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Thursday, August 11, 2011

Daily Kos: A little girl who cared

Daily Kos: A little girl who cared

A little girl who cared

Bear with me. I am going to share 3 paragraphs, and then explain.

In the midst of this grim summer, my faith in humanity has been restored by the saga of Rachel Beckwith. She could teach my generation a great deal about maturity and unselfishness — even though she’s just 9 years old, or was when she died on July 23.

Rachel lived outside Seattle and early on showed a desire to give back. At age 5, she learned at school about an organization called Locks of Love, which uses hair donations to make wigs for children who have lost their own hair because of cancer or other diseases. Rachel then asked to