We turned the light on Jajuan Seider’s Twitter page last month to show how the running backs coach manages messages and recruits all at once. We’ve shared stories about the closeness of the Seider family.

Let’s not shift our focus now.

Seider’s son is battling cancer, and 14-year-old Jaden has a #SeiderStrong army in his corner thanks to the family’s presence on Twitter and Instagram.

Jaden’s already had surgery and is in a nine-week chemotherapy program to treat Hodgkin nodular lymphoma. T-shirts and wristbands are making their rounds to back the fighter and the family. The support has been overwhelming and it’s come from all angles to ease a difficult situation. Now the family is trying to find a way to help as its been helped.

“The outpouring of love and support has been incredible,” said Jaden’s mother, Brandi Seider. “Mountaineer Nation, everybody from Marshall, the cards and thoughtful messages we receive every single day. Everyone asks, ‘What can we do?’

“So that’s our goal now, to raise awareness and give back to the hospital that’s been so amazing to us. After our journey, we’re hoping to continue this foundation as a platform for cancer and raising awareness. It’s not just for #SeiderStrong.”

Jaden is an eighth grader and an athlete. He noticed a knot on his neck last summer and told his parents, but doctors mitigated concerns by telling the family it was no big deal, the situation wasn’t urgent and that they’d monitor the growth through the football season. An ultrasound and CAT scan were inconclusive.

The mass doubled in size, though, and by the time the Mountaineers played Texas A&M in the Liberty Bowl in December, the Seiders made another trip to the doctor to explore what was wrong.

On Jan. 27, Jaden underwent surgery to remove what turned out to be two tumors: one the size of a golf ball and one slightly smaller.

“It’s been a whirlwind,” Brandi said. “We went in thinking it was nothing and our whole life was flipped upside down.”Jaden has remained upbeat, according to his parents.

“It’s been really eye-opening for me,” JaJuan said. “He makes it look so easy. Kids are so resilient, you can’t even tell anything is wrong with him.”