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Students cheer sick classmate

Submitted story • February 16, 2009

WOODVILLE --Woodmore Elementary students are busy these days creating cards and videos to cheer their fellow classmate, Jerhid Fegley. Advertisement

The fourth-grader is currently a patient in the Cincinnati Children's Hospital and has been unable to attend classes this year.

Fegley is battling X-linked lymphoproliferative disease, a rare blood disorder. He received a bone marrow transplant four weeks ago.

An infection occurred several days later causing him to spend a few days in intensive care unit.

Now he is trying to regain his strength and overcome bone fractures caused by steroids and stomach problems from his chemo treatments.

Fegley pushes himself to sit up for a few hours and walk a bit.

Fegley's mom, Michelle Prowant, stays at a local hotel where she is able to be with him daily.

She says the well wishes from fellow Wildcats help to keep Fegley feeling a part of his home school.

Kindergarten teacher, Marilyn McFarland was in Cincinnati Feb. 7 and 8 and transported a huge get well card along with class cards and video of his fourth grade classes.

The giant card is a joint effort by Woodmore High School industrial technology teacher, Chad Miller; his students, Gavin Beard, Josh Beler, Emilio Chavez, Michael Fahle, Brody Haar, Bill Kuhlman, Cody Lockhart, Max Schwander and Adam Troilo; and elementary art teacher Denise Bortz.

An illness such as this causes great financial burdens on families.

Donations toward his family's expenses may be made at any Fremont Federal Credit Union.