PROCEEDS ARE DIVIDED AND DONATED EQUALLY TO "HOSPICE CARE" AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS FOR CANCER PATIENTS AT "YORK HOSPITAL." 

MY DAD WAS ABLE TO SPEND HIS FINAL DAYS AT HOME SURROUNDED BY HIS FAMILY BECAUSE OF THE CARE AND SERVICES PROVIDED BY HOSPICE. THEY PROVIDED A HOSPITAL BED AND ALL ASPECTS OF HIS CARE AND PAIN MANAGEMENT ALLOWING HIM TO SPEND HIS LAST DAYS COMFORTABLE AND AT HOME.  I CANNOT EXPRESS ENOUGH, WHAT A WONDERFUL SERVICE THEY PROVIDE TO BOTH PATIENTS AND FAMILY MEMBERS IN THEIR DARKEST HOURS.  HOSPICE IS PROVIDED FREE TO ALL WHO NEED IT AND FUNCTIONS ON DONATIONS ONLY.  IT IS THE LEAST WE CAN DO AS A FAMILY, TO HELP THEM PROVIDE THEIR SERVICES TO OTHER FAMILIES IN NEED OF THEIR CARE AND COMFORT.

BEFORE THE 2ND ANNUAL TOURNAMENT COULD TAKE PLACE,  MY SISTER-IN-LAW MICHELLE ALSO SUCCUMBED TO CANCER. WE DECIDED THAT WE SHOULD DO SOMETHING TO ASSIST THE YORK HOSPITAL IN HONOR OF THE WONDERFUL CARE THEY PROVIDED TO MICHELLE. AS WE ALL LEARNED OF THE MANY EXPENSES INCURRED BY CANCER PATIENTS THAT ARE NOT COVERED BY INSURANCE, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT WE COULD ALLOCATE FUNDS TO OFFER FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE DIRECTLY TO PATIENTS UNDER THE CARE OF YORK HOSPITAL. A SIMPLE THING LIKE A WIG CAN MEAN A LOT TO A PERSON WHO IS STRUGGLING WITH CANCER, BUT THESE TYPES OF EXPENSES ARE TYPICALLY NOT COVERED.  THE MONEY WE DONATE TO YORK HOSPITAL IS SLATED SPECIFICALLY TO ASSIST CANCER PATIENTS WITH EXPENSES THAT ARE NOT COVERED BY INSURANCE.  WE CAN ONLY HOPE THAT THIS SMALL GESTURE CAN EASE THE FINANCIAL BURDEN, EVEN SLIGHTLY, OF THOSE WITH MORE IMPORTANT THINGS TO WORRY ABOUT.

AT PRESENT, MY FAMILY IS DEALING WITH CANCER YET AGAIN.  MY SISTER, KATHY CHENEY, A TEACHER OF 30 YEARS IN THE BILLERICA SCHOOL SYSTEM IS BATTLING CANCER AS YOU READ THIS.  I PRAY THAT ONE DAY, ALL OF OUR TECHNOLOGY WILL FINALLY RID HUMANITY OF THIS DISEASE.

ON BEHALF OF MYSELF AND THE ENTIRE HODGSON FAMILY, THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO READ THIS AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

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