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Spartans ‘Armor Up for Abbey’
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Neighbors | Submitted.The faculty of Robinwood Elementary gather together wearing their Spartans Amor Up For Abbey shirts in support of Abbey Lipinsky.
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Neighbors | Alexis Bartolomucci.Some of the guests look at the gift baskets that were donated to be part of the Chinese Auction and the 50/50 raffle.
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Neighbors | Alexis Bartolomucci.Abbey stands with her mother, Debbie, and two brothers, Erik (left) and Andrew (right), in front of .a sign that Abbey's friends and family wrote messages on for her. The benefit lunch took place on Dec. 13 at the St. Charles Borromeo Church.
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Neighbors | Alexis Bartolomucci.Volunteers help serve cake and spaghetti to those who attened the benefit on Dec. 13.
By ALEXIS BARTOLOMUCCI
The Abbey Lipinsky Cancer Benefit took place at the St. Charles Borromeo Church in Boardman on Dec. 13.
Abbey Lipinsky is a 14-year-old freshman at Boardman High School who was diagnosed with a rare form of childhood cancer, Clear Cell Sarcoma, in July 2014. The benefit took place in honor of supporting Abbey and her family, and everything they have been through.
Six months after Lipinsky’s father passed, a tumor was found in her abdomen. Although the tumor was removed, Lipinsky was not a candidate for any type of therapy at that time due to her weight level being too low. The benefit was to help raise money to use toward Lipinsky and her family for medical treatments and other doctor and hospital visits that are needed to help Lipinsky start feeling better.
At her most recent trip to the doctor, the scans showed that the tumors shrunk down to half their size, showing that the chemotherapy is working. Lipinsky is supposed to go three more months with chemotherapy, which is six more cycles, until she gets the operation to remove what is left.
The benefit boasted a spaghetti dinner, cake, gift baskets for a Chinese Auction and a 50/50 raffle.
All of the money raised during the event was given back to Lipinsky and her family to continue treatment.
“I’m just going keep this money we got here as a backup so if anything were to happen she has something to fall back on,” said Debbie Lipinsky, Abbey’s mother.