It’s bad enough to get the diagnosis of lung cancer. It’s even worse to get it for a second time when it had seemed to be vanquished.
That’s the situation Bob Cooper is facing, and he is undergoing treatment for the disease. Sandy Cooper is in the trenches taking care of her husband and getting him to appointments, which doesn’t leave her much time to work.
And as anyone knows, medical treatment is expensive, so the bills are piling up.
Bob Cooper has built up some good karma over the years, auctioneering for 4-H and Future Farmers of America, offering his mule-drawn wagons for parades and to take Santa to Manna Soup Kitchen’s Christmas party.
So the Coopers’ friends are rallying to help with the financial stresses.
A benefit will be held Saturday at the Spring Creek Hall near Ignacio. The hall is most easily reached by leaving Ignacio on Colorado Highway 151, then turning on County Road 334.
Dinner will be served on a first-come, first-served basis starting at 5 p.m., with a portion of the food donated by Serious Texas Bar-B-Q. Disc jockey Danny Jaques will provide music. A pie auction and silent auction will be held afterward, with dancing starting at 8 p.m. to Wild Country.
The cost is $10 for the dinner and/or dance.
Email Callie Waddell at calliejw@msn.com or call her at 749-5314 for more information or to donate.
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