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Michelangelo's Influence On Denny Thomas

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Albert Schweitzer was a great man he and his wife opened a hospital for all colors in the time when he was alive was rare,he also loved to speak about important things going on around to people who were listening. Michelangelo was known for amazing sculpting painting poetry and was also an architect being born in the1400’s he at first was unrecognized but soon he was a small celebrity and then was an idol and wonder of all artists. Denny thomas was the founder and creator of st jude research hospital,one day one of his close friends was diagnosed with blood cancer(1972).From that day on after John died Denny knew he wanted to help people live “no child should die before fun of the bud of childhood” “I would call him the savior that fought
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