Area Cowboys have a good time boy’s most cancers restoration with VIP ballpark expertise.
SUGAR LAND, Texas — Rain did not dampen the celebrations at a Sugar Land ballpark Friday!
A ten-year-old boy who just lately accomplished seven months of most cancers remedy was honored with a VIP expertise at Constellation Discipline when the Area Cowboys hosted a particular celebration recognizing his exceptional restoration.
Landon, from Tomball, completed his remedy for stage 4 Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma and secondary Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) on March 31 after being identified in September 2024. The Area Cowboys group has partnered with Candlelighters, a help group for households of youngsters with most cancers, to make this celebration potential.
Through the occasion, Landon took batting apply with the workforce, obtained a customized Area Cowboys jersey, and signed a one-day ceremonial contract with the group. The spotlight of the night was Landon ringing the most cancers bell—symbolizing the completion of his remedy—earlier than throwing out the ceremonial first pitch.
“I’ve by no means completed that earlier than,” Landon mentioned on the press convention. “It was actually cool, a great expertise.”
He mentioned the gamers informed him he did a great job at BP.
“The whole Area Cowboys group is honored to face with Landon, his household, and over 300 different childhood most cancers households with Candlelighters, to have a good time this essential second,” the workforce acknowledged of their announcement.
The occasion additionally goals to highlight Candlelighters’ work supporting households affected by childhood most cancers. For greater than three many years, the group has supplied sensible, emotional, and academic help to households all through Houston and Fort Bend County, together with Sugar Land. Their providers vary from parking help and grocery playing cards to hospital help and weekend household camps.
These considering studying extra about Candlelighters can go to www.candle.org.
The Area Cowboys recreation versus the Spherical Rock Categorical was postponed resulting from rain and could be performed as a doubleheader Saturday, however Landon nonetheless obtained his time to shine.
