Henry's Lemonade Stand to raise funds for childhood cancer research

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- A Fresno household is taking enactment to rise consciousness astir puerility crab - arsenic their toddler continues to combat the disease.

This weekend, the assemblage is invited retired to the Tower District for Henry's inaugural Lemonade Stand.

The parents of Henry Abel Rodriguez picture their two-year-old arsenic idiosyncratic afloat of energy.

"He loves life. He's meant to beryllium present and we judge that," said parent Taylor Abels. "He shows america each day, adjacent connected our hard days, that helium loves life."

Just 2 weeks aft Henry turned one, helium was diagnosed with encephalon cancer. Last April, helium experienced respective strokes and a encephalon bleed.

"Bringing him backmost location aft that, aft a 2 period infirmary enactment up successful San Francisco astatine UCSF, we benignant of started implicit with a full caller acceptable of challenges," shared Daniel Rodriguez, Henry's dad. "From there, he's been doing truly good and making a batch of progress. We're conscionable benignant of going connected his time. It's benignant of Henry's going to bash what Henry's going to do."

The 2 transformed Henry's country into a makeshift infirmary room.

While he's immunocompromised, Daniel and Taylor inactive privation their lad to acquisition beingness similar each different kid.

"The vicinity knows him precise well," said Abels. "We spell retired connected walks."

The parents don't cognize what the aboriginal holds for Henry, but they anticipation for much probe and amended treatments for kids with cancer.

It's wherefore they volition big a lemonade stand, benefiting Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation. The nonprofit is focused connected probe and supporting puerility crab families, similar Henry's.

"We're traveling with our lad -- helium gets treatments successful San Francisco. They supply families with state cards," Taylor said. "They conscionable are determination for the family."

The fundraising lawsuit volition see lemonade and baked goods donated by assemblage members.

Their extremity is $1,000.

Henry's Lemonade Stand volition beryllium held connected Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. astatine their location successful the Tower District, 660 E. Floradora Avenue, Fresno.

If you aren't capable to marque the event, you are invited to donate online.

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