Fundraiser Started for 6-year-old Mansfield Girl with Neuroblastoma

A Tolland High School student is helping raise money for a six-year-old girl who is going through intense treatment for Stage IV Neuroblastoma.

Demi Fischer, 6, of Mansfield is the youngest of five children in her family and is being raised by her single mom Missy Fischer, who has taken family medical leave to be with her child through the intense 14-month treatment.

Tolland High School senior Sarah Nuccio, 17, heard about the ordeal through another Tolland family and decided to help Demi’s family out by starting a donation page on Youcaring.com. Nuccio said it was a goal of hers to help someone in a tough situation.

“I met Demi it was really touching,” she said. “My mom and I started a page after talking to Demi’s grandmother (Deborah Scott) to get the donations where they need to go.”

The donations will go toward helping the family financially so Fischer can be by her daughter’s side as she goes through the treatment.

Nuccio said she will be donating her hair to Wigs for Kids sometime in November or December as well.

Thanks to Pam Rogers for letting us know about the fundraiser. If you have a news tip, send it to tips@patch.com or ACE@patch.com. Be sure to include the name of your Patch!