Koens battle against cancer
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This is the Taekema family. Derek and Evelyn and their 4 boys, Koen, Jayden, Luke and Layton. Derek and Evelyn recently moved to Saskatchewan from BC for the opportunity to hopefully farm one day. They recently welcomed their 4th son Layton who was born prematurely at 34 weeks.
Two weeks after Layton was born he was flown to Edmonton where he had open heart surgery. The 3 oldest boys were sent back “home” to BC to stay with their extended family and grandparents, while Derek and Ev stayed in Edmonton with Layton.
When the 3 boys came back from BC Evelyn noticed a large lump on their oldest son Koen’s, upper left thigh. Things progressed quickly from there and after a lot of testing it was determined that Koen has a large tumour in his leg. It has been deemed cancer. Their journey and fight against cancer is just beginning and updates will be posted as soon as we are aware of anything. The Treatment course has yet to be determined. Derek is forced to be off work to be with Koen while Evelyn stays home to care for their newborn and two other young children. These funds will help Derek and Evelyn with living expenses and travel as they expect it to be a long journey, one that will potentially take place in Toronto or Vancouver at the children’s hospitals there. Any amount is a huge blessing to this family.
Two weeks after Layton was born he was flown to Edmonton where he had open heart surgery. The 3 oldest boys were sent back “home” to BC to stay with their extended family and grandparents, while Derek and Ev stayed in Edmonton with Layton.
When the 3 boys came back from BC Evelyn noticed a large lump on their oldest son Koen’s, upper left thigh. Things progressed quickly from there and after a lot of testing it was determined that Koen has a large tumour in his leg. It has been deemed cancer. Their journey and fight against cancer is just beginning and updates will be posted as soon as we are aware of anything. The Treatment course has yet to be determined. Derek is forced to be off work to be with Koen while Evelyn stays home to care for their newborn and two other young children. These funds will help Derek and Evelyn with living expenses and travel as they expect it to be a long journey, one that will potentially take place in Toronto or Vancouver at the children’s hospitals there. Any amount is a huge blessing to this family.
Fundraising team: Team Koen (2)
StephenJanelle Penner
Organizer
Osler, SK
Evelyn Taekema
Beneficiary
Derek Taekema
Team member
