Mar 14, 2013 | pgibbons | 1056 views
Saugeen Maitland Girls Get Behind Turtles for Jorie.
Submitted by Dave Baker. On a recent road trip to Sudbury the girls spent their down time making Gum Ball Flowers. The flowers are to be sold at home games for the Midget AA team to raise money in support of Jorie Elliot and the Ronald McDonald House of London. Jorie is a schoolmate and former teammate of the girls from Kincardine. Her mom Sheryl is the Principal of some of our Walkerton and Mildmay girls. Kincardine’s Jorie Elliott, 16, is currently battling leukemia in London hospital. The community, local sports teams and schools have united behind Elliott’s battle with the disease through ‘Turtles for Jorie.
Elliot, who just turned 16 on Jan. 22, is currently undergoing treatment for Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia, a rare form of Leukemia. While the prospects for a full recovery from the disease are good for Jorie, it has meant some huge changes for the family. The treatment plan for the disease stretches out over two years, including an intensive two week regimen of chemotherapy, followed up by Monday to Friday outpatient style chemotherapy from now until September. After some discussion with Jorie, as well as her parents Sheryl and Jeff Elliott, it was decided that it would be best to fund raise for the Ronald McDonald house in London. The Elliotts have seen first hand what the Ronald McDonald house does, as it gives them a place to stay that feels like home while Jorie undergoes treatment, hence the ‘A Small Town for a Big Home’ fundraiser that will run throughout February 2013.