The 14-year-old Chicago Bears fan from Elkhart, Indiana that named his brain tumor “Aaron Rodgers” has received more than $12,000 in donations from around the country after his story went viral.
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The family of Mighty Miguel Reyes is raising funds to train his dog to detect seizures. http://t.co/LIMQkrC4H4 pic.twitter.com/tYPOiltKPz
— The Elkhart Truth (@ElkhartTruth) August 31, 2015
Miguel “Mighty Miguel” Reyes is battling brain cancer, and the donations will allow him to train his dog, Hester, to detect seizures.
As he surfed Facebook earlier this week while getting ready for another round of chemotherapy, Miguel found his name in an unlikely headline. He said, ‘Look, mom, there’s an article on me.’ As soon as he clicked on it, Sports Illustrated popped up, Christy said. He said, ‘I’m famous. I’ve got to go tell the nurses.’ He literally ran right off the bed. From there, after we got home, it was out of control. The Reyes family was flooded with requests from national blog sites, as well as radio stations in Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Louis.
One donation was north of $5,500, and Reyes has also received plenty of tickets to upcoming Bears and Packers games.
