Health & Fitness
Miracle Men on the Mississippi
In the fifteenth year of the Mississippi River bass tournament benefiting St. Jude, this local Bassmaster chapter is getting used to miracles. Miracles like crossing the million-dollar mark...
In the fifteenth year of the Mississippi River bass tournament benefiting St. Jude Children’s Hospital, the Zumbro Valley Bassmaster chapter is getting used to miracles. Miracles like crossing the million-dollar mark two years ago, miracles like raising over $225,000 in one fishing event this year, and miracles like Liam Reinier, who battled cancer at the age of three with the help of the medical team at St. Jude in Memphis.
Liam is now 11 years old and a full two years beyond a five-year remission. Such success stories are rare, and precious. All too many kids fight the battle and do not win. But just like you can’t catch a fish without getting your line wet, you can’t beat cancer without getting in for the fight. That means medical care. In Liam’s case, it truly would not have happened without the hope and cutting-edge treatment that comes hand-in-hand with St. Jude Children’s Hospital’s state-of-the-art research.