The community of Drumheller is showing support for one of its own after he was struck by cancer at just 19.
On October 6, Brandon Hall, son of Crystal Hall (Rolf) and Michael Hall, came home to the valley to visit his family for thanksgiving. He wasn’t feeling well during his visit, and on Thursday, his mom took him to the family doctor. The physician palpated a large mass and he was sent immediately for a CT scan.
They discovered he has testicular cancer, a 24-centimeter mass in his abdomen and lesions in his lungs.
His medical journey has just begun. Doctors sent him to Red Deer for further investigations, but while enroute, they were ordered to instead head to Calgary.
By Friday morning, he was in surgery and had one of the masses they discovered removed. They were not able to remove the larger mass.
Currently they are awaiting the result of a biopsy to get an idea of the stage of the cancer. His chemotherapy was scheduled to begin on Tuesday.
Brandon completed his junior high and part of his high school education in the valley.
To support his fight with cancer and help his family his aunt Sara Rolf has set up a Gofundme page. It has the goal of raising $10,000 to support him and his family as they battle cancer. In less than a day, they have raised more than $1,500.
To support his journey go to www.gofundme.com and search “Brandon Hall’s fight against Cancer. or click here