9/4 – Colton

In January of this year, I started seeing some family members post prayer requests for a boy in their community named Colton. When I saw that he had been diagnosed with a brain tumor, I immediately sent a friend request to his mom. Having a child diagnosed with cancer is very mentally exhausting and it takes a while before you find your community of support. We like to be able to connect with families early in their diagnosis and introduce them to some of our online support communities to help them to not feel so alone.

It took 3 weeks for Colton’s pathology to come back and on February 16^th, he was diagnosed with Gliomatosis Cerebri, a rare and terminal brain tumor. He was only in the 1^st grade at the time. Their community in Fayetteville, AL has rallied around him and their family. There have been many fundraisers and so much awareness of childhood cancer. His story has inspired their small town and he is touching lives. It seems everyone wants to flood him with a lifetime of memories. Colton has had the opportunity to throw out the first pitch at a baseball game, run a touchdown at a school football game, meet Nick Saban and the Alabama team, go to Disney with Make-a-Wish, and has even been to prom!

Colton’s story isn’t focused on what he will miss out on, instead, it’s focused on what he can experience while he’s here. He’s a brave boy with many people surrounding him with love. Currently, Colton is off of treatment and at home, although he still makes frequent hospital trips. The family is taking it all one day at a time.

Follow Colton’s story on his Facebook page: Team Colton. https://www.facebook.com/groups/786683514824028/

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To support childhood cancer research in honor of kids like Colton, make a donation to our team (TIL Foundation) with Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation. https://www.alexslemonade.org/mypage/1314958