CROWLEY, La. (KLFY) -- A boutique in Crowley offers shopping, coffee, and sweet treats while supporting families affected by cancer through Hayden's Corner.

Hayden's Corner, located inside the Louisiana Gift and Bath Company in downtown Crowley, was created by the Ruffner family to help ease the financial burden for families dealing with osteosarcoma and other cancers.

"It's all just for a good purpose," Ruffner said, an osteosarcoma patient at St. Jude Hospital. "Anybody and everybody that comes in here is always supporting someone like me."

Hayden Ruffner was diagnosed five years ago with a cancer that affects only one in 4,000 people, usually in their adolescent years. The cancer often attacks joints, typically in the legs, which was the case for Hayden. After removing a tumor below

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