Home Run Derby to benefit Ruhland family

Home Town Bats is hosting the Home Run Derby benefitting vibrant 6-year-old Sylvia Ruhland. The derby will be held at 6 p.m. Saturday, June 23, at Union Hill Ballpark, west of New Prague along Highway 19. This family friendly fundraiser offers food, drinks and games for the youngsters. The derby will feature sluggers from the Dakota-Rice-Scott League and other leagues from across Minnesota batting for the fences to see who can hit the most home runs.

Sylvia Ruhland is the daughter of Jake and Lindsey Ruhland of Minneapolis. Jake Ruhland is a graduate of Montgomery-Lonsdale High School. The Home Run Derby is to raise funds to help the family with medical expenses for Sylvia who was diagnosed with Medulloblastoma, which is a cancerous tumor in the brain. It is the most common type of brain tumor in children. Her family and doctors are optimistic about her future.

In March and April of this year Sylvia began experiencing debilitating headaches and vomiting. Her pediatrician recommended an MRI, which detected the brain tumor. On April 16, Sylvia underwent her first brain surgery at Children’s Hospital and Clinics - Minneapolis. A second surgery was performed two days later to remove the tumor, and a third surgery was performed on April 26 to put in a permanent shunt to relieve pressure in her brain. Her surgeon was able to remove all of the tumor and there are no signs of cancer in her spine or spinal fluid.

Starting in May, Sylvia began undergoing six weeks (30 rounds) of proton radiation at Mayo Clinic, followed by four rounds of chemotherapy. She is also going through intense rehab that includes physical, occupational and speech therapy. Sylvia is having balance issues, which makes it hard to walk on her own, although she is working hard to walk again. She also experienced....

To see more on this story pick up the June 21, 2018 print edition of The New Prague Times. 

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