Stories of Help and Hope
Paying it Forward
When their five-year-old son, Taylor, was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma in 2012, his parents Ron and Kesa were at a loss. How were they going to manage when Kesa had to give up her job as a human resources analyst to be Taylor’s primary caregiver? Like so many parents, Ron and Kesa didn’t know what to expect or what they
When Treatment Ends, New Challenges Begin
Ty was 4 years old in June 2021 when he was diagnosed with B cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, a type
A MOTHER’S STORY: Finding Help and Understanding
Finest is a 20-year-old college student being treated for a recurrence of Synovial Sarcoma, a soft tissue tumor, that first
A MOTHER’S STORY: Finding Consistent Support
Ellis is a five-year-old boy who was diagnosed in 2023 with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL), a cancer of the blood and bone marrow. His mother Jennifer shares how the diagnosis and Ellis’s treatment affected her, her husband Eric, and their four-year-old son Jay. “During the summer of 2023 things were going along well for our family. My husband Eric had
Running towards better days
Xavier is a 17-year-old from Westchester County, NY who is on maintenance treatment for T-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. He lives
Picking up the pieces after a loss
Long Island couple Liz and Theodore attended the Living Alongside Grief Retreat in April 2023 to address the impact of
