Cassidy Kline Fall Festival
Festival is this Saturday 9/28 1-4pm
16 Pell Place, New Rochelle 10804
Our friends, Shawn and Janine, are your typical Westchester family juggling the demands of work and life with two small children, Connor, age 6, and Cassidy, age 4.
On January 2, 2019, their lives changed. Their daughter Cassidy woke up in the middle of the night with a hard, swollen lump on her left forearm. Doctors initially believed that she had fractured her arm, and they placed her in a cast for 10 days. On January 14, 2019, Janine took Cassidy to a follow up appointment to have her cast removed. When the doctor removed Cassidy’s cast, he realized that something was very wrong, as her arm had gotten bigger and she was in a lot of pain. Cassidy was rushed to the emergency room for tests. Cassidy spent 3 weeks in the hospital.
After having a biopsy, as well as a plethora of other tests, Cassidy was diagnosed with stage 4 alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma, which is a rare form of cancer. Cassidy’s doctors have placed her on an aggressive treatment plan, which entails 54 weeks of chemo, as well as 28 days of radiation.
Cassidy is currently going through her 22nd week of chemo and is handling it like a champion. She is still a happy, joyful, vibrant little girl who is the life of the party wherever she goes.
Please come and help us support our neighbors, Shawn and Janine. There will be plenty of Fall Activities and a live performance of the local band, Barn Dog. A suggested donation of $35 which will go straight to the family. See you then.
Saturday, September 28, 2019 at 1 PM – 4 PM
16 Pell Pl, New Rochelle, NY 10804-4512, United States