campaign organized by journalist Carlos Armendariz, who took photos of Basco at the memorial site that went viral, raised more than $41,000 from 1,425 donors.[5] Basco said he had never felt so much love in his entire life. “So many people put their arms around me, grieved with me, cried with me, it touched my heart,” he said at the cemetery. “I love you and I’m proud and I’m honored to have you all here as my family.”[6] The mark of empathy is to feel another’s pain; the mark of compassion is
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