ATLANTA — A Georgia family who has a child with cancer has something to celebrate Friday after a good Samaritan found a bag that had some of the child’s medicine inside that was stolen from them earlier in the week.
Hailey Holder Allen, who is 21-months-old, has already been through 35 weeks of chemotherapy.
“She’s 21 months old. She has stage 4 alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma. It’s really rare and really aggressive,” said mother Hailey Allen, who shares a similar name with her daughter.
The Allens live in Warner Robbins, and decided to stay at the Sheraton in downtown Atlanta Tuesday night, so they could make Hailey’s 7 a.m. oncology appointment.
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As they got ready to leave the hotel to make the doctor’s appointment the next morning, they discovered someone had smashed the window of their SUV.
Hailey’s medications and other sentimental items that were inside her father’s backpack were gone.
The Atlanta Police Department confirmed Friday afternoon that a good Samaritan found the bag at a Union City gas station. Inside was Hailey’s journals, cancer beads and some medication.
Police said the man contacted Hailey’s doctor after finding his phone number on some of the item inside the backpack. Atlanta police then helped get the items back to Hailey and her family.
As for who broke into their SUV and stole the items, police are still trying to track down the thief.
To learn more about Hailey’s journey, CLICK HERE.
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