| Author | Message: A wish for Dori | Posted by: Heidi
On: 4/17/2000 at 9:17:55 AM GMT
Message #: 2871
See headers | Ok guys, I just want to make sure that you all know
that this is a REAL story in this email. It's written
by a wonderful woman that I've connected through a
RENT board. She is helping a 16 year old girl who is
dying of AIDS, and this is a campaign to help her with
her last wish. PLEASE read this and take it seriously!
If you forward this, make sure you tell the people
that you've gotten this through a reliable source and
it is NOT a fraud. Dori needs your love and support!
Thanks guys, you're the greatest, and I know you'll
help!
always,
Heidi
> ok dudes. this is the email I may or may not have
> told some of you about.
> some of you i may not even talk to anymore. anyway,
> this is not a joke or
> some dumb fwded message that has been passed around
> millions of times over.
> this is *very* real(i have even hung out with dori
> myself). those of you who
> can help, thank you. those of you who can't, please
> at least keep dori and
> her family/friends in your thoughts. you are all my
> friends and i ask you for
> your help.
>
> thank you!
>
> -shannon prieto
>
>
>
> April 16, 2000
>
> Dear friends,
>
> It's Linda Dahlstrom writing. I'm trying to figure
> out a way to write this
> without making it sound like one of those fraudulent
> e-mails that weave their
> way around the internet asking for favors for dying
> children. This one is
> very real. And it is breaking my heart.
>
> As many of you know, I volunteer with an incredible
> 16-year-old who has lived
> her whole life with AIDS. Last week she was also
> diagnosed with lymphoma
> cancer. Tuesday we found out that the cancer has
> spread to her bone marrow.
> It's bad. Right now, our beautiful Dori is in the
> hospital enduring the fight
> of her life. She has chosen to undergo chemo and
> it's wracking her little
> body, which was already weak. Her spirit remains
> luminous and full of love.
> In every moment she is amazing - and teaching - us
> all.
>
> For the past year, Dori's dream has been to see
> Ricky Martin. When she found
> out he was coming to Tacoma Dome on July 26 she went
> nuts. Of course we have
> tickets to go. But we also know now that it may be
> too far away. Dori knows
> too. Last week, she told us that if she didn't make
> it, she wanted her mom
> and I to go in her place. Dori is possibly the
> largest Ricky Martin fan on
> the face of the planet. To meet her even once is to
> know this. So ... we
> can't stop her AIDS. We can't stop her lymphoma ...
> and all we can do is love
> her through her suffering, no matter what. But we
> can try to work on making
> this one wish come true: to contact Ricky Martin and
> find out if it might be
> possible for him to call her for just five minutes,
> or maybe even come visit
> her or ... at least to send her a note or something.
>
> In the midst of what Dori is facing with such
> courage and beauty, it seems
> such a small thing .. but I need all of your help.
>
> We can't ask the Make a Wish Foundation to help make
> this happen because
> their policy is to only grant one wish per lifetime
> and when Dori was about 5
> they helped her go to Disneyland. We're on our own
> on this one.
>
> My idea is to ask all of you to please write Ricky
> Martin c/o his management
> and his Florida restaurant, tell them about Dori and
> ask if he could possibly
> consider making her dream come true. Both Dori and
> her mom, Barb, have given
> permission for you to use their name (Doriann and
> Barb Bryon) in the letter
> to encourage Ricky to get in touch. Please ask
> Ricky's management to reach
> Barb and Dori by calling either myself (Linda
> Dahlstrom at 207-547-1057) or
> the children's services director at Rise n' Shine,
> the non-profit
> organization I volunteer through that serves
> children affected by AIDS
> (Barrett Flesh, Rise n' Shine, 206-628-8949, ext.
> 227). You can also include
> Rise n' Shine's Web site, www.risenshine.org.
>
> If any of you have any other ideas besides writing
> on ways to reach him,
> let's pursue those. We're trying everything we can
> think of and we need to do
> it quickly.
>
> For anyone who doesn't have time to compose an
> original letter, I've gone
> ahead and written a form letter that I've posted
> below that you could just
> add your name to, cut and paste and send to him.
>
> Below that is a copy of a letter that Dori herself
> wrote to him last November
> so you can hear in her own words what he means to
> her. We both wrote to him
> last fall and didn't get a response. Please feel
> free to forward this e-mail
> to as many people as you can and encourage them to
> write. I want so badly for
> this to happen for Dori. She is such an amazing
> child.
>
> Here are a list of addresses where we can send
> letters. If even one of our
> letters get through to him maybe that would be
> enough.
>
> The Official Ricky Martin Fan Club
> P.O. Box 13345
> Santurance Station
> San Juan, Puerto Rico
> 00908-3345
>
> OR write to his management at:
>
> ANGELO MEDINA
> P.O. Box 8319
> Santurce, PUERTO RICO
> 00910
>
> We can also send letters to the restaurant he owns
> in Florida. I was told
> that if we address it to G Jack Donahue, he will
> direct the letter to Ricky
> Martin himself.
> The address is:
>
> G. Jack Donahue
> Casa Salsa
> 524 Ocean Drive
> Miami Beach, Florida 33139.
>
> You can also log on to the restaurant's main Web
> page and send him a message
> via an e-mail box at www.casasalsa.com.
>
> We can also write to him at Ricky Martin, 8439
> Sunset Boulevard, Suite 405,
> Los Angeles, California 90069.
>
> Two possible e-mail addresses we have that may or
> may not be for his
> management are rickym@c... and
> angelomedina@c...
>
> Another thought might be to e-mail the talk show
> hosts or celebrities or
> anyone else who might have access to him.
>
> Oprah's e-mail is harpo@i..., or you can
> go to her site and email
> from there.
> http://oprah.com/email/email_landing.html.
> Sally Jessy's http://www.sallyjessy.com/email.html
> or sally@s...;
> Montel Williams
> http://www.montelshow.com/forms/email_m.vep
> Leeza is
> http://www.leezashow.com/interact/index.htm
> We tried Rosie O Donell, but it sounds like she
> can't really help us.
> Donny and Marie are at Donny@o... and
> Marie@o...
>
> Thank you all so much for your help. I can't tell
> you how much it means.
> Whether you're able to send a letter to Ricky or
> not, please send a prayer
> to God for peace for Dori and for no suffering. How
> we love her.
>
>
> Linda Dahlstrom
>
>
>
> April 11, 2000
>
> Dear Ricky,
>
> I am writing on behalf of my friend, Doriann Bryon
> in Seattle. She is 16 and
> has lived her whole life with AIDS. Last week she
> was also diagnosed with
> lymphoma cancer. This week we found out that the
> cancer has spread to her
> bone marrow. She has chosen to undergo a rigorous
> chemotherapy regimen. If
> she didn't, the doctors have told us that she would
> likely die within two
> months. Right now, she's in the hospital fighting
> for her life.
>
> For the last year of her life, you have been her
> inspiration. The day she was
> told that the cancer was in her bones, she cried for
> a while and then
> resolved to fight. She has a key chain that plays
> "Maria." Sitting in the
> doctor's office, waiting for a nurse to tell her
> what time she would be
> admitted to the hospital, she pressed the play
> button ... as the music began
> to fill the room, a smile crossed her face and she
> hopped off of the exam
> table and on to the floor to dance. You helped her
> find joy even on that most
> devastating of days.
>
> Her dream is get a phone call from you or maybe even
> receive a personal note
> from you. It would mean so much to her. Is there
> any possible way you could
> do this? We know how busy you are, but we love her
> so. Time is running out.
>
> She has tickets to go to your July 26 concert at the
> Tacoma Dome (near
> Seattle Washington.) It seems likely now that she
> will not live long enough
> to get to go. She's already asked her mom, Barb, and
> a friend to go in her
> place if she doesn't make it. They don't want to go
> without her.
>
> I know how very, very busy you are and how many
> letters you receive. Thank
> you so much for taking the time to read this one.
>
> If there is any way, please help us find a way to
> make Dori's dream come
> true. She is fighting so hard and we love her so
> much that we want to help
> make this one wish real if there is any way. She is
> a shining angel now and
> is teaching us all how live and how to die. We'd
> like to do this one thing
> for her. To get in touch with her, please call Linda
> Dahlstrom, her volunteer
> through Rise n' Shine, a non-profit organization in
> Seattle that serves
> children affected by AIDS (www.risenshine.org).
> Linda's phone number is
> 206-547-1057 and her e-mail is LADahl@a... You
> could also call Barrett
> Flesh, children's services director at Rise n' Shine
> at 206-628-8949 or
> e-mail him at Barrett@r...
>
> Thank you again -- for anything you could do to help
> us with Dori's wish --
> and for simply making her feel like dancing.
>
> With gratitude,
>
>
>
>
> (The following is a letter Dori wrote to Ricky last
> fall.)
>
>
>
>
> Nov. 19, 1999
>
> Dear Ricky,
>
> My name is Doriann and I am 16. I have AIDS. I was
> born HIV positive and
> through the years my health has been like a roller
> coaster. I have good days
> and bad days. This year has been hard for me - I've
> been sick a lot and in
> the hospital - but one bright spot in my life is
> your music.
>
> Through your music, I feel alive. When I'm down and
> don't feel well, your
> music soothes my body and heart. It makes me feel
> like dancing even on days
> when I can barely get up. I want to say gracias for
> making the music you do,
> supporting the AIDS projects you have and for giving
> back to the community.
>
> I was hoping to see you in concert, but your tour
> isn't taking you near the
> Northwest where I live. Someday - if there's any way
> possible - I'd like to
> meet you in person and be able to tell you what your
> music means to me. It's
> the dream of my life - a life in which I am truly
> living la vida loca. Each
> day is uncertain, but I do know I can count on your
> music to help make me
> feel better when nothing else seems to.
>
> My mom loves me and my friends care a lot, but
> sometimes I feel really alone
> and scared. In those times I can play your music and
> it makes me feel better.
> It gives me hope. You drive me crazy.
>
> I not only go crazy, but I go into what I call the
> "Ricky Martin World." My
> friends tease me about it a lot. It tell them I
> don't like it (but I know I
> do.)
>
> When I hear you speak, it inspires me to learn and
> speak in Spanish and take
> this pretty language seriously. Ever since I was
> young, I've always had a
> passion for languages, especially Spanish. One of my
> goals in life is to
> travel the world as an interpreter for people who
> can't speak and who can't
> understand Spanish. I think Spanish is the most
> beautiful language in the
> world. It has that bite to it, but anyway after I'm
> done being an
> interpreter, I plan to live the rest of my life in
> San Juan, Puerto Rico (of
> course).
>
> I thank you so much for all that you've done to help
> not just us people
> affected, or living with AIDS, but for giving back
> to all the people who
> really need help.
> I can't thank you enough.
>
> Sincerely,
>
>
> Doriann Bryon
>
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