Bay Area golf tournament benefits local teen battling rare form of Leukemia

The Brief

  • A Bay Area golf tournament is benefitting a local teen battling a rare form of leukemia.
  • 17-year-old Joshua Wells is the son of Hillsborough County Fire Rescue Lieutenant Chris Wells.
  • 96 golfers played on Saturday. All proceeds were donated to the Wells family.

TAMPA A Bay Area non-profit hosted a golf tournament to benefit the family of a Hillsborough County Fire Rescue Lieutenant whose son is battling a rare form of Leukemia.

Lt. Chris Wells is a father of eight. His oldest son, 17-year-old Joshua Wells, was diagnosed with Leukemia in December 2023.

“He has B-Cells all with a Philadelphia chromosome, which is a little bit more of a rare and aggressive type of leukemia,” says Lt. Wells.

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