HOUSTON, TEXAS – October 31, 2015 — (Gephardt Daily) — Daniel Fleetwood is a big “Star Wars” fan, just like millions of others. The problem is Daniel might not be around to see the next chapter of his favorite film series.
StarWarsNews.Net is reporting Daniel, who was diagnosed in July with a rare form of connective tissue cancer, was given a prognosis of two months to live. To date, he’s already beat that life expectancy, but the outlook isn’t great for him to live much longer.
Daniel himself doesn’t feel he will make it until December 18 (“Star Wars: The Force Awakens” premiere date). “…And if a man’s dying wish is to see the “The Force Awakens,” then it is up to his fellow members of the fan community to stand up and help him get just that,” the web site stated.
“‘Star Wars’ is important to us all. That is why we are here. That is why we come to this site daily to read bits of news or spoilers in anticipation of the great things we expect ahead. We get wrapped up in new concept art, box office predictions, and debates over expectations. So when we hear about someone like Daniel Fleetwood, it can put things in perspective quite a bit.”
So, in honor of Daniel’s request to get an early screening, the fan-site is asking all the members of the ‘Stat Wars’ community to support Daniel and to “make some noise on this topic.”
StarWarsNews.Net points out that back in 2012, according to the Daily Dot, JJ Abrams was able to grant a similar request from a terminally ill fan to see “Star Trek Into Darkness,” so this sort of campaign is not without precedent.
Along with fans from all over the world, they are asking JJ Abrams, Lucasfilm and Disney to help Daniel out and let a dying man spend a small portion of his final days seeing “The Force Awakens” early.
If only to bring a brief moment of forgetful happiness to a dark time.
If you want to help make some noise for Daniel on social media, the hashtag #forcefordaniel has been created to promote his request.
Please share this on Twitter, Facebook, and other social media outlets you have where someone will listen and put the size and unity of the sci-fi community to use and help out one of own in his final days.
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