A mother whose son is battling an aggressive kind of leukemia says somebody is taking advantage of her family’s scenario by fraudulently soliciting donations.
“I believe it’s absolutely despicable that somebody, anybody, would certainly manipulate a scenario and make the most of the two the public’s treatment and concern and the public’s generosity and of our situation,” said Lia Weekes.
“I feel that we’ve owned a lot more compared to sufficient of our discuss of heartbreak so much in watching our kid undergo intense chemotherapy and fight for his life.”
The family has actually been urging bone marrow donors of mixed ethnicities to come forward in the hopes of finding a suit for their six-year-old son, Joshua.
Weekes says a family member notified her about Might 7 to a woman that was soliciting funds at a booth in front of a Superstore in Port Coquitlam, B.C., claiming she was representing Canadian Blood Services.
Lia Weekes in front of the Vancouver Children’s Hospital, where her son Joshua lately underwent his 3rd round of chemotherapy. (CBC)
“Canadian Blood Services owned been …rather excellent concerning communicating all their initiatives and all the steers that were coming up to the family — and this was something that we owned zero awareness of,” Weekes said.
When Weekes went to observe the woman at the store, details didn’t include up.
She says the woman very first told her she was functioning along with CBS. After that she said she was a volunteer, and her posters were earned by downloading images of Weekes son from the Internet.
Weekes says the bank credit card reader attached to the woman’s phone was “a significant red flag.”
“It didn’t feel right,” she said.
Police have actually confirmed they’re looking in to the incident. They state it’s not clear just what the women intends to do along with the cash she’s collecting.
Family ‘holding tight’
Meanwhile, Weekes says Joshua is “holding up fairly well” after his 3rd round of chemotherapy.
“He’s certainly showing that he’s a trooper,” she said.
For now, the family is “holding tight” as they wait for his white blood cell counts to return prior to doctors proceed along with a bone marrow transplant.
“We’re still praying every night and hopeful for a match,” said the mother that has actually been told by doctors that her son’s scenario remains urgent.
Weekes is of Filipino and British origins while her husband has actually an Icelandic and Caribbean background. While Joshua’s parents haven’t been ruled out as potential matches, physicians told Weekes that Joshua’s possibilities are much better with an external donor.
