HAWTHORN, Pa. – The Hawthorn Fire Company will be hosting a benefit turkey dinner for Janet and Heidi Bish, of Hawthorn, on Sunday, September 25 at the Hawthorn Fire Hall.
Janet Bish was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia in January 2016. After a 42-day hospital stay, several shorter stays, and rounds of chemotherapy, she received a bone marrow transplant in May. In July, however, the leukemia returned, and she is now facing multiple rounds of chemotherapy to fight it. Janet resides in Hawthorn and was a Clarion Jefferson Head Start bus driver for 28 years.
Heidi Bish was diagnosed with HER2 positive breast cancer in 2013 and underwent a lumpectomy and many rounds of radiation through 2014. In 2015, the cancer returned, and she has since undergone surgery, chemotherapy and is making weekly trips to Magee Hospital in Pittsburgh for advanced treatments. Heidi lives in Hawthorn and works as a dental technician for Dr. Steven Jaworski in New Bethlehem.
Admission begins at 12:00 p.m. Adult tickets are $9.00, with take-out dinners available at $9.50. The meal price for children age 5 to 12 are $4.00, and the meal for children under 5 is free.
For more information or to make a donation, please contact Les Aaron at 814-365-5029 or Ron Cyphert at 814-365-5201.
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