Origami Angels Sought For Teen Fighting Cancer
'Thousand Angels' bring hope to 14-year-old diagnosed with follicular lymphoma.
According to Japanese legend, anyone who folds 1,000 origami cranes will be granted one wish. The folks at the Morris County Arts Workshop (MCAW) have co-opted that legend and are hoping to produce 1,000 origami angels for Sarah Stover, the 14-year-old freshman at West Morris Mendham High School who has been battling follicular lymphoma since August. "Our wish, obviously, is for Sarah to be cured," said Jane Shatz, executive director of MCAW. The angels for Sarah are an extension of the origami wish project that Shatz began last year. The origami public art piece at the Chester Springs Mall titled "Thousand Flights" was made using 1,000 origami cranes folded by Cathy Ring to aid those suffering in Japan as a result of the 2011 disaster. …
Not Domino
2:57 pm on Friday, January 4, 2013
Rare cancers like this are so frightening, and make me so sad. I pray for Sarah's speedy and full recovery. Every time I read of a case like this, I wonder whether the person has been exposed to a powerful environmental toxin, for example through their drinking water (if they have a well), and I wonder if Sarah lives near power lines, or a golf course, or a gas station or old factory or superfund… more ›