By Cindy Stauffer
Joey Gotowski recently found himself back in a familiar place.
The hospital. The 13-year-old from Mount Joy, who had a small intestine transplant three years ago, now has developed cancer, his family said. The news of the cancer diagnosis was a blow to Gotowski, who was born with a congenital intestinal disorder and has had more than 25 surgeries during his life. Doctors said that his cancer, B-cell non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, is in an early stage, but he will require two rounds of chemotherapy. Cancer is a possible complication after transplant surgery.
Gotowski is receiving his chemotherapy at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC. He has completed one round, returning home between treatments. Gotowski, the son of Matt and Cindy Gotowski, initially won’t be returning to Elizabethtown Middle School, where he planned to enter eighth grade this fall, but will be schooled at home for a time.
Also, the family has a fund set up to help cover expenses not covered by insurance. It is: the Joseph Gotowski Fund, care of Sovereign Bank, 820 S. Market St., Elizabethtown, PA 17022.
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