University of Cincinnati football team rallies behind 2-year-old battling cancer

MOLLIE: A LITTLE GIRL IS BATTLING A RARE CANCER, BUT IS GETTING SUPPORT FROM THE LOCAL SPORTS COMMUNITY. COURTIS: A FUNDRAISER WAS HELD NEAR THE UC CAMPUS WITH BEARCAT NATION LEADING THE CHARGE TO HELP LITTLE ADELINE. >> SHE HAS BEEN AMAZING, WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT. SHE’S ACTUALLY DOING WELL WITH THE MEDICATION SHE STARTED JUST HOPING WE DON’T HAVE TO HAVE SURGERY ON ARMS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. COURTIS: LITTLE ADELINE MIGHT NOT UNDERSTAND WHY ALL THESE FOLKS ARE COMING TOGETHER JUST FOR HER, BUT THEY CALL THEMSELVES WARRIORS. >> BACK IN MARCH, WE CELEBRATED HER FIRST BIRTHDAY. A WEEK LATER SHE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH INFANTILE FIBROSE SARCOMA, IT IS A FAST-GROWING CANCER. COURTIS: MAYBE IT IS BECAUSE SHE IS ALREADY SHOWING THAT SHE IS A WARRIOR. >> TRAVIS KELSY DONATED A SIGNED HELMET, NEW JERSEY. JOZIA ZAGORA WHO WENT TO UC AND IS NOW WITH THE GREEN BAY PACKERS, DONATED A SIGNED JERSEY. WE HAVE OTHER MEMORBILA LUKE SICKELL SIGNED A FOOTBALL WES MILLER SIGNED A BASKETBALL. COURTIS: HER UNCLE HELPED GET THE BALL ROLLING. HE PLAYS FOOTBALL FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI. YOU BETTER BELIEVE HIS BEARCAT TEAMMATES AND MANY OTHERS ARE LENDING THEIR SUPPORT. >> THE MEDICINE SHE HAS TO TAKE TO GET THROUGH THIS IS THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS A MONTH. A TWO-YEAR PROCESS, WE ARE TRYING TO RAISE MONEY TO GET HER THROUGH THIS. COURTIS: ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF THE GENEROSITY OF PEOPLE. FOLKS WANTED TO DO SOMETHING GOOD FOR OTHERS. FOLKS IN CLIFTON OPENED THEIR DOORS TO HOST THE FUNDRAISER. >> AFTER THE LAST YEAR WITH COVID, I FEEL EVERYONE NEEDS THIS. THEY WANT TO FEEL GOOD AND GET TO SOMETHING AND BE PART OF IT. SO THE GENEROSITY CINCINNATI FOLKS HAVE SHOWN US BY DODO EIGHT -- DONATING SO MUCH, I’M PROUD TO BE FROM CINCINNATI. COURTIS: THAT WE ALL ARE. THEY SET UP A GOFUNDME PAGE TO HELP. WE WILL POST IT ON OUR WEBSITE. THE

University of Cincinnati football team rallies behind 2-year-old battling cancer

Updated: 10:21 PM EDT May 29, 2021

The University of Cincinnati football team is cheering on a special little fan. Two-year-old Adaline has Infantile Fibrosarcoma. Adaline's uncle, Josh Whyle, is on the UC football team and got his teammates to support this little one who is battling cancer. The team hosted a fundraiser at Mio's Pizza in Cifton on Saturday.If you would like to help or donate, you can click here to look at the GoFundMe page that is set up for Adaline's medicine and travel expenses for treatment.

CINCINNATI —

The University of Cincinnati football team is cheering on a special little fan.

Two-year-old Adaline has Infantile Fibrosarcoma.

Adaline's uncle, Josh Whyle, is on the UC football team and got his teammates to support this little one who is battling cancer.

The team hosted a fundraiser at Mio's Pizza in Cifton on Saturday.

If you would like to help or donate, you can click here to look at the GoFundMe page that is set up for Adaline's medicine and travel expenses for treatment.