| Wednesday, March 26, 2003 |  |
| 1000 Cranes for Peace |
 26 Mar 2003 @ 15:01Sadako Sasaki, a young Japanese girl, on the threshold of adolescence, developed leukemia in 1955, from the effects of radiation caused by the bombing of Hiroshima. While hospitalized, her closest friend reminded her of the Japanese legend that if she folded a thousand paper cranes, the gods might grant her wish to be well again. With hope and determination, Sadako began folding. Learn how to fold your own cranes. Join the Thousand Crane Peace Network Visit Sadako Peace Gardens at Casa de Maria in Santa Barbara, CA |