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Co-workers rally to help woman whose son needs surgery

Updated: Mon 12:24 AM, Jun 18, 2012

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT)- Hayden Long looks like your typical four-year-old.

But he's undergone more surgeries than most people do in a lifetime.

His mom's work family from RockTenn stepped up to help the family out by holding a rummage sale benefit this past weekend.

Hayden was born with a condition called Bladder Extraphy, which means his bladder is on the outside of his body.

That's why this weekend on the plant site, his mother's co-workers cooked hot dogs, and sold drinks, raffle tickets, and a truck-load of donated items.

The money is going toward travel expenses for the family when go to Baltimore, Maryland so he can undergo reconstructive surgery.

Brandi Erwin a co-worker says,
"We're trying to take the financial worries out of for her and make it to where she can devote her attention and everything to Hayden.

This weekend, they raised more than 25-hundred dollars for the family. And they're already planning more benefits for Hayden and his mom.


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