Dwayne McDuffie

....I want to be like this warrior

 

 

ah man that is a sad and inspiring story. I hope that little guy ends up being a cancer survivor, though he seems to have made his peace.

This warrior is my hero...

Just imagine what you might do if a doctor said you have only two weeks left to live.

For 11-year-old Brenden Foster of Bothell, Wash., who was given that prognosis earlier this year after learning he was suffering from leukemia last December, the answer was probably not what you'd expect.

"I was coming back from one of my clinic appointments and I saw this big thing of homeless people and then I thought I should just get them something," Foster said.

Instead of asking for an expensive toy or a fancy vacation, he decided to focus all his remaining energy on feeding the homeless.

"They're probably starving, so give them a chance," he said.

He was too weak to do it himself, but his determination caught on near his home in Seattle, where neighbors and residents launched a food drive.

I've never seen the courage that this little boy just displayed," one homeless man said as he waited for a meal at the Union Rescue Mission in Los Angeles. "I've never seen anything like it in my life. It left me speechless."

"As soon as I saw it, I'm a crybaby and I just got tears in my eyes," one woman said. "I'm trying to get my life straight and everything and that's something that's going to let me look at the better in life."

Foster, who devoted his final days to lifting others up, became bedridden; the kid who could once outrun any of his friends could no longer walk. Last week, Foster could hardly keep his eyes open, but he didn't waiver from his wish.

"'Tis the season to give," he said.

In just two weeks, an 11-year-old boy, too sick to even work a paper route, has raised tens of thousands of dollars and brought in truckloads of donations to local food pantries.

"He's left a legacy and he's 11," his mother said. "He's done more than most people ever dream of doing just by making a wish and speaking his mind."

Foster lived long enough to see his dream come alive, before dying in his mother's arms Friday morning.

"Follow your dreams, don't let anything stop you," Foster said

Help Grant Brenden's Last Wish: Learn more about how to help the homeless in Brenden's honor through Food Lifeline.

Donate Online: Select "Brenden Foster Food Drive" from the list of charitable donations.

 

I need to thank you for posting this.  I had to give a talk (speech, sermon, whatever term works) at my church this past weekend about lifting the people around us up.  This example came right to mind and I used it. It wasn't too easy getting through it without getting a little choked up, though...

"I had to give a talk (speech, sermon, whatever term works) at my church this past weekend about lifting the people around us up.  This example came right to mind and I used it."

I think the following could be deemed appropriate here...Isaiah 11:6 -- The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them.

May it be so.

I pray that the seed which Brenden and yourself have planted will bear good fruit.

 

Happy Thanksgiving.

 

 

This is who inspires me:  Randy Pausch.  If you haven't seen his lecture you should and i warn you;  you will be teary eyed at the end.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji5_MqicxSo

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Very powerful drop.  I'd read about Randy Pausch's story, but this vid was profound.....and very moving.

 

Brother knew how to live.

 

Much respect.