Russell was ever the optimist. He wanted to meet Dale Murphy of the Atlanta Braves, and through a miracle, the Deseret News ran an article about him in the paper and Dale Murphy came to the hospital to visit Russell and his sister.
Russell wrote some stories which were made into a little book. He always dreamed of being a famous baseball star even though he only weighed 35 pounds when he died at age 12. Because Dale Murphy had visited him, he became the "expert" on baseball during the times when he was well enough to attend school.
Here are some of his stories:
RUSSELL'S STORIES
THE LITTLE ELEPHANT THAT NEVER GREW
Once there was a mother elephant who longed for a baby. One day she got her wish, she loved and hugged him, she was very proud of him. He was a perfect baby. The next day he went out to make some friends, he made a lot of friends as he went through the jungle.
But as the years went on he didn't get bigger, and whenever he went out to play nobody played with him. And every time he went home he felt sorry for himself, and every time his mother tried to cheer him up but couldn't.
One day he heard them screaming. At first he thought they were still making fun of him, but when he heard the word help, he went to see what was the matter. When he got there he saw a monkey with a big branch on his leg. The little elephant pushed and pushed until he got the branch off. After he did, he put the monkey on his back, (because the monkey was knocked out) and took him back to his mother.
When the monkey got better, the mother elephant took him back to his mother. When the monkey told his mother who had saved him she told the other animal mothers, so the little elephant was never lonely again. (The little monkey knew who saved him, because he managed to open his eyes a little.) The end
DALE MURPHY'S VISIT
We came to Salt Lake in November. Kori had to go to the hospital a few days after we got to my Aunt Mary's.
When we went to my other two aunt's, my sister was still in the hospital. When we found a house, she got out and I went in. A week after I got in, Kori had to come back again, and now we share a room.
Monday starting my third and Kori's second week, we were talking to the doctors, and a man came in. I didn't know who he was until my mom asked him.
It ended up to be my favorite baseball player, Dale Murphy. He told me his aunt saw me in the paper and told him where I was.
He came on Monday 19, Dec. 1983. We just talked and talked. Before he left, they asked us if he would let them take some pictures, and he said, of course. We both signed a paper and had our picture taken. My sister had her picture taken with him too, and before he left all three of us had our picture taken. And then he left. The end
SALLY'S KIDNEY DISEASE
Once there was a girl named Sally, she had a kidney disease. When she was four, her mother noticed her daughter had not grown. So she went to the doctor and found out her daughter had a kidney disease.
When Sally heard about it, she got scared. The first time she went to the hospital, they said she might have to have dialysis. When she started, she was really scared. She made a lot of friends in the hospital, even a boy named Joe. One time she was there, she was told she would be getting medicine through an N>G> tube down her nose to give her some medicine. She had the tube down for about three weeks, and had to have them at home.
When she was sixteen, she had a kidney transplant and didn't have to have feedings anymore.
JOHN'S HANDICAP
Once upon a time there was a boy named John. He loved to play sports. He would join every sport, every year. One year he was playing football. He broke his arm. When the doctor checked it, he said it would heal in a few months. He was very sad to hear he couldn't play sports for a while. So he stayed on the sideline until his arm began to heal.
When his arm did heal, he started playing again. The next game was out of town. When they got there, they ate, and checked into a hotel. The next day at two p.m., they went to warm up. John played left field. When the game started, the other team said they were going to win, but they were wrong. John's team won 9-0.
On the way home, there was a car in the way. They couldn't see it. When they were about to turn off, the driver saw the car, the driver was a drunk. The driver tried to turn out of the way, but couldn't turn out of the way and crashed.
They didn't get help until the next morning. The ambulance came and took the boys and the coach to the hospital. Most of the boys had broken arms or legs, except John, his leg muscles and bones went out. The doctors told him he couldn't play sports anymore. John was very sad, but knew what it meant--he was handicapped.
As the year went on, he got bored. Until one day when he heard about the Easter Seals Telethon. When it finally came, he told his parents and they told Terry Wood about their son. So he told the other people at the telethon. John's parents had saved their pay to help John so they gave as charity to help John. When the telethon was over they had raised $3,360,100.
A few month later, John got some special crutches, and they took him to a place to learn to walk again. It took his legs about twenty years to heal. When they finally healed, he was given a major league contract and was very happy again.
SUE'S HANDICAP
Once upon a time there was a girl named Sue. She was a very nice girl. All the boys in the school liked her.
One day her mother told her they were going to her grandmothers house. The next day they packed and started for her grandmother's.
As they started they thought it was a fine trip. But as they entered town, a drunk driver hit their car, and the car went through a restaurant.
Sue's mother broke her arm, but Sue couldn't feel a muscle in her body. She went to the hospital. The doctor told her mother Sue had brain damage, and the doctor also told her about the Easter Seal's Telethon.
When Sue's mother got home, she called Michelle King and pledged fifty dollars and asked for her daughter to go to the Easter Seal's summer camp.
When Sue was thirty-six, her brain damage had almost cleared up and she went to her grandma's house and finally got to see her. The end
Clickable links to the gravesites of his sisters and grandparents:
Amy Marie Carter
Kori Lynn Carter
Grandpa Barton: Garth Barton
Grandma Barton: Mona Cox Barton
Grandma Carter: Clara Mae Carter
Great Grandpa Carter: Guy William Carter
Great Grandma Carter Effie Myers Carter
Russell wrote some stories which were made into a little book. He always dreamed of being a famous baseball star even though he only weighed 35 pounds when he died at age 12. Because Dale Murphy had visited him, he became the "expert" on baseball during the times when he was well enough to attend school.
Here are some of his stories:
RUSSELL'S STORIES
THE LITTLE ELEPHANT THAT NEVER GREW
Once there was a mother elephant who longed for a baby. One day she got her wish, she loved and hugged him, she was very proud of him. He was a perfect baby. The next day he went out to make some friends, he made a lot of friends as he went through the jungle.
But as the years went on he didn't get bigger, and whenever he went out to play nobody played with him. And every time he went home he felt sorry for himself, and every time his mother tried to cheer him up but couldn't.
One day he heard them screaming. At first he thought they were still making fun of him, but when he heard the word help, he went to see what was the matter. When he got there he saw a monkey with a big branch on his leg. The little elephant pushed and pushed until he got the branch off. After he did, he put the monkey on his back, (because the monkey was knocked out) and took him back to his mother.
When the monkey got better, the mother elephant took him back to his mother. When the monkey told his mother who had saved him she told the other animal mothers, so the little elephant was never lonely again. (The little monkey knew who saved him, because he managed to open his eyes a little.) The end
DALE MURPHY'S VISIT
We came to Salt Lake in November. Kori had to go to the hospital a few days after we got to my Aunt Mary's.
When we went to my other two aunt's, my sister was still in the hospital. When we found a house, she got out and I went in. A week after I got in, Kori had to come back again, and now we share a room.
Monday starting my third and Kori's second week, we were talking to the doctors, and a man came in. I didn't know who he was until my mom asked him.
It ended up to be my favorite baseball player, Dale Murphy. He told me his aunt saw me in the paper and told him where I was.
He came on Monday 19, Dec. 1983. We just talked and talked. Before he left, they asked us if he would let them take some pictures, and he said, of course. We both signed a paper and had our picture taken. My sister had her picture taken with him too, and before he left all three of us had our picture taken. And then he left. The end
SALLY'S KIDNEY DISEASE
Once there was a girl named Sally, she had a kidney disease. When she was four, her mother noticed her daughter had not grown. So she went to the doctor and found out her daughter had a kidney disease.
When Sally heard about it, she got scared. The first time she went to the hospital, they said she might have to have dialysis. When she started, she was really scared. She made a lot of friends in the hospital, even a boy named Joe. One time she was there, she was told she would be getting medicine through an N>G> tube down her nose to give her some medicine. She had the tube down for about three weeks, and had to have them at home.
When she was sixteen, she had a kidney transplant and didn't have to have feedings anymore.
JOHN'S HANDICAP
Once upon a time there was a boy named John. He loved to play sports. He would join every sport, every year. One year he was playing football. He broke his arm. When the doctor checked it, he said it would heal in a few months. He was very sad to hear he couldn't play sports for a while. So he stayed on the sideline until his arm began to heal.
When his arm did heal, he started playing again. The next game was out of town. When they got there, they ate, and checked into a hotel. The next day at two p.m., they went to warm up. John played left field. When the game started, the other team said they were going to win, but they were wrong. John's team won 9-0.
On the way home, there was a car in the way. They couldn't see it. When they were about to turn off, the driver saw the car, the driver was a drunk. The driver tried to turn out of the way, but couldn't turn out of the way and crashed.
They didn't get help until the next morning. The ambulance came and took the boys and the coach to the hospital. Most of the boys had broken arms or legs, except John, his leg muscles and bones went out. The doctors told him he couldn't play sports anymore. John was very sad, but knew what it meant--he was handicapped.
As the year went on, he got bored. Until one day when he heard about the Easter Seals Telethon. When it finally came, he told his parents and they told Terry Wood about their son. So he told the other people at the telethon. John's parents had saved their pay to help John so they gave as charity to help John. When the telethon was over they had raised $3,360,100.
A few month later, John got some special crutches, and they took him to a place to learn to walk again. It took his legs about twenty years to heal. When they finally healed, he was given a major league contract and was very happy again.
SUE'S HANDICAP
Once upon a time there was a girl named Sue. She was a very nice girl. All the boys in the school liked her.
One day her mother told her they were going to her grandmothers house. The next day they packed and started for her grandmother's.
As they started they thought it was a fine trip. But as they entered town, a drunk driver hit their car, and the car went through a restaurant.
Sue's mother broke her arm, but Sue couldn't feel a muscle in her body. She went to the hospital. The doctor told her mother Sue had brain damage, and the doctor also told her about the Easter Seal's Telethon.
When Sue's mother got home, she called Michelle King and pledged fifty dollars and asked for her daughter to go to the Easter Seal's summer camp.
When Sue was thirty-six, her brain damage had almost cleared up and she went to her grandma's house and finally got to see her. The end
Clickable links to the gravesites of his sisters and grandparents:
Amy Marie Carter
Kori Lynn Carter
Grandpa Barton: Garth Barton
Grandma Barton: Mona Cox Barton
Grandma Carter: Clara Mae Carter
Great Grandpa Carter: Guy William Carter
Great Grandma Carter Effie Myers Carter
Russell was ever the optimist. He wanted to meet Dale Murphy of the Atlanta Braves, and through a miracle, the Deseret News ran an article about him in the paper and Dale Murphy came to the hospital to visit Russell and his sister.
Russell wrote some stories which were made into a little book. He always dreamed of being a famous baseball star even though he only weighed 35 pounds when he died at age 12. Because Dale Murphy had visited him, he became the "expert" on baseball during the times when he was well enough to attend school.
Here are some of his stories:
RUSSELL'S STORIES
THE LITTLE ELEPHANT THAT NEVER GREW
Once there was a mother elephant who longed for a baby. One day she got her wish, she loved and hugged him, she was very proud of him. He was a perfect baby. The next day he went out to make some friends, he made a lot of friends as he went through the jungle.
But as the years went on he didn't get bigger, and whenever he went out to play nobody played with him. And every time he went home he felt sorry for himself, and every time his mother tried to cheer him up but couldn't.
One day he heard them screaming. At first he thought they were still making fun of him, but when he heard the word help, he went to see what was the matter. When he got there he saw a monkey with a big branch on his leg. The little elephant pushed and pushed until he got the branch off. After he did, he put the monkey on his back, (because the monkey was knocked out) and took him back to his mother.
When the monkey got better, the mother elephant took him back to his mother. When the monkey told his mother who had saved him she told the other animal mothers, so the little elephant was never lonely again. (The little monkey knew who saved him, because he managed to open his eyes a little.) The end
DALE MURPHY'S VISIT
We came to Salt Lake in November. Kori had to go to the hospital a few days after we got to my Aunt Mary's.
When we went to my other two aunt's, my sister was still in the hospital. When we found a house, she got out and I went in. A week after I got in, Kori had to come back again, and now we share a room.
Monday starting my third and Kori's second week, we were talking to the doctors, and a man came in. I didn't know who he was until my mom asked him.
It ended up to be my favorite baseball player, Dale Murphy. He told me his aunt saw me in the paper and told him where I was.
He came on Monday 19, Dec. 1983. We just talked and talked. Before he left, they asked us if he would let them take some pictures, and he said, of course. We both signed a paper and had our picture taken. My sister had her picture taken with him too, and before he left all three of us had our picture taken. And then he left. The end
SALLY'S KIDNEY DISEASE
Once there was a girl named Sally, she had a kidney disease. When she was four, her mother noticed her daughter had not grown. So she went to the doctor and found out her daughter had a kidney disease.
When Sally heard about it, she got scared. The first time she went to the hospital, they said she might have to have dialysis. When she started, she was really scared. She made a lot of friends in the hospital, even a boy named Joe. One time she was there, she was told she would be getting medicine through an N>G> tube down her nose to give her some medicine. She had the tube down for about three weeks, and had to have them at home.
When she was sixteen, she had a kidney transplant and didn't have to have feedings anymore.
JOHN'S HANDICAP
Once upon a time there was a boy named John. He loved to play sports. He would join every sport, every year. One year he was playing football. He broke his arm. When the doctor checked it, he said it would heal in a few months. He was very sad to hear he couldn't play sports for a while. So he stayed on the sideline until his arm began to heal.
When his arm did heal, he started playing again. The next game was out of town. When they got there, they ate, and checked into a hotel. The next day at two p.m., they went to warm up. John played left field. When the game started, the other team said they were going to win, but they were wrong. John's team won 9-0.
On the way home, there was a car in the way. They couldn't see it. When they were about to turn off, the driver saw the car, the driver was a drunk. The driver tried to turn out of the way, but couldn't turn out of the way and crashed.
They didn't get help until the next morning. The ambulance came and took the boys and the coach to the hospital. Most of the boys had broken arms or legs, except John, his leg muscles and bones went out. The doctors told him he couldn't play sports anymore. John was very sad, but knew what it meant--he was handicapped.
As the year went on, he got bored. Until one day when he heard about the Easter Seals Telethon. When it finally came, he told his parents and they told Terry Wood about their son. So he told the other people at the telethon. John's parents had saved their pay to help John so they gave as charity to help John. When the telethon was over they had raised $3,360,100.
A few month later, John got some special crutches, and they took him to a place to learn to walk again. It took his legs about twenty years to heal. When they finally healed, he was given a major league contract and was very happy again.
SUE'S HANDICAP
Once upon a time there was a girl named Sue. She was a very nice girl. All the boys in the school liked her.
One day her mother told her they were going to her grandmothers house. The next day they packed and started for her grandmother's.
As they started they thought it was a fine trip. But as they entered town, a drunk driver hit their car, and the car went through a restaurant.
Sue's mother broke her arm, but Sue couldn't feel a muscle in her body. She went to the hospital. The doctor told her mother Sue had brain damage, and the doctor also told her about the Easter Seal's Telethon.
When Sue's mother got home, she called Michelle King and pledged fifty dollars and asked for her daughter to go to the Easter Seal's summer camp.
When Sue was thirty-six, her brain damage had almost cleared up and she went to her grandma's house and finally got to see her. The end
Clickable links to the gravesites of his sisters and grandparents:
Amy Marie Carter
Kori Lynn Carter
Grandpa Barton: Garth Barton
Grandma Barton: Mona Cox Barton
Grandma Carter: Clara Mae Carter
Great Grandpa Carter: Guy William Carter
Great Grandma Carter Effie Myers Carter
Russell wrote some stories which were made into a little book. He always dreamed of being a famous baseball star even though he only weighed 35 pounds when he died at age 12. Because Dale Murphy had visited him, he became the "expert" on baseball during the times when he was well enough to attend school.
Here are some of his stories:
RUSSELL'S STORIES
THE LITTLE ELEPHANT THAT NEVER GREW
Once there was a mother elephant who longed for a baby. One day she got her wish, she loved and hugged him, she was very proud of him. He was a perfect baby. The next day he went out to make some friends, he made a lot of friends as he went through the jungle.
But as the years went on he didn't get bigger, and whenever he went out to play nobody played with him. And every time he went home he felt sorry for himself, and every time his mother tried to cheer him up but couldn't.
One day he heard them screaming. At first he thought they were still making fun of him, but when he heard the word help, he went to see what was the matter. When he got there he saw a monkey with a big branch on his leg. The little elephant pushed and pushed until he got the branch off. After he did, he put the monkey on his back, (because the monkey was knocked out) and took him back to his mother.
When the monkey got better, the mother elephant took him back to his mother. When the monkey told his mother who had saved him she told the other animal mothers, so the little elephant was never lonely again. (The little monkey knew who saved him, because he managed to open his eyes a little.) The end
DALE MURPHY'S VISIT
We came to Salt Lake in November. Kori had to go to the hospital a few days after we got to my Aunt Mary's.
When we went to my other two aunt's, my sister was still in the hospital. When we found a house, she got out and I went in. A week after I got in, Kori had to come back again, and now we share a room.
Monday starting my third and Kori's second week, we were talking to the doctors, and a man came in. I didn't know who he was until my mom asked him.
It ended up to be my favorite baseball player, Dale Murphy. He told me his aunt saw me in the paper and told him where I was.
He came on Monday 19, Dec. 1983. We just talked and talked. Before he left, they asked us if he would let them take some pictures, and he said, of course. We both signed a paper and had our picture taken. My sister had her picture taken with him too, and before he left all three of us had our picture taken. And then he left. The end
SALLY'S KIDNEY DISEASE
Once there was a girl named Sally, she had a kidney disease. When she was four, her mother noticed her daughter had not grown. So she went to the doctor and found out her daughter had a kidney disease.
When Sally heard about it, she got scared. The first time she went to the hospital, they said she might have to have dialysis. When she started, she was really scared. She made a lot of friends in the hospital, even a boy named Joe. One time she was there, she was told she would be getting medicine through an N>G> tube down her nose to give her some medicine. She had the tube down for about three weeks, and had to have them at home.
When she was sixteen, she had a kidney transplant and didn't have to have feedings anymore.
JOHN'S HANDICAP
Once upon a time there was a boy named John. He loved to play sports. He would join every sport, every year. One year he was playing football. He broke his arm. When the doctor checked it, he said it would heal in a few months. He was very sad to hear he couldn't play sports for a while. So he stayed on the sideline until his arm began to heal.
When his arm did heal, he started playing again. The next game was out of town. When they got there, they ate, and checked into a hotel. The next day at two p.m., they went to warm up. John played left field. When the game started, the other team said they were going to win, but they were wrong. John's team won 9-0.
On the way home, there was a car in the way. They couldn't see it. When they were about to turn off, the driver saw the car, the driver was a drunk. The driver tried to turn out of the way, but couldn't turn out of the way and crashed.
They didn't get help until the next morning. The ambulance came and took the boys and the coach to the hospital. Most of the boys had broken arms or legs, except John, his leg muscles and bones went out. The doctors told him he couldn't play sports anymore. John was very sad, but knew what it meant--he was handicapped.
As the year went on, he got bored. Until one day when he heard about the Easter Seals Telethon. When it finally came, he told his parents and they told Terry Wood about their son. So he told the other people at the telethon. John's parents had saved their pay to help John so they gave as charity to help John. When the telethon was over they had raised $3,360,100.
A few month later, John got some special crutches, and they took him to a place to learn to walk again. It took his legs about twenty years to heal. When they finally healed, he was given a major league contract and was very happy again.
SUE'S HANDICAP
Once upon a time there was a girl named Sue. She was a very nice girl. All the boys in the school liked her.
One day her mother told her they were going to her grandmothers house. The next day they packed and started for her grandmother's.
As they started they thought it was a fine trip. But as they entered town, a drunk driver hit their car, and the car went through a restaurant.
Sue's mother broke her arm, but Sue couldn't feel a muscle in her body. She went to the hospital. The doctor told her mother Sue had brain damage, and the doctor also told her about the Easter Seal's Telethon.
When Sue's mother got home, she called Michelle King and pledged fifty dollars and asked for her daughter to go to the Easter Seal's summer camp.
When Sue was thirty-six, her brain damage had almost cleared up and she went to her grandma's house and finally got to see her. The end
Clickable links to the gravesites of his sisters and grandparents:
Amy Marie Carter
Kori Lynn Carter
Grandpa Barton: Garth Barton
Grandma Barton: Mona Cox Barton
Grandma Carter: Clara Mae Carter
Great Grandpa Carter: Guy William Carter
Great Grandma Carter Effie Myers Carter
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