{"id":19270,"date":"2018-10-31T19:06:12","date_gmt":"2018-11-01T01:06:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/today\/?p=19270"},"modified":"2021-07-19T14:39:14","modified_gmt":"2021-07-19T20:39:14","slug":"colorado-eagles-and-uchealth-cook-up-halloween-surprise-for-young-patient","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/today\/colorado-eagles-and-uchealth-cook-up-halloween-surprise-for-young-patient\/","title":{"rendered":"Colorado Eagles and UCHealth cook up Halloween surprise for young patient"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-19278 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/10\/31185528\/WEBWEB2-Photo-Oct-31-2-04-26-PM.webp\" alt=\"four colorado eagle players lined up with boy in front\" width=\"1200\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/10\/31185528\/WEBWEB2-Photo-Oct-31-2-04-26-PM.webp 1200w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/10\/31185528\/WEBWEB2-Photo-Oct-31-2-04-26-PM-300x134.webp 300w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/10\/31185528\/WEBWEB2-Photo-Oct-31-2-04-26-PM-1024x456.webp 1024w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/10\/31185528\/WEBWEB2-Photo-Oct-31-2-04-26-PM-768x342.webp 768w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/10\/31185528\/WEBWEB2-Photo-Oct-31-2-04-26-PM-150x67.webp 150w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/10\/31185528\/WEBWEB2-Photo-Oct-31-2-04-26-PM-200x89.webp 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19274\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19274\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-19274 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/10\/31183144\/WEB3-Photo-Oct-31-2-01-44-PM.webp\" alt=\"Boy and mother open envelop with tickets in it.\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/10\/31183144\/WEB3-Photo-Oct-31-2-01-44-PM.webp 1200w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/10\/31183144\/WEB3-Photo-Oct-31-2-01-44-PM-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/10\/31183144\/WEB3-Photo-Oct-31-2-01-44-PM-1024x769.webp 1024w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/10\/31183144\/WEB3-Photo-Oct-31-2-01-44-PM-768x577.webp 768w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/10\/31183144\/WEB3-Photo-Oct-31-2-01-44-PM-150x113.webp 150w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/10\/31183144\/WEB3-Photo-Oct-31-2-01-44-PM-200x150.webp 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19274\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kolemen Gairrett and his mother, Lindy Gairrett, of Columbus, Montana, take a look at Colorado Eagles game tickets they received as a gift from the Eagles organization. Kolemen got a surprise Halloween visit from four Eagles players at the UCHealth Cancer Center \u2013 Harmony Campus in Fort Collins on Oct 31, 2018.\u00a0Photos by Ashley Potts, Colorado Eagles.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>FORT COLLINS, Colo. \u2013 Ten-year-old Kolemen Gairrett wasn\u2019t able to go trick-or-treating with his buddies this year.<\/p>\n<p>More than 500 miles from his home in Columbus, Montana, he is in Fort Collins undergoing radiation treatment for anaplastic ependymoma, a rare form of brain cancer, at UCHealth Cancer Center \u2013 Harmony Campus.<\/p>\n<p>But, his care team at UCHealth teamed up the Colorado Eagles to cook up a special Halloween treat for Kolemen.<\/p>\n<p>Four Eagles players stopped by the cancer center to surprise Kolemen after his treatment session Wednesday afternoon. They came toting the Kelly Cup trophy filled with candy and a couple of other exciting surprises up their sleeves: a hockey puck and enough tickets to Saturday\u2019s game against the Tucson Roadrunners in Loveland for Kolemen and his family to attend together.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19272\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19272\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-19272\" src=\"https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/10\/31183137\/WEB1-Photo-Oct-31-2-03-29-PM.webp\" alt=\"Boy transfers Halloween candy from Kelly Cup trophy to a Halloween trick-or-treating bucket.\" width=\"300\" height=\"203\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/10\/31183137\/WEB1-Photo-Oct-31-2-03-29-PM.webp 1200w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/10\/31183137\/WEB1-Photo-Oct-31-2-03-29-PM-300x203.webp 300w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/10\/31183137\/WEB1-Photo-Oct-31-2-03-29-PM-1024x693.webp 1024w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/10\/31183137\/WEB1-Photo-Oct-31-2-03-29-PM-768x520.webp 768w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/10\/31183137\/WEB1-Photo-Oct-31-2-03-29-PM-150x102.webp 150w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/10\/31183137\/WEB1-Photo-Oct-31-2-03-29-PM-200x135.webp 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19272\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kolemen digs into Halloween candy that the Colorado Eagles brought as part of their visit.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Eagles defenseman and team captain Mark Alt, defenseman Mason Geertsen, defenseman Ryan Graves and goaltender Spencer Martin autographed the hockey puck and chatted with Kolemen about hockey and baseball following the big surprise.<\/p>\n<p>The special visit from the Eagles tops off a fun Halloween week for Kolemen, who also was treated to a VIP experience at last weekend\u2019s Colorado State University football game against University of Wyoming, thanks to UCHealth\u2019s partnership with the organization.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19275\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19275\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-19275\" src=\"https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/10\/31183147\/WEB4-Photo-Oct-31-2-16-24-PM.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/10\/31183147\/WEB4-Photo-Oct-31-2-16-24-PM.webp 1200w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/10\/31183147\/WEB4-Photo-Oct-31-2-16-24-PM-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/10\/31183147\/WEB4-Photo-Oct-31-2-16-24-PM-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/10\/31183147\/WEB4-Photo-Oct-31-2-16-24-PM-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/10\/31183147\/WEB4-Photo-Oct-31-2-16-24-PM-150x100.webp 150w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/10\/31183147\/WEB4-Photo-Oct-31-2-16-24-PM-200x133.webp 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19275\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr. Arthur Liu, a UCHealth radiation oncologist at UCHealth Radiation Oncology &#8211; Harmony Campus in Fort Collins, Colo., poses with Kolemen and the Kelly Cup trophy after the surprise visit from the Colorado Eagles.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cNo one wants to miss out on Halloween \u2013 especially a 10-year-old,\u201d said JoAnn Lovins, senior director of UCHealth\u2019s cancer care services in northern Colorado. \u201cWe are thrilled that our partners at the Colorado Eagles and CSU were as excited as we were to give Kolemen and his family a Halloween to remember.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The added touches have made a big difference for Kolemen and his family as he receives treatment so far from family and friends, according his mother, Lindy Gairrett.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt makes him have a positive in his day versus the worry or not feeling great and missing home,\u201d she said. \u201cIt\u2019s a little bit of light in the day to keep pushing through to the next stage and move on. It\u2019s been fantastic.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FORT COLLINS, Colo. \u2013 Ten-year-old Kolemen Gairrett wasn\u2019t able to go trick-or-treating with his buddies this year. More than 500 miles from his home in Columbus, Montana, he is in Fort Collins undergoing radiation treatment for anaplastic ependymoma, a rare form of brain cancer, at UCHealth Cancer Center \u2013 Harmony Campus. 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