This family has been recommended by Family Reach.

A 14-year-old boy complaining about pain in his leg should mean growing pains, that he’s going to shoot up six inches over the summer, prompting every living relative to exclaim “Goodness, you’ve gotten so big!” Tragically, Ms. B’s son didn’t have growing pains- he had bone cancer.

Diagnosed last Christmas Eve, he’s now recovering from multiple surgeries and grueling rounds of chemo, vowing he’s going to surf and skateboard again no matter what the doctors say. He and his family have been spending more time in the hospital than they have at home and are now in danger of falling behind on payments. Come September, Ms. B will be able to get back to her job as a teacher in the local school district and the family will be able to get back into their rhythm, but until then Ms. B, her son, and her 17-year-old daughter are dollars away from having to choose between their home and their son and brother’s life-saving medicine.

With his loving family and his fierce tenacity, B has a fighting chance, but with financial worries steadily draining his mom and his soon-to-graduate sister, this family is weeks away from losing hope. Just $1,337 will get this family through to September when Ms. B’s job will start and she’ll be able to take care of her family like she always has, her son will be back to school with friends, and her daughter will be able to focus on her own, new life. Until then, every dollar and every bit of strength counts- how can you help?


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