Fund established and fundraiser planned Friday at Dewey’s Pub

A Grade 7 student from Laurie Middle School was taken to the Alberta Children’s Hospital on September 24. Brooklyn, a bright, plucky 12-year-old was one day playing and running like most children her age, and then last week, one morning she woke up and was paralyzed from the chest down.

Brooklyn is still in the hospital with her family and facing the fears that she has only a 25% chance of walking again. This brave young girl, as of today, asked her doctors to take her off the pain medication. Surgery was performed last week to partially drain the tumour. Doctor’s are monitoring her tumour and recovery.

Brooklyn’s family will have to deal with financial issues including rehabilitation, travel and medical equipment for their daughter including the possibilities of an electric wheelchair.

Friends of the family have gotten together and formed a Gofund Me account for Brooklyn, which can be accessed at www.gofundme.com/kx577gd4.

Dani Williams, owner of Dewey’s Pub, has partnered with her friends to do a fundraiser this Friday at the pub. Dani’s daughter is the same age as Brooklyn and all good friends.

Koko Beach staff will be celebrity waitressing/bartending and will be donating a portion of their sales and tips to the fundraiser. Volunteers will be hosting a silent auction on Friday, October 2. Jeremy Christianson has offered to be the DJ for this fundraising event. The fundraiser and silent auction will commence at 6 p.m. and run to 9 p.m.

Anyone wishing to help out the family with either a donation or a prize for the silent auction can contact Christy Wheeldon at 250-489-3910. The aim of the fundraiser is to take the financial pressure of the family so they can focus their love and efforts for Brooklyn and get her back home to Cranbrook on her own feet.

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