Brighton Pogodzinski Benefit
Sunday, March 29th, 2015 -- 10:15 AM
**(Travis Rogers, The Sentinel and Rural News, Owen) -Five-and-a-half year old Brighton Pogodzinski is a "wonderful little boy," says grandmother Sandy Hendricks who lives near Gilman. "He is so very smart and so active. He loves to play outside. But now," she says with heavy emotion in her voice, "he gets tired so very easy."Brighton has been diagnosed with a malignant tumor on his pineal gland, located in the mid-brain. The doctors arrived at the diagnosis in February and immediately took him to start chemo-therapy, as the tumor was deemed an aggressive one. One chemo treatment last for three days, five hours each day, and little Brighton must then wait for at least 22 days before the next round of chemo-therapy. The chemo treatments are so strong that Brighton remains toxic for 48 hours after each three-day treatment session ends.
On Saturday, April 4th, a benefit for Brighton will be held at Meadowview Golf Course in Owen beginning at 12 noon. Scheduled events will include Paddle Board, Card and Bucket Raffles, a bake sale, a silent auction and a meal to be served. The proceeds from the "Cancer Benefit for Brighton" will be designated to defray the costs of travel, accommodations, medical bills and whatever else Brighton needs during the four to five months of chemo and radiation treatments.
"I just have a bump in my head and the doctors need to flatten it out," says Brighton. May it be just that easy.
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