South Shore nonprofit for children with cancer is fighting to survive

SCITUATE, Mass. — As Dave Wessman pumps gas at his service station in Scituate, his 15-year-old grandson is often on his mind.

“Evan is very tough. He’s been through a lot,” he said.

Evan is a cancer survivor who was diagnosed with Ewing’s Sarcoma, a one in a million diagnosis, when he was 8 years old.

He has undergone numerous surgeries to remove the cancer in his left pelvis.

Through the years, Evan has been able to find comfort on a special South Shore farm that nurtures and empowers kids with cancer.

“You deal with children with cancer and their families and you realize what tough is really about and what’s important,” said Donna Green, founder of the Magical Moon Farm and Foundation.

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Donna Green started the five-acre farm in Marshfield in 1994. It is a retreat for kids who are trying to survive serious illnesses and cancer.

But after 26 years, it is in danger of closing due to a significant drop in funding caused by the COVID-19 pandemci.

“Before Covid hit we were running 40-70 volunteers a week and now we’re down to two or three,” Green said.

A fundraiser is now underway to help raise money to keep the non-profit out of foreclosure.

The farm has benefited thousands of sick children over the years and has been instrumental in supporting their families as well.

Wessman said spending time on the farm offers the children something they desperately need.

“She gives them hope and supports them both physically and financially and spiritually, so it really is a God’s send,” he said.

Wessman said his grandson, Evan, is fully recovered and doing well. He points out it’s important to understand kids and their families still struggle everyday physically and emotionally with the effects of cancer and the magical moon is essential in filling this need.

Anyone interested in donating can do so here.

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