Continued this afternoon

Awesome..

Well done NSW police and the Make a wish foundation

Bravo to Robert Downey Jnr



http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-02-11/robert-downey-jr-makes-iron-boy-honourary-...

NOT, NOT, NOT, a Great Story.

I watched the item on the TV news.






Teaching a sick child, that it is OK, to embrace lies and fantasy ?

For what ?

So as to 'stroke' that sick child's ego ?

For what ?

To give him the 'persona' of a faux hero ?

For what ?




WAKE UP WORLD.               




Dictionary;
la-la land = =
1 Los Angeles or Hollywood, especially with regard to the film and television industry.
2 a dreamworld.

Yadda wrote on Feb 12^th, 2016 at 10:09pm:




Didn't you ever pretend when you were a kid?

This is just a sick little boy who has more grief and pain in his life than he deserves playing 'let's pretend' for an afternoon. He had some help.

His pain and suffering are disproportionate so why shouldn't his joy be?

I say many blessings on all involved. I'll bet it did each and every one of them some good too.

I don't know that the cost would have been all that "massive". A few costumes. A few volunteers.

I've a fair amount of faith in Make-a-Wish to provide as many services as possible for sick kids as possible.

Cystic Fibrosis is a particularly nasty disease. Any joy this boy gets is ok by me.

Setanta wrote on Feb 12^th, 2016 at 11:10pm:



Most of that was probably donated Setanta.

miserable killjoys

Setanta wrote on Feb 12^th, 2016 at 11:22pm:




I doubt it would be millions.

Again, i trust Make-A-Wish to provide special events for as many children as possible. I'm sure this was within their means.

But how much joy did it bring? Not just to the boy, not just to everyone involved but to the whole country. How can you put a price on that?

mothra wrote on Feb 12^th, 2016 at 11:29pm:


You can be assured it cost millions.

It brought no joy to me. It was an advert. He seems like a nice kid though, I'd be happy to have someone like him around.

mothra wrote on Feb 12^th, 2016 at 11:40pm:


MS, the NSW Police, the TV networks involved. Take your pick.

mothra wrote on Feb 12^th, 2016 at 11:46pm:


So no police or tv people were paid? The networks broadcast it free? Prime time? The helicopter was no cost, the police boats? Donated by... The tax payer.

The money would have been better spent on research, what do they hope to gain from the exercise?

Setanta wrote on Feb 12^th, 2016 at 11:50pm:



You could argue that about anything Make-a-Wish does. That is not what they do though. Other groups do that. This little boys whole life is taken up with that side of his illness.

What do they hope to achieve? A small boy's joy and a contagious sense of happiness, some good news for a change and much needed publicity for their cause. And some public awareness about cystic fibrosis. Hell even you keep saying MS.

Yadda wrote on Feb 13^th, 2016 at 12:02am:




No. He was given a priceless memory.

Setanta wrote on Feb 12^th, 2016 at 11:50pm:



The whole exercise was simply a 'media event'.

The whole thing.

20% for the benefit of the sick boy.....

80% for the benefit of mainstream media, and for the 'do-gooder' organisers.

A media 'event'.

Yadda wrote on Feb 13^th, 2016 at 12:08am:




No. It wasn't simply that at all.

But even if it was, do you really have a problem with that? A good message got out to us, us who are so bombarded with negativity.

Something nice happened. Something heartwarming. If that isn't nice, i don't know what is.

Yadda wrote on Feb 13^th, 2016 at 12:02am:



I think you are overdosing on heroin. This is about giving a kid who's life has been full of pain, some good things to think about the next time he's suffering in hospital. Everyone knows it's not reality, including the kid.  You do realise that when people are in pain we give them pain killers? and have been doing so in some form or other for centuries, don't you?

What will you do if your kids come down with a terminal disease yadda? tell them 'tough, that's life ... deal with it", or will you perhaps try to make whats left of their life as memorable as possible.

Seriously some of you people need to get away from your computers if you think this was in any way a bad thing.

mothra wrote on Feb 13^th, 2016 at 12:12am:


Nothing could be more truer than that!

How much does it cost for uncaring people that are wreckless with their lives, their good health, taking drugs, drinking to collapse, doing stupid dare devil stunts, driving with a car full of people, only to go out of control, kill and ruin others lives (this happened recently in Mt. Evelyn.....very upsetting situation).....with all the emphasis on trying to value life, and trying to message about respect for others, sharing the road etc.
only to have ambulance, police, fire trucks, have to utilize their services to the max for such wrecklessness?

So how much does all that cost at all times, our donations or taxes?

Simply, I am so pleased to see a positive use to "advertise" our resourses have a heart, to make aware of 'not for profit' organisations and their wonderful caring work, how fortunate the rest of us are, that are not sick to die so young.

So compared to how much our resourses are used to the max for all the other wreckless negativities of our youth that don't seem to appreciate their good health.....this heart warming event pales in significance re: any cost to all that.