by Judi Shirk | Mar 23, 2023 | 2023
To All of Our Supporters, Listed below is an update on some families we have been helping since our last report. Max was nearing his third birthday when the Foundation was contacted for assistance from his social worker. The little boy is being treated for LCH,...
by Judi Shirk | Dec 15, 2022 | 2022
To All of Our Supporters, As we did last December, instead of sending to you a brief summary about several of the families the Foundation has assisted, we’d like to give you an overview of some of the things your generosity has helped us accomplish in 2022. It’s...
by Judi Shirk | Sep 30, 2022 | 2022
To All of Our Supporters, Listed below is an update on some families we have been helping since our last report. Addy was eighteen months old when she was diagnosed with acute megakaryoblastic leukemia. Her treatment plan involves extensive...
by Judi Shirk | Jun 29, 2022 | 2022
To All of Our Supporters, Listed below is an update on some families we have been helping since our last report. One of the benefits of being a small, volunteer non-profit organization is that we have the flexibility to try to meet the needs of the...
by Judi Shirk | Mar 15, 2022 | 2022
To All of Our Supporters, Listed below is an update on some families we have been helping since our last report. Three-year-old Rosie had already been in treatment for two years when a friend of the Foundation reached out to us for assistance....
by Judi Shirk | Dec 7, 2021 | 2021
To All of Our Supporters, Usually, the updates we send to you provide a brief summary about five of the families the Foundation has assisted. Because of the type of work we do, we’re fortunate to be able to see the tangible results your contributions help us to...
by Judi Shirk | Oct 8, 2021 | 2021
To All of Our Supporters, Listed below is an update on some families we have been helping since our last report in August. Three-year-old Izzy was diagnosed with Stage IV neuroblastoma in December 2020 at Geisinger Medical Center outside our geographic area. ...
by Judi Shirk | Aug 12, 2021 | 2021
To All of Our Supporters, Listed below is an update on some families we have been helping since our last report in June. Angelina is a six-year-old who was diagnosed with Medulloblastoma in the fall of 2020. She underwent neurosurgery to...
by Judi Shirk | Jun 14, 2021 | 2021
To All of Our Supporters, Listed below is an update on some families we have been helping since our last report in April. Because there are so many excellent pediatric oncology specialists in our area, families sometimes make the decision to move...
by Judi Shirk | Apr 6, 2021 | 2021
To All of Our Supporters, Listed below is an update on some families we have been helping since our last report in February. Fifteen-year-old Jay first started to develop symptoms late in the fall of 2020 and was seen by numerous specialists at Penn...