5th grader raises $2,000 for grieving teacher

'She was going through a lot': 5th grader raises $2,000 for grieving teacher 'She was going through a lot': 5th grader raises $2,000 for grieving teacher ALL RIGHT, ANTHONY, THANKS. THE BOND BETWEEN A RALSTON TEACHER AND ONE OF HER FIFTH GRADE STUDENTS IS STRONGER THAN EVER. YOU SEE, JANICE RHODES IS MOURNING HER BABY BOY. HE RECENTLY PASSED AWAY AFTER DEALING WITH A RARE HEART ISSUE. BUT ABOUT A MONTH BEFORE ONE OF HER FIFTH GRADE STUDENTS AT KAREN WESTERN ELEMENTARY STEPPED UP TO HELP IN A HUGE WAY. KETV NEWSWATCH 7 QUANECIA FRASER SHOWS US HOW. IT’S BEEN ABOUT TWO WEEKS SINCE JANICE RHODES LOST A HUGE PIECE OF HER WORLD. I THINK OF A SMILE. I THINK OF HONESTLY, I THINK OF HIM NOW IN PEACE. HER FIVE AND A HALF MONTH OLD SON, KADEN, SUFFERED FROM HYPOPLASTIC LEFT HEART SYNDROME. HIS LIFE WAS ONE THAT WAS FILLED OF PAIN AND HOSPITALS DAYS. HE WAS HAPPIEST WHEN HE WAS OUTSIDE, AND HE ONLY GOT THAT FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS OUT OF THE FIVE AND A HALF MONTHS THAT HE WAS ALIVE, HE WAS HOME FOR TWO OF THEM. IN NOVEMBER, KADEN CAUGHT A COMMON COLD, WHICH LED TO A FEVER AND A HIGH HEART RATE. EVERYTHING ESCALATED SUPER QUICKLY. HE PASSED AWAY ON NOVEMBER 17TH. A COMBINATION OF ALL OF THAT, THEY THINK HIS HEART WAS JUST OVER WORKING. HIS HEART WAS SUPER, SUPER FRAGILE. RHODES TEACHES FIFTH GRADE AT KAREN WESTERN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN RALSTON. SO FAR THIS SCHOOL YEAR, SHE SPENT A LOT OF TIME OUT OF THE CLASSROOM TO BE BY KADE INSIDE GUIDE. YOU’RE TRYING TO BE THERE FOR YOUR SON AND FOR MY TWO OTHER KIDS THAT I HAVE AT HOME. AND THEN I’M ALSO TRYING TO BE THERE FOR MY STUDENT. HER STUDENT, ADRIANNA CASE, NOTICED THAT STRUGGLE AND DECIDED SHE WANTED TO DO WHATEVER SHE COULD TO HELP. I GOT HIM A BLANKET. AND I FELT LIKE THAT WAS ENOUGH. SO I STARTED A GO FUND ME. SHE REACHED OUT TO ME RIGHT BEFORE MY SON’S SECOND SURGERY, AND SHE SAID I WANT TO START A GO. FUND ME FOR YOU. WE WANT TO HELP RAISE MONEY FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY DURING THIS HARD TIME WITH THE HELP OF HER MOM, CASEY WAS ABLE TO CREATE A GO FUND ME RAISING. $2,000 FOR HER FAVORITE TEACHER. I THOUGHT IT WOULD JUST BE LIKE, NOT LIKE TO $2,000. I THOUGHT IT WOULD JUST BE LIKE A COUPLE HUNDRED DOLLARS. FOR RHODES, THE JOY OF ALL OF THIS IS ABOUT SO MUCH MORE THAN THE MONEY. IT’S MORE OF WHAT SHE DID TO SHOW HER COMPASSION AND CARING FOR OTHERS, BECAUSE SHE SHOWED THAT FOR ME. I KNOW SHE’D DO THAT TO OTHER PEOPLE. COMPASSION AND CARE THAT WILL STAY WITH THIS TEACHER FOREVER. IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANT TO SAY ABOUT MISS RHODES OR TO MISS RHODES? THAT I TRULY LOVE HER. QUANECIA FRASER. KETV. NEWSWATCH. SEVEN. MISS RHODES SAYS THAT SHE WILL GO BACK TO WORK MONDAY. SHE SAYS SHE DOESN’T THINK SHE’D BE ABLE TO MAKE IT THROUGH IF IT WEREN’T FO Updated: 10:30 PM CST Dec 1, 2022 Editorial Standards ⓘ Quanecia Fraser Anchor/Reporter Advertisement 'She was going through a lot': 5th grader raises $2,000 for grieving teacher Updated: 10:30 PM CST Dec 1, 2022 Editorial Standards ⓘ Quanecia Fraser Anchor/Reporter The bond between a Ralston teacher and her fifth-grade student is stronger than ever. Janice Rhods is mourning her baby boy. He recently died after dealing with a rare heart issue. But about a month before, fifth-grade student Adrianna Case stepped up to help in a big way.It's been about two weeks since Rhods lost a huge piece of her world."I think of his smile. Honestly, I think of him now in peace," Rhods said.Her 5-and-a-half-month-old son Caden suffered from hypoplastic left heart…

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