BIKERS PLAN FUND DRIVE FOR BOY, 12; GROUPS ENLIST TO AID CHILD'S CANCER BATTLE.Byline: Patricia Farrell Aidem and Stacy Brown Daily News Staff Writers It's tough for some people to visualize - Harley-Davidson riders motoring across town under a flag of Christianity. Just as difficult for some to picture is the image of a 12-year-old boy in bed awaiting life-saving treatments rather than spending these summer days at the sandlot sand·lot n. A vacant lot used especially by children for unorganized sports and games. adj. Of, relating to, or played in a sandlot: sandlot baseball. . Yet, the former is as real as the latter. The Christian Harley Riders and the Modified Motorcycle Association will hold a ride Sunday in Simi Valley Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. to raise money for Newhall resident Dylan Foley. The youngster is battling Hodgkin's lymphoma Hodgkin's lymphoma, also known as Hodgkin's disease, is a type of lymphoma first described by Thomas Hodgkin in 1832. Hodgkin's lymphoma is characterized clinically by the orderly spread of disease from one lymph node group to another and by the development of systemic after conquering a flesh-killing bacteria that for a time threatened his cancer treatment. His family's health insurance has been used up. ``So many people have come together to help the Foleys because they're really great people and Dylan's a wonderful boy,'' said family friend Rainette Lyons. ``This is a child's life we are trying to save. Money shouldn't be an issue.'' Members of the two motorcycle groups and other supporters will meet at 9 a.m. at PC's Bar, 4251 E. Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. Ave., Simi Valley. Breakfast will be served, then bikers will head off at 10 a.m. on a route that will preview the annual November Turkey Run ride and rally. The goal is to raise $5,000 to $10,000, which event planners believe is realistic considering family friends raised $10,000 last week in a special booth at an American Youth Soccer Organization fair in Valencia. Dylan was diagnosed July 22 with Hodgkin's lymphoma, a cancer of the body's immune system immune system Cells, cell products, organs, and structures of the body involved in the detection and destruction of foreign invaders, such as bacteria, viruses, and cancer cells. Immunity is based on the system's ability to launch a defense against such invaders. , after he was taken to the doctor, complaining of a loss of appetite loss of appetite Medtalk Anorexia, see there and showing flulike symptoms. Then, just as he was responding to chemotherapy, Dylan contracted a flesh-killing bacteria that required surgery to remove muscle tissue in his right calf. ``Dylan said he's going to (beat) this thing,'' said his father, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department This article is about the Los Angeles County Sherriff's Department, not to be confused with the smaller Los Angeles County Police The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD) is a local law enforcement agency that serves Los Angeles County, California. Deputy Jim Foley. ``He's a fighter, and he knows God will never put anything on him more than he can bear.'' Foley and his wife, Lou Ann, said Dylan always has been a resilient child who respected authority and handled his role as the older brother with grace. He often helped delegate chores among himself, his sister, Katlyn, 8, and his brother, Logan, 9. Because of Dylan's hospitalization, Lou Ann Foley quit her job as a court reporter to stay with him. Jim Foley began working double shifts at the Sheriff's Department's lockup See hang and abend. in San Fernando to help pay rising medical bills. Lyons said Dylan is recovering from the bacterial disease but has a long way to go in fighting the cancer. |
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