LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) â The 7-year-old son of a University of Kansas athletic department employee has received an outpouring of support from football players after being diagnosed with cancer.
The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that Shanda Hayden is an academic and career counselor in the athletic department. She said her son, Cole, was diagnosed in August with a pediatric cancer that begins in the body’s connective tissues.
Go GOLD in September! 🎗#TeamCole🎗#ChildhoodCancerAwarenessMonth#FightChildhoodCancer#ChildhoodCancer pic.twitter.com/enOodw21rF
— Shanda Hayden (@JayhawkShanda) August 31, 2016
Almost all of the University of Kansas football players and coaches wore wristbands emblazoned with #TeamCole during the team’s August training camp. Co-defensive coordinator Kenny Perry, along with the team’s defensive backs, have pledged a $100 donation to the Team Cole Fund for every interception this season.
Cole continues to receive treatment for his diagnosis.