LET'S HELP GUNNER MOVE THAT MOUNTAIN!

Gunner Gillespie (age 7): "I think I can...I think I can!"
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Dear Bloggers and Friends: In his short life, 7-year old Gunner Gillespie has overcome many obstacles. This is a wonderful little boy I've come to know personally, along with his 5 year-old sister Garlynn and both Gus and Janna's wonderful parents. They are both school teachers. Last November 30th, Gunner was diagnosed with an inoperable Diffuse Pontine Glioma. In plain English, this is a cancerous tumor in Gunner's brain stem, so it cannot be biopsied or surgically treated. Gunner's Mother, Janna is committed to getting the word out to other parents and we hope the local media here in Arizona responds to my plea. I've been both a news reporter and an anchor, so I know that the power of the Media can so positively reach hundreds of thousands of people with loving hearts to come together.

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Pontine Glioma usually affects children ages 4-10. On average, 160-200 cases are diagnosed annually. I blogged about Gunner Gillespie back on 5/12. This morning, Gunner is facing serious challenges. He has a mountain to move, and I believe with my full heart---with all of it---that we can collectively surround this family with our encouragement and help Gunner move that mountain once and for all! Please, please pray for this fine young man! I realize many of you have read about this subject here before. But whatever Faith you ascribe to, this terrific family really needs your Prayers, your Love, your Supportiveness, your Positive Thoughts, your Meditations, Shout-Outs or financial help. An artistic rendering of a train Gunner drew in Kindergarten with the inscription "I think I can...I think I can!" soon became the logo for a T-shirt and basketball teams in Southern Illinois and Western Kentucky heard about Gunner's story, and purchased innumerable shirts for warm up practice while taking up Gunner's battle cry! If you have ever loved anyone in your life, go to Gunner's website at: http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/gunnergillespie where you can keep up on Gunner's progress, leave an encouraging note to Gus and Janna and more. It's time for a miracle and for this little boy to have a shot at a healthy life. But to accomplish this, he needs our involvement in a major way. I hope this short Blog post will convince you to become involved and for my fellow Arizona Journalists, News Reporters and News Anchors to help me get the word out.

Thank you for reading this, All!
Michael