Ten-Year-Old With Rare Cancer Has A Touching Way Of Fundraising To Help Others

Graham Fowler is a pretty special ten-year-old. He has a rare form of cancer named spitzoid melanoma, but rather than get down about it, he has come up with a novel way of fundraising to help others. It all started when his mother bought him a rainbow loom, to use as a way of passing the time while travelling long distances. However, while the bracelet making started as a hobby, it has become something much bigger for the young boy from Minnesota. A photo of one of the bracelets was posted to Facebook and people began asking where they could buy it. This prompted Graham to come up with the idea of selling the bracelets and donating the proceeds to cancer research. Graham has come up with a fantastic way of fundraising To date, he has made 8,000 bracelets raising almost $10,000, to be donated to Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota. "I want to do this so that kids can get better," he told Yahoo. According to CBS Minnesota, only five other children in the United States have the same diagnosis as Graham, and at the moment, this type of cancer is incurable. Cheryl, Graham's mother said that while "it's hard and sad", Graham is "good at the moment", as he prepares for a Make-A-Wish trip to Hawaii where he plans to swim with dolphins and take surf lessons. A Facebook page called Graham's Gift helps Graham to sell his bracelets and his older sisters helped him set it up. Each bracelet sells for $1 and features a yellow bead which signifies the fact that it is made in aid of cancer research. Images via Graham's Gift Facebook page