Brighten a Little Girl’s Day
I want to tell you about a community effort that is making a terminally ill little girl’s Christmas a little better. To sum up the situation, here is verbiage from a flyer that has been passed around at work.
Hannah Garman, a 5-yr old Lititz girl, who was diagnosed with glioblastoma multiforme, a rare and incurable brain tumor. She has been given 12 weeks to live and is currently in her 7th week.
Right now she has lost most of her motor skills. She is confined to bed and cannot really do anything or play with the gifts she is getting from people, but she LOVES getting cards – she has gotten so many from people she does not know and just loves to have grandma read about the people who send them and see their pictures and is so proud of all her cards. Her room is just filled with cards.
When asked what she wants for Christmas she said she wants to see how many Christmas cards she can get. Many people have passed this wish along to their churches, prayer groups, friends and family. There are school groups where children are making her cards. People are including pictures so she can see who it is that is sending her the card.
If you would like to help with her wish, you can send a card to her at:
Hannah Garman
704 Orchard Rd
Lititz, PA 17543
If you have a spare Christmas card and a stamp, why not send Hannah a card? I think would be neat if she got cards from all over the country. There is a collection box in the lobby of the courthouse where I work and it’s getting filled up with cards. Our local fire departments and and EMT groups are getting together tonight to deliver boxes of cards to her.
If you want to learn more about Hannah, please visit this web site.
December 19, 2008 at 1:24 am
This is my second cousin. Thank you for posting this. She got over 2,000 cards today. This is really making her feel VERY SPECIAL and she needed the cheer. We open every one and read it to her. She loves the ones with stickers inside or pictures of the people sending the card or musical cards. Thank you for helping make her Christmas so special!!!!!
December 19, 2008 at 10:12 am
Sheri, that is wonderful news!! I’m so glad that people have stepped up and helped with this. I know we had a good load at the courthouse yesterday. I had put mine in the mail on Wednesday. I didn’t put my picture in it, but I did put my dog’s in there. You are very welcome and I am glad to help. Best wishes to you and your family this Christmas, and I’m happy it’s turning out to be special for Hannah.
January 11, 2009 at 3:11 am
God is with this child. I hope you can prove the doctors wrong. My thought and prayers are with you and the family. You are a very pretty girl that god loves. Stay strong willed.
Your friend in god
Angie
January 11, 2009 at 10:32 am
Thank you for your touching prayer, Angie. My prayers are with Hannah, too, as she is with many. No matter what, God is with her.
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