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04-08-2008, 03:53 PM | #1 |
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As some of you know, I had (thank God for past tenses) cancer, and because of which, I was in the hospital with nothing to do but play video games, watch tv, and visit HISStank with a laptop. While I was there, I met a 6-year-old boy named Mark (he liked it when I called him Marrky).
Marky has leukemia. He was pretty quiet, and I did my best to befriend him. I love kids (growing up, my mom was a daycare provider, and now I'm going to college to be a teacher), so I felt bad that this little guy would be in such bad straights. He got to talking here and there, but he wasn't very open. Understandable, considering his condition. But one day, something happened to lift Marky's spirits; He came to visit me, and I just happened to be reading some GI Joe comics (GI Joe vs Transformers by DD, I believe), and when he saw the pictures, he asked about them. I told him about it, the characters like Snake Eyes, Hawk, Duke, Roadblock, Cobra Commander, Storm Shadow, Destro and others. Soon I was showing Marky all sorts of GI Joe comics, and when my gf brought me a comic pack (21, comic colors) and an Armored CC she had found, Marky was HOOKED. At first he asked me why I played with toys at my age (22, btw), and I told him that as I got older, I liked to by them make them look cool, and then put them up. Well, Marky thought that was silly, but he loved playing with the Armored CC, SE and SS. Me and Marky bonded over GI Joe, and I got him some toys of his own (thanks, in part, to my gf and parents for doing the legwork). He had a ball. He thought Snake Eyes looked cool, but asked why he wears weird sunglasses, laughed when I called Destro "doorknob head", and asked why Gung Ho didn't wear a shirt, it gets cold outside. Well, Armored CC and Snake Eyes (V2) were his favorite, so I decided to do something special. I ended up giving Marky an original Armored CC and an old SE V3 (the re-release TRU had done a while back). He was amazed we had toys like that "when old people" like me were kids. Well, his parents loved me for all of this, and got something for me. I had told them I was looking for a couple of figs online (Spy Troops Barrel Roll, SE V4, blue Night Creeper) when I was showing Marky what I was looking for on e-bay, and I don't now how, but withing a couple of weeks, his parents had procured them all. Seriously, I told them no, but they said that they wanted to thank me for being Marky's friend. The point of all of this is this: GI Joe, while not technically having done anything, helped me make a friend, and I like to think helped a little boy. I was released from the hospital, but I still go to visit Marky everyday, and I try to always bring him something, from VvV figures from Dollar General to single pack figures and comic packs figures to just new guns and swords for his guys to have. And I'll tell you what, the nurses at our hospital have started calling Marky "Joey". He doesn't seem to mind. UPDATE- Items given to/Donated to Marky Updated donation list. ------MYSELF/HIS PARENTS/FRIENDS OF THE FAMILY------- Armored CC 25th (Anny and orig) Snake Eyes V2 (25th Anny) DTC Barrel Roll Bunch of $1 dollar Sand Vipers or whatever they were from the VvV that dollar General sells VvV Stalker Issue 21 Comic Colors pack Issue 21 Damaged SE and hooded SS Various VvV vipers 3 DTC Crimson Guards 25th Buzzer Tomax and Xamot comic pack 25th Anny Snow Job Ace and wild weasel comic pack A bunch of various accesories. Various Dukes from JvC, Spy and VvV Tiger Force Duke (original) Various DTC, VvV, Spy Troops figs such as Night Creeper, Low Light, Swamp Rat, Ninja Viper, Ghost Bear, VvV Croc Master and others. Those are the ones I can remember off the top of my head. Black CC from legions Various corps figures GI Joe/TF Omnibus Raptor Footloose (orig. green one) Mortal Kombat Sub Zero Ninja Showdown Set --------HISStank members-------- For donations, we've had (there's a lot, so bare with me, lol) Wave 5 Black SE DELIVERED Shipwreck DELIVERED Complete Brawler, Rockslide and a Corba ship. DELIVERED A donation that was said to be an EXTREMELY HIGH AMOUNT of troop builders. when the box gets here, I'll update on what was sent. Shipwreck 25th DELIVERED Hawk 25th DELIVERED Marvel Comic run on CD Cartoon Series on DVD's Unnamed original, complete figures. DELIVERED Multiple donations that were not specified TRU Nightwatch DELIVERED TRU SE Vs Red Ninjas DELIVERED Target HISStank DELIVERED 25th Destro DELIVERED 25th IG Destro DELIVERED VvV SE vs SS DELIVERED VvV Single Packs DELIVERED ARAH Whiteout DELIVERED ARAH Big Ben DELIVERED A comci pack SE from before 25th Anny DELIVERED DTC R.O.C.C. DELIVERED 25th Duke DELIVERED 25th Roadblock DELIVERED 25th Gung Ho DELIVERED 25th Cobra Trooper DELIVERED 25th Red Ninja DELIVERED 25th Torpedo DELIVERED 25th Rock and Roll DELIVERED 25th Crimson Guards DELIVERED Rhino cartoons Last edited by Snake Eyes-Joe Ninja; 04-28-2008 at 11:31 AM.. Reason: updating donation list |
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04-08-2008, 03:56 PM | #2 |
Banned, haha just kidding
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Haha, thats a nice story! I love this a lot.
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04-08-2008, 03:56 PM | #3 |
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PM me your address, and what he doesn't have, I want to contribute to Marky's Joe collection.
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04-08-2008, 04:00 PM | #4 |
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Yeah, man, that was great, and you told it well! Make sure to tell Marky if you see him again that he's famous on HissTank now...
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04-08-2008, 04:01 PM | #5 |
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If you will PM me the address I would like to contribute to his collection as well. I also have some old comics I would send if he would be interested.
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04-08-2008, 04:13 PM | #6 |
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PM me the address also....i have a few things he might like.
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04-08-2008, 04:16 PM | #7 |
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Seriously guys, this support is awesome.
Here's everything I've given him so far. Armored CC 25th Anny and orig) Snake Eyes V2 (25th Anny) DTC Barrel Roll Bunch of $1 dollar Sand Vipers or whatever they were from the VvV that dollar General sells VvV Stalker Issue 21 Comic Colors pack Issue 21 Damaged SE and hooded SS 25th Anny Joe 5 Pack (lucky find at a comic store) Destro and Breaker comic pack Various VvV vipers 3 DTC Crimson Guards 25th Buzzer Tomax and Xamot comic pack 25th Anny Snow Job Ace and wild weasel comic pack A bunch of various accesories. Various Dukes from JvC, Spy and VvV Tiger Force Duke (original) |
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04-08-2008, 04:17 PM | #8 |
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PM me with the address, too, please.
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04-08-2008, 04:19 PM | #9 |
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Great story, and good to hear you successfully battled your cancer. You set a great example for not only Marky, but others as well. Let the Tank know if there's anything we can do to help your cause.
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04-08-2008, 04:29 PM | #10 |
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Thanks all. I'm gonna pick him up the DD GI Joe Vs TF Omnibus in a bit, and I'm gonna give him my DD Battlefiles book so he can look at the Joes, Cobras and vehicles.
In case anyone was wondering, his favorites are Snow Job, Armored CC and Barbeque. I'm gonna pre-order BBQ for him on Friday. On a fun note; yesterday when I visited him, he had Snow Job with 25th Anny Buzzers chainsaw with a cape and Armored CC's helmat (which doesn't fit quite right, btw). I told him it was the coolest custom I'd ever seen. |
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