Farmers unite to fulfill dying boy's wish


	Farmers unite to fulfill dying boy's wish

Lexica

2-11-2009 7:41 PM

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community, death, love

Lexica says:

Just before 5 a.m. on Saturday morning, nine-year-old Jacob Vanderlaan died of cancer at his Mercer Settlement Road home surrounded by his family.

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2-11-2009 7:51 PM

shaor

That is soooo sad! But, wonderful that he got his wish, god bless those that helped his dreams come true.

2-11-2009 8:43 PM

tanyamm

So very sad. My condolences to the family. It was nice that he had his wish at least partially fulfilled. Those are great neighbours.

2-13-2009 6:41 PM

ofcapri

What a wonderful heartfelt gesture from the farming community to do for that young boy. They gave from their heart to ease Jake's pain as best they could.

2-13-2009 11:53 PM

Antara

those beautiful humans are makin me cry ...sniff

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