19 12 months previous, Hayden Ruffner is making an effort to place others earlier than himself by opening a ice cream and low store known as Hayden’s Nook to lift cash and consciousness for Osteosarcoma.
Ruffner suffers from Osteosarcoma, a uncommon type of bone most cancers that has little to none assets accessible for sufferers. Ruffner advised me there’s at present no medication for his illness.
“There actually hasn’t been something new, I’m at present on pancreatic medication, it’s not even for bone most cancers,” Hayden defined. “So with that, I believe it’s crucial to simply unfold the phrase that that is one thing critical that must be addressed.”
Ruffner says having little assets doesn’t simply have an effect on him, however his household as nicely.
“My mother stopped working as soon as I began having most cancers so she couldn’t assist my 4 siblings whereas I used to be up there, so I believe extra assist for households is one thing that’s actually vital.”
Nicole Domingue, Hayden’s mom advised me due to lack of assets, it took 5 months for docs to diagnose her son with Osteosarcoma. She feels if extra analysis was accessible it may have made a distinction in not solely her son’s life however different kids as nicely.
“ It makes me offended actually, after we began this on the market had been different households going by the identical factor with Hayden on the similar time,” Domingue mentioned. “Now a number of of these younger kids are lifeless, it makes you offended… I wish to see a distinction.”
Domingue says on a regular basis is fearful for her however she hopes opening Hayden’s Nook will give different households hope.
“I reside in each day worry of shedding my son, and we constructed this nook in order that others hopefully will be capable of not really feel the identical scenario we’re going by now.” Domingue mentioned.
Hayden’s Nook is positioned on 516 North Parkerson Ave, and may have it is grand opening July twentieth from 7 a.m to 7 p.m.
For tactics to donate you possibly can go to Hayden’s Nook on Fb or ship donations to @simonedogie18 on vemo.
