Fund set up for Jeremy Fraser, terminally ill autistic child

By John R. Ellement, Globe Staff

A fund has been set up for eight-year-old Jeremy Fraser, the autistic child from Saugus who is now terminally ill because his mother allegedly failed to get medical care for him, his father and a bank official said today.

Eastern Bank has agreed to handle the fund and will accept donations at any of its branches, said Joe Bartolotta, bank spokesman.

The boy's father, Eric J. Fraser, said he has been contacted by people asking if they can assist him and his family as they prepare for the child's final days. The story of the boy's plight has been covered extensively by the Globe and other Boston media.

Jeremy Fraser was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in 2006 and had a survival rate of 85 to 90 percent with treatment. But authorities allege his mother, Kristen LaBrie, failed to get him proper care, allowing the disease to return in the form of leukemia.

LaBrie, 36, has pleaded not guilty and is free on personal recognizance.

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