Back when Hershey was alive, he used to post to the FML sometimes. Here
is something he posted back in 2002, and I thought this was a god time to
post it again. Although his updates on happenings here at home are out
of date, his comments on the Giving Trees are timeless. Please read and
think about what he has to say.
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Hello everybodies.
Dis is Hershey - the kid with the ADV that writes sometimes. I'm sorry
I haven't written for a while, but Mom moved da pooter, and I had a hard
time getting to it.
Mom was kinda sick this week - Pop said she had a bad cold. I don't
know about that. I mean, it has been chilly, but I didn't think it was
all that cold. I jus know she was sneezin and sneezin, an I thought
she was gonna splode. She had ta stay home from work a few days, an I
thought that was neat, cause she got to spend more time with us kids.
Mom says my buddy, Kokopelli has a bad heart, an may have to leave us
soon to go to the Bridge. I hope not. But just in case, we are
thinking of lots of fun things to do with him, so he gets to have all
the fun he can.
But enough about stuff here. The real reason I am writing is to tell
you about the Giving Trees.
I already told you some about the ADV Giving Tree, an lots of you must
have listened, cause most of da kids on da Tree have Secret Santas. But
if you are a kid like me with ADV, there is still time to get on the
Tree. Just have your mom or dad send a picture of you and a short story
about you to Kris Mewton at:
[log in to unmask]
Kris is this really nice man who is growing the Tree for all us ADV
kids, and he will be happy to add you to the Tree. If'n you want to be
nonymous, which means you don't want everyone to know who you are, just
tell Kris, and he will only give your information to da person that is
your Santa. If you want to go out and see da Tree, it is at:
http://www.mkaresq.com/ADV/advgt.htm
Now, some folks say they don't know what to get for furkids, but we is
usually real easy to please. Most of us is happy with a toy, or a new
sleep sack or hammie. Last year Kat Parsons crocheted me a yellow sleep
sack. Well, actually she sent it for all of us here at this house, but
I like it more then anyone else, so I claim it as mine. Mom won't let
me have it in my cage, cause she says I hafta share it, but when I am
out, I take it with me where ever I want to sleep. Kat put a picture of
me with the sack on her webpage, an that makes me feel special. If you
want to see me, go to:
http://www.geocities.com/ferretlover97/index.html
Anyway, that sack was the best present I got last Christmas. It was
special, cause it was made with love. Sometimes homemade presents are
the best!
Mom says there is a nother part of the ADV Tree, called the Morial Tree,
and not many of those kids have Secret Santas. Dis Tree is for the kids
with ADV that have gone to da Bridge. My buddy, Maori Moonshine is on
that Tree. The kids on this Tree can't get presents to play with, but
what you can do is make a donation to ADV research in their name. Mom
says this is real important, cause we need research so that maybe
someday they can have a cure or a vaccine for ADV, an then ferret kids
wouldn't have to worry about getting sick with it like me. Mom says
that picking a kid from da Morial Tree and giving money to research is
good in lots of ways. First, you help the fight against ADV. Next, if
you say who the money is for, and where their hidey-hole was, their Mom
or Dad will get a nice letter saying some money was given in that
ferret's name.
Now I don't really understan why the letter is important, but Mom says
it is something that the Mom or Dad can have forever to remind them how
special their ferret was. Finally, the person who sends the money gets
a tax reduction. I don't understand this, either, but Mom says
something about the person gets to break their taxes. Now, I thought
breaking things was bad. I know when ET and I pushed Mom's lamp off da
table an it broke, she said that was bad. But taxes must be somethin
your sposed to break, cause Mom says breakin your taxes is good. So,
if'n you want to break your taxes, pick a kid off da Morial Tree, and
send some money for ADV Research in their name.
Now, there is a nother Giving Tree I need to tell you about. This Tree
is for kids dat live in shelters. A nice woman named Kristine is growin
it. You can see this Tree at:
http://givingtree.friendsoffuzzies.com
Mom says it is important to remember kids in da shelters, cause they
don't have a forever home like me, and they don't have a real mom or
dad. They do have a shelter mom or dad, and the shelter person takes
real good care of them, but it isn't the same. Let me splain why.
See, everyday when I see my Mom, I know I am special. That's cause when
I was a baby, Mom came to the house where I was born, and she played
with me and all my brothers an sisters, an then she picked me - she said
she wanted me cause I was special. I was too young to go with her that
day, so she came back several times, and each time she said she wanted
me. She said I had da softest, silkiest coat, and she even picked out my
name before I could go home with her. She named me Herschel von Seidig,
cause I am a chocolate boy with a silky coat, an my dad was German, cept
everyone calls me Hershey for short. Anyway, every time I see her, I
remember how she picked me and said I was special, and then I feel all
good inside cause I know how much I am loved.
Well, kids in da Shelters didn't get picked. They had to go live there,
not cause someone wanted them, but cause there was no where else for
them. In fact, some of them are in shelters cause their hooman didn't
want them anymore. Now, that is really hard on a furkid's ego. But,
when you go and pick them from the Giving Tree, and when they get their
present, then they know someone thought they were special. Then they
get to feel all good inside, too.
Anywho, thats about all I have to say for now. Just remember all the
kids on those trees.
Your friend,
Hershey
[Originally Posted in FML issue 3949]
Hershey lost his battle with ADV in January 2003.
--
Danee
International Ferret Congress Health Issues Coordinator
http://ferretcongress.org
ADV - If your ferret hasn't been tested, you don't know!
For more information visit: http://www.ferretadv.com
You can help fight ADV! Visit:
http://help4adv.terrabox.com/
[Posted in FML issue 4719]
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