Community Rallying To Help 10-Year-Old Southington Boy

SOUTHINGTON, CT — The community is rallying behind a 10-year-old Southington resident battling cancer.

A Go-Fund-Me campaign has been set up for the family of 10-year-old Ben Marek by resident Deb Fragola.

Ben was diagnosed with a brain tumor and had what doctors termed "a successful surgery." Ben had to go back to a hospital after complications and is currently in the intensive care unit at Connecticut Children's Medical Center, according t0 the fundraiser.

The fundraiser was established "to support Ben's parents and twin brothers while he fights for his life," Fragola said on the Go-Fund-Me page.

To view the GoFundMe, please visit here.

Fragola described Ben as a "ray of light" who "stole every person's heart who ever met him."

More than $33,000 has been contributed over three days.

"With the help from all of us we can hopefully give Ben's mom and dad some stability to continue to stay by his bedside and take the worry off of work," Fragola said. "The Mareks have been such a staple in this community and always extended themselves to help people in need. It's time for all of us to give back if you can."