Community rallies around East Texas teen battling brain tumor TYLER, Texas (KETK)– 17-year-old East Texan Jaydn Gardner was diagnosed with a brain tumor and underwent a biopsy surgery on Friday. West Rusk community comes together to support beloved coach LaDaria 'Doogie' Brown Jaydn graduated from Whitehouse High School in May and is looking forward to tackling the next chapter of his education at UT Tyler, but just two weeks into summer break, medical news turned his life upside down.