The father of a Minnesota boy who ran away from home after refusing cancer treatment last year, has been diagnosed with leukemia.

One year ago today, Danny Hauser, from Sleepy Eye, MN, flew to California with his mother to avoid going through court-ordered chemotherapy after he was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Authorities and the FBI searched for Danny and his mother for six days, before the two finally returned to Minnesota. Danny eventually went through chemotherapy and radiation and is now in remission.

A close family friend of the Hauser’s, Dan Zwakman confirms Danny’s father, Anthony Hauser, was diagnosed with leukemia two weeks ago after feeling ill and exhausted for the past month.  Zwakman says Hauser is choosing to treat  his leukemia using natural healing treatments instead of going through chemotherapy.  The Hauser family, who lives on a farm in rural Minnesota, holds a strong belief in the advantages of alternative medicine and natural supplements.

Anthony Hauser plans to speak to reporters outside his family’s farm this afternoon. Zwakman says Hauser was seen by a doctor in Mankato, MN and has had three blood transfusions over the past several weeks. The Hausers also have a new addition to their family – Anthony’s wife, Colleen Hauser gave birth to a healthy baby girl two months ago. The Hauser’s now have 9 children.
Danny  Hauser turned 14 in March. He is doing well and continues to live a healthy lifestyle and work on his family’s farm , baling hay every day.