Photo: Gregory Shamus/NHLI via GettyIan Rosenbaum, 7, aspires to be a defenseman in the National Hockey League one day, representing number 58 like his idol, Kris Letang.And last Thursday, the Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman donated $58,000 to Rosenbaum and his family to help cover the costs of the young fan’s cancer treatment,NHL.comreported.“Kris is a true hero to Ian,” Ian’s mother Joelle Rosenbaum told the outlet. “He definitely looks up to him. He talks about him every time he’s at Children’s (Hospital) to all the nurses.”The hockey star first met his young fan in September at UPMC Children’s Hospital in Pittsburgh, when Ian was there for an appointment after being diagnosed with a form of T-cell Leukemia. Ian’s mother told NHL.com that the diagnosis was unexpected, saying there were no signs prior.“We were totally in shock when he got diagnosed with Leukemia,” she said. “His body gave us no signs. It was a total shock. He has been a trooper through it.”RELATED VIDEO: Meet the Dog Who Knows How to Ice Skate — and Is Trying to Attract the Attention of the NHLAt the Children’s Hospital that September, Ian attended a morning skate where he asked for a stick from his favorite player, Letang.When Letang learned what Rosenbaum was going through, he became determined to help, attending a fundraiser for Rosenbaum in November where a local hockey club — the Johnstown Tomahawks –—donated $1,000.Letang then wore matching No. 58 Tomahawk jerseys with Rosenbaum during a face-off for the ceremonial pregame puck drop.“It has been amazing, overwhelming,” Joelle said of Kris’s involvement to NHL.com.“For Ian to go through this and for someone like Kris to take time for our child is simply amazing.”
Photo: Gregory Shamus/NHLI via Getty
Ian Rosenbaum, 7, aspires to be a defenseman in the National Hockey League one day, representing number 58 like his idol, Kris Letang.And last Thursday, the Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman donated $58,000 to Rosenbaum and his family to help cover the costs of the young fan’s cancer treatment,NHL.comreported.“Kris is a true hero to Ian,” Ian’s mother Joelle Rosenbaum told the outlet. “He definitely looks up to him. He talks about him every time he’s at Children’s (Hospital) to all the nurses.”The hockey star first met his young fan in September at UPMC Children’s Hospital in Pittsburgh, when Ian was there for an appointment after being diagnosed with a form of T-cell Leukemia. Ian’s mother told NHL.com that the diagnosis was unexpected, saying there were no signs prior.“We were totally in shock when he got diagnosed with Leukemia,” she said. “His body gave us no signs. It was a total shock. He has been a trooper through it.”RELATED VIDEO: Meet the Dog Who Knows How to Ice Skate — and Is Trying to Attract the Attention of the NHLAt the Children’s Hospital that September, Ian attended a morning skate where he asked for a stick from his favorite player, Letang.When Letang learned what Rosenbaum was going through, he became determined to help, attending a fundraiser for Rosenbaum in November where a local hockey club — the Johnstown Tomahawks –—donated $1,000.Letang then wore matching No. 58 Tomahawk jerseys with Rosenbaum during a face-off for the ceremonial pregame puck drop.“It has been amazing, overwhelming,” Joelle said of Kris’s involvement to NHL.com.“For Ian to go through this and for someone like Kris to take time for our child is simply amazing.”
Ian Rosenbaum, 7, aspires to be a defenseman in the National Hockey League one day, representing number 58 like his idol, Kris Letang.
And last Thursday, the Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman donated $58,000 to Rosenbaum and his family to help cover the costs of the young fan’s cancer treatment,NHL.comreported.
“Kris is a true hero to Ian,” Ian’s mother Joelle Rosenbaum told the outlet. “He definitely looks up to him. He talks about him every time he’s at Children’s (Hospital) to all the nurses.”
The hockey star first met his young fan in September at UPMC Children’s Hospital in Pittsburgh, when Ian was there for an appointment after being diagnosed with a form of T-cell Leukemia. Ian’s mother told NHL.com that the diagnosis was unexpected, saying there were no signs prior.
“We were totally in shock when he got diagnosed with Leukemia,” she said. “His body gave us no signs. It was a total shock. He has been a trooper through it.”
RELATED VIDEO: Meet the Dog Who Knows How to Ice Skate — and Is Trying to Attract the Attention of the NHL
At the Children’s Hospital that September, Ian attended a morning skate where he asked for a stick from his favorite player, Letang.
When Letang learned what Rosenbaum was going through, he became determined to help, attending a fundraiser for Rosenbaum in November where a local hockey club — the Johnstown Tomahawks –—donated $1,000.
Letang then wore matching No. 58 Tomahawk jerseys with Rosenbaum during a face-off for the ceremonial pregame puck drop.
“It has been amazing, overwhelming,” Joelle said of Kris’s involvement to NHL.com.“For Ian to go through this and for someone like Kris to take time for our child is simply amazing.”
source: people.com
