Jefferson County teen whose request for holiday cards went viral has died

A Jefferson County teen with terminal cancer whose request for Christmas cards from around the world went viral has died, according to a Facebook post from a family member in the "Friends of Maddox" group.Maddox Hyde, a 14-year-old eighth-grader, had neuroblastoma, or cancer of the the adrenal glands, the Centre Daily Times reported. He was first diagnosed eight years ago and went into remission twice over the years, until his most recent diagnosis became terminal. Thousands of cards were send to his address in Reynoldsville over the holidays.Hyde also raised money for the Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh Foundation.

A Jefferson County teen with terminal cancer whose request for Christmas cards from around the world went viral has died, according to a Facebook post from a family member in the "Friends of Maddox" group.

Maddox Hyde, a 14-year-old eighth-grader, had neuroblastoma, or cancer of the the adrenal glands, the Centre Daily Times reported.


He was first diagnosed eight years ago and went into remission twice over the years, until his most recent diagnosis became terminal.

Thousands of cards were send to his address in Reynoldsville over the holidays.

Hyde also raised money for the Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh Foundation.