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> Pierre Poissant wrote:
> 
>> This is not a spam, scam, fraud or virus.
>>
>> Please read entirely before deleting.
>>
>> It takes only a minute.
>>
>>  
>> When a disaster strikes, any where in the world, our first reaction is 
>> to send help, support and money. When Christmas arrives, we celebrate, 
>> give gifts to family and friends, spend and give money all around.  
>> When someone in particular is in need, we normally turn our head and 
>> look the other way.  Often our first reaction is �if he needs money, 
>> he only has to do like us: go to work�.  But have you ever thing that 
>> it might happen to you one day? In this Holiday period, let me tell 
>> you a small story
>>  
>> Once upon a time there was this family of 5. The dad, that we will 
>> call Pierre is now 55 years old, married to Danielle, and father of 5 
>> children.  Around 10 years ago, while, like most of us, he was 
>> enjoying life and family. Always available to his family and friends. 
>> He was always the first to =volunteer, even if it required canceling 
>> his own projects.
>>
>> Suddenly and without previous notice, he had heart problems. A dilated 
>> cardiomyopathy was detected and also severe arrhythmia causing loss of 
>> conscience. A defibrillator was implanted. He was than still able to 
>> perform some of his work, but had to reduce many activities.
>>
>> Slowly over the years the situation degraded. Pierre became unable to 
>> perform full weeks of work.  In May 2003, he was ordered to stop 
>> working and stop driving a car. He was by now taken 10 different 
>> medications, few of them with strong side effect. But this was the 
>> price to pay to keep living. Unfortunately, Pierre did not have 
>> long-term salary insurance and because of his heart condition was not 
>> eligible to any type of personal insurance. So the family started to 
>> use the money put away for retirement to survive. Pierre, being too 
>> proud to ask for help, cheats on doctor prescription and undertook 
>> some small contracts within and sometime over his physical capacities.
>>  
>> In July 2004, not feeling well, the doctors investigate again and find 
>> that Pierre now have problem with his thyroid gland.  The problem was 
>> directly cause by one of my medication called Amioderone (Cordarone). 
>> Pierre was than facing 2 choices either stopping Amioderone and 
>> suffering more severe arrhythmia attack or taking a new medication 
>> over and above his actual 10 drugs. He decided to take that new 
>> medication and to live with the new =restriction cause by the thyroid 
>> gland.  Amioderone has also and other unpleasant side effect. His eye 
>> view went from 30/40 to less that 20/40 after correction with glasses.
>>
>> He was than totally unable to work and needed someone to stay with 
>> him. So Danielle, his dear wife quit her part-time job.  The family 
>> became totally without revenues. It didn�t take too long that 
>> retirement money was gone.  The family maximized the use of credit 
>> cards, credit margins, briefly anywhere they were able to get legally 
>> money. Even the children support financially. Every penny was use to 
>> survive.
>>  
>> In November 2005, feeling dizzy, Pierre went back to the hospital, 
>> expecting that it was again side effect of medication.  Instead, he 
>> learned, after few tests, that I had advanced cancer and because of 
>> his heart condition, there is not much to be done.
>>  
>> November was definitely not this family�s month. Over and above his 
>> health situation, the bank notify them that they had until January 8 
>> 2006 to bring my mortgage up to date ($9,948.76) otherwise they will 
>> take the house back.  Copy of that letter was also send to the city 
>> and now they are after their $5,746.29 of taxes that that was not paid 
>> because lack of revenues and the city now wants to seize the house by 
>> early 2006. The power company also want their $5428.31 and MasterCard 
>> want their $14 420.30
>>
>> Adding up with the other small amounts due left and right the family 
>> needs a little over $38,696.07 plus all the monthly purchases of 
>> medication.  This year will be a very sad Christmas for this family 
>> and 2006 does not look too bright either.
>>
>> The family is now on welfare support and totaling revenues of  
>> $1085.49 per month, which is the maximum allowance from welfare.  For 
>> the first time in Pierre�s life, this year instead of giving to food 
>> bank for Christmas, he will be on the list of receiver. That is tough 
>> on the ego. What did they do wrong in the past?  They all believe in 
>> God, there is plenty of love in the family, all members are always 
>> available to help others. What else did they miss?
>>
>> A friend in need is a friend indeed as we normally say. Unfortunately, 
>> we are not friends but total strangers. Should that make a difference?
>>
>>  It is a coincidence that all of this arrives around Christmas time, 
>> time of the year your are solicited by everyone and every organization 
>> to help. And here we have this desperate family popping up from 
>> nowhere and asking for your help and sympathy.   What can you do to 
>> help them?  Asking for charity is really tough, but this family does 
>> not have too many alternatives.
>>
>> To make things worst, we are in a period where you probably receive 
>> daily e-mail from people from foreign countries asking for your help 
>> to move fortunes out and prepare to give you your percentage for your 
>> help. Why would this request be different or a new type of fraud? 
>> First you have to trust us. Secondly, as you will see in the header 
>> and all the personal information provided can be easily verified.  We 
>> repeat again, this is not a trick, a scam, a trap or fraudulent 
>> operation from fly by night organization. We can support and prove 
>> each and every line of this text.  The name, address and phone numbers 
>> are real and can be verify on the Internet using any reverse phone 
>> number database. Need medical or other proof? Send an email and we 
>> will gladly send you copies of official reports.
>>  
>> If you feel that you can give a donation, regardless of the amount, 
>> please do so. We are not trying to take advantage, we simply want to 
>> survive. Our total need is $38,696.07.  Why not looking in your wallet 
>> for few dollars bills and send them in a Christmas card with a 
>> personal touch or word?
>>
>> We also have an alternative. We have on hand 50 beautiful, brand new 
>> (in original box) exclusive handmade blown glass products such a 
>> vases, plates, candleholders and many more. We bought that a year ago, 
>> trying to sell them over the Internet. They are piece of art. We can 
>> sell them to you for $250.00 each.  Are they worth that much money?  
>> No. Normal retail price, depending on the items is ranging between 
>> $150 and $275.  You will obviously over paid for the product, but at 
>> least you will have in return not only the satisfaction of helping 
>> someone in need, but also to acquire a beautiful and exclusive piece 
>> of art.  Products will be ship, in unopened box at random. We cannot 
>> guarantee you will receive a special model or color, but we can 
>> guarantee you will be pleased.
>>
>> Ten (10) of those piece of art will also be draw on January 15 2006 
>> between all givers.
>>
>>  
>> Please send either your donation in a Christmas card with your whishes 
>> or $2500.00 or more (for glassware) to:
>>  
>> Pierre Poissant
>> 125 Grove Street  CP752
>> Danville (Quebec)
>> Canada
>> J0A 1A0
>> 819-839-1072
>> Email : pierre.poissant@iname.com <mailto:pierre.poissant@iname.com>  
>> or cexport@allstream.net <mailto:cexport@allstream.net> (same account)
>>  
>> Want to give using a credit card? Don�t want to send cash money or 
>> cheque for security, please to use PayPal  
>> https://www.paypal.com/      our account is achatpierre@yahoo.com
>>  
>> You can also helping us getting the money by visiting our Internet 
>> store at:
>>
>> http://www.world-superstore.com/
>>
>> We are selling at minimal profit, less than 5% on all items
>>
>> Please, if you are fortunate enough to spare even $5.00, please do so. 
>> Let us keep our house and enjoy what is left of Pierre�s life. Pierre 
>> doesn�t want to leave this earth leaving his family with no roof and 
>> no money.  =Please help so Pierre can concentrate in getting better, 
>> if possible instead of only worrying about financial problems.
>>
>> Can he get better? Miracle happens. Be part of it.
>>
>>  Thank you and God bless you all.
>>
>>  
>> One last favor, can you forward this Email to some or all your 
>> friends, contacts or co-workers?
>>  
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