The team will be walking for Gabe Putthoff, who is the 5-year-old grandson of John and Pam Putthoff of Tonganoxie. Gabe also is the son of Josh and Trisha Putthoff. Josh is a 1996 Tonganoxie High School graduate.

Trisha spoke at last year’s Relay for Life event at a time when Gabe’s cancer, neuroblastoma, was in remission, but it has since relapsed.

Gabe was diagnosed with Stage 4 neuroblastoma at the age of 2 in 2007. He is 5 now and has since relapsed. Due to the severity of relapsed neuroblastoma, he qualified for a trial treatment in California and went there in January.

Because this was a trial, the family’s insurance did not cover it. Gabe now is in treatment at Children’s Mercy Hospital.

For more information on Team Gabe, or to donate, go to main.acsevents.org/goto/teamgabe2. In addition, there is a Caring Bridge page set up for Gabe: caringbridge.org/visit/gabeputthoff.