It was a big surprise. He's getting better so fast. Evans' older sister, Kelsey, was in Tyler Williams' second-grade class. He thought it would be really cool to help with her Wishing Star trip to Disney World. Kori Evans' mother, Kerry Evans, said Williams' generosity just blows her away.
Cancer is a traumatic experience in a family.
A Seattle-based nonprofit group brought food, clothes, books and other items to the farm workers, while Wellness On Wheels, a mobile unit sponsored through Providence Healthy Communities Alliance of Yakima, brought preventive health services as it does for rural farm workers throughout Central Washington. Catarino Beltran said there just hasn't been enough of an asparagus crop for workers to get by. The caravan, which began traveling a year ago and has since put 8,000 miles on the odometer. It provides physical exams, immunizations and other tests such as blood pressure, blood sugar, cholesterol, vision, hearing and depression screenings. It also dispenses health information in Spanish pamphlets and video presentations.