Green said his heart went out not only to the little boy, Granton Bayless, but also to the child's parents, Jenni and Daniel Bayless, of Bolivar, Mo. Anthony S. Bush / The Capital-Journal
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Green said his heart went out not only to the little boy, Granton Bayless, but also to the child's parents, Jenni and Daniel Bayless, of Bolivar, Mo. Anthony S. Bush / The Capital-Journal
Topeka police bicycle officer Jayme Green is getting ready to ride from Topeka to southwest Missouri to raise money for a sick relative. The 8-month-old son of Green's cousin remains in Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, Mo.
"My wife and I have only one son," Green said. "It kind of got to me, what they were going through, and what we would be thinking."
Young Granton, who suffers from Severe Combined Immune Deficiency disease, remains in Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, Mo., where he is to undergo an umbilical cord blood transplant this week.
Some children with the disease remain in "bubbles" for long periods to protect them from the threat of other illnesses.
Green, 31, a bicycle patrol officer who has been on the Topeka force the past five years, said he wanted to do something to help.
"I'm on the bike unit," Green said. "I ride a lot. I thought the best way for me to help would be to take a really long ride bike ride and raise some money."
Green plans to embark on a five-day trip Monday that will lead him from Topeka through points in southeast Kansas and into southern Missouri, ending in Bolivar.
The ride will encompass 350 miles, by far the longest Green has ever taken.
Green said he is taking donations per mile or in freewill offerings from individuals, businesses and churches.
He said his cousin and the entire extended family are relying heavily on their faith at this time.
Visit rideforgranton.blogspot.com or grantonbayless. blogspot.com for information. Donations may be sent to: Bank of Bolivar, Box 560, Bolivar, Mo., 65613.
Our family watches your show every week and we thought of you to maybe help this family and little boy. This dease is very deadly. I would hate for this family to go through the same tragedy we went through in loosing one of our children in death. Thank you from the Holmgren family for all your hard work and dedication to the families in this country. You are an asset in teaching how all people should be.
