By Sharon Robb
TALLAHASSEE---McKenna Keith, a St. Andrew's School All-American and now a Florida State senior, has been diagnosed with Hodgkin's Lymphoma.
The disease is a cancer of the lymphatic system. She is undergoing chemotherapy through December and hopes to return after her treatment is complete.
Keith, whose family lives in Boca Raton, lettered in swimming and water polo for four years at St. Andrew's in Boca Raton. She was a three-time All-American in the 200- and 400-yard freestyle relays and 400-yard medley relay.
Keith transferred to FSU last season after starting her collegiate career at South Carolina where she swam her freshman and sophomore seasons, competed in four events and had six Top 10 finishes during the regular season. As a freshman she was the team's top sprinter. She was named to the 2017 Winter SEC Academic Honor Roll.
Her FSU teammates have set up a GoFundMe account to raise money for her rent payments. Keith has a lease at her school apartment and is responsible for rent in addition to medical expenses.
The page reads "on top of all of the medical costs she is already facing, we do not want rent and utilities to be an extra burden for her family.
"We want McKenna to be able to come back and be able to live in her room in our apartment without any worry about violating or cancelling the lease. The Seminole family is behind her every step of the way as we anticipate her healthy return next semester."
As of Thursday, $6,175 has been raised.
***Fortunately after Sharon Robb ran the story in the Palm Beach Post and her swim website, more than enough money was raised.
McKenna asked her teammates to shut down the account since she has "more than enough" to pay her rent.
McKenna's asking folks to donate to St. Jude's Children Hospital here: https://www.stjude.org/about-st-jude/faq/how-can-i-donate-to-st-jude.html
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