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Mike Henriksen Details Derek's Fight

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In The Moment ... January 18, 2019 Show 498 Hour 1

Derek Gerlach is in a fight for his life, and he's only 10 years old. The son of Shane and Donelle Gerlach, Derek had a golf-ball sized mass at the base of his skull removed late last year. The boy recently returned from the Mayo Clinic after his first round of radiation and chemotherapy treatment.

On January 25, a group of storytellers gathers in Flandreau for a fundraiser for Gerlach's continued fight against cancer. Broadcaster, author and storyteller Mike Henriksen joins In The Moment with more on the second installation of Plains Speaking People.

Lori Walsh is the host and senior producer of In the Moment.