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One Bardstown Family Turns Mourning Into Celebration
Bardstown, Kentucky - Steven Michael Mackin had been fighting a rare form of bone cancer calledEwing’s Sarcoma for the early and mid part of his twenties, and after a short remission his cancer returnedwith a vengeance and took his life. On October 28th, 2006 Sheila Brady lost her son at his homesurrounded by friends and loved ones, and the only question left was “why was such a wonderful mantaken so soon?”
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Steven Mackin was no ordinary human being, because his travels and friendships spanned over the globeand an outpour of sympathy and warmth came from many unexpected places after the news of his deathspread through his network of friends and loved ones. He inspired people from all over with his outlook onrecovering from his initial battle with cancer, and with the physical therapy he endured after he went intoremission so that he could hopefully walk without crutches again. Of course, after Steven learned that hiscancer returned and it was terminal, he turned to his family and friends to help him through his final days.“Steven said that he was upset that he never made his mark on the world,” his mother said. That couldhave been farther from the truth as news of his passing spread. People jammed onto his personal blog toread a letter regarding his passing, and on his last entry he wrote “It’s been a good ride.” That didn’t stoppeople from showing a enormous amount of support and love which came from expected and unexpectedplaces.
“I don’t think he knew that he had touched so many lives, and made such a difference to people all over theworld. Some people couldn’t even speak English, but learned enough English to call and say they weresorry for our loss, after they learned of his death, and then they would hang up the phone without knowinganything more to say. I was so amazed at how many people came to express their sympathy for Steven’sloss, it was beautiful and comforting.” Sheila recalled.
Steven’s family is now planning a very special celebration to honor their son, and on October 28th, 2007 atthe St. Josephs Cemetery in Bardstown, Kentucky gatherers will launch balloons at Steven’s gravesitecarrying messages to him in celebration of his memory. “We are hoping that people will be able to comewith their balloons and fill the sky with color, just as Steven filled the world with his warmth for so manypeople all over the World.”
The balloon launch will start at 2:00 pm est., and everyone is welcome to attend. “We just ask that youplease BYOB (bring your own balloons) and attaching a message is optional. “People may even want toremember another loved one who passed from cancer, and that is ok too. This is a celebration of our lovefor our son, and a day to simply remember how great he was.” Sheila explained.
Sheila Brady’s mission to “Stomp Out Cancer,” will give birth to another special event on that day, whichhelps raise awareness for Ewing’s Sarcoma. “Stomp Out Cancer: Indie Artists Fight Ewing’s Sarcoma,” acompilation CD filled with beautiful tracks of hope, love, and memorial will also be released to raisemoney for less toxic treatment methods, and early detection methods.
“This CD has been in the planning stages for months, and we are so proud to finally see it being released.The music is from various artists’ who have lost loved ones to cancer, or who related to this project in someway. All proceeds from this CD will go to help fund research that is not funded by the FDA, because theysay that it is too rare.” Sheila stated. Ewing’s Sarcoma is found mostly in children and teenagers, andcurrently the FDA does not have any funding for research into this disease. One person a day is diagnosed,but according to the FDA, this is simply not enough.
To order the CD, please visit: http://www.stompoutcancer.com
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