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Liam Myers is a 12-year-old boy that is facing the fight of his young life. Over Easter weekend this year, it was discovered that he had a brain tumor. A Help-a-Hero campaign has been setup to assist his family offset the cost of his medical treatments and other financial changes that have resulted.
Liam’s dad, Jason, is a Pennsylvania State Police trooper. His mom, Darcey, is a stay-at-home mom who homeschools their six children. Jason's agency has not adjusted his schedule in order to allow for Jason to get Liam to his treatments, so he's been taking unpaid leave to do so. So far, he has not received a paycheck for well over two months.
Additionally, the treatments are a three hour drive, each way, and the Myers' family vehicle has over 200,000 miles on it.
This family is in need of a miracle.
According to his aunt, Susannah Miller, the second oldest of the six kids, Liam is “a regular kid...funny, spunky, always laughing, infectious grin...He loves soccer, Legos, America, and Jesus.”
According to other fundraising sources, here is what happened to turn this family’s world upside down:
The week before Easter 2023, Liam told his mom that he was having trouble with some double vision, so much so, that he was even tripping over things and stumbling.
His mom wasted no time in getting him in to an eye doctor, even though he had a clean vision test prior to this issue. The eye doctor said Liam's vision was normal, but he saw what he thought might be a cluster of blood vessels behind the eye. He referred them to a pediatrician.
MRI's, bloodwork, and other tests quickly followed. The pediatrician's office worked for hours to get their insurance to accept that Liam needed a referral to a neurosurgeon.
They finally received the go-ahead, and immediately left to make the four-hour drive to Pittsburgh Children's Hospital (PCH). Once there, more tests ensued confirming their worst fears. The vision issues were being caused by a brain tumor. Barely an inch long, it was seated on the pineal gland in the very center of Liam's brain.
Liam underwent surgery in May to do a biopsy. The neurosurgeon was able remove the bulk of the tumor.
However, the biopsy came back, confirming again what they all feared: It was cancerous. Liam was officially diagnosed with a very rare germinoma tumor. He went through chemo treatment for four months and is not yet out of the woods, as he's currently going through intense sessions of radiation. During this month-long process, the family has to drive to the hospital five days a week.
The fundraiser will be a huge help to this family and will allow supporters of law enforcement to serve Liam's family in return for their service to their community. The family has also asked for the most important thing we can give them: prayer.
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Liam Myers is a 12-year-old boy that is facing the fight of his young life. Over Easter weekend this year, it was discovered that he had a brain tumor. A Help-a-Hero campaign has been setup to assist his family offset the cost of his medical treatments and other financial changes that have resulted.
Liam’s dad, Jason, is a Pennsylvania State Police trooper. His mom, Darcey, is a stay-at-home mom who homeschools their six children. Jason's agency has not adjusted his schedule in order to allow for Jason to get Liam to his treatments, so he's been taking unpaid leave to do so. So far, he has not received a paycheck for well over two months.
Additionally, the treatments are a three hour drive, each way, and the Myers' family vehicle has over 200,000 miles on it.
This family is in need of a miracle.
According to his aunt, Susannah Miller, the second oldest of the six kids, Liam is “a regular kid...funny, spunky, always laughing, infectious grin...He loves soccer, Legos, America, and Jesus.”
According to other fundraising sources, here is what happened to turn this family’s world upside down:
The week before Easter 2023, Liam told his mom that he was having trouble with some double vision, so much so, that he was even tripping over things and stumbling.
His mom wasted no time in getting him in to an eye doctor, even though he had a clean vision test prior to this issue. The eye doctor said Liam's vision was normal, but he saw what he thought might be a cluster of blood vessels behind the eye. He referred them to a pediatrician.
MRI's, bloodwork, and other tests quickly followed. The pediatrician's office worked for hours to get their insurance to accept that Liam needed a referral to a neurosurgeon.
They finally received the go-ahead, and immediately left to make the four-hour drive to Pittsburgh Children's Hospital (PCH). Once there, more tests ensued confirming their worst fears. The vision issues were being caused by a brain tumor. Barely an inch long, it was seated on the pineal gland in the very center of Liam's brain.
Liam underwent surgery in May to do a biopsy. The neurosurgeon was able remove the bulk of the tumor.
However, the biopsy came back, confirming again what they all feared: It was cancerous. Liam was officially diagnosed with a very rare germinoma tumor. He went through chemo treatment for four months and is not yet out of the woods, as he's currently going through intense sessions of radiation. During this month-long process, the family has to drive to the hospital five days a week.
The fundraiser will be a huge help to this family and will allow supporters of law enforcement to serve Liam's family in return for their service to their community. The family has also asked for the most important thing we can give them: prayer.
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