Dear Johnny – I’m writing to you for my son and family. Back in March of this year, my son Jacob (20) was complaining of his shoulder bothering him. He thought he hurt it while playing basketball with his friends, but the pain only go worse.
We decided to take him to the North Kansas City emergency room only to get the news that no parents ever want to hear. He was diagnosed with a rare bone
cancer called Ewing’s sarcoma.
He couldn’t be treated there, so we moved on to Truman Medical Center and to KU. There we did get the answers and help we needed and we finally got him into
Children’s Mercy. His condition wasn’t good and he needed to start chemo and radiation immediately.
After several weeks of being in and out of the hospital and doing more scans, we got the unfortunate news that the cancer had spread even more. They are only giving our son a few months to live.
They have been wanting to start a new chemo, but can’t keep his blood counts up
enough to start it. We were informed that if they can’t start this new chemo, then we won’t have much time with him.
We are keeping him as comfortable as we can and we are praying for a miracle
and hoping to make it through the holidays. With all of this going on, I haven’t been able to work and
have been barely getting by. This is going to be a rough Christmas and we are all pretty devastated.
We asked the kids what they want for Christmas and they’ve all said just make our brother better.
I’ve fallen behind on some bills and we are just trying to take our minds off of everything going on. Really we’re just trying to enjoy our time with Jacob. If you could help us, we would greatly appreciate it.
Thank you for reading our story and we thank you for all you do. – The Norris Family
Who Helped: Chris & Mike, Bret, Shane, Leah, Dwight, JP and Consentino's
How You Helped: Paid 2 months rent, electrical bill, Christmas for the kids and groceries!