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September 2017 monthly Focusing on the Future: The 81st Annual Fort Bend County County Fair & Rodeo Carnival, fried foods, contests, livestock, awards and music all add up to an experience not to be missed PLUS AN ARMY FOR ANDREW ONE BOY'S DETERMINATION TO BEAT CANCER & THE PEOPLE WHO HELP HIM FIGHT ENTERTAINMENT: Tom Jones, Lauryn Hill, Bryan Adams, Chris Tucker, Luis Fonsi, KISS and many more! DEDICATED CHILDREN’S EMERGENCY CARE IN SUGAR LAND Your emergency contact in Sugar Land You can’t keep emergencies from happening, but with our expertise, Children’s Memorial Hermann at Memorial Hermann Sugar Land can make it a better experience. Our ER is specifically designed for kids, and the affiliated emergency medicine physicians, pediatricians, nurses and staff understand the emergency medical care children need. Our child-friendly equipment is suited – and sized – just for kids, and Child Life specialists help families cope with the unfamiliar and make kids feel more comfortable. Reserve your time online at childrens.memorialhermann.org/ER 17500 West Grand Parkway South Sugar Land, TX 77479 ContentsSeptember 2017 & Staff Greatwood monthly™ GENERAL MANAGER Lee Hartman [email protected] ASSISTANT MANAGING EDITOR Marquita Griffin mgriffi[email protected] COMPOSITION & GRAPHICS MANAGER Alfred H. Dubé [email protected] GRAPHIC DESIGNERS Melinda Maya [email protected] Rachel Cavazos 6 10 [email protected] WRITERS & CONTRIBUTORS Diana Nguyen Averil Gleason TO ADVERTISE To advertise in Greatwood Monthly please call Lee Hartman, John Oliver, Stefanie Bartlett, or Ruby Polichino, our advertising representatives, at 281-342- 4474 for rates, information and deadlines. PHOTO & ARTICLE SUBMISSIONS We are looking for fresh story ideas and enjoy publishing your articles in the Greatwood Monthly. If you have an story idea or photo to publish please send your information to mgriffi[email protected] with 24 21 “Monthly” in the subject line. ©2017 Greatwood Monthly All Rights Reserved. Greatwood Monthly has 30,000 print circulation and is a sister publication 6 ANDREW ROSS | Although this 24 COMING SOON | Looking to be of Fulshear Living Monthly, Pecan Grove Monthly, New Territory 8-year-old boy from Greatwood entertained this month? Don't Monthly and is a Publication of the Fort Bend Herald. Our publishing headquarters is 1902 S. Fourth Street, Rosenberg has been diagnosed with cancer, worry plenty of great acts are Texas 77471 he remains optomistic about his coming! future, especially with the help of God, family and friends. 26 LIBRARY NEWS | September programs and events at University FAIR TIME | Want to know what Branch Library. 10 August 2017 this year's Fort Bend County Fair & Rodeo has to offer? monthly 30 SCHOOL NEWS | Vital information from George Ranch 20 YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS | High School and Campbell and Greatwood kids working hard Dickinson elementary schools. Back to around the neighborhood. PLUS! Betsy de Vega: SCHOOL One woman's dedication to education Get the right school supplies, The And a personal matter that 34 ON THE GREATWOOD SCENE | 2017-2018 District Calendar, taught her to ‘focus on what is Student Stories & More! truly important’ GOOD NEWS GREATWOOD | Moments highlighting the The Avett Brothers 21 ENTERTAINMENT: (rescheduled), Rod Stewart with Special Guest Sue Austin shares what's going Greatwood Gators and Geysers Cyndi Lauper, Mary J Blige W/ Special Guest Lalah Hathaway, and ZZ Top: The Tonnage Tour on in the neighborhood. swimming teams. Tell us how we’re doing! Email: mgriffi[email protected] 22 NON PROFIT | Updates from the 36 BUSINESS STORY | Follow the Fort Bend Friends and Neighbors golden brick road to Clayton Oaks. 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As daunting as that sounds, the Ross family demonstrates stead- fast optimism. “With this type of cancer, the terminology can be deceiving,” said Andrew’s father. “Neuroendocrine tumors are very slow growing tumors and even at stage four can be present for many years before really creating a problem. We have found some people with Stage IV Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors who have been battling this cancer for five to 20 years. “We believe the initial prognosis we received of Andrew hav- ing roughly three years is just inaccurate,” Kristi Ross said, adding they are praying for a treatment to be developed. “We believe we will have Andrew for many years to come.” ONE BOY’S DETERMINATION The Ross family: David and Kristi Ross with their children Grace, Andrew and Andrew, a third grader at Campbell Elementary known for his Abigail. The family has a blog that is updated weekly at www.rossfamilylove. kindness unwavering faith, admitted that when he learned of his blogspot.com. diagnosis he was terrified. “I felt that I was done for, like I was going to die soon,” he said. Despite his age, Andrew takes on the reality of his health with a determination that can only be described as inspiring. ZAn Army for AndrewY “He’s a tough cookie,” said his mother. “He is always pushing Family, friends and communities unite for the Ross family through the pain and living life to its fullest, however, he hates cancer and the tummy pain that comes along with it. BY MARQUITA GRIFFIN “He gets sad when he thinks about the possibility of him dying at a young age, despite the fact that he is confident in where he t is God who keeps Greatwood parents David and Kris- is going.” ti Ross from succumbing to devestation. When those “I pray a lot,” Andrew said, adding that he takes his pain medi- Iwords — “cancer,” “Stage IV,” “terminal” — fell from cations on time and a nap when told to because when he gets the doctor’s mouth, it was all they could do to keep the rundown, the pain is worse. room from spinning. Tears fell and prayers were said. He also stays involved with the typical pastimes of an eight In February, their son Andrew, an 8-year-old boy who offers year old and playing with his friends, which include his older friendship and love as easily as a bird takes flight, had been diag- sister Abigail and youngest sister Grace, who is diagnosed with nosed with cancer, specifically Stage IV pancreatic neuroendo- Down syndrome.