Nephew Marcus Lennox: Character Analysis

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Dr. Phil thank you for reading my letter i am writing this on behalf of my Nephew Marcus Lennox he is 34 he lives in Oklahoma City,Ok on Feb 14th 2015 my sister his mother Jacquline Lennox passed away from breast cancer about 9 yrs before her passing not knowing she was going to die from this horrible disease she gain custody of her then 3 grand children 2 yrs later another grand everything was going fine for her and and grands 4-5 yrs later she found out she had breast cancer the first time it was removed and chemo and radiation she was fine for 2 maybe 3 yrs and then the worst it develope from one breast to the other nothing was the same jackie went thought alot raising 4 little ppl along with the struggle of chemo radiation being sick all …show more content…
Phil Marcus has no children of his own his mom (Jackie) ask him to help take care of the kids the best he know how I was prepared to take them myself but Marcus said he know his mom wanted him to take them even though she didn't say he knew and i tell you he has really step up and has done a excellent amazing incredible job with the kids he had a girlfriend but he told her he had to let everything go he had to raise his nieces and nephew he gets little help from the state, food stamps he only gets $72.00 per month per child social sercuity.....He don't ask for help because he want everybody to think he can do it on his own...but i know he needs help....His brother the kids father is on drugs and not helping at all there is so much more to this story....I Just want Marcus to be recognize for his heroic measure of putting his life on hold to take care of 4 others....Brandon the kids father needs help with his addiction to pcp mostly and whatever else he's on...Can you please help us i can't because my husband of 16 yrs passed August 9 2013 left me with nothing and his ex wife's got everything so i am struggle myself so please help him he is really struggling with those kids they are good kids Please help just want him to be recognize for his selfless acts Thank you Sandra

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