EDWARDSVILLE - Source Juicery in Edwardsville contributes significantly to community-based charities and another example is set for Friday, Sept. 27, with a “Bella’s Warriors” T-shirts sale to help raise money for a local family.
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Source Juicery in Downtown Edwardsville is also a local-owned and operated business.
Bella Boyer, a 13-year old student at Liberty Middle School, was diagnosed with stage IV Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma in June of this year. Her treatment plan requires multiple inpatient hospital visits lasting several days to receive chemotherapy and radiation combined. T-shirt and armband sales will help off-set the expenses associated with medical care since Bella’s diagnosis.
Over the course of her cancer treatment, Bella is remaining positive and continues her schooling, attending classes when symptoms are minimal. Summer Boyer, Bella’s mother, updates her Caring Bridge site regularly with her treatment progress. The most recent treatments have caused Bella to have a lot of nausea, vomiting, and headaches, which can lead to extended stays at the hospital. Bella’s medical team will order repeat imaging after October 15 to determine if there has been a reduction in the tumor's size.
“Our Bella is a fighter, and she continues to impress us with her bravery, even when she’s feeling really bad,” said Summer Boyer. “When she named the tumor ‘Fat Amy’ we decided to create T-shirts to raise cancer awareness and also show encouragement for Bella. T-shirt sales have also helped off-set some of the expenses we’ve acquired over the course of her treatments. The community has been wonderful supporting Bella and our plan is to continue to ‘Kick Fat Amy’s Butt’,” said Summer. The slogan, ‘Kick Fat Amy’s Butt’, can be found on the back of the “Bella’s Warriors” T-shirts for sale at Source Juicery.
“Bella’s Warriors” T-shirts are $20 each in all sizes and will be on sale from noon – 3 p.m. The bracelets will also be available for purchase. Customers visiting the store anytime on Sept. 27 can also ask for a T-shirt order form.
Source Juicery owners Chrissy Stevens and Michelle Motley are happy to support the sales of the shirts during Pediatric Cancer Awareness Month this September and are encouraging customers to come in and order a Strawberry-Banana Smoothie (Bella’s favorite) when purchasing their T-shirt.
For more information or to make a general donation to the Boyer Family and Bella, visit their GoFundMe site at https://www.gofundme.com/f/be- a-quotwarriorquot-for-bella.
