FAIRFIELD -- A Friday night benefit in Fairfield raised $20,848 for the family of a Fairfield High School softball player whose mother, Liza Fox, is suffering from Lou Gehrig's disease.

Fox was diagnosed 19 months ago with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a progressive disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord.

The money raised will help pay for home nursing care because Fox has lost the use of her arms and legs and the ability to speak.


Donations are still being accepted, said Renee Boswell, a family friend who organized the benefit.

Checks can be made out to the Liza Fox Benefit Fund, c/o Chase Bank, 5200 Pleasant Ave., Fairfield, OH 45014