From Tarlethea Gardner to William Gardner

February 6, 2024

Tarlethea Gardner is a 43 year old oncology nurse caring for cancer patients. She is also a cancer survivor herself and is currently being treated for Stage 4 breast cancer. As a wife and mother, she depends on her husband William “who stepped up from day one back in May 2017 to be by my side. I know that played an emotional toll on him because he works nights and he had to be both a mom and dad to our four children. He celebrates my life every chance he gets and never asks for anything.” Tarlethea wanted to thank him for taking such good care of her and gifted him with a fishing trip to Florida where he caught a beautiful big fish and shared a romantic weekend getaway with her.

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Honoring the Life of Jennifer Polt

September 11, 2026

CaringOn is sad to announce the passing of Jennifer Polt, who nominated her husband Rich and her sons Samuel and Ethan for two caregiver gifts from CaringOn to thank them for taking care of her during her eight year battle with metastatic breast cancer. Her journey was an inspirational one. In 2015, Jennifer was diagnosed

From Amanda to Tom Raymond

July 24, 2026

Amanda Raymond, a breast cancer survivor, wanted to thank her husband Tom for taking care of their 13-year-old daughter while she was receiving treatment three hours away. She turned to CaringOn to arrange great seats at Fenway Park in Boston so Tom could see his favorite team, the Boston Red Sox, try to break their

From Janine Kupko to Jeff Kupko

April 27, 2026

Janine Kupko, a young mother of three autistic children aged four to eleven, was recently diagnosed with an aggressive form of breast cancer and is undergoing intensive treatment. She nominated her husband Jeff for a caregiver gift. As she said, “A CaringOn gift would mean more than just a break. It would give him a

From Jennifer to Rich Polt and sons

March 31, 2026

Jennifer Polt, a CaringOn alumni, who gave a gift to her husband Rich and her two sons in 2019 after she was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer, nominated them again when her health took a turn for the worse recently. Rich had to quit his job in order to care for her full time. She

From Tom Collins to Debra Hill

February 11, 2026

In March 2025, Debra Hill moved her sick brother Tom Collins from Iowa to Maryland to carefor him. Once living with Debra, Tom was diagnosed with cancer of the tongue. Deb drove him to cancer treatments at the hospital, managed his medications, and fed him through a feeding tube. Her compassion and advocacy are why

From Margo Skenandore to Calissa Powless

January 5, 2026

Margo Skenandore wanted to thank her daughter Calissa Powless and her boyfriend and Calissa’s father James for taking such good care of her after her mastectomy and chemotherapy for breast cancer. Calissa took time off from going to college to take care of her mother and both continue to help her through rough days with three

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