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Ben Leslie Is One In A Minion!

May is National Cancer  Research Month.  In 2014 over 1.6 million people in the U.S. will be diagnosed with some form of cancer.  Your loved ones are not statistics. Ben is not a statistic. He is a SON.  Every 36 minutes a child is diagnosed with cancer in the U.S. That's enough to fill one classroom. Ben has a rare form of  cancer Synovial Sarcoma, and is 7 yrs young.  Ben loves to receive mail and has from all alot of countries  of the world from caring people like yourselves.  His Dad created a facebook page entitled Blessings For Ben Leslie..perhaps you can find it in your heart to like his page on social media and  send him some words of encouragement and hope. Or perhaps a letter? Ben Leslie P.O.Box 627, Dana, NC 28724. I am sure he would Love to hear from you all....Thanks in advance!

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