{"id":2872,"date":"2019-04-06T19:34:14","date_gmt":"2019-04-06T19:34:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=2872"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-29T17:00:00","slug":"Slow-Dance-Charity-Hoax","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=2872","title":{"rendered":"Slow Dance Charity Hoax"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Outline:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nEmail forward that features a poem called &#8220;Slow Dance&#8221; claims that the poem was written by a seriously ill young girl and that the American Cancer Society will donate money to help the child every time the message is forwarded.<br \/>\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- HS Net Top Content Responsive --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0355887770822260\" data-ad-slot=\"4870821038\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Brief Analysis:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nThe claims in the message are false. The American Cancer Society will certainly not donate money based on how many times an email is forwarded. Sending on the email will help nobody. The email is just one in a long line of absurd hoaxes that claim that money will be donated in exchange for forwarding an email. Any message that makes such a claim is sure to be a hoax and should not be sent on.<\/p>\n<div class=\"example\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Example:<\/b><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Subject: FW: Slow Dance &#8211; A Last Request.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I don&#8217;t normally send these on&#8230;.but this one brought a lump to my throat&#8230;..<\/p>\n<p>_______________________________<\/p>\n<p>This is a poem written by a teenager with cancer.<\/p>\n<p>She wants to see how many people get her poem. It is quite the poem. Please pass it on. This poem was written by a terminally ill young girl in a New York Hospital. It was sent by a medical doctor.<\/p>\n<p>Make sure to read what is in the closing statement AFTER THE POEM.<\/p>\n<p>SLOW DANCE<\/p>\n<p>Have you ever watched kids<br \/>\nOn a merry-go-round?<br \/>\nOr listened to the rain<br \/>\nSlapping on the ground?<br \/>\nEver followed a butterfly&#8217;s erratic flight?<br \/>\nOr gazed at the sun into the fading night?<br \/>\nYou better slow down.<br \/>\nDon&#8217;t dance so fast.<br \/>\nTime is short.<br \/>\nThe music won&#8217;t last.<\/p>\n<p>Do you run through each day<br \/>\nOn the fly?<br \/>\nWhen you ask How are you?<br \/>\nDo you hear the reply?<br \/>\nWhen the day is done<br \/>\nDo you lie in your bed<br \/>\nWith the next hundred chores<br \/>\nRunning through your head?<br \/>\nYou&#8217;d better slow down<br \/>\nDon&#8217;t dance so fast.<br \/>\nTime is short.<br \/>\nThe music won&#8217;t last.<\/p>\n<p>Ever told your child,<br \/>\nWe&#8217;ll do it tomorrow?<br \/>\nAnd in your haste,<br \/>\nNot see his sorrow?<br \/>\nEver lost touch,<br \/>\nLet a good friendship die<br \/>\nCause you never had time<br \/>\nTo call and say,&#8221;Hi&#8221;<br \/>\nYou&#8217;d better slow down.<br \/>\nDon&#8217;t dance so fast.<br \/>\nTime is short.<\/p>\n<p>The music won&#8217;t last.<\/p>\n<p>When you run so fast to get somewhere<br \/>\nYou miss half the fun of getting there.<br \/>\nWhen you worry and hurry through your day,<br \/>\nIt is like an unopened gift&#8230;..<br \/>\nThrown away.<br \/>\nLife is not a race.<br \/>\nDo take it slower<\/p>\n<p>Hear the music<\/p>\n<p>Before the song is over.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>FORWARDED E-MAILS ARE TRACKED TO OBTAIN THE TOTAL COUNT.<\/p>\n<p>Dear All:<br \/>\nPLEASE pass this mail on to everyone you know &#8211; even to those you don&#8217;t know! It is the request of a special girl who will soon leave this world due to cancer.<\/p>\n<p>This young girl has 6 months left to live, and as her dying wish, she wanted to send a letter telling everyone to live their life to the fullest, since she never will.<\/p>\n<p>She&#8217;ll never make it to prom, graduate from high school, or get married and have a family of her own<\/p>\n<p>By you sending this to as many people as possible, you can give her and her family a little hope, because with every name that this is sent to, The American Cancer Society will donate 3 cents per name to her treatment and recovery plan. One guy sent this to 500 people! So I know that we can at least send it to 5 or 6. It&#8217;s not even your money, just your time!<\/p>\n<p>PLEASE PASS ON AS A LAST REQUEST<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Dennis Shields, Professor<br \/>\nDepartment of Developmental and Molecular Biology<br \/>\nAlbert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University<br \/>\n1300 Morris Park Avenue<br \/>\nBronx, New York 10461<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- HSNet Article Center --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0355887770822260\" data-ad-slot=\"5727909035\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Detailed Analysis:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nThis hoax email has been circulating almost continually since at least 2005. The message claims that, for every time that the email is forwarded to another person, the American Cancer Society will donate 3 cents to help pay for a &#8220;treatment and recovery plan&#8221; to help a terminally ill child. According to the message, recipients can help this child by sending \u00a0the message to as many people as possible.<\/p>\n<p>However, the claims in the message are untrue. The American Cancer Society certainly will not donate money every time the message is forwarded. In fact, the message is just one more in a <a class=\"norm\" title=\"Charity Hoaxes\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.com\/charity-hoaxes.html\">long line of foolish hoaxes<\/a> that claim that an email is being tracked in some way and that money will be donated every time a message is forwarded. Such claims are simply absurd. No legitimate company or organization would agree to donate money based on how many times a particular email is forwarded. Furthermore, there is no reliable, or ethical, method of tracking the journey of one particular email that may ultimately be forwarded thousands of times. Any message that attempts to convince recipients that a charitable campaign relies on the random forwarding of an email is sure to be a hoax.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Slow Dance&#8221;, the poem tacked onto the top of the email, was not written by &#8220;a terminally ill young girl in a New York Hospital&#8221; or a &#8220;teenager with cancer&#8221;. In fact, the piece was penned by <a class=\"norm\" title=\"David L. Weatherford\" href=\"http:\/\/www.davidlweatherford.com\/\">David L. Weatherford<\/a>, poet and child psychologist. &#8220;Slow Dance&#8221; <a class=\"norm\" title=\"Slow Dance\" href=\"http:\/\/www.davidlweatherford.com\/slowdance.html\">can be viewed<\/a> on the poet&#8217;s website.<\/p>\n<p>The American Cancer Society has denied any involvement and has <a class=\"norm\" title=\"ACS: Slow Dance\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cancer.org\/AboutUs\/HowWeHelpYou\/slowdance\">the following disclaimer<\/a> on its website:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><i>The email is thought to be a revised version of an email that has been around in some form or another since at least 1997. The American Cancer Society is in no way involved in this effort, and never lends its name to chain emails. We certainly do understand the good intentions of those who respond to the email, and hope people who do want to help will find legitimate ways to assist the millions of cancer patients who rely on reputable organizations to improve the daily lives of cancer survivors, and reduce the suffering caused by cancer.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Furthermore, the email was not sent by Dr. Dennis Sheilds as claimed. Although Dr. Dennis Sheilds is a real person and a faculty member at the Albert Einstein College Of Medicine, it appears that his name was added to the message without his permission. A <a class=\"norm\" title=\"Dr.Dennis Shields and chain mail about girl with cancer\" href=\"http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20060302140537\/http:\/\/www.aecom.yu.edu\/ooe\/whoiswho\/shieldsreply.html\">page on the AECOM website<\/a> stated that:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><i>Dr. Dennis Sheilds is a faculty member at AECOM and he does have an e-mail address. However, information received from earlier complaints show that his name was signed to the message but it was not sent from his e-mail address. This suggests that this message is a forgery.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The hoax appears to have evolved out of an earlier hoax that named the dying child as Jessica Mydek (See example below). \u00a0<a class=\"norm\" title=\"ACS: Jessica Mydek\" href=\"http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20140331042553\/http:\/\/www.cancer.org\/aboutus\/howwehelpyou\/jessica-mydek\">According to the ACS<\/a>, &#8220;the story of Jessica Mydek has never been substantiated. The American Cancer Society does not endorse fundraising efforts using chain letters of any kind.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This email and others like it should be deleted rather than forwarded. Forwarding such messages does nothing whatsoever to help sick children. In fact, such hoaxes cause unnecessary problems for organizations such as the American Cancer Society who must waste precious time and resources responding to queries about such supposed charity campaigns. If you receive this hoax message or another like it, please do not make the problem worse by sending it on to others. And please take a moment to let the sender know that the message is a hoax.<\/p>\n<p><strong>An earlier version:<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"example\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Example:<\/b><\/span><br \/>\nLITTLE JESSICA MYDEK IS SEVEN YEARS OLD AND IS SUFFERING FROM AN ACUTE AND VERY RARE CASE OF CEREBRAL CARCINOMA. THIS CONDITION CAUSES SEVERE MALIGNANT BRAIN TUMORS AND IS A TERMINAL ILLNESS. THE DOCTORS HAVE GIVEN HER SIX MONTHS TO LIVE.AS PART OF HER DYING WISH, SHE WANTED TO START A CHAIN LETTER TO INFORM PEOPLE OF THIS CONDITION AND TO SEND PEOPLE THE MESSAGE TO LIVE LIFE TO THE FULLEST AND ENJOY EVERY MOMENT, A CHANCE THAT SHE WILL NEVER HAVE. FURTHERMORE, THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY AND SEVERAL CORPORATE SPONSORS HAVE AGREED TO DONATE THREE CENTS TOWARD CONTINUING CANCER RESEARCH FOR EVERY NEW PERSON THAT GETS FORWARDED THIS MESSAGE. PLEASE GIVE JESSICA AND ALL CANCER VICTIMS A CHANCE. IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS, SEND THEM TO THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY AT &#65;C&#83;&#64;&#65;O&#x4c;&#46;&#x43;O&#x4d;<\/div>\n<div align=\"center\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- HS Net Bottom AdLinks --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0355887770822260\" data-ad-slot=\"1358951439\" data-ad-format=\"link\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/slow-dance-1.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3196\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/slow-dance-charity-hoax\/slow-dance-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/slow-dance-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"940,492\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"slow-dance-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/slow-dance-1-300x157.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/slow-dance-1.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3196\" src=\"https:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/slow-dance-1.jpg\" alt=\"Slow Dance Poem\" width=\"940\" height=\"492\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/slow-dance-1.jpg 940w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/slow-dance-1-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/slow-dance-1-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/slow-dance-1-646x338.jpg 646w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"date\">Last updated: November 13, 2016<br \/>\nFirst published: March 12, 2005<br \/>\nBy Brett M. Christensen<br \/>\n<a class=\"foot\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.com\/about.shtml\">About Hoax-Slayer<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ref\">References<br \/>\n<a class=\"norm\" title=\"Charity Hoaxes\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.com\/charity-hoaxes.html\">Charity Hoaxes<\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"norm\" title=\"David L. Weatherford\" href=\"http:\/\/www.davidlweatherford.com\/\">David L. Weatherford<\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"norm\" title=\"Slow Dance\" href=\"http:\/\/www.davidlweatherford.com\/slowdance.html\">Slow Dance<\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"norm\" title=\"ACS: Slow Dance\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cancer.org\/AboutUs\/HowWeHelpYou\/slowdance\">ACS: Slow Dance<\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"norm\" title=\"Dr.Dennis Shields and chain mail about girl with cancer\" href=\"ttp:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20060302140537\/http:\/\/www.aecom.yu.edu\/ooe\/whoiswho\/shieldsreply.html\">Dr.Dennis Shields and chain mail about girl with cancer<\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"norm\" title=\"ACS: Jessica Mydek\" href=\"http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20140331042553\/http:\/\/www.cancer.org\/aboutus\/howwehelpyou\/jessica-mydek\">ACS: Jessica Mydek<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- HS Net Primary Matched Content --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0355887770822260\" data-ad-slot=\"2703041438\" data-ad-format=\"autorelaxed\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><\/br><\/br> Original Source : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/slow-dance-charity-hoax\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/slow-dance-charity-hoax\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Outline: Email forward that features a poem called &#8220;Slow Dance&#8221; claims that the poem was written by a seriously ill young girl and that the American Cancer Society will donate money to help the child every time the message is forwarded. Brief Analysis: The claims in the message are false. 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