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In November 2018, Reynoldsville, Pennsylvania, middle-schooler Maddox Hyde, who had been coping with cancer for eight years, learned from doctors he had only weeks or months to live. A report in the Centre Daily Times said Maddox was diagnosed with neuroblastoma, a type of tumor that starts in the central nervous system and spreads. The tumor doctors found on the back of his head was only the latest development in a saga that began in 2010, when he was in first grade. According to his mother, Kristi Potter, the first mass they found was on Maddox's right adrenal gland. Eighteen months after that went into remission, another was found on his right hip. Unfortunately, it was not to be the last: Instead of subjecting him to further treatment, Maddox's family decided to bring him home to live out the time he has left in more comfort. Local television station WJAC reported on 25 November that the community had rallied behind Maddox and his family, holding fundraisers to help pay their medical bills, throwing a surprise Christmas party in Maddox's honor, and showering him with Christmas cards: Maddox's friends and family launched a social-media campaign soliciting cards from everywhere: Maddox hoped to receive cards from people everywhere in the world. According to a family member, the response was overwhelming. Sadly, the same family member informed us that Maddox died in 2019 and that receiving cards is heartwarming but painful for the family. For this reason, we updated the rating to Outdated.
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