How can i not help this guy out...

So, i get this in facebook today and I think to myself.. how can I not take a min to help him out.. i mean, it's a great sob story.. I did some backgrounding on it.. it's true.  Ouch.  Well it took 45 seconds and i got my vote in.  Anyways guys, take a minute to help this couple out. 

Here it is:

Hey everyone ... Connie and I have a friend named VAN for those of you that are in the Madison area you may recognize this name from Van Edwards on WIBA fm ... we need to pass the word HARDCORE and help his daughter .. please read below!

Thanks in advance
Fish
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This is a picture of me and my oldest daughter Vanessa, she's 25 (26 next month!). A framed copy of this picture she gave me as a gift is on the dresser in my bedroom...I see it every morning and every night...it is now more than a photograph to me, and here's why:

Vanessa is fighting for her life. She is battling Hodgkin's Lymphoma, and so far the cancer is winning. Her fight took a serious blow right before Christmas when we found out it had spread to her bone marrow. About a month ago she underwent a bone marrow transplant at the UW Comprehensive Cancer Center. The verdict is still out on the success of the transplant...but we remain optimistic. Since all conventional forms of treatment have proved fruitless...she is undergoing experimental treatments outside of Washington, D.C. (Fairfax, VA), close to the area I grew up and she was born. Your thoughts and prayers are appreciated...but that's not all I'm asking.

Vanessa and her husband Mike were married in a civil ceremony before his deployment to Qatar (he is in the Air Force). We were going to plan a wedding "celebration" for this coming summer in Madison...but the diagnosis of cancer put everything on hold. Several months ago one of Mike & Vanessa's friends entered them in a contest for a "Dream Wedding Giveaway"...a complete wedding package valued at $100,000 put together by businesses in the San Francisco area. For once we received some good news as Mike & Vanessa are one of five couples in the national finals.

Here comes the favor. The winner will be determined by national online voting. I have provided a link below and am asking you to cast a vote for Mike & Vanessa Hawkins (couple #204). To cast a vote requires an email address and it's one vote per IP address which means everyone can't vote from the same system at work or they will cancel each other out. By giving your email address, I'm assuming you'll get some sort of "mail" from the promotional sponsors (although I haven't)...if this creates a problem for you I clearly understand...if not, please accept my thanks for quite possibly making a dream come true.

Here's the link:

http://www.sfweddinggiveaway.com/enter-to-win/

Please forward this to those you love, and do it now because voting ends soon.

Please know I can never thank you enough, Van