Tanna Kingsbury, an eighth grader at Sanborn Central, is currently at St. Mary’s Hospital with Mayo Clinic in Rochester. She has been diagnosed with Ewing’s Sarcoma.
A Caring Bridge page has been set up to keep everyone informed on what’s going on. Her address while she’s there is: St. Mary’s Hospital, Patient: Tanna Kingsbury, Room 2-151, 1216 2nd St. SW, Rochester, MN 55905.
Tanna’s Caring Bridge page is https://www.caringbridge.org/visit/tannakingsbury.
Christie Ruml is having a Scentsy Fundraiser for Kingsbury for the next two weeks. It is set up on her Web site at www.christieruml.scentsy.us. You can click on Tanna’s name under open parties and order. All profits will be donated to the Tanna Kingsbury fund.
Kyanna Huff of Plankinton is also doing a Kingsbury fundraiser with Norwex products for two weeks. Her Web site is www.kyannahuff.norwex.biz. You can e-mail, Facebook or call her with your orders (kyannag.13@hotmail.com, 605-682-1339).
An account for donations has also been established in Tanna’s name at Home Federal Bank, Mitchell.
Sanborn Central Supt. Linda Whitney has volunteered to coordinate the fundraising efforts. She can be contacted at the school or at linda.whitney@k12.sd.us.
Ewing’s sarcoma is a primary bone cancer that affects mainly children and adolescents. It accounts for just one percent of childhood cancers and there are only 200 new cases diagnosed in the United States per year.
Ewing’s tumors are inherited and not caused by any sort of environmental factors. It is unknown why the cancer occurs.
Tanna is the daughter of Kevin and Lynnette Kingsbury of Letcher.