What is going on?

Ethan has been looking forward to his senior year, mostly so he and his buddies could goof off together on the soccer field or at the track. After cross country season Ethan started having pain in his left leg after he would run. His mom noticed a small knot on his knee and they decided to go get it checked out. The first time they saw a doctor, it was believed to be a swelling of a tendon that they would watch, expecting it to resolve on its own. After an intense leg workout, however, the pain at that site was unbearable. Several doctor visits in a very short time revealed it was osteosarcoma, a bone cancer. Ethan began treatments at Arkansas Children's Hospital (ACH) on Thursday, January 11, 2018. A bone scan revealed only one small lesion on his fibula - because there's only one lesion, it's small, it's on a small bone, and his blood counts at the time of the scan were good, Drs Stine and Nicholas expect a full recovery!

How you can help

Lots of people have been asking how they can help the Boyer family. Here are some ideas:

• Buy a T‐Shirt ‐ Coach Ray (track coach) and Coach Winn (soccer coach) and the Benton Soccer Booster Club have teamed up with Arkansas Woven in Benton to sell “Kick 4 Boyer” t‐shirts as a fundraiser for the family. Buy HERE. T-Shirt orders must be placed by 2/2 and will be available for pickup at Arkansas Woven (104 W South St Benton AR 72015 501-317-0632) on 2/16. 
• Donate Dollars – We have an account at Arvest Bank set up in the name of his mom Maranda Boyer to collect donations for the Boyer family.
• Donate Meals – If you love to cook, sign up to send a meal through Meal Train HERE . But if you’re like me, Bite Squad gift cards are an excellent idea too. (Choose the email option and enter [email protected] Click HERE
• Follow the Blog – Follow Ethan’s CaringBridge blog and watch how he’s kickin’ cancer’s booty HERE
• Giftcards – You could purchase Visa giftcards for anything needed to manage their life inside or outside the hospital.
• Beanies or Onesies ‐ it’s gonna be cold for awhile and we’ve gotta have him stylin’!
• Stock a Bag ‐They’re going to have several weeks of 3‐4 day stays, so it would help if they didn’t have to unpack. Plus he’s going to need unscented, dye‐free products. Here are some ideas:

Soft bristle toothbrushes
Hand sanitizer
Clorox wipes
Dial soap bars
Old Spice deodorant
Burt’s Bees lip balm
Detergent
Comfy clothes, pajamas
Dryer sheets
Sour Gummy Worms & Skittles :-)

• follow www.bentonsoccer.com for updated information on ways to help.
• Questions? Email Marla Ritter at [email protected] or call me at 501‐ 804‐3922.

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Caring Bridge

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