Originally from Milwaukee. new. This morning, three pediatric patients at Aurora Health are embarking on the journey of a lifetime. 12 News' Mallory Anderson joins her live from outside of her family's field and Mallory in America. These kids are being sent on her VIP trip to spring training to meet the Milwaukee Brewers. For these families, it truly is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Her three boys and their families from Wisconsin have been through a lot. The boys battle serious health issues, including heart surgery, brain tumors, and Crohn's disease. And no one really knows how hard they've been through, just like the doctors at Aurora Health. Doctors assigned the boys to go on the trip, and they were selected to head to spring training. The boys found out they were going on the trip last week in a video from Christian Yelich. Their parents had to keep it a secret for months, and today they were all finally piled into a big limousine to the airport and headed to Arizona. We spoke to 11-year-old Evan Ryan and his family about how much this trip meant to them. Evan was diagnosed with a cancerous brain tumor in 2022. He has been on active treatment for the past 15 months and is doing well. In January, he was finally able to ring the end of chemotherapy. Evan has been battling this issue for 15 months, and I just really respect him. He was a great warrior to overcome this situation. What's it like to be able to attend spring training? It's really great. I can't believe it's actually happening. At first it seemed like a dream. So through this VIP trip for him, the boys and their families will be able to meet Brewers players, go into the locker room and participate in warm-ups. They also plan to throw out the first pitch in Sunday's game at Arizona. Evan told me that the people he was most looking forward to meeting were Christian Yelich and Willie Adams. He said he wants to get some tips from them and some bragging rights because he's so excited to get back on the gridiron this summer. He's going to do it with the other Little Leaguers, right? Because he was in spring training with the Brewers. It's a once in a lifetime trip.
Hosting Brewers Spring Training VIP Trip for Aurora Health Pediatric Patients
Three children are sent on the trip of a lifetime to meet the Milwaukee Brewers at spring training in Arizona.
Updated: February 22, 2024 1:51 PM CST
Aurora Health is sending three pediatric patients on the trip of a lifetime to meet the Milwaukee Brewers at spring training in Arizona. On Thursday morning, the boys and their families boarded a limousine bus to the airport at American Family Field. Three pediatric patients at Aurora Health in Brown, Jefferson and Waukesha counties have battled health issues including Crohn's disease, brain tumors and heart surgery. The boys were selected by doctors to go to spring training in Arizona with the Milwaukee Brewers, all expenses paid. “Help them heal, have fun, and be kids again,'' said Dr. Beno, a pediatrician at Aurora Children's Health. “What's it like to go to spring training?” 12 News' Mallory Anderson asked. “It's just amazing,” said Evan Roenicke, 11, a cancer survivor heading to spring training. “I can't believe it's actually happening. It was like a dream at first.” Rennicke, a native of Ixonia, was diagnosed with medulloblastoma, a cancerous brain tumor, in 2022. ” Evan has been battling this for 15 months. I'm really counting on him,” Evan's father, Andrew Roenicke, said through tears. “He was a great warrior through this.” In January, Evan was able to ring the bell to signal the end of chemotherapy. A month later, he learned he was heading to Arizona to meet his favorite team. “Cancer has not been a blessing to us, but we are finding blessings in it and the family time we have had together,” Chelsea said. Roenicke: Evan's mother. “We don't wish anyone to get cancer, but how much cancer has brought our families and friends together…and now we celebrate the completion of cancer with this amazing trip. During the VIP trip, patients and their families will be able to meet Brewers players, participate in warm-ups, tour the locker room, and be honored at the Brewers Spring Training game on Sunday, February 25th. A ceremonial first pitch will be held at that time.
Aurora Health will send three pediatric patients on the trip of a lifetime to take on the Milwaukee Brewers in spring training in Arizona.
On Thursday morning, the boys and their families boarded a limousine bus to the airport at American Family Field.
Three pediatric patients at Aurora Health in Brown, Jefferson and Waukesha counties have battled health issues including Crohn's disease, brain tumors and heart surgery.
The boys were selected by doctors to go on an all-expenses-paid trip to spring training in Arizona with the Milwaukee Brewers.
“All young people have experienced serious medical issues in their lives, and this is a way to help them heal, have fun, and be kids again,” said Dr. Beno, a pediatrician at Aurora Children's Health. Ta. .
“What's it like to go to spring training?” 12 News' Mallory Anderson asked.
“It's just amazing,” said Evan Roenicke, 11, a cancer survivor heading to spring training. “I can't believe it's actually happening. It was like a dream at first.”
Rennicke, from Ixonia, was diagnosed with medulloblastoma, a cancerous brain tumor, in 2022.
Evan's father, Andrew Roenicke, said through tears, “Evan has been dealing with this for 15 months. I really respect him.” “He was a great warrior to get through this.”
In January, Evan was able to ring the bell to signal the end of chemotherapy.
A month later, it turned out that he was heading to Arizona to meet his favorite team.
“Cancer hasn't been a blessing to us, but there are blessings in cancer and finding the family time we had together,” said Chelsea Roenicke, Evan's mother. She said: “We don't wish anyone to get cancer, but how much cancer has brought our families and friends together…and now we're taking this amazing trip to fight cancer. We were able to celebrate completion.”
During the VIP trip, patients and their families will meet Brewers players, participate in warm-ups, tour the locker room, and throw out the first pitch during recognition at the Brewers' spring training game on Sunday, February 25th. It's planned.
