Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Collin Wehr was diagnosed with brain cancer about three years ago. His tumors are growing aggressively.
Updated Dec. 6, 2012 at 1:20 p.m. The interfaith prayer service will include reflections from Fr. Bob Heinz of St. Norbert Parish, Rev. John Berg of Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, Melissa Early of United Methodist of Northbrook, Kamyar Jabarri of the Ba’Hai Community of Northbrook and family friend Fr. Richard Sztorc. Original Story Collin Wehr, a 11-year-old Northbrook boy who has been battling brain cancer for the last three years, will be honored by the Northbrook community and local clergy at an interfaith prayer service next Tuesday at St. Norbert's Parish. Collin's tumors "are growing at an extremely aggressive rate," according to the invitation to the service, posted on Patch by Robert Lozaro, a member of Northbrook's Community …
Thursday, September 8, 2011
Despite a terrifying diagnosis, the Wehr family of Northbrook is grateful for the overwhelming support.
With their 10-year-old son in and out of the hospital for treatment of a brain tumor, the Wehr family can only describe their new reality as a “different world.” The topography of that world is made up of the fear of the unknowns: getting treatment for their son, Collin; a mountain of insurance claims to work through; and the daily stress of balancing the basic tasks of life with the care of a very sick boy. But the “different world” is also brightened by a lifeline of support from friends, family members and neighbors who have gone above and beyond to help the Wehrs in ways big and small, according to Collin’s father, Ray Wehr. Earlier: Family Fights For 10-Year-Old With Brain Tumor “I have to figure a way out to appropriately document it…
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
One Northbrook family juggles rounds of chemotherapy, radiation and medical bills as they care for their 10-year-old son, Collin, who was diagnosed with a brain tumor in January 2010.
The Wehr family is fighting a battle on two fronts. On one front, they’re determined to eradicate what’s left of a brain tumor on 10-year-old Collin Wehr’s brain stem. Over the past two years, he’s undergone multiple surgeries, chemotherapy and radiation, but part of the tumor still remains. On another front, the Wehrs are juggling the paperwork, phone calls and stress of dozens of insurance claims for Collin’s care with the everyday demands of running their household and paying the regular bills. “It’s a completely different world for us,” said Ray Wehr, Collin’s father. Fortunately, the Wehrs are not fighting the battle alone. Although they declined offers of financial help at first, eventually the monetary burden became too great. In …
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