Colorado Mom Prepares For Trailblaze Challenge After Daughter Diagnosed With Rare Cancer
DENVER (CBS4)- Laura Sofolo is ready to go on Saturday. The mother will hike the Trailblaze Challenge for Make A Wish Colorado because she knows how much it means.
Laura's daughter Evelyn is a Wish kid. Evelyn was diagnosed with a cancer so rare it has only been defined in recent years. Evelyn, 13, is bravely fighting diffuse leptomeningeal glioneuronal tumor, a cancer in her spine and brain.
Make A Wish Colorado sent the whole family to Disney World to get a break as Evelyn does battle with her disease.
"About half way through her treatments one of the social workers came up to us and told us about the Make A Wish," Laura told us. "It was great for us to have a break and for our other kids to experience a wonderful vacation, as well."
It meant so much to Laura Sofolo, she decided to take on the Trailblaze Challenge this Saturday.
"It was so wonderful, we were pampered beyond words and so when I got back I thought well we have to pay it back. We have to do something so other kids can have such a great time as we did."
She will hike a 23.7-mile segment of the Colorado Trail as part of the effort to raise money so more children can feel the love of a wish.
Laura is a runner and does some long runs. She figured, maybe she could take on the challenge with several dozen others. Each raises money to help Make A Wish grant the wishes of sick children. "I thought this just matches up perfectly, I have to do this, so I signed up right away."
