World Of Good Wednesday Blogburst - Jeff Vipold

Brave teen leaves sick bed to help charity...

A TEENAGER who is bravely fighting an aggressive form of cancer has left his sick bed to help a struggling charity. Jeff Vipond is being cared for at the Sick Kids Hospital after doctors discovered a tumour growing near his stomach. The diagnosis was the latest setback for the plucky 15-year-old who was successfully treated for a brain tumour four years ago.

During his treatment, Jeff and his family have been supported by the Children with Cancer and Leukaemia Advice and Support for Parents (CCLASP). After Jeff discovered CCLASP could close its doors within months, the youngster decided to organise a sponsored walk through Holyrood Park. The event was dubbed Jeff's Green Jaunt after the football fan, who normally uses a wheelchair, ensured his friends and family were all wearing Hibs strips before embarking on the walk.

"It was all Jeff's idea," said his mother Molly Vipond, 36, a cleaner from Wester Drylaw Drive. "He wanted to put something back into a service that was vital to us. Read More...

The World of Good Wednesday Blogburst exists to bring to light the good that people, churches, organizations, and civic groups do in the world. Today we salute Jeff Vipond for his desire to give back to those who have helped him.

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