OSU students built a backyard playhouse for a 6-year-old finishing cancer treatment

Alaina Hammer, 6, came home to Perkins and found a purple-and-white playhouse in the backyard. News On 6 reported on October 9, 2026, that she was diagnosed with neuroblastoma in February and has been through chemotherapy, surgery, and two stem cell transplants, including about 60 days in the hospital. Her parents, Sarah and Shane Hammer, said she recently finished her last round of chemotherapy, is responding well, and is getting her energy back. They hope she returns to school in January.

Students in Oklahoma State University's Construction Management Society spent three weeks building the playhouse. The project cost about $6,000, counting materials, toys for Alaina and her sister, and a gift basket for their parents. Manhattan Construction, Google, and the Eddie Sutton Foundation covered the cost. The family has also been talking with Make-A-Wish about a trip to Disney. Visitors to the playhouse need a password: "Hammers' rule."