LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — A Louisville nonprofit that leads a program educating children affected by gun violence will honor a former member who died of brain cancer.
Keeland Sanders died Sept. 2023 at 11 years old after being diagnosed with rhabdomyosarcoma, an aggressive brain cancer. Because of his diagnosis, Sanders wanted to be a surgeon when he grew up, so he wanted to join the Future Healers program.
The Future Healers program is led by Christopher 2X Game Changers. It’s a partnership between the Game Changers, UofL Hospital’s Trauma Institute and students at the University of Louisville School of Medicine. The goal of the program is to help Louisville children who have been impacted by violence in their neighborhoods to build a better future…