PHILADELPHIA -
A New Jersey girl undergoing chemotherapy treatments has found a way to help the homeless while also taking her mind off of her own challenges.
Ella Wilson and her mom, Terri, drive into Philadelphia every Thursday for treatment for neurofibromatosis, a genetic disorder that causes tumors to grow on the nerves.
One day, the first grader noticed a homeless woman holding a sign.
After asking her mom what the woman wanted, the two decided they'd bring food with them on their next stop into Philly.
Ella and her mom returned to the same intersection where they saw the woman, Morgan, and brought her food.
Now, every Thursday the two bring food and blankets with them on their way to Ella's treatments.
“It just fills my heart with a lot of joy that she’s actually thinking of me when she has so much going on. She’s an angel,” Morgan, who meets Wilson every Thursday at the same intersection, told the news outlet.
According to Wilson’s “Hope for Ella” Facebook page, that tracks her progress and raises research funds for the disorder, she’s recently started a 14-month chemotherapy regimen to treat brain tumors. Wilson, who is from New Jersey, travels to the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia for treatment, according to Fox 29.
You can help Ella raise money for neurofibromatosis research on her Facebook page "Hope for Ella."
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