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Community rallies behind friend battling cancer

THROOP, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A community rallied behind their friend battling an aggressive form of cancer. More than 100 people from nearby neighborhoods showed up at a well-known baseball field to honor and pray for their friend.

At Washington Street Park in Throop, people gathered at center field to give strength to a beloved member of their community, Sunday evening.

Eddie Kaufman, a 20-year-old Mid Valley High School alumnus, was diagnosed with T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia a few months ago.

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