Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Wanted: Laughter


Last April, I blogged about a young man, Chase O'Bannon, who was just beginning his battle against Leukemia.

The latest round of treatment has been a bit rough, and Chase could use a boost to his spirit. Chemo-related conjunctivitis makes it difficult for Chase to open his eyes, so his mother came up with the idea of creating a VoiceThread, where people could leave funny stories to entertain her son.

Friends on Plurk, Twitter, and Facebook are spreading the word: adults and students are invited to leave a joke, the cornier the better, to brighten Chase's hospital stay.

Although the media is quick to label social networking participants as shallow or self-centered, there have been many instances when the power of the net has been used in a positive way.

So...

Knock, knock.

Who's there.

Alla

Alla who?

Alla you who'd like to show some digital compassion.


Please visit Joker's Wild on VoiceThread to leave your contribution.














"Lira the music-clown" by Sara Björk

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