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Kayla Wightman Charity Hoax

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Email claims that the Make A Wish Foundation will donate money to help pay the medical bills of 15-year-old Kayla Wightman every time the message is sent to other people

Hi my name is Kayla Wightman. I am 15 years old, and I have a severe lung cancer from second hand smoke. I also have a large tumor in my brain, from repeated beatings. Doctors say I will die soon if this isn’t fixed, and my family can’t pay the bills. The Make A Wish Foundation, has agreed to donate 7 cents every time this message is sent on. For those of you who send this along, I thank you so much, but for those who don’t send it, what goes around comes around. Have a heart, please. If you don’t send this to everyone on your list you have a cold heart (Kayla Wightman.) copy do not forward

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