I think it would have been better if they had given gifts or donated without having a show about it. I'm afraid that it really looked like J&K were looking for attaboys or props. Like "look at us, we're giving back"
I know we are all entitled to our own opinion, but I disagree. If they had made the remark of only giving, then it would have been said that they did it only for that reason too. I posted a few pages back about the St Jude show. I am a cancer survivor of St Jude and my daughter was treated there this year. I know first hand what it means to walk into that very scarey place and learn very quickly what a wonderful, caring, place it is. They did an awesome job portraying what that place does. They allowed St Jude to be promoted, and I for one am appreciative. You do not ever know when it will be YOU or YOUR grandchild walking in tomorrow. The research, the care, the treatment provided at no out of pocket costs to families is unbelievable. My husband and I both work, and we live comfortably. We are by no means rich AT ALL. When we were off with our daughter, it was scarey. I kept thinking what will we do to pay the mortgage? How will I do this? How can I be back here after being here as a child? The one thing I did know was that I would not be receiving a big bill. Do any of you realize what these children go through daily? Children puke in garbage cans while they walk down the halls, wear masks inside the hospital so that a small bug will not possibly kill them. These children smile and they laugh and their parents are right along with them hoping that they will survive, hoping these long days will be over soon. I honestly never heard a kid crying except in triage where they took blood. They do all they can to manage pain, they do not believe in a kid being in pain. They, the staff, love these kids. I am sorry but insulted and sad does not even describe how I felt when I got on here and grown people were more concerned about Kate's bangs or why they really did the show more than they were the fact that children die and are sick and sometimes fight this terrible disease. I, for one, could care less why they did it. They did it. There is no other way you will be able to truly see the hospital for what it is worth. People cant just decide to tour. Kids cant just hang out and tours have to be scheduled. I beg you, plead with you to think of how you would feel. I NEVER thought I would hear the words that my child may have Ewings Sarcoma and needed to be at St Jude. When I got the first call, the lady helping me told me details I needed to know. I broke down and told her I would probably not remember anything she told me. She told me not to worry, where to go when we got there, to pack a few days of clothes and show up, that they would do the rest. And they did. We showed up, in tears, with our little bags packed and prayers that God would help us put one foot in front of the other. They held our hand until one day in the hall, I held another new mom's hand who was walking the halls crying because her daughter had just been diagnosed with luekemia. That little girl is in the hospital as we speak, sick, tired, achey, and wanting to be home for Santa. My point is, PLEASE STOP, and think about what is really important as you dismiss the St Jude show. Kate's bangs? Why they did it? Who arranged it? NOPE! It is the kids, the ones who are fighting for their lives. It may be you one day, and you will be forever grateful for the moment they spent there.