ARVADA, Colo. - You might have had a lemonade stand as a kid, but you probably didn't have leukemia. One local girl is using life's lemons to make lemonade.
It's a rite of passage for kids, the summertime lemonade stand. Most lemonade entrepreneurs will save up for a new bike, or maybe the latest toy, but 6-year-old Jane Poole is saving up for something else.
"For her life basically," said Jane's mother Christine Poole, "to keep her chemo going and keep her well. She's got two more years of chemo and it's more expensive than any of us could ever have thought."
Jane Poole was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in January and, even with insurance, bills must be paid.
"It's slowly building up, and Christine being out of work for six months, and her bill--it's not all medical bills, those bills add up too," said Todd Poole, Jane's father.
Jane said she planned to sell "a lot until I sell out." She added, "And if I still have bracelets, I can sell them out too. And if I'm all done, I'll tell everyone that I had a great day selling lemonade!"
Customers were motivated by thirst and a sense of community. Jefferson County sheriffs and Arvada police even showed up to pitch in.
If attitude plays a role in fighting Jane's cancer, the leukemia doesn't stand a chance.
There is a fund set up. Here is the information.
Jane R. Poole Cancer Fund
1st National Bank
8531 Church Ranch Blvd.
Westminster, CO 80021
It's a rite of passage for kids, the summertime lemonade stand. Most lemonade entrepreneurs will save up for a new bike, or maybe the latest toy, but 6-year-old Jane Poole is saving up for something else.
"For her life basically," said Jane's mother Christine Poole, "to keep her chemo going and keep her well. She's got two more years of chemo and it's more expensive than any of us could ever have thought."
Jane Poole was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in January and, even with insurance, bills must be paid.
"It's slowly building up, and Christine being out of work for six months, and her bill--it's not all medical bills, those bills add up too," said Todd Poole, Jane's father.
Jane said she planned to sell "a lot until I sell out." She added, "And if I still have bracelets, I can sell them out too. And if I'm all done, I'll tell everyone that I had a great day selling lemonade!"
Customers were motivated by thirst and a sense of community. Jefferson County sheriffs and Arvada police even showed up to pitch in.
If attitude plays a role in fighting Jane's cancer, the leukemia doesn't stand a chance.
There is a fund set up. Here is the information.
Jane R. Poole Cancer Fund
1st National Bank
8531 Church Ranch Blvd.
Westminster, CO 80021
