'Sawyer Strong': Iowa communities come together to help boy fighting leukemia Share Updated: 7:11 AM CST Feb 26, 2021 Share Updated: 7:11 AM CST Feb 26, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript DISCOVERED HERE. STEVE: LESS THAN A MONTH AFTER HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH LEUKEMIA A 5-YEAR-OLD IOWA BOY AND HIS FAMILY ARE RECEIVING LOVE AND SUPPORT FROM PEOPLE ACROSS THE STATE WHO THEY DON’T EVEN KNOW. STACEY: THIS IS AWESOME, STEVE. NEW TONIGHT, KCCI’S KAYLA JAMES SPOKE WITH THE ENGLAND FAMILY ABOUT THE EMERGING MOVEMENT KNOWN AS SAWYER STRONG KAYLA: IT’S NOT TOO OFTEN 5-YEAR-OLD SAWYER ENGLAND IS WITHOUT A SMILE ON HIS FACE, EVEN AS HE RESTS IN A HOSPITAL BED BEING TREATED FOR LEUKEMIA. >> HE’S OUR WILD MAN. SO TO SEE HIM KIND OF HUNG UP A LITTLE BIT IS DIFFICULT. KAYLA SAWYER ENGLAND WAS : DIAGNOSED WITH ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA IN JANUARY. HIS PARENTS, RYAN AND SIERRA, SAY THE NEXT 3 YEARS WILL INVOLVE TRIPS FROM DIAGONAL TO DES MOINES, WHERE SAWYER WILL BE TREATED AT BLANK CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL. >> HE’S STRONG AND WILL PUSH THROUGH IT ALL. KAYLA: STRONG. IT’S THE WORD BEING USED TO DESCRIBE THE 5-YEAR-OLD AND, IT’S ALSO THE ONE PRINTED ON BRACELETS AND T-SHIRTS IN SUPPORT OF THE FAMILY. THE PHRASE SAWYER STRONG HAS GATHERED QUITE A FOLLOWING ON FACEBOOK. >> WE MADE THE SAWYER STRONG PAGE SO THAT WE COULD BE ORGANIZED IN OUR EFFORTS. KAYLA: LACY DOOLITTLE, DANIELLE NEWTON, AND TAYLOR BENTLEY ARE ALL GOOD FRIENDS WITH THE ENGLANDS. THEY’VE ORGANIZED AND HELPED WITH FUNDRAISERS PUT ON BY A NUMBER OF COMPANIES AND ORGANIZATIONS. >> WE HAD A ROAD AUCTION. WE’VE HAD A FISHING TOURNAMENT, A CHILI COOK OFF COMING UP. KAYLA: AND IT’S NOT JUST COMMUNITIES SURROUNDING DIAGONAL THAT HAVE SAWYER IN MIND. >> EVERYBODY IN ADEL AND THE COMMUNITY IS LIKE ’WHERE DO WE GO TO GIVE?’ ’HOW CAN WE HELP?’ WHAT CAN WE DO?. KAYLA: STACI PULLIN IS CO-ORGANIZING AN EVENT THIS SUMMER IN ADEL, WHERE SHE AND SIERRA ENGLAND GREW UP. THE ENGLANDS ARE FINDING THE SUPPORT DOESN’T STOP IN IOWA. >> WE’VE GOT CARDS FROM ARIZONA. FLORIDA. KAYLA: FROM THE PARADE THAT WELCOMED SAWYER HOME AFTER A LONG FEW DAYS IN THE HOSPITAL, TO GIFTS GIVEN TO SAWYER AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN. >> THERE’S NOT ENOUGH THANKS OUT THERE FOR ALL OF IT. KAYLA: THE ENGLANDS SAY THEY CAN’T EXPRESS THEIR GRATITUDE ENOUGH. NEED IT BECAUSE SAWYER IS FAMILY. >> YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE BLOOD TO BE FAMILY. AND IT’S LITERALLY LIKE MY OWN FAMILY HAS CANCER RIGHT NOW. WE WERE GOING TO BE THERE BESIDE THEM NO MATTER WHAT. KAYLA IN DES MOINES, KAYLA : JAMES, KCCI 8 NEWS IOWA’S NEWS LEADER. STEVE: YOU CAN GO TO THE SAWYER STRONG FACEBOOK PAGE IF YOU WANT TO HELP OR GET UPDATES SAWYER’S