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Community Rallies Around South Windsor Boy Battling Cancer
Brian Azinheira, 11, recently learned that he had a cancerous tumor in the bone of his arm and a GoFundMe campaign has been launched.
SOUTH WINDSOR, CT - The community is rallying around 11-year-old Brian Azinheira, who is battling cancer.
A GoFundMe account was recently launched and has raised more than $8,800 in less than a day (UPDATE: more than $16,000 has been raised since Tuesday) in one day in support Brian and his family.
Brian is a South Windsor Pee Wee goalie and suffered an arm injury that looked to be just a torn bicep, according to the GoFundMe page.
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After missing two months to heal his arm, Brian had just started skating again and reinjured his arm.
“Brian and his family got the devastating news that he has a cancerous tumor in the bone of his arm (osteosarcoma),” according to the page. “He has a long road ahead of him, as his treatment plan at Yale New Haven Hospital consists of 10 weeks of chemotherapy, followed by surgery on his arm, and then an additional 17 weeks of chemotherapy.”
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Read more about Brian’s story, or to make a donation, visit the GoFundMe page here.
Photo via Brian’s Battle GoFundMe page
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