A family whose triplet boys were stricken with a rare form of cancer is thanking Canadians for their generous support during their difficult ordeal.
Thomas, Mason, and Luke Low were diagnosed with retinoblastoma just a few months after they were born.
The boys’ parents Richard and Leslie are originally from Cardston, but now live in Edmonton; however, they’ve needed to fly to Toronto every six weeks for the boys’ treatment.
Two of the boys, Thomas and Mason, have each had an eye removed and replaced with a prosthetic one.
The third boy, Luke, has recently become blind in his left eye.
Doctors have been successful in preventing the cancer from spreading.
A few weeks ago, the family requested help for temporary housing they could use while in Toronto.
Within days, the family received over 1,000 offers from complete strangers who wanted to help.
Leslie Low says the offers included babysitting, their basements to stay in, and even going so far as their whole homes.
“What I really want people to take from this story is that there are so many good, good, people in this world that want to help each other and we are so thankful for that support and we hope that if you’re listening to this and see someone else who’s struggling from childhood cancer, try and reach out to them because it means a lot as a parent to receive support and know people care and want to help you,” she told CTV News.
A fundraising campaign to help the family with expenses had an initial target of $30,000 but has since hit $80,000.
