The grandfather of a North Texas girl who is fighting a deadly disease is doing what he does best to help her get the treatment she needs.
A fundraiser called ‘Mudbugs for Mabel’, scheduled for Saturday, May 24, in Lewisville, will hopefully raise money for medical expenses that the 3-year-old girl’s family needs.
“It’s kind of hard to explain leukemia to a 3-year-old so we’re using the term the big sick,” said Mabel’s mother Sarah Manchey.
The 3-year-old was diagnosed with cancer in April, forcing her mother, a kindergarten teacher, to take leave from work because Mabel needs regular chemotherapy treatments. The medicine and other treatments Mabel needs are costly…