Benefit dinner to be held for Angela Prewitt
Prewitt
October 14, 2015
Shania Stumpff
During a time of crisis, family and friends band together to help those in need. July 6 was a day when that kind of family togetherness was much needed. Angela Prewitt, a Barry County Assessor employee of 23 years, learned she had Leukemia.
After approximately six months of being sick, tired and run down, Prewitt went to see a doctor. Unfortunately, Prewitt was misdiagnosed and her symptoms gradually became worse.
Sherry Sears, the Barry County Assessor, said, “One day, Angela came back to my office and said she didn’t think she could make it through the rest of the work day, so I took her home. That night, her husband, Howard, took her to the hospital to see what they could find out.”
It was that very evening the dreadful news was relayed to Prewitt and her family. Prewitt spent six weeks in the Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis to receive chemotherapy treatments. “The oncologist said that the type of Leukemia Angela has is very rare in adults. Usually, this type of cancer is found in children. He also said this is a very rapid moving type of Leukemia, so that explains why she was getting sick so quickly,” said Sears.
Prewitt and her husband have been making trips back and forth from St. Louis regularly. After Prewitt comes home from receiving her chemotherapy treatments, it seems as if her body is reproducing the cancer cells, so the next step is to perform a bone marrow transplant.
Prewitt’s sister, Sarah Hutsell, who also works in the Barry County Assessor’s office, is the donor for the bone marrow transplant. Prewitt’s doctors are very hopeful that Prewitt’s body will accept the transplant. A week prior to the transplant, Sarah will join her sister in St. Louis to receive a series of shots necessary for the procedure.
Sears added, “Our motto in this office is family comes first. We all chip in together and help one another. Angela isn’t just an employee here, she is a part of our family and is like a sister to me. We love her.”
Prewitt’s two daughters, Tara Beck and Casey Prewitt, have been working hard to organize a benefit dinner for their mom.
There will be smoked ham and pulled pork donated by John Sullivan and Jim Fohn, along with spaghetti, side dishes and desserts for dinner. There will also be many activities such as door prizes, a silent auction, a gun raffle, a bounce house and three bands playing for musical entertainment.
The benefit dinner is by donation only. All the money raised will go to Prewitt to cover medical and travel expenses. Donations are still being accepted from local businesses to be entered into the silent auction.
They would like to encourage everyone to come on October 24 and enjoy some tasty food and great entertainment for a wonderful cause. The benefit will be held at the Ridgley Baptist Church multipurpose building from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Shania Stumpff
During a time of crisis, family and friends band together to help those in need. July 6 was a day when that kind of family togetherness was much needed. Angela Prewitt, a Barry County Assessor employee of 23 years, learned she had Leukemia.
After approximately six months of being sick, tired and run down, Prewitt went to see a doctor. Unfortunately, Prewitt was misdiagnosed and her symptoms gradually became worse.
Sherry Sears, the Barry County Assessor, said, “One day, Angela came back to my office and said she didn’t think she could make it through the rest of the work day, so I took her home. That night, her husband, Howard, took her to the hospital to see what they could find out.”
It was that very evening the dreadful news was relayed to Prewitt and her family. Prewitt spent six weeks in the Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis to receive chemotherapy treatments. “The oncologist said that the type of Leukemia Angela has is very rare in adults. Usually, this type of cancer is found in children. He also said this is a very rapid moving type of Leukemia, so that explains why she was getting sick so quickly,” said Sears.
Prewitt and her husband have been making trips back and forth from St. Louis regularly. After Prewitt comes home from receiving her chemotherapy treatments, it seems as if her body is reproducing the cancer cells, so the next step is to perform a bone marrow transplant.
Prewitt’s sister, Sarah Hutsell, who also works in the Barry County Assessor’s office, is the donor for the bone marrow transplant. Prewitt’s doctors are very hopeful that Prewitt’s body will accept the transplant. A week prior to the transplant, Sarah will join her sister in St. Louis to receive a series of shots necessary for the procedure.
Sears added, “Our motto in this office is family comes first. We all chip in together and help one another. Angela isn’t just an employee here, she is a part of our family and is like a sister to me. We love her.”
Prewitt’s two daughters, Tara Beck and Casey Prewitt, have been working hard to organize a benefit dinner for their mom.
There will be smoked ham and pulled pork donated by John Sullivan and Jim Fohn, along with spaghetti, side dishes and desserts for dinner. There will also be many activities such as door prizes, a silent auction, a gun raffle, a bounce house and three bands playing for musical entertainment.
The benefit dinner is by donation only. All the money raised will go to Prewitt to cover medical and travel expenses. Donations are still being accepted from local businesses to be entered into the silent auction.
They would like to encourage everyone to come on October 24 and enjoy some tasty food and great entertainment for a wonderful cause. The benefit will be held at the Ridgley Baptist Church multipurpose building from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.