I checked snopes.com & know it is true. I do know the power of prayer  & 
thought you might be willing to help....thanks,  Lois                          
     
                   Please Pray for Sam Bish

Here is the link to snopes.com. Last updated--8-27-009  _snopes.com: Sam 
Bish Prayer  Request_ (http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/prayer/bish.asp)  

PLEASE READ TO THE END. .  ..
VERY  IMPORTANT IN NEED OF PRAYER CHAIN LETTER. . ..
Hi to all my friends and  family,
I felt compelled to spread this story about son's best friend, Sam who
is 8  (on the left in the photo above).  He is in MAJOR need of  Prayer.
The following story is what his mother Cindy (we are in  MOPS
together) wrote  today.
Background Story
Our son Sam is a wonderful young man who is 8 years old. He  will be 9
in January. He is going into the 3rd grade in Reynoldsburg , Ohio  .
Sam had been having some pain in his right knee most of this  summer
(2009). As the pain increased we realized that something might  be
wrong and we made an appointment for him to see an Orthopedist  on
8/10/09. At this doctors appointment an X-ray was done of  Sam's
leg/knee and it showed that there was a mass that the doctor  believed
to be cancerous. Samuel went into the hospital just a few days  later
for a series of tests. He received a cat scan, MRI, and also a  full
body scan. Our family met with the pediatric oncologist the  following
day and Samuel was diagnosed=2
0with a type of cancer  called Osteosarcoma
(stage 4). The cancer is in his right knee and it  has also spread to
both of his lungs. This is an agressive type of cancer and  it will be
treated with agressive forms of chemo. We are asking everyone  to
please lift up our litle boy Samuel Gordon Bish in prayer. We pray  for
healing!! We serve a mighty God and we know that HE can heal Sam  if
that is his will for Sam's life. Please be prayer warriors along  with
our family as Sam starts this very difficult journey in his  young
life.
Today's date is August 16th, 2009 and all this has happened in 6  days.
His first appointment was on Monday the 10th and by Friday the  14th
he was in the hospital getting his Chemo-port put in his chest and  a
biopsy  done.
I figured if an animated woman walking around the world for cancer can
get  passed to millions, then so can this  story.
PLEASE KEEP THIS GOING TO YOUR CONTACTS IN YOUR ADDRESS  BOOK!
SAM CAN NEVER GET ENOUGH PRAYERS.
WE PRAY FOR HEALING AND PEACE FOR HIS  FAMILY. . .There are also 2
younger sisters.
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God Bless and protect  you!
See ya, Bye,