Georgie Blaine (center) and family.
A fundraiser has been launched to help a Whidbey family whose 14-year-old son is battling a brain tumor.
Georgie Blaine, a key member of a league title-winning Oak Harbor youth football team which included several Coupeville players this past fall, suffered a seizure while in Florida on vacation.
Doctors performed emergency surgery to relieve pressure on his brain, and the family’s five-day trip turned into a 25-day stay in the Sunshine State filled “with hospital visits, hotel expenses, rental-car charges, fear, and uncertainty.”
Because Georgie was not medically permitted to fly, the family had to return to Washington state by driving.
He is undergoing chemotherapy and treatment at Children’s Hospital in Seattle, requiring the family to rent an apartment in the city for three to four months while “dealing with missed work, food, fuel, parking, transportation, medical expenses, and the cost of maintaining their home in Oak Harbor.”
Georgie’s parents Sara and George have deep roots locally, with mom having worked as a labor and delivery nurse for 20+ years, while dad has been a coach for football, basketball, soccer, and baseball teams.
Friends of the family have launched a GoFundMe with a goal of $10,000 to help Georgie, his two younger brothers, and his parents, and you can read more and donate by hopping over to:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-georgie-fight-his-brain-tumor-and-return-to-football
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