Cure Kids Cancer: Ben Sahr
By Sanford Children's Hospital
At just 10 years old, Ben’s whole life changed. Not only was he diagnosed with cancer, but he was also diagnosed with Ewing’s Sarcoma that would take away his ability to take part in some of his favorite activities - football, basketball, and baseball. Ben endured 34 chemo treatments & surgery to remove the tumor, place a rod and reconstruct his knee before his medical team declared that he showed no evidence of disease in July of 2016.
On October 17, 2017, Ben took a fall at school. After x-rays revealed he had broken the titanium rod from previous leg salvage surgery, he had to have surgery to amputate his leg. Ben spent 2 weeks recovering from that surgery and a month later had to have another surgery to remove dead tissue. He had several surgeries before being sent home on a wound vac.
This is the 3 rd year of Pushups for Pledges, where Ben and Dan the PT Man go head to head in a push-up contest. They both have won one match so far!
Ben and his family have had a crazy couple of years and a remarkable story has unfolded. Ben is truly a superstar – being his age and going through all that he has truly makes him a hero!