Hendriks' recovery from Stage 4 Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma was one of the few bright spots in a dismal White Sox season.
On Friday, he's hosting a special tailgate event at Guaranteed Rate Field to raise funds for Be the Match, which helps find bone marrow donors for people diagnosed with leukemia, lymphoma, and other blood cancers.
"You can come and get swabbed, see if you're on the list to help save somebody's life who's in need of a bone marrow infusion. Other than, it's $20 to get in. You get a couple drinks. You get some food," Hendriks told CBS 2's Brad Edwards.The special tailgate is scheduled for 4 p.m. Friday in Parking Lot B at Guaranteed Rate Field, before the White Sox host the Twins.
Hendriks said he's thankful for all the support he received while battling cancer, and wants to make sure others get help too. "It's a club that nobody wants to be a part of, but it's also a club that everyone wants to be a part of," he said."So now, the big thing is removing the stigma of the word cancer, and removing the stigma of the word chemotherapy, and making sure we support anybody that's going through something similar to this."
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