KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – An online fundraiser has been set up to assist the family of a local boy suffering from leukemia.

The fundraiser to benefit 6-year-old Caden Hommer of Kelseyville can be found at http://www.gofundme.com/gabrf8 .

On Oct. 15, Caden was diagnosed with childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

He is receiving weekly chemo treatments due to the severity of the disease. He also has autism and is being cared for by his father, Casey Hommer. He has a younger brother, Gabriel, age 5.

Caden has been in UCSF since being diagnosed. Due to Caden's special needs, his father has to be present with him daily.

This has caused a severe financial hardship on this family, who must make repeated 260-mile round trips to the Bay Area.

Friends of the family are seeking donations of money – which also can be dropped off at  Mendo Lake Credit Union, where an account has been set up in Caden's name – and of a fuel-efficient car.