A girl I knew very well in my younger years was diagnosed with bone cancer a few months ago.
Her name is Casey, and she's only nineteen years old. She's got courage and strength like you wouldn't believe, and she's a generally exemplary human being. She deserves the world, but deserve doesn't count for much in the grand scheme of things sometimes.
By the time they caught the tumor in her pelvis, it had progressed to the point where her leg required amputation.
Her amputation date is scheduled for mid-September.

We've fallen out of contact over the years, and there isn't much I can do to help her. But I can try to get the 1000+ people who watch me here on DA to chip in and help.

She recently entered the Body by Victoria contest, the reward for which is a trip to New York City and some serious pampering. She's at #2 in the standings now, and giving her something to look forward to after her amputation would mean so much.

Her entry caption reads:
"I don't love my cancer. But I love my body even though it's bald and can't sexily toy with its hair,
even though it has no eyebrows to arch, even though it will soon have only one leg and some people
will be disgusted by it. I love it because it's mine."

Please go here
[link]
and vote for Casey once a day. (to find her, click on "view and vote", then go to "most loved") Pass this on to your friends, your friend's friends (and if your friend's friend's have friends, pass it on to them, too) your family, your co-workers, your watchers, anyone and everyone you know through every internet channel you can. Casey's been dealt a nasty hand with this cancer; let's give her some solid, good proof that the universe, or at the very least the people in it, is capable of some good, too.
Edit: the person in #1 is a male internet personality. He's got over 16,000 votes. The contest ends on September 14, so there's still plenty of time. Let's make this happen.

To everyone who reads this entry, votes for her, and/or passes it on: thank you so much, from the bottom of my heart.