Too Important For A Young Boy With Cancer

Young boys growing up often idolize sports stars and action film stars. In the case of a 10 year old boy suffering from Leukemi, his hero is Ina Garten, a star with the Food Network. He made two requests to be able to cook with his heroine on the Food Network Television Show thru The Make A Wish Foundation. Even if Ina had ice running thru her veins, does she not get the positive publicity such a move would bring?

This is incredibly shortsighted and wrong. Are you so important you can't grant a dying boy one last wish? Tell me you are not that arrogant. He asked twice and you failed him twice. Cancer affects us all and we all have had ties to people that have died from it and survived it. Their experiences are gut wrenching. Cancer has become very common and scary for that matter. Ina's Public Relations Representative came up with the excuse that you Ina can't honor every request you receive. While that is true, I do wonder how many requests you get by young boys with cancer to cook with you. It can't be that many and the request is something you have the ability to honor without a whole lot of effort. Hey Ina, what you and your ignorant publicity rep should understand is that you wouldn't have to make any extra time other than to include the boy in your show. Perhaps we should send the both of you down the yellow brick road to the wizzard for a heart. Most people enjoy charitable work, especially when it involves kids.

As for the boy, with his back up wish he has chosen to swim with dolphins. Sad to say but dolphins that are forced in to captivity will show this child more love than you. This disconnect we have with the value of life and other people in our society is tearing us a part. Your ambivalence toward this sick child is both disgusting and incomprehendable and you should be ashamed. For those of us that have not experienced cancer, we are fortunate. For those who suffer, we are called to help in any way we can. I guess Ina that you did not get the memo. Have fun cooking on your show, you will never get me to watch.

The world would be better served by people-first decision making. In this case, Ina and her show are more important than making a dying boy happy. It is a priority that is completely out of whack.

See article for yourself..it is horrible!

http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/food/barefoot-contessa-turns-down-sick-kids-wish-not-cool-2468614/