I have been blessed!

JDMAG

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I think I have been blessed again!
I have been on the computer alot this week while Donna is recovering, and started looking around on Face book, for old friends. I have found several that I went to high school with, both good and not so good stories. One in particular was from a girl I was in several high school classes with and I found out thru the conversation that she has an un curable form of cancer, and is a single un employed mother. The Dr's said she only had 2 years to live and she says she should have been gone last august. she has a 9 year old son who would love to go hunting. And it was one of her greatest wishes that she would get to see this happen. I am in the process of setting up a rabbit hunting trip with my nephew for this young man, and if possible, I'll be going on the trip(in eastern KY) and loaning him my daughters .410 pump to use on the hunt, as well as providing her a 4 wheeler and driving her on it or letting her do the driving while I walk with her son and the dogs. I strongly feel god is leading me to do this. I also have Donna's blessing to go riding with another woman !! :?
 
More power to you!!! Good people like yourself doing selfless acts like this make the world a better place.
 
good for you theres alot of kids that never see a gravel road or a stream in the woods. break the pavement pansy revolution that these kids are dealing with.
 
Yes you are JDMAG.

Something about volunteering that does the heart good, really flippin kool good if ya know what I mean.. I intend to do more.....

Way to go my friend, way to go....

Rod
 
I have it setup now with my nephew. He was extatic. If I cant make it (which wild horses couldnt keep me from it) he and his dad will handle every thing. I am about to contact her and let her know. be back soon.
JDMAG
 
It makes one feel good about themselves and life to do such a thing for someone. I also think someone upstairs will remember it when your time comes. If not you can still feel good and know you did something kind and nice for someone else. Take care and good luck on the hunt.
 
JDMAG- God bless you and your efforts on behalf of the young fella and his Mother. Prayers for enlightenment, understanding and peace for all of you. You are on a good, if difficult mission, I'm thinkin'! Keep sharing your experience. Perhaps we can be of help here some how. CL
 
Well I just got off the phone with this lady. I have sent her number to my nephew, and he was so pumped about doing this I couldn't help but be proud. It will be this fall/winter, perhaps around Christmas before it takes place but it is going to happen for this little 9 year old. I love my kids and am happy they have me to make this a natural progression for them. but being able to do this for a kid that may never have the opportunity otherwise, is just a feeling I can't describe in the least. I did point out to her to make sure the boy knew that it WAS a H U N T I N G trip. Nothing is guaranteed, and he may not get anything. I want him to have the true experience. If I make it up there, I also plan to take my bird dog Ginny along and go to a preserve and let him try to get his Mom some quail.
Thank god we live in a country where we can make this type of thing happen without government approval!
 
JD,
Please check out this link,.

http://www.childswish.com/aboutus.php

THe owners name is Brigid O'Donoghue , and she is great. The alliance grants hunting and fishing wishes to people that have terminal illnesses. You may get an incredible hunt for both. Here is an article on a recent whitetail hunt. BTW, I have offered to donate hunts to Brigid before, and there a a lot of high quality ranches that do the same.

ST. JAMES —
Most deer hunters spend a lifetime chasing whitetails and never get a wall-hanger trophy buck in their cross-hairs.
But with only one deer hunt under his belt, 12-year-old Josh Sanns is already way ahead of the game.
These days, a bragging-sized whitetail buck mount — all 17-points worth and fresh from the taxidermist — now gazes across the living room of his St. James home.
The youngster bagged the 17-pointer while on a Texas “wish hunt” in early January.
But we need to back up a bit.
Like many youngsters his age, he has a keen interest in hunting.
But unlike most youngsters his age, he was born with a congenital heart defect that precludes him from participating in physical activities, including hunting.
“His best friends hunt and he wants to hunt but because of the serious heart problem, he can’t do a lot of the physical activities other kids do,” Michelle said.
Opportunities to connect with the great outdoors was further stymied by the fact that Michelle, a single mom, had no hunting friends who could take the youngster afield with them.
But on a whim, she was surfing the Web for ‘wish hunts” that enable youngsters with serious disabilities or diseases to experience the sport when she discovered the Wisconsin-based United Special Sportsman Alliance and contacted them.
Founder and president of the non-profit organization, Brigid O’Donoghue, agreed that a hunt could be arranged. What’s more, by sheer coincidence, she had recently been contacted by a Madelia trucking company owner, Kevin Blickem about giving Josh a few shooting lessons before he took his trip.
“He heard me on a trucker’s radio station asking for truckers who would be willing to use their trucks to publicize the USSA and gave me a call,” Donoghue said. “I did a map check and discovered he was only 15 minutes away from where Josh lived.”
Blickem spent a few sessions with Josh, who had never fired a gun, in October and November to polish his shooting skills.
Originally, Josh’s deer hunt was scheduled for Wisconsin, but extremely cold weather — weather that could aggravate his heart condition — put that hunt on hold.
Donoghue then arranged for a Texas hunt. And by another coincidence, a woman whose husband, an enthusiastic hunter, had passed away, had recently made a memorial contribution to the USSA.

Hardpan.
 
Thanks hardpan, I will talk to the young man's mom and see what she says and then contact this group. I think a deer hunt in addition to a rabbit/bird hunt would be a great start to his hunting career.
 
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