STROUDSBURG, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Stroudsburg neighborhood is rallying behind one in every of its highschool safety officers after he acquired a life-changing analysis.
Fernando Felix sits, listens, and smiles as his daughter reads phrases of encouragement posted for him on social media.
Felix has been a safety officer at Stroudsburg Excessive Faculty since 2011 and simply final yr he underwent surgical procedure to take away a cancerous cyst.
Lately, he acquired life-changing information.
“It seems that the most cancers did come again and this time it wasn’t protected by a cyst so it’s working rampant,” stated Fernando Felix, former Stroudsburg H.S. Safety Officer.
He was recognized with a uncommon and aggressive most cancers that doesn’t have a treatment. So he says he’s specializing in holistic remedies like nutritional vitamins and herbs.
Impacting the lives of 1000’s of scholars along with his type phrases and shiny smile, a former pupil arrange a gofundme page for Felix, who they name their native hero, with a objective of $10,000.
“I didn’t even suppose we’d attain that I assumed possibly a thousand, however surprisingly quite a lot of the scholars like, cherished him and wished to donate and it’s nearly $17,000 now,” stated Jessica Felix, Fernando’s daughter.
“One of many safety guards instructed me I deal with the children too good and I instructed them that I deal with the children, in addition to, I count on you to deal with my daughter when she’s strolling these halls,” Fernando Felix defined.
Felix tells Eyewitness Information the assist he’s receiving is overwhelming and offers him a renewed energy and need to reside.
“It’s positively touching. You realize, you by no means notice the affect you’ve on individuals simply each day,” stated Fernando Felix.
Felix is taking every day, one by one. However all the time with a smile. Anybody who needs to assist or donate can achieve this on felix’s gofundme page.
