Helping Hayden Fundraising Dinner
Saturday, April 21st - 4:00-9:00 pm
TheVictorian at Hemphill Mansion
315 Washington Blvd
Roseville, CA 95678
Italian Food
$20/Adult
$10/child
Purchase tickets at the door
Hayden's story, according to his family...
"In November of 2011, Hayden Elliott, our 11 year old son/brother/granchild/nephew/cousin was diagnosed with osteosarcoma, a very aggressive form of bone cancer. An MRI revealed that Hayden has a tumor wrapped around his shin bone. Though the cancer has not spread to the lungs thankfully, it has invaded the marrow. However, time is of critical importance, as we race to stay ahead of the cancer before it has a chance to spread. Currently he is undergoing chemotherapy, which he will have to endure at least twelve rounds of over many months. As you can imagine, this is so much for a anyone to go through, let alone an 11 year old boy. No child should ever have to hear the diagnosis or even word “cancer”, but Hayden not only had to hear it, but is now in the fight for his life to beat this disease. He has already endured days of sickness as a result of the treatment, and is losing all his hair. And he is facing months and months of this. What is truly so difficult for Hayden is that he is missing out on all of the things he loves the most - playing football, basketball, riding bikes, and swimming. He is an athletic child who derives so much happiness from playing sports, and this has been taken away from him. Everything in his whole life changed in an instant. At this moment, our whole family is taking it one step at a time. Our top priority is to keep Hayden comfortable. We sleep in shifts at the hospital so he is never alone, we rub his back, collect urine, change bedding to get all the fallen hair that is constantly making him itch – anything to help him, in any way we can. As Hayden continues his treatment in the coming months, his medical bills will start mounting substantially. Besides the chemotherapy, he will need surgery, and then months of rehabilitative care. His medical costs soar as each day passes, and it’s a lot for one family to take on. Insurance does cover some of these bills but not all of it. In effort to raise money we are doing a fundraiser in April. We understand no eveyone will be able to attend so have decided to create this account for those who want to send dontaions. Thanks for all of your love and support!"
