Middletown First Responders Sponsor 'Go Bald For Brooke'

MIDDLETOWN, CT – Middletown Police Union Local 1361 invites the public to Go Bald For Brooke.

Police Union said Brooke Pasieka is a 19-year-old Middletown High School graduate battling Hodgkin’s Lymphoma.

The event, Go Bald For Broke, takes place on Aug. 5 from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Eli Cannon’s Tap Room, 695 Main St.

During the event, those who Go Bald for Brooke can enjoy a beer on the house, and the money raised from donations will help to curb the costs associated with Pasieka’s treatment.

It was during the pandemic when Pasieka was first diagnosed with Crohn’s Disease and Polycystic Kidney Disease at 16. She had ongoing treatment with infusions every four to eight weeks to manage her Crohn’s symptoms.

In 2022, Pasieka was taking a lifeguard certification class with her sister when she noticed a lump on her chest. After a whirlwind of tests, Pasieka and her family received the information that she had Classic Hodgkin’s Lymphoma.

Pasieka completed cancer treatments in November 2022, when she had her last surgery to remove her chemo-port. She had started working again, was saving money to buy a car, and hoped to return to school. But the night she brought home her new car, she found another lump on her chest.

Since then, Pasieka has undergone another series of tests, three CT scans, two surgical biopsies and a needle biopsy, several doctor visits and lab work.

Pasieka is starting with two to six cycles of Chemotherapy in Connecticut at Connecticut Children’s Medical Center and then will move on to Boston Children’s for a Stem Cell Transplant. She will have to be in a hospital in Boston for four to six weeks.

Read more of Pasieka’s story on GoFundMe.