A memorial fund has been established for Matthew Rheintgen, the teenager who lost his harrowing, 10-month battle with acute myelogenous leukemia in July.
Matt’s dad Michael Rheintgen said the fund will be used to make life better for children and families battling leukemia. “I was at the hospital when the doctor and I had to tell him that there was nothing more they could do and that he was going to die,” Rheintgen recalled in an email. “I don’t know how he did it, but he quickly dealt with the reality and found peace.
“Words cannot say how much we will always miss him.”
The fund will use the money it raises to donate toys and video games to hospital pediatric wards and provide financial support such as gas cards to parents whose children suffer from the disease. He is in the process of developing a mission statement for the fund and filing as a charity.
Donations to the Matthew Rheintgen Memorial Fund are being accepted locally by the Chase Bank.
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