Big Brother Looking out for Little Sister with Alopecia
April 20, 2007 by Cory
Filed under Diseases & Conditions
Here’s a story that makes me think one day… perhaps… my own children will still get on with each other.
Meet Sharod Gandy. He plays basketball up in New Jersey… All-Bergen County for Englewood, which means he’s pretty good.
Now meet Ariel Williams. She’s seven. She’s Sharod’s little sister. And she’s got alopecia.
“She ignores it. She takes it pretty good for a little kid,” Gandy said. “Most little kids would see it and start crying and stuff. But she’s taking it. She doesn’t cry anymore. She used to. But not anymore.
Big brother’s going one step further. He’s organized a fund-raiser at his high school in honor of his little sis. Proceeds benefit the National Alopecia Areata Foundation.
Ariel Fights Alopecia is this 1pm Saturday at Englewood High School in New Jersey. The card includes:
Some of North Jersey’s best high school players, including Hackensack’s Keon Williams and Ridgefield Park’s John Tello, will face a team formed by former Englewood All-State guard Donald Hennie. There also will be a three-point contest, a slam dunk contest and an AAU basketball game.
Three cheers for Ariel and Sharod!
