Jennifer Polt is a beautiful and brave 47 year old wife and mother of two young sons who had a double mastectomy in 2015 to prevent early breast cancer from spreading. When her breast cancer returned in 2018, it had metastasized to her bones. She wants to thank her husband Rich, “a fantastic husband and …
“When I was 12, my mother’s 32-year-old sister Emily experienced a berry-aneurysm rupture, which caused a stroke. One day she had a headache that she said felt like being hit with a two-by-four. She went on with life, and then collapsed the next week. “The executive assistant whose fingers typed so fast that they blurred …
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We are saddened to report that Erin Leland lost her battle with metastatic breast cancer this week. Our hearts go out to her loving husband Rich and her family and friends on her tragic passing. Erin Leland is a 42-year-old metastatic breast cancer patient who has been dealing with breast cancer for 10 years. She …
CaringOn recently gifted Josh Lawson 6 tickets to watch his favorite team, the Orioles, play at Camden Yards. Josh wanted his wife Gina and their son Liam to join him and they also took Gina’s grandfather, brother, and dad. The weather was beautiful and they had a blast! Below are the photos Gina Lawson snapped …
Gina Lawson married Josh Lawson in 2015 and they had a son, Liam, who is 2 years old. While pregnant with Liam, Gina was diagnosed with breast cancer and then last year it progressed to metastatic breast cancer. She is in chemotherapy indefinitely and completed radiation and proton therapy at Hopkins. Her husband, Josh, works …
Amanda McGraw is a 40-year-old nurse and divorced single mother of four boys who is fighting metastatic breast cancer. She has a fulltime job at Johns Hopkins Bayview Hospital while undergoing chemotherapy and taking care of her children. She wanted to honor her mother, Ruth Gran, who drives three hours from her home to help …
Karen Braxton was my father’s caregiver for four years until she got multiple sclerosis and neuropathy and could not physically handle the job anymore. He adored her and she was there by his bedside when he died. She then became a foster parent to several needy children and is currently mothering a little two-year-old girl …
CaringOn gave a gift from Ben Layman, who is recovering from brain cancer to his parents, Dean and Leslie Layman, to thank them for their constant care as he went through radiation and chemotherapy while finishing his MBA in Austin, Texas and then working his first job in Summit, New Jersey. He surprised them with …
CaringOn wants to thank all our Caregiver gift alumni – the caregivers and their patients who have been part of our family and those who support them. Recharge, Refresh, Renew… doesn’t this sound wonderful? For adults who are caring for someone with a cancer diagnosis, this doesn’t happen nearly enough. There are approximately 15 million …
This past Thursday evening, amidst a very loving and appreciative family, CaringOn was privileged to deliver their latest gift to Sina and Charlie Cook. Sina Cook, currently fighting stomach cancer, nominated her loving husband, Charlie, to show her appreciation for his tireless care and attention he has shown her over the course of her treatments. …
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