The bond between a Ralston teacher and her fifth grade student is stronger than ever. Janice Rhodes is mourning her child. He died recently after battling a rare heart problem. But about a month ago, fifth grader Adriana Case stepped up to help in a big way.
It’s been almost two weeks since Rhodes lost a big part of his world. “I think about her smile. Honestly, I think about her at peace now,” Rhodes said. Their five-and-a-half-month-old son, Caden, was suffering from hypoplastic left heart syndrome.
His life was full of pain and hospital stays. He was happiest when he was outside, and he only got that for a few months,” Rhodes said. “Of the five and a half months that he was alive, he was at home for two of them.
In November, Caden came down with the common cold, which caused a fever and a rapid heart rate. Everything moved very fast. ,” Rhodes said. Caden died on November 17. “The combination of all this, they think his heart was overworked,” Rhodes said.
He had a very delicate heart.” Rhodes teaches fifth grade at Karen Western Elementary School. In Ralston. So far this school year, she has spent a lot of time out of class to be with Caden. “You’re at my house trying to be there for your son and my two other kids and then there’s me.” Trying to be there for my students,” she said
Rhodes’ student, Case, saw that struggle about a month before Caden’s death, and decided to do whatever she could to help. That’s what she wants to do. “I gave her a blanket and I thought it wasn’t enough so I started a GoFundMe,” Case said. “It would just be, not like, $2,000. I thought it would be just a few hundred dollars.
Will be equal to,” Case said. For Rhodes, the joy of it all is much more than the money.” She did this to show her compassion and care for others. Because she showed it for me, I know she will do the same for other people,” Rhodes said.
I really love him,” Case said of Rhodes. Rhodes said she would go back to work on Monday. She said she doesn’t think she would have made it if it weren’t for her amazing students like Adriana.
It’s been almost two weeks since Rhodes lost a big part of his world.
“I think about his smile. Honestly, I think about him being at peace now,” Rhodes said.
Their five-and-a-half-month-old son, Caden, was suffering from hypoplastic left heart syndrome.
Rhodes said, “His life was full of pain and hospital stays. He was happiest when he was out, and he only got that for a few months.” “For the five and a half months that he was alive, he was at home for two of those months.”
In November, Caden came down with the common cold, which caused a fever and a rapid heart rate.
“Everything moved very quickly,” Rhodes said.
Caden died on November 17.
“The combination of all of this, they think his heart was overworked. His heart was very, very fragile,” Rhodes said.
Rhodes teaches fifth grade at Karen Western Elementary School in Ralston. So far this school year, she has spent a lot of time out of class to be with Caden.
“You’re trying to be there for your son and my two other kids that are at home, and then I’m trying to be there for my students,” she said.
Rhodes student Case witnessed that struggle about a month before Caden’s death, and decided she wanted to do whatever she could to help.
“I brought her a blanket and I felt like it wasn’t enough so I started a GoFundMe,” Case said.
With the help of her mom, Case was able to create a GoFundMe raising $2,000 for her favorite teacher.
“I thought it would be just, not like $2,000. I thought it would just be like a couple hundred dollars,” Case said.
For Rhodes, the joy of it all goes far beyond the money.
“It’s more than just what she did to show her compassion and care for others. Because she showed it for me, I know she’ll do the same for other people,” Rhodes said.
“I really love him,” Case said of Rhodes.
Rhodes said she will return to work on Monday. She said she doesn’t think she would have made it if it weren’t for her amazing students like Adriana.
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