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You have a very impressive site. I now know the difference between a burn victim and a burn survivor, a valuable lesson. ~ Remco de Korte

I applaud you on your site for young burn victims. (I happen to be a paramedic.) ~ truli

Just took a look at your site, good job! ~ Kathy, Cool The Burn

This is a great cause. ~ Ed Burke, Boston EMS EMT 738

This is an excellent site to teach children and adults about the horrors of playing with fire. The site is informative and helpful for parents and young people. Some parents may object to the subject matter of this site, but we believe that it handles the topics in a responsible and educational manner. ~ WiredSafety's Site Team and Research division

Just had a look at your web page. I think it's really good and I like the idea of all the info and I really got a lot of info off the story of Quinn's accident. I almost could feel the pain. I think he is really brave to be able to walk round and handle all the names he has been called. I don't think I could do that. I would of just have stayed in for the rest of my life and never shown my face out in the streets again. I also think Paul is very brave. I can understand now why friendship is so important sometimes... Sometimes more than you think, because you never know what could happen. ~ Lisa (15) [Lisa knows both Quinn and Paul personally]

What a wonderful site you have created! I'm only sorry that you and your son had to go through such a horrendous experience in order for it to be created. ~ Carla

Although I was surfing the net looking for information and resources for the burns course that I am currently studying I was really pleased to come across a site dedicated to young burns survivors. I really wish there had been such resources when I was growing up. I am now in my late twenties and was burnt 25 years ago when I was 3. I trained as a nurse to specifically work in burns as a way of putting back a little of the care that I received as a patient. I have a child of my own and a fantastic partner who has never made an issue of my scarring! I no longer think why me? Because it doesn't matter the important thing is I survived and have gone on to lead a fulfilling and successful life. It took me a long time to learn how to just be me and that I did not need to be perfect in every way as a way of making up for not being physically perfect. Keep up the good work. ~ Yasmin. [Yasmin has a page in our "Your Own Stories" section.]

I had a look at your website; what a wonderfully inspirational place. I am really blown away by your site; the sentiment and intent with which it is created is truly beautiful. I will certainly keep your page in mind and share it with any one who it may be relevant to in future. ~ Brian

I'm a student nurse and have had experience nursing people with traumatic burns. This website may help people to understand about burns and speak to real people who are going through or have been through similar experiences. ~ Jamie

Thanks for putting such a informative and supportive site together... I wish I had been able to find it last year when we were new to this. ~ Vicki Knopf [Vicki Knopf is the mother of a young burn survivor who has joined our "Find a Friend" list.]

Amanda told me about your website, I didn't think it was going to be as good and informative as it is, I think it's fab, has really made me think about fire and how dangerous it is, and how it's not worth to play with it. Very good website, I'm so glad I read it, I've learnt alot from it. Kids could learn so much if they just read it. WELL DONE. ~ Vicky [Vicky is a teenaged friend of Quinn's sister Amanda.]

Since the beginning of time, mankind has been fascinated by Fire and its Dancing Flames... However, how easily we forget the devastating and destructive powers this beautiful "entity" still has. Powers we, unfortunately, mostly discover when it's too late, when a toll has been paid. Your site manages to make us all aware of this in an easy and user-friendly way. ~ Tony Duthoo

Your website is a public service that fills an important gap, and it's very professional-looking too. ~ Ian

I am a serving Fire Fighter at slough Fire station in Berkshire (Blue watch). I have just found your web site whilst browsing the internet and I thought that I would just drop you a line to say that I think it is fantastic that web sites like this are around to help young people. Keep up the good work. ~ Julian May

Great web site. ~ Boyd Johnson, Deputy Fire Marshal

I admire what you’ve created on the internet – a real community – and I salute your efforts to help burn survivors. ~ Ben Sherwood, Survivor Strengths Survey

I am a water ski counselor at the Great Lakes Burn Camp near Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA. ..... Your site is fantastic! ~ Don Passenger

IMO, your website and salamander website are the best, most surfer-friendly, most organized, and most resourceful for burn survivors. ~ 'oathkeeper', commenting at Burn Support Online

You have a done a great job. What a great place for people to get information about burn injury. ~ Debbie Jamieson, Great Lakes Burn Camp

I was literally moved to tears reading about your amazing son!! What an inspiration he is, and a truely remarkable young man. Thru all the reading (and I read it all) he never complained once....I think he should write a book about his expierence for other young children. ~ Kaylynn

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