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October 5th Leukemia Benefit for Grayson Hand

This summer the Hand family, my husband's second family, received news that 3-year-old Grayson Hand had leukemia. Needless to say, this summer the Hand family's world turned upside down. A large community of friends and family gathered around them, prayers from all over the world came in, and each day hundreds of people pray and help the family through sweet Grayson's ordeal, a cancer journey that will take at least three years of intense treatment and an incredible amount of resources. On October 5th friends and family will be hosting  a Leukemia Benefit for Grayson Hand. It is an auction held at the La Salle Reception Center in Southbridge MA. CLICK to Sign up for the Leukemia Benefit Today MORE INFORMATION: Be a helping hand in Grayson’s fight against Leukemia Raffles, 50/50, Silent and Live Auctions, Dinner and Music $35.00 ticket price. Tickets available for purchase at any Savers Bank location or the Tri‐Community YMCA. To purchase tickets through mail,...

Pray for Gray Update: Family Raising $25,000 for 3 yr old's Leukemia Treatment

Hello Everyone! Those of you that regularly stop by my page might remember a post earlier this summer about Pray for Gray. This summer 3 year old Grayson Hand came down with flu-like symptoms.   What should have just been a case of the sniffles ended up  being an aggressive form of leukemia.    The Hand Family was my husband's family away from home. He and Gray's dad are practically blood brothers. My husband was Nate and Lauren Hand's best man, and Nate Hand was our best man. Gray's grandpa Pastor Pat Hand said a prayer at our wedding. So when we found out about little Gray suffering from Leukemia, it was about family.  Gray and His Mom Share a Tender Moment Friends and family are maintaining a Pray for Gray Facebook page. They hope to raise $25,000 towards Gray's chemo (which will top out at $1 million each year for at least three years). Needless to say, the health insurance will not cover all of the treatment. An auction in October will a...