Let's nip this in the bud as swiftly as possible.
 
>  The boy has
> either died or recovered and cards have continued to come in.  It was
> reported to have become an extreme annoyance and hardship to the
> hospital and the family to continue to receive cards.
>       Can someone out there verify this story?
 
I've been on the Net for years, and I can *heartily* verify that this
episode is history. The proverbial "bad penny" posting, such as it is.
 
Doug Yanega. Let's get back to bees, shall we? ;-)