Residents of Southwest Washington have raised more than $13,000 in one day for a Onalaska student battling brain cancer.
Following months of headaches, a precautionary MRI this week revealed a tumor on Brody Hamilton’s brain. It was determined to be brain cancer. The tumor was successfully removed Thursday, though Hamilton’s family is awaiting for test results to determine the type of cancer.
To help cover medical bills and other expenses, the family started a gofundme.com account that can be found at https://www.gofundme.com/f/brody-hamilton-overcome-brain-cancer.
"The post-op scans of his brain look good and we will be getting a scan of his spinal cord tomorrow," Grace Hamilton, Brody's mom, wrote on GoFundMe. "We’re praying that the spine scans come back good as well. Also praying for all of our fears to be put to ease."
As of Friday afternoon, the fundraiser had raised nearly $14,000 toward a $20,000 fundraising goal.
The GoFundMe notes that while Hamilton was initially hesitant about telling anyone, “before he went in for surgery yesterday he said he wanted as many people to know so that he can have as many people as possible praying for him.”
