Good Morning one and all…here’s wishing you all a wonderful and enchanting day!
I have to tell you that I am really enjoying reading your personal “Impossibles” they are just wonderful and I am sending out supportive hugs to you all!
Now I would like to introduce to you a very wonderful young man…I know that he is going to touch your heart and if you are looking for Inspiration in your life…here it is!
(Update…Preston’s Mom just told me they will be putting more in the shop later today…the SOLD OUT…APPLAUSE!!!)
My friend Gina from The Shabby Creek Cottage told me about this young man and of course I had to let you all know about him…I would like you to meet Preston…one look at this precious face your heart will sink and you will magically fall in love with him and his incredibly kind and loving heart.
Meet Preston: Unfortunately, he has never know life without cancer but will never let it get in the way of living life. Preston was diagnosed with cancer in his white blood cells (Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis) at 5 months old and battled it for a little over 5 years. 8 months after his diagnosis, his dad was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer and battled for 8 years before his family lost him in April 2010. In August 2011, Preston was diagnosed with Hodgkins Lymphoma and began treatment in September 2011. After a few weeks, his hair fell out and he asked his mother to teach him to make hats.
His mother took him to the fabric store and let him pick out a pattern and some fleece. He made himself a couple of hats and then informed me that he wanted to make hats for the kids at the cancer center and continue to do so after his treatment is over. Within a week, word had spread like crazy among his family, friends, and friends of friends. He has already sent 65 hats to Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital (in Nashville) and 45 to Denver’s Children’s Hospital, in less than four months of opening his shop,
Here’s the amazing part: Each hat in his shop is $5. With the purchase of one of his cute hats – you receive yours and he uses the proceeds to make FOUR hats to send to a children’s hospital.
A pretty amazing story isn’t it! I cried and smiled but one thing I know is that Preston is what is good in the world…a pure heart…a helping hand…a loving spirit…so much to learn from such a young man…I know that he has inspired me and I know that he will touch your heart and inspire you!
Preston…we are all wishing you the Stars…
See you all tomorrow my friends with a project…I hope : )
sending you tons of
(((HUGS)))
Thanks for sharing that wonderful story. What a brave little guy!Puts personal troubles in perspective and makes me thankful for all my very healthy kids. Can’t wait to visit his shop!
Congratulations Preston for making the world an amazing place to live in. You are a shining example of how good it feels to give with your whole heart x
Andrea,
Such a wonderful story. I am going to his Etsy shop right now. Thank you for sharing him with us!
Hugs,
Julie
What a fabulous spirit he has. Best wishes to him and his family.
One of the things I love most about blogging is that we have a platform for sharing incredible stories and helping others. Thank you for sharing this. Hugs go out to this boy and his family. xo
He is precious, indeed! Thank you so much for introducing us. I plan to grab my kiddos {to give them a peek at this kind and selfless boy} and visit his shop!
AWESOME cause!!! Thanks for sharing Andrea!!!
XO, Aimee
Leave it you my dear Andrea for bring awareness and lighting my heart today! What an amazing young man, Preston! I’ll be sure to check out his shop with my girl, Hannah, after school today! Much love, Lisa
There are angels on earth xo
Oh my goodness this is wonderful- i am so glad you shared, I will continue to check and see if they have added any new hats yet.
Such a touching story- thank you for sharing sweetie
Great looking beanies! Thanks for sharing.
Andrea, thank you so much for continuing to share Preston’s story. I told his mother I was going to try my best to get other bloggers to spread the word so that Preston can get his message out there.
This little guy and his mother buy their fabric from my store, and I assure you, they are as genuine as the day is long. He is excited to share his beanies with other kids. For a long time, they have used their own money to fund his project, so it’s great that he’s now actually selling them to raise moeny to help.
I’m going to interview him next week and then I’ll post it on my blog.
Thanks again.
An uplifting story for the day…thank you for sharing <3
Awe, all the best wishes to Preston! Hope they keep selling out the beanies!
Btw, I’ve just bought 2 sets of pin back buttons from your Etsy! 🙂
Hope you’re having a great week!
Miki.
Andrea, this is such a great story! What an awesome cause to share. Hugs to Preston!
Karah @ thespacebetweenblog
Oh Andrea,
What a brave young man and such a wonderful outlook on life. Isn’t it amazing that those who are fighting such a battle take time to put others first!
blessings,
karianne
I agree with the comments. This young man is indeed very inspiring to other people. This is such an inspiring too. It is important to fight and not to flight for this is the only thing we can do to face these challenges. As a motivational speaker, personal experiences really give a heart-pounding messages and thoughts to the readers and listeners.