October 14, 2002

12:22 PM

Remember Brendan Thompson, the little boy with terminal cancer whose neighborhood put together an early Halloween so he could trick-or-treat? Well, he lost his battle on Thursday morning, but it sounds like his last month was a good one. (scroll to second story)
posted by mr_crash_davis (5 comments total)

man, that's a real bummer...
posted by phunkone at 12:53 PM on October 14, 2002

dido
posted by Steve_at_Linnwood at 1:01 PM on October 14, 2002

What does she have to do with it?
posted by agregoli at 2:20 PM on October 14, 2002

Profoundy moving story.

Brendan Thompsons surround us -- for none foresee the last day, or week, or month of any. Would that we could treat each other as kindly...and be so moved by each loss.
posted by fold_and_mutilate at 3:59 PM on October 14, 2002

I'm ruined forever by Kaycee. I can't see a story like that without presuming I'm being snookered.

(at least there are pictures in the news story!)
posted by norm at 1:54 PM on October 15, 2002