacia accent, she told me these children were God’s flower garden, and she was there to tend the flowers. These children are totally cared for, their every need is met, they are fed, clothed and above all, loved. They want for nothing. For many of them this is the only life they know, and to them maybe it isnt half bad.
So when somebody asks you how could God allow a child like Hannah to come down with cancer, the answer is she is one of God’s flowers, it is up to us to tend her, and what we do for her we do for Him also.
God Bless and Merry Christmas.
Beautiful.