AUBURN - Friends and family and a host of musicians came out in force in support of 16-year-old Auburn resident Amber Lynn Townsend Saturday afternoon at the Ukrainian National Club.
On Monday, Townsend will be undergoing surgery to remove one of her lungs due to cancer.
“She is a fighter,” Vicky Townsend, Amber's mother, said. “It is a difficult situation, but she is a real fighter and she is a very strong person.”
When Amber was 11 she was diagnosed with bone cancer and had surgery to remove it from her leg, requiring her knee and femur to be removed and replaced with a prosthetic.
Recently she underwent surgery to have the prosthetic replaced.
Two weeks after the surgery she found herself in the hospital again.
Vicky said that after some tests in Auburn they were sent to University Hospital in Syracuse where it was confirmed that her cancer had returned and this time was in her lung.
Vicky said after a confirmation of the diagnosis, Amber began chemotherapy treatments and has been going through them for the past three months in an effort to shrink the cancer down for surgery.
“They were unable to remove it because it was too big,” Vicky said. “Now after the chemo they have shrunk it down enough that they can operate.”
Friends and family were eager to do what they could to help.
Vicky said that her mother got in touch with Art Wenzel who helped organize a benefit for Amber when she was 11.
“It came together quickly,” Vicky said. “My mom called Art and a lot of people pitched in and helped out to get all of this together. It is really great to see this kind of support.”
Saturday afternoon there was a pasta dinner, as well as numerous raffles with items donated by numerous local vendors.
There was also a great deal of music with performances by musicians such as Loren Barrigar, Dawn Maracle and L. Ron Lee and Karla Davis.
Throughout the afternoon Amber smiled and talked with friends.
Amber said that it is a difficult time in her life, but she has a strong positive attitude that has helped her to persevere.
And she was moved by the outpouring of support she saw Saturday afternoon.
“This is amazing,” she said.
“It is nice to see that so many people care about me. I love being loved and this is so nice and really makes me feel loved and lets me know people really care about me.”
“She is a fighter,” Vicky Townsend, Amber's mother, said. “It is a difficult situation, but she is a real fighter and she is a very strong person.”
When Amber was 11 she was diagnosed with bone cancer and had surgery to remove it from her leg, requiring her knee and femur to be removed and replaced with a prosthetic.
Recently she underwent surgery to have the prosthetic replaced.
Two weeks after the surgery she found herself in the hospital again.
Vicky said that after some tests in Auburn they were sent to University Hospital in Syracuse where it was confirmed that her cancer had returned and this time was in her lung.
Vicky said after a confirmation of the diagnosis, Amber began chemotherapy treatments and has been going through them for the past three months in an effort to shrink the cancer down for surgery.
“They were unable to remove it because it was too big,” Vicky said. “Now after the chemo they have shrunk it down enough that they can operate.”
Friends and family were eager to do what they could to help.
Vicky said that her mother got in touch with Art Wenzel who helped organize a benefit for Amber when she was 11.
“It came together quickly,” Vicky said. “My mom called Art and a lot of people pitched in and helped out to get all of this together. It is really great to see this kind of support.”
Saturday afternoon there was a pasta dinner, as well as numerous raffles with items donated by numerous local vendors.
There was also a great deal of music with performances by musicians such as Loren Barrigar, Dawn Maracle and L. Ron Lee and Karla Davis.
Throughout the afternoon Amber smiled and talked with friends.
Amber said that it is a difficult time in her life, but she has a strong positive attitude that has helped her to persevere.
And she was moved by the outpouring of support she saw Saturday afternoon.
“This is amazing,” she said.
“It is nice to see that so many people care about me. I love being loved and this is so nice and really makes me feel loved and lets me know people really care about me.”
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