Saskatchewan Roughriders alumni have been working exhausting to lift cash for childhood most cancers analysis at Regina’s annual Imagine within the Gold Run.
Runners have been greeted by the sounds of trumpets and saxophones because the Rider Pep Band cheered them on on the end line.
“It’s the primary illness killer of youngsters and so it’s an excellent trigger and we all know the place the cash’s going,” former Riders linebacker Dan Rashovich informed CTV Information.
“We helped 44 households in Saskatchewan final yr with out of pocket bills.”
The prairie based mostly charity has raised $1.5 million over the previous decade in seek for a remedy.
Native well being care professionals who work with younger most cancers sufferers – like paediatrician Dr. Selvy Kumaran – have been additionally out supporting the fundraising effort.
“It’s extraordinarily necessary,” she mentioned. “I imply these households undergo you recognize one of the tough occasions that they’ll ever undergo so any help that we are able to present to them is extraordinarily necessary for not solely the sufferers however particularly their households.”
The significance shouldn’t be misplaced on individuals similar to Ken Schofield – who misplaced his son Luke to most cancers earlier this yr.
“It began about two years in the past when he began his most cancers and yeah, it’s been very horrible,” he defined.
The run originated in Calgary a decade in the past after founder Shonalie Biafore misplaced her daughter to childhood most cancers.
“Right here in Saskatchewan you get an ambulance invoice of $1,500 for those who’re recognized in Regina and should go to Saskatoon,” Biafore defined. “So these are the sorts of issues that we assist with in order that they don’t have to fret about that stress.
A Calgary most cancers analysis group that’s making important discoveries within the struggle towards childhood most cancers additionally depends closely on funds from Imagine within the Gold – giving hope that progress is being made.
