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Maine mother sells weekend bakes to fund son’s rare tumour treatment
Kalee Weatherwax, a mother in Maine, runs a small bakery stand in her front yard to help pay for her seven-year-old son Alec’s treatment for a rare tumour. The family business also gives Alec, whose immune system is weakened by treatment, a way to take part in community life.
Alec was diagnosed as an infant with kaposiform hemangioendothelioma, an aggressive tumour involving abnormal blood vessels, and has taken oral chemotherapy twice daily since then. Weatherwax says the medication costs $2,000 per box; she and her three sons sell baked goods at weekends, sharing menus and baking videos online with more than 12,000 followers. An ultrasound scheduled for the following month may help determine whether Alec can reduce his treatment dose.
In short
- Maine mother sells weekend bakes to help fund her son’s treatment.
- Alec, seven, has taken oral chemotherapy since infancy.
- His family hopes an ultrasound could support a lower dose.
Explained simply
Kaposiform hemangioendothelioma is a rare tumour that develops from abnormal blood vessels and can be aggressive. Alec Weatherwax was diagnosed as a baby and has taken oral chemotherapy twice a day; his mother, Kalee, says each box of the medicine costs $2,000.
Because treatment has weakened Alec’s immune system, joining in with everyday community activities can be difficult. The family’s weekend bake stand lets him take part alongside his mother and brothers, while sales help meet the cost of his care.
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Originally published by Daily Mail as “Maine mom sets up charming self-run bakery in her front yard to raise money for son’s rare tumor treatment”.