Tip:
Highlight text to annotate it
X
>> I HEARD THAT YOU LIKE TRAINS.
IS THAT TRUE?
YEAH?
WHAT'S SO COOL ABOUT TRAINS?
>> UM, THEY CAN TAKE YOU SOMEWHERE.
>> MY SON SEAN WAS DIAGNOSED WITH LEUKEMIA
ON HIS FIFTH BIRTHDAY.
>> MARY HAD SURGERY HERE AT CHOP TO HAVE A BRAIN TUMOR
REMOVED.
>> I HAD SOME ICKY STUFF INSIDE ME.
>> AND WHAT HAPPENED TO IT?
>> AND NOW THEY TAKED IT ALL OUT.
>> JOEY WAS SENT DOWN HERE TO CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
OF PHILADELPHIA TO BE TREATED.
>> IT WAS KIND OF HARD FOR ME TO BREATHE,
AND I GOT REALLY TIRED REALLY EASILY.
>> WHEN I FIRST GOT DIAGNOSED,
I LEARNED TO APPRECIATE THE SIMPLEST THINGS IN LIFE,
LIKE BEING ABLE TO GET UP AND GET YOUR OWN BOWL
OF CEREAL OR GETTING IN THE SHOWER BY YOURSELF.
BECAUSE, UNTIL THOSE THINGS ARE THREATENED,
YOU NEVER REALLY UNDERSTAND HOW GRACIOUS YOU SHOULD BE
FOR HAVING THEM IN THE FIRST PLACE.
>> I'M CALLUM HARDING, AND I'M 14 YEARS OLD.
>> WHEN WE WERE HERE AT CHOP AS PATIENTS AND FAMILY,
WE WERE GIVEN EVERY KIND OF SUPPORT WE COULD NEED.
>> THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA IS HELPFUL
TO HELP YOU UNDERSTAND YOUR DISEASE AND TO HELP YOU
GET THROUGH IT.
>> YOU COULD HAVE, LIKE, THE PERFECT LIFE AND BE HAPPY
EVERY DAY, AND THEN ALL THE SUDDEN,
IF SOMETHING HAPPENS TO YOU, YOU FEEL GRATEFUL
FOR EVERYTHING YOU HAVE.
>> TWINKLE, TWINKLE, LITTLE STAR.
HOW I WONDER WHAT YOU ARE.
>> IT JUST AMAZES ME THAT THE LITTLE KIDS HERE,
THEY DON'T SAY, "OH, I'M JUST GOING TO BE SAD TODAY
BECAUSE I HAVE CANCER."
THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT, SO THEY JUST KEEP GOING.
AND THEY HAVE SUCH RESILIENCE,
AND I ADMIRE THAT.
>> WHAT DO YOU FEEL LIKE NOW?
>> I FEEL PRETTY GOOD.
>> I'M GETTING A LOT HEALTHIER, PLAYING SPORTS,
BEING LIKE A NORMAL KID.
>> I CAN'T EXPRESS HOW WONDERFUL IT IS COMING HERE.
>> I'M DONE.
I'M NINE MONTHS OUT OF REMISSION.
I HAVEN'T BEEN INPATIENT IN NINE MONTHS,
BUT I STILL ALWAYS FIND A REASON TO GO BACK JUST TO
SEE THE NURSES JUST BECAUSE THEY'RE ALL SO SPECIAL TO ME.
>> THERE'S HOPE FOR EVERYONE HERE.
>> THE PEOPLE ON THE BUS GO UP AND DOWN,
ALL THROUGH THE TOWN.
>> ONE IN 300 CHILDREN WILL BE DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER
BY THE TIME THEY'RE 20.
>> WE NEED MONEY.
>> WE NEED MONEY.
>> WE NEED MONEY FOR RESEARCH.
>> I HEARD ABOUT THE PARKWAY RUN.
I THINK THAT'S GOING TO BE PRETTY FUN.
HOPEFULLY, SOME OF MY FRIENDS WILL WALK WITH ME
OR SOMETHING.
>> RUN FOR ME.
>> WALK FOR ME.
>> RUN FOR MY DAUGHTER.
>> SPEAK UP FOR ME.
>> WALK FOR MY SON.
>> WALK FOR ME.
>> RUN FOR MY SON.
>> RUN FOR ALL OF US.