The Fight of His Life
Alex Oden, 13 years old, was diagnosed with a very rare form of brain cancer, germinoma, a year ago, and has since endured seven brain surgeries followed by chemo and radiation therapy. Alex is not only a wonderful boy, he is a positive thinker, a fighter, a winner and is well on the way to a complete recovery.
The Starlight Children’s Foundation, whose mission is to brighten the lives of seriously ill children and their caregivers, wanted to grant Alex a special wish: a trip with his family from Tucson, Arizona, to the Big Island of Hawai’i to see the volcano.
Nicole Reynolds, Starlight’s Wish program administrator, arranged the trip for Alex, his 11- year-old brother, Sean, his mom, Karen, and dad, Randy. Nicole scheduled…
