| Eddie’s Wish |
Nancy Finley, of Fredricktown, used the words easy-going and active to describe her son Eddie. She  jokes that the first words out of Eddie’s mouth were, “I gotta fish”. Eddie was diagnosed with a brain tumor in September 2000, however, and spent 48 days in the hospital after his diagnosis. Since that September, Eddie has been greatly limited on his activities... When the Safari Wish program heard about Eddie, they jumped at the opportunity to provide a day of fishing.Tom Dawson, owner of Cedar Lake, hosted Eddie and Dennis Wyatt, former professional fisherman and cancer survivor, performed as guide.After being presented with a rod, reel and “Bodacious Bass” t-shirt, Eddie was ready to fish.In Eddie’s own words, “I would like to thank the Safari Club and hospital very, very much ‘cause I love this.Can I go fishing now?” |
Fishing was not going to be easy due to a high-pressure front and East wind, but Eddie caught 8-10  nice bass and by the end of the afternoon had reeled in a 40 pound Marco Polo fish... Few would be excited about sunburned hands, but for Eddie it would be a reminder of his fishing trip at Cedar Lake.Eddie and his mom were both very appreciative of the “chance to get away” that the Safari Wish program gave their family. |
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