PHOTO: Oakland Athletics Baseball Player Supporting Tri-Valley Teen Fighting Cancer

By AUTUMN JOHNSON

Oakland A’s player Josh Reddick took a break from Major League Baseball’s 2015 spring training in Arizona to show his support of a Dublin teen battling stage 4 Hodgkins Lymphoma.

A smiling Reddick posed on the baseball field this week sporting scarves bearing the #CamilleStrong hashtag in honor of 19-year-old Dublin resident Camille Chabot.

Chabot is a former Dublin Young Citizen of the Year and she and her hashtag have become famous in the Tri-Valley area as she pushes to beat her cancer. When Chabot was diagnosed, a movement began in the Chabot household. It quickly spread throughout the tight-knit community and soon the #CamilleStrong rally cry could be heard all over Dublin. Since the summer, hundreds of photos from all over the community have been posted on social media using the #CamilleStrong hashtag.

Chabot’s hashtag has even made its way to the White House when it was recently spotted on Air Force One after President Obama posted for a quick photo while wearing a t-shirt in support of Chabot.

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• PHOTO: President Obama Wears T-Shirt Supporting Dublin Teen Battling Cancer

Chabot has been lucky enough to recently run into Bethany Mota, one of her favorite YouTube stars, while shopping at the local mall in Pleasanton. Chabot also snapped a photo with country music artist Sam Hunt following a recent concert performance she attended.

Follow Camille’s journey on Facebook. Those interested in ordering a #CamilleStrong shirt, wristband or scarf can email camillestrongfoundation@gmail.com. A family friendstarted a GoFundMe page to help Chabot with future medical bills.

Previously on Patch:

• Community Goes #CamilleStrong to Support Dublin Teen Fighting Cancer
• Dublin Teen Battling Cancer Scores Unforgettable Photo After Running into YouTube Star Bethany Mota
• Camille Chabot, Dublin’s Young Citizen of the Year

Photo courtesy of Mikey Thalblum