Helping the Backel Family

Tyler Backel is a former OHS student and athlete (C/O 2014) and returned this year as a teacher at Oviedo High School. He is the son of long-time Seminole County Public Schools educators Richard {Crooms High School and Jackson Heights Middle School} and Michelle {Lyman, Hagerty, and Seminole High Schools and Seminole County Virtual School}. After recently spending almost two weeks in the hospital with severe abdominal pain, he was diagnosed with a rare type of colon cancer. He will need to travel to Tampa several times during the 9-12 months of treatment and then continue with testing and monitoring for at least the next 5 years to prevent recurrence. Tyler and his wife, Cindy, are already accruing monumental medical and travel expenses that are necessary but not covered by insurance. Tyler has depleted his paid sick leave, and his school family thought this was a good way to reach out to friends, family, and the community, offering a way to help.

Here’s how you can help:

1. Donate. Any amount will be gratefully appreciated and used to pay medical expenses.

2. Share this on social media.

3. Email this link to friends.

Thank you, and Go Lions