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Old 08-26-2018, 02:56 PM
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Default Looking for a some Cardinals cards for a young man battling cancer

I apologize if this is the wrong place to post this, just wasn't sure where to do it.
I don't typically like to share a lot of personal stuff on the boards that I'm on, like to keep it fun, and about cards. But, I'm looking to pick up some St. Louis Cardinal cards, specifically Yadi and Carlos Martinez stuff.
Some friends of mine, Jon and Jen Self of Springfield, IL have a son Tyler who is 9. I will tell you, this is the strongest kid I have ever met in my life. When he was 3, he was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma. He battled that for 2-3 years and beat it. It was a tough road for the family but we all thought he was in the clear. Things were good and got back to normal. This past February, he was diagnosed with leukemia and the outlook wasn't good. They gave him about a month. Obviously this news was a shock and completely devastating. As a parent, I can't begin to imagine what they were going through, or any other parent of a child with cancer. He began chemo and then underwent a bone marrow transplant. After his release from the hospital in St. Louis, they spent 3 months living there so he would be close for appointments, etc. He was recently released to come back home to Springfield and things are looking positive at this point but he is a little limited in what he can do or people he can be around, etc...at this point. He is a big Cardinals fan(why I have no idea, lol) and his favorite players are Carlos Martinez and Yadier Monlina. I'm tying to get together a bunch of cards to take to him to give him another thing to do. I am a little limited I what I have for newer stuff but am pulling together any cardinals stuff that I have.
I would be interested in any lots that people might have available. Regular cards, game used, oddball stuff, etc. Please let me know what you might have and how much you want for it.
I would really appreciate any assistance!
Thanks guys!!

Tim
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Old 08-26-2018, 03:11 PM
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My dad always said if you don't ask you never know the answer so with that I would say this.....

You would probably want to reach out to the community relations department of the Cardinals and tell them this story. At worst you get nothing and at best you may get an invite to a ball game for the child and his family to meet his favorite players. It never hurts to ask. I would call them instead of sending an email to a generic email address. They will probably ask yo what you are looking for in terms of outcome of contacting them so shoot for the moon and ask for some tickets to the game and to meet the players. All they can say is no and send an autographed baseball. It is certainly worth a try.

Good luck on helping this child out. It sounds like an awesome thing to do.

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Old 08-26-2018, 03:17 PM
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A couple weeks before he was released, the Cardinals hosted several kids cancer patients from the hospital. Had their own area so they weren't around too many other people and took pretty good care of them, from what I heard. Even though I'm a Cub fan, I for sure respect the Cardinal organization for what they do in their community.
It just hit me one day as I was going thru some packs of cards and kept running in to Cardinals players. I asked his mom and she said he does collect cards but he doesn't have many. How the heck is this possible that a 9 year old baseball fan doesn't have many cards!!! Lol, I knew I had to rectify the situation!
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Have you thought of taking this more national? If you get the word out through social media, maybe people from across the country could start sending this brave little guy cards, etc., through the mail. It would certainly add excitement for him as the mail comes in each day. Of course, the parents may not want their address out there, or a PO box could be established? Food for thought. Great luck!
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Old 08-26-2018, 03:39 PM
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Ah ok. The Cardinals are a first class organization and it is great to see that they took care of all of these kids. I don't have any newer cards so sadly I cannot contribute but good luck in your quest.
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Old 08-26-2018, 03:52 PM
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Please PM your address. I have a couple small boxes of newer stuff I would be happy to look through. Not sure what’s in there but anything that may be of interest will be sent your way for Tyler. Hopefully you’re able to bring some happiness to the family.
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Old 08-26-2018, 04:32 PM
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Have you thought of taking this more national? If you get the word out through social media, maybe people from across the country could start sending this brave little guy cards, etc., through the mail. It would certainly add excitement for him as the mail comes in each day. Of course, the parents may not want their address out there, or a PO box could be established? Food for thought. Great luck!

I posted here and on Collectors Universe Forums. I truly don't think there is a more generous group of people than cards collectors. I think if I reached out on a bigger area, he might be so overwhelmed, lol. I too thought about just having cards delivered directly to him as mail is always fun for kids to get. I just didn't want to put their address out there without asking. Also, this way I can thank each and every person for their generosity!
Thanks to everyone for their responses so far!!
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Old 08-26-2018, 07:50 PM
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My kids (9&11) and I have a lot of about 1,000 Cardinals from the mid 1980's to the mid 1990's. If you think Tyler would enjoy them - pm me the address to send them to.
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Old 08-26-2018, 08:39 PM
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Tim,

What is the address?

Thanks,

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Old 08-26-2018, 08:45 PM
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Would the young man be interested in a Cardinals 1952 Topps Billy Johnson?

PM me your info and I'll try my best to get it out within the next 2-3 days if you think he would?
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Old 08-26-2018, 09:23 PM
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Wow, the responses here and at CU have been amazing! I really appreciate everyone's generosity. I'm sure he will love and of the cards he gets. I have been pulling out old stuff, new stuff and anything Cardinals I can find in my stash. Hoping he has fun sorting thru stuff and learning about some of the older players that he has never heard of. I know some people wanted to send stuff direct but I didn't feel great giving out their address. I have provided my address to folks who have asked but what I thought about was that if anyone who wants to send something, can send it to the address below but addressed to him. That way I will give them all to him unopened and he can have a few fun "mail days"! I told his mom today I was working on "something" for him. She's a bit of a clean freak and doesn't like clutter. I told her too bad, lol. Anyhow, thank you all so much for your responses, messages, contributions and well wishes!!

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What years is he looking for? I am sure I have some team sets I can send along
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Old 08-27-2018, 05:07 PM
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What years is he looking for? I am sure I have some team sets I can send along
I don't think anything specific. His mom said he collects but doesn't have much. Sounds like that is soon to change with all the generosity from the boards!
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Old 08-30-2018, 01:33 PM
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A big thanks to those of you who have sent items for Tyler. Received quite a few packages in the mail the last couple days. Plan to drop off what I have this weekend!
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