The Ronan Thompson Foundation

Charisma est apparemment active par rapport à cette association (si c'est le bon terme) qui récolte des fonds pour un petit garçon atteint du cancer. Je pense que sa participation au Rally for Kids with Cancer Scavenger Cup a un rapport direct avec ce pauvre petit garçon.

Quoi qu'il en soit, voilà des commentaires laissés sur le blog de la maman du petit:

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My friend, Charisma Lee Carpenter, flew out to Toronto today to help raise awareness for Ronan and childhood cancer. There is going to be a ton of press there and she is so excited to be helping to raise awareness at the Rally for Kids with cancer. I am in awe of her and how proactive she is being. TRUE friendship has no limits or boundaries and she would go to the end of the earth for us. I am so thankful to have her in my life. She is also another one of those angels walking around on earth. Not to mention one of the kindest souls I have ever met.

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My friend, Charisma, got back from Toronto today. She sent me a really beautiful email about her experience and I wanted to share. Instead of blogging a bunch tonight, I thought I would share a couple of things. Here is a little bit of what Charisma experienced.

Maya,
I thought this trip to fundraise would be so heart breaking and sad- which was ok, I was ready for it. But you’re never ready to see kids fight so hard for their right to live. However, they inspired me so much!

A Dr. spoke at the gala dinner last night. He’s a Doctor from “Sickkids Hospital” in Toronto.
He said fund-raising equals life. (- whoa! ) He also said, “There is a cure.” There are new drugs out there to develop that can trick cancer cells from multiplying by getting the cancer cell to kill itself. 5 of his former patients are either; in residency, the lab or med school. By the time these kids finish school, there will be a cure. “This time” he said, ” it’s personal”
The beauty of the story is, kids weren’t surviving before. In the 80′s (?)there was a 5 percent survival rate for pediatric cancer patients. Now its 80 percent due to funding and awareness. There is HOPE! A little girl shared her story her survival of cancer. She said when my grandpa was in med school and if I had been diagnosed then, I would have died. But now, I live to see another day. ( Her grandpa discovered her illness) uh! So brave! So clear , so inspiring. And she’s not even 13 yet.

I know Ronan will make it! I just am sure of it. He will win and he will have changed lives by just being him. A fighter! A spunky little man with just the right amount of angel to stare cancer down!
I talk about Ronan to everyone I can. I talk about his bright eyes. I was on the plane home with Robin Antin from the Pussy Cat Dolls I told her to tweet about you and send her peeps to your blog. Hopefully she’ll do it. Other pediatric cancer patients are lucky a child with such a face has cancer. Unfortunately or fortunately, he will motivate more people to do more and give more because of his good looks. -And that’s ok. Its more meaningful to be the poster child for pediatric Cancer than the Gap. Yes? ( Not that you asked for that, Maya. No one wants their kid to be ill. – I hope you can see the silver lining in what I’m trying to articulate, a bit poorly.)
None the less, I read your blog every day, every post. I want to buy a Tee! A few! Do you have any left?
That’s all. Love to you!
Charisma

Charisma is inspired, and moved, and is getting her wake up call in life. She now knows helping with childhood cancer awareness is something that she is going to be part of, for the rest of her life. She knows this because she looks at her beautiful little boy, Donovan, and knows it can happen to anyone. There needs to be more funding, more hope, and a cure. Charisma loves Ronan and loves us and is part of our army of angels. I know she hugs Donovan a little more tightly at night and I am so glad I can give her that gift. Even through all of my pain, it is worth it to me.

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I talked to Charisma today for quite a while. It was so moving to hear her voice and listen to her talk about her experience with the Rally for a Cure. She had the most beautiful things to say about the kids who were there, about how it made her feel, how Ronan is going to be fine, and how she is going to work to make a difference. She said she always had it in the back of her mind to use her celebrity status for charity purposes…. but she never really had something she was super passionate about; until now. There was a reason that she didn’t just pick a charity… it is because Ronan was going to need her all along. I was going to need her all along. I think that is very telling of the kind of person she is. Any celebrity can put their name on something… it makes them look good. Charisma is the kind of person who does good things when nobody is looking.

Oh, c'est vraiment adorable de sa part !!! ♥

J'espère que ça ira pour le petit ! Il est vraiment jeune, c'est horrible de voir ce genre de choses...

C'est clair! Je trouve ça horrible!!!! Et je comprends que, si c'est le fils d'une amie, elle soit autant touchée par le problème et qu'elle veuille se servir de sa célébrité pour faire avancer la cause. Elle a la meilleure (et la plus horrible) motivation du monde: l'attachement personnel...

Enfin, c'est le genre news qui me donnent envie de foncer chez ma soeur et serrer ses p'tits bouts très fort dans mes bras!!!

J'avais une petite fille atteinte du cancer à l'époque où j'étais en primaire. Elle devait avoir 7 ou 8 ans à cette époque là... Remarque, comme j'étais jeune, je ne sais plus si c'était un cancer ou une leucémie, mais elle avait perdu ses cheveux... Ca reste horrible quoiqu'il en soit. Et par chance, elle a été guérie ! Ca a été long, mais elle s'en est sortie, donc ça donne de l'espoir pour les autres enfants dans cette situation. Et maintenant, ça doit faire une dizaine d'années, et je continue de la croiser parfois en ville ^^ Je ne lui ai jamais directement parlé, parce qu'on n'était pas dans la même classe et je ne la connaissais pas vraiment, mais elle a l'air de bien se porter désormais, c'est le principal.

J'espère que ça sera pareil pour le petit que connaît Charisma. C'est bien qu'elle se serve des armes à sa disposition (en l'occurence ici sa célébrité), pour lui venir en aide. C'est une très belle action.

C'est clair que c'est super triste ce genre de choses, surtout que le petit est adorable sur la photo... C'est admirable de la part de Charisma, et elle a bien raison de se servir de sa célébrité pour ce genre de choses! J'espère très fort que le petit va aller mieux...

Oh non:

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AllCharisma: Trying not to cry today. @rockstarronan is going home from all hospitals and clinics. @mamamaya was told by Dr's they've done all they can.
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Pauvre chou!!!!

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AllCharisma: UNACCEPTABLE!!!!!! Please Frans, spread the word about The little known disease called Neuroblstoma. Donate to the Ronan Thompson Foundation

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AllCharisma: that's all I got. #Fuckcancer!!!!!
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AllCharisma: The Royal Wedding? who cares? My dear friend's kid is fighting for life! 4all ulittle fighters.... There is no measure for the human spirit
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Ronan est décédé il y a quelques heures... Je dois dire que ça m'a carrément fait pleurer. Je suis tellement triste pour lui...

Un tweet :

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Ronan has gained his angel wings. Our hearts are heavy. Please keep his family in your thoughts and prayers. http://rockstarronan.com/

Oh non! Pauvre chou!!!

Toutes mes pensées vont à sa famille

Tweet de Charisma à son sujet :

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RIP .... Ronan Sean Thompson. May 12th, 2007 - May 9th, 2011. @rockstarronan @mamamaya The Ronan Thompson Foundation. Read, speak, donate.

Une photo du petit Ronan postée par CC il y a un mois:

Ah oui, je l'avais vu. Ca me fait de la peine...

Moi aussi, pauvre petit!

Le cancer est déjà un sale truc en soi (j'ai justement une de mes collègues qui est malade et qui va de moins en moins bien...) mais ça devrait pas arriver à des enfans