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One my nieces best friends son (12 years old) is battling cancer. He has gone through 9 rounds of chemo. It has been brutal. He went on a hunting trip last weekend. This is a video of what happened.

http://www.weau.com/video?videoid=2758501"

Tough kid... I hope all goes well in the future.

I hope the chemo works and wish him the best.

Brody has Desmoplastic small-round-cell tumor. Brody is now in Houston and this week he will be seeing a specialist for treatment.

I hope for the best for Brody.

Did the chemo help?

It reduced the cancer. He has to have surgery to remove the surviving cancer.

Shell,
Saying prayers and sending out positive karma and energy to him.

Jason

Prayers and blessings...

After returning from a chemo treatment, my niece recommended a play Brody could go to. This is what Brody's Mother said about it.

What a great night!!! The Chetek-Weyhauser drama club's preformance Sleepy Hollow was awesome!!!!!! Brody had a fun time meeting the cast and Hannah enjoyed seeing a real horse run into the gym!! I am so thankful for Crystal and Andrew telling us about it, and that the CW drama club's cast members are donating all their donations to Brody! They were all so excited to meet him and they were all giving him hugs. Made my heart melt. Brody would tell you that the best part of the whole night was when one of the high school girls kissed him!!! I haven't seen his face get so colorful!!!!

After the play Hannah suggested tgat we go eat at Applebees...see pics of Brodys meal...lol. After we paid the waitress came back with change and said that she just couldnt keep it because part of our meal had been paid for by a young lady. To our suprise, there was a couple of girls eating who had seen us at the play!!!! Again melts my heart, this young lady is 18/19 and chose to do such a thoughtful gesture!!! What an amazing young lady!!!!!!

Awesome, it all renews my faith in humanity. We're all praying for a genuine healing for this poor lad. Leroy.

My niece posted this on Facebook.

I just got off the phone with Jill and I have super super good news! They met with Dr. Hayes-Jordan the surgeon who will be doing his surgery. She thinks he has about 100 tumors- for which this type of cancer is not very many! None are attached to any organs- this is GOOD!!! She does not forsee any complications from surgery. She was thinking surgery will be around 10 hours- which is on the low side for this type of surgery(again, good news!) All good things:) I'm doing the happy cry and I feel so relieved. This is a horrible cancer- but he has all positive things considering how aggressive and hard to treat it is. Keep on praying hard- it's working! Thank you everyone for everything you've all done!

Brody had his surgery today.

Update from his mohter
2 o'clock UPDATE: Still all good. Vitals good. They currently just ordered the HIPEC (heated chemo) which takes about 2 hours to get and then it will be about 1.5 hrs of the heated chemo...then recovery!!!

Brody is out of the hospital. His doctor says he could be cancer free.

Today is his 13th birthday. Hopefully the first day of the rest of his long life.

Great news!

Thats some great News !

He just got back from 15 days of radiation treatment. Saw him last weekend. He has regrown his hair. Looks really good and is very slim.

That is great news!

Shell, great to hear that Brody is recovering!

Seriously hope he fully recovers.

He will be in my prayers.

Brody passed away on April 14, 2015. The cancer had moved into his lungs.

My sister wrote this obituary.

Brody M. Hellendrung: March 22, 2001-April 12, 2015

Brody began his journey on March 22, 2001, kicking and screaming into the arms of his parents, Mark and Jill (Olson) Hellendrung. He was joined by his sister, Hannah, three years later and the Hellendrung family was complete. He enjoyed spending time with Grandma Kay and Grandpa Ron Hellendrung, just being a kid, doing what kids do with their grandparents. He filled an empty spot in the hearts of his Grandma Mary and Grandpa Steve Matthys and enjoyed spending time at their farm, learning about the sheep, garden, chickens, rabbits and juice-making. Yes, juice-making. He loved to make it but said it tasted awful.
This boy was a life-lover. It was written on his face, punctuated by his wonderful, unforgettable smile. In September of 2013, cancer was diagnosed after routine gall bladder surgery found several tumors and this boy started a war that no adult could fight any better or more valiantly. Armed with the support of his family, Brody the Superhero stared cancer in the eye and said, “Bring it.” Little did cancer know he was gathering an army of many, a community filled with love and strangers armed with faith, and in his Superman cape, he fought a battle we all expected him to win.
Through the battles and war this boy never gave up his love of history, Apple technology or trains. He had a constant stream of books and Internet searches. He was smart. He was witty. He was Brody. He loved life and life loved him back.
In the early evening of April 12, 2015, surrounded by his family and in the arms of his best friend, Kaylee Putzke, Brody took his superhero self back to heaven. Heaven responded with a ROAR of thunder. The clouds opened up and poured down tears of joy. Their angel had come home to stay.

So sad to see another good soul lost. You are in my prayers.

Beautifully written obituary...

Condolences on the passing of your loved one.

Blessings of comforting understanding during these times.

Shell, I am truly sorry for your loss.
Please take comfort in knowing Brody is at peace.

Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family....

Likewise...

My thoughts and prayers are with you.

Fuck cancer.