To All Our Supporters
December 14, 2016
Here is an update of some families we have been helping the last few months.
Brayden is a 7 year old boy diagnosed with Acute Leukemia. He lives in Lancaster with his mother Angela, grandmother Martha and 2 brothers ages 5 and 15. Both brothers have been diagnosed with Autism. The Father has left this family so the only source of income is Martha`s. Angela cannot take on a job as she must care for the boys. Angela receives social service money for the boys but it is difficult to make ends meet. We stepped in to pay 5 months of their mortgage and will follow up with them in February
Mathew is a 5 year old boy diagnosed with Acute Leukemia in September. He has been undergoing chemotherapy and his prognosis looks very good. He lives in Elizabethtown with his mother Janelle, father Michael and younger sister Alyssa. When Pam and I met them Janelle was pregnant and 3 weeks ago she delivered a healthy baby girl. The day Mathew was diagnosed Janelle was opening a daycare center in their home. Janelle had to temporarily hire someone to run the center as she must care for Mathew. Michael works for a public relations company but going to 1 income from 2, money has been tight. They had no back bills so we stepped in to pay 3 months of their mortgage. This may be all the help they will need.
Laine is a 3 year old little girl diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor in October. Laine lives in East Earl with mother Leah and father John. Leah had to quit her job as a dental hygienist to care for Laine, John works as a truck driver. Laine is going through chemotherapy and radiation treatments. Leah`s employer is keeping her position open so when Laine`s radiation treatments are finished Leah can get her job back. We are paying their mortgage month by month until Leah can go back to work which should be in 3 or 4 months.
Sony is a 3 year old little boy diagnosed with Acute Leukemia. He lives with his mother Alexis, father Steven and 3 siblings. As Sony has finished his chemotherapy he developed Acute Encephalitis as a result of chemotherapy. The part of his brain that regulates his speech and swallowing has been damaged. He now has a tube and Alexis must work with him daily and can no longer work. With the loss of her income money is tight. We paid 4 months of their mortgage and will follow up with them in February.
Anit is a 3 year old little girl diagnosed in July with Neuroblastoma, this is a cancer that can attack many organs. She lives in Reading with her mother Melissa, twin sister and older brother. Melissa cares for the children and receives social security benefits as she is legally blind. We stepped in and paid 6 months of her rent. Anit is struggling with infections, multiple line replacements and numerous other side effects. She will require radiation and a stem cell transplant in January. We will follow up with this family in the spring.
Lexi is a 10 year old girl diagnosed with Lymphoblastic Lymphoma in July. She lives with her mother Janine, her father is a police officer and they are separated at this time. Janine is no longer working as she must care for her daughter. Lexi developed many side effects through her treatments including the loss of her hearing. Lexi is being treated at CHOP and they live this side of Philadelphia. We payed 3 month of their mortgage and will follow up with them in February.
Jaxon is a 1 year old little boy diagnosed in July with LCH, a very rare childhood cancer. Jaxon lives in Lancaster with his mother and father, Ashley and Carey, and older brother, Mathew. Carey works full time but Ashley needs to stay at home to care for Jaxon. We have paid 4 months of their rent and will follow up with them in February.
These are just a few of the families we have been helping. As our calendar year started in August, we have received 26 families in need of financial help. Thanks to all of you that support this Foundation, we were able to help all of them. We thank all of you for your financial support and prayers for all of these families. We wish all of you a Merry Christmas and a Great New Year!
Jeff and Pam,
The Board and Committee