The family of Ethan McGettigan invites the community to donate potentially life-saving blood in honor of the 4-year-old at an American Red Cross Blood Drive on Sunday, June 12 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Giamatti Little League Complex in Bristol.
Ethan was diagnosed with an anaplastic ependymoma right after his second birthday, in October 2013. An anaplastic ependymoma is a form of brain tumor that has required multiple surgeries, chemotherapy and radiation. Ethan has received numerous blood transfusions to help him in his battle. Donated blood helped the little superhero combat the side effects of chemo and gave him the strength to survive. Without those transfusions, his family may have had to face much more difficult decisions about his treatment and future.
“Ethan would not be alive today without the generosity of blood donors,” said Ethan’s mother, Jennifer McGettigan in a press release from the American Red Cross.
Ethan and his family are asking the community to come together for the third annual event to support not only superhero Ethan, but all superheroes in need.
Donate Blood in Honor of Superhero Ethan McGettigan on Sunday, June 12 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Giamatti Little League Complex Recreation Room, 335 Mix St., Bristol.
To make an appointment to donate, visit redcrossblood.org and sponsor code: ETHAN, or call 1-800-RED CROSS.
