OLATHE, Kan. ? The Swing for the Cure is in its second year. A metro family hopes to raise money using baseball to battle cancer. The Wade family loves baseball. It?s a passion for them.
?Baseball, that?s what we do,? said Eric Wade. ?We play baseball at home with all three boys play baseball. My dad played baseball, I played baseball.?
In December of 2007, Jimmie Wade or Hooty as his family and friends call him, found a lump near his ear. It turned out to be cancer. Instead of looking at the disease as a strike out. The Wades battled through. After surgery, Hooty went through six weeks of radiation.
Instead of going home and going to bed, he would go to the baseball diamond. Often too tired to play, he helped coach the younger guys. So, his family decided to make a difference for others battling cancer.
They started the Swing for the Cure Baseball Tournament. They raised $1,500 for the KU Cancer Center in 2011. They hope to double that amount in 2012.
Hooty is now cancer free and going into his senior year of college at Ottawa University and of course playing baseball. The fact that America?s pastime is allowing his family help others battle cancer makes it all the more special.
?It just makes me feel good to see these little guys come out and play and have fun and enjoy the game,? Hooty said.? ?I don?t know if some of them even know how big it is and what they?re actually helping.?
All donations from Swing for the Cure go to the KU Cancer Center.
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