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...
by Judi Shirk | Feb 9, 2021 | 2021
To All of Our Supporters, Listed below is an update on some families we have been helping since our last report in December. There are times we are approached for assistance by the social workers with whom we partner because they know we will...
by Judi Shirk | Dec 5, 2020 | 2020
To All of Our Supporters, Listed below is an update on some families we have been helping since our last report in October. This year we added a new health care provider to the list with whom we partner. A concerned friend of a family...
by Judi Shirk | Oct 12, 2020 | 2020
To All of Our Supporters, Listed below is an update on some families we have been helping since our last report in August. Xavier was diagnosed, at age eight, with leukemia and is in the middle of a four year intensive chemotherapy plan. ...
by Judi Shirk | Aug 12, 2020 | 2020
To All of Our Supporters, Listed below is an update on some families we have been helping since our last report in June. We’re seeing more cases where children are being treated at more than one hospital, for a variety of reasons. Nathan was referred to us nearly...
by Judi Shirk | Jun 30, 2020 | 2020
To All of Our Supporters, Listed below is an update on some families we have been helping since our last report in April. Cookie was not quite three years old when she was diagnosed with Wilm’s tumor due to a rather bizarre set of circumstances. Several months...
