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Chelsea fan craig shergold received a recordbreaking 350 million get well soon cards, some of which included madonna, michael jackson. Variations of the plea for greeting cards sent out on his behalf in 1989 are still being distributed through the internet, making the plea one of the most persistent urban legends. Marion shergold s world fell apart when she was told that her nineyearold son, craig, had a malignant brain tumour. When seven year old craig shergold from england was diagnosed with an incurable brain tumor, he asked people to send him enough postcards so that he could get into the guinness book of world records for. Find the answers to all your record breaking questions in guinness world records. He sought to set the guinness record for getwell card s.
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Several events convinced marion that god was leading her to a cure for craig and that the getwell cards he was receiving had the power to keep him alive, so she launched a worldwide campaign to break. Craig turned in his wish to makeawishfoundation and expressed his desire to have an entry in the guinness book of world records for the largest collection of business cards by an individual. Receiving the most greeting cards and earning him a spot in the 1991 and 1992 guinness book of world records craig shergold born 24 june 1979 is a british former cancer patient who is most famous for receiving an estimated 350 million greeting cards, earning. Includes index lists records, superlatives, and unusual facts in the areas of fame, the natural world, exploration, technology, remarkable activities, the arts, amusements, and sports, including a few special spreads with glowinthedark illustrations. The london youngster whose battle with brain tumors has. Variations of the plea for greeting cards on his behalf in 1989 are still being distributed through the internet, making the plea one of the most persistent urban legends. We work with leading global brands and businesses to break world records as part of bespoke marketing campaigns. His tale touched more than 33 million people who sent him cards, and craig earned a listing in the guinness book of world records for the first 16 million. Craig shergold born 24 june 1979 is a british former cancer patient who received an estimated 350 million greeting cards, earning him a place in the guinness book of world records. For 11yearold craig shergold, getting his name in the guinness book of world records was not as difficult as living long enough to see it.
Guinness world records 20 is crammed with new and updated records, and neverbeforeseen photography. We can confirm that craig shergold is better and you can stop sending him cards he has 350million as it is. The makeawish foundation had nothing to do with it, however, and craig is now a. There really is a craig shergold, and he did have cancer. The mentor united kingdom documentary, biography a strong friendship between stephen and craig is built after a recent holiday. Many years ago, craig shergold developed a brain tumor, believed inoperable. The people closest to shergold started a chain letter, asking the recipients to send craig a greeting card, explicitly to get his name into the guinness book of world records. Craig shergold is a real person and he is in the guinness book of records for receiving the most getwell cards, that is true, said young. The craig shergold hoax also plagues the makeawish. Craig shergold broke the guinness world record, for receiving the most ever get well cards back in 1990. A healthy craig shergold holds his world record certificate.
For months, english schoolboy craig shergold has lived with one. Editorinchief craig glenday shares his favourite stories and anecdotes from his 17 years working on the worlds bestselling annual book. Craig shergold, born in surrey, united kingdom, carshalton 40 years old born 24 june 1979 is a british former cancer patient who received an estimated 350 million greeting cards earning him a place in the guinness book of world records. Craig shergold born 24 june 1979 is a british former cancer patient who is most famous for receiving an estimated 350 million greeting cards, earning him a place in the guinness book of world records. That erroneous plea on behalf of craig shergold is loose again. As a child, craig shergold began the round robin letter appealing for get. This is her story of craig s battle for life, which began when he launched a campaign to collect enough getwell cards to win an entry in the guinness book of records. Craig shergold sent 350m get well cards metro news. Variations of the plea for greeting cards on his behalf in 1989 are still being distributed through the internet, making the plea one of the most persistent urban legend s. When the sun ran his story in 1989, craig started getting 10,000 cards a day. Craig, now 16 and fond of telling dirty jokes, got in the guinness book of world records for getting 33 million getwell cards. Craig turned in his wish to makeawishfoundation and expressed his desire to have an entry in the guinness book of world records for the.
Boy declared cured of brain tumor the washington post. Craig shergold alive, well, wants no mo cards archive. Paperback marion shergolds world fell apart when she was told that her nineyearold son, craig, had a malignant brain tumour. Craig shergold postcards this is a true story that cant be stopped. Craig, who has a brain tumor and an estimated 12 to 18 months to live, would like to see his name in the guinness book of world records as the person who has received the most getwell cards.
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