Boy diagnosed with cancer helps BARL

BROOKHAVEN — The one year anniversary of a young Loyd Star boy being diagnosed with leukemia is approaching. Ledger Smith, the four year old boy, and his family is using the anniversary to make a positive difference and stopped by Brookhaven Animal Rescue League to drop off donations Wednesday afternoon.

Caitlin Smith, Ledger’s mother, said they wanted to do three positive things under a campaign called LoveFromLedger. Ledger loves animals and helping the Brookhaven Animal Rescue League was a natural fit.

Community members and Petsense donated food, toys and treats to the Brookhaven Animal Rescue League. Smith and his family brought a truck load of goodies and visited the shelter on 501 North Park Drive in Brookhaven.

Ledger seemed to be in good spirits as he pet puppies and said hello to a small orange kitten. The family toured the facilities and loved on the animals.

LoveFromLedger’s next mission is to collect band-aids for the Cancer Clinic’s room where lumbar punctures and bone marrow biopsies happen. Ledger’s family created a Band Aid Drive Amazon Gift List to collect donations or you can send money over PayPal to caitlingrace8@gmail.com for the family to purchase bandaids.

He is the son of Caitlin Smith and Reid Smith.

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