5K Helps Sheriff's Deputy Pay For Son's Treatment

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There will soon be another chance for you to help the son of a Cherokee Sheriff’s Office deputy get the medical care he needs to live a healthy life.

The Team Blake 5K Run/Walk will be held on Saturday, Dec. 5 at Hobgood Park in Towne Lake. The event, hosted by the Cherokee Sheriff’s Foundation, will be held rain or shine, and will benefit the family of Blake Owen Jones, the son of Tabatha and sheriff’s deputy Frank Jones.

Pre-registration, which ends Friday, Nov. 20, is $25, and can be done online. Race-day registration is $30, and phantom runners can also contribute for $25.

Race-day registration starts at 7:30 a.m., and the race will get underway at 9 a.m.

The Jones family’s saga began July 27 when mother and father made the trip to Northside Hospital-Cherokee in Canton to welcome their son into their lives.

Tabatha Jones began having complications, so doctors performed an emergency Cesarean section. She experienced placental abruption, starving her baby for oxygen. When Blake was born, his heart was not beating and he was not breathing.

He was resuscitated and flown to Northside Hospital in Sandy Springs. Blake has since been released from the hospital, but now requires a considerable amount of medical care on a daily basis.

For more information about the upcoming race, visit its Facebook page. You can also visit the GoFundMe account to contribute funds towards the family’s expenses.

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Photo credits: Team Blake 5K Run/Walk’s Facebook page