ENERGY ? A Williamson County family honors the life of a loved one who lost his battle with brain cancer this year while raising money to help other families facing the same struggles.
It?s the first annual Austin Wade Memorial Give-Back Golf Scramble.
?Awh it?s a blast. Only missing one. Wish he was here,? said Mitch Wade.
More than a hundred golfers teed-off Saturday afternoon at Pine Lakes Golf Course in Energy. The green was covered in red to honor the life of Austin Wade and give-back to others who have a child battling brain cancer.
?It?s amazing that all the people came out on a nasty day like today, well it?s turned out beautiful but on a day like today to help somebody that they don?t know,? insisted Wade.
Austin?s Uncle Mitch organized the event. His 11-year-old nephew lost his one and half year battle with brain cancer in February.
?Never once complained. Never felt sorry for himself. He fought all the way up until the end,? explained Wade.
Now his family says it?s important they make sure others don?t have to fight the battle alone.
?He was always wanting to help others and was a great influence to a lot of people so we?re trying to honor him by doing that,?? said Austin?s mom Denise Diercks.
Diercks insists she couldn?t have made it through without all the help from family, friends, and even strangers.
?I don?t know how we?d have made it through just paying bills and gas money and staying in hotels when we needed to and staying up in St. Louis for weeks at a time,? she explained.
All the money raised will help children like Nigel Woodgett of Mt. Vernon. The 13-year-old was diagnosed with brain cancer in April.
?Thank you for everything,? said Woodgett.
Diercks says the golf scramble is a way of carrying on Austin?s legacy of helping others even during times when he needed it the most.
?He was more concerned about others than he was about himself,? she said. ?And I think he would find this just absolutely wonderful.?
The golf scramble has already raised more than $4,000 for the Austin Wade Foundation.
If you?d like to donate to the Austin Wade Foundation you can stop by Old National Bank in Carterville, Marion, and Carbondale.
Article source: http://www.wsiltv.com/news/local/Family-Gives-Back-to-Others-Dealing-With-Brain-Cancer-165028656.html
Source: http://cancerkick.com/2012/08/04/family-gives-back-to-others-dealing-with-brain-cancer/
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