Families of children with cancer get helping hand from Ponte Vedra group

“Knowing that I was able to come home today and that we weren’t going to have to worry about a meal like, it just takes that stress away.”

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Over 30 families with children suffering from childhood cancer now have a week’s work of healthy pre-made meals after a visit from a local foundation.

At just 5-years-old, Liliana Rodriquez has been battling leukemia most of her life.

“She’s been missing school and we’ve been at the doctor’s and last time we were there for 5 hours straight,” her mom, Tiffany Rodriquez, said.

The doctors’ visits and daily medication take a toll on the family of seven.

“And then when we get home, you know, I come home at 6 o’clock after I’ve been there all day and I’m like ‘Oh my gosh, food!’,” Rodriquez said.

But a surprise visit could help out – The Rodriquez’s were one of 31 families who received trays of healthy meals from the Jay Fund on Saturday. The organization started 25 years ago after a local college coach lost one of his players to leukemia.

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