Jimmy Gluck is a 52-year-old construction worker who was at Ground Zero on 9/11. He was one of the brave “first responders” who rebuilt New York after 9/11 and suffered debilitating lung disease because of it. In 2018 he was diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis and received a double lung transplant in 2019. He has been …
Matthew Cole from West Virginia has Stage IV colon cancer and he nominated his wife Ashley for a CaringOn gift. He said: “Ashley is my wife of almost 12 years and half of those years she has been my caregiver. We have three children ages 10, 6, and 3. She works full time, volunteers at …
Maggie Liebig was diagnosed with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis 7 years ago and needed a double lung transplant. Her three brothers had died from the disease and she was determined to live. She met George Barnard at their 40th high school reunion and they got engaged as she waited for a transplant. She received her double …
Nicole Smith nominated her brother-in-law Perry Smith for a CaringOn gift. Her sister Lasonia is 41 years old and was diagnosed with Stage 3 Breast Cancer just after she had her second child. While going through a rigorous treatment of chemotherapy and radiation, Nicole said “Perry has been an amazing and awesome caretaker. If it …
Johns Hopkins Hospital social worker Liz Single nominated her patient Kris Shanklin and her family members for a CaringOn gift. Kris is a 28 year old young woman who received a shocking diagnosis of leukemia that required her to relocate back to Maryland from Hawaii. Her husband Frank helped her through chemotherapy, radiation and a …
Christine Williams is a double lung transplant survivor. After she was diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis and pulmonary hypertension, she received a double lung transplant five years ago and has experienced many issues, both physical and emotional, ever since. Her journey has not been an easy one and she needed the caregiving support of her two …
Christine Williams to Gabrielle Terry and Katrina Williams Read More »
Erin Bishop was diagnosed with breast cancer in March 2020 and through surgery, chemotherapy, and a mastectomy, she was bedridden and depended upon her husband Steve to do everything – the cooking, cleaning, shopping, and work. He has been an “amazing caregiver” and Erin wanted to thank him. CaringOn arranged a skiing trip for Steve …
Billy Ballew is a 42-year-old man living in South Carolina, who contracted metastatic colon cancer 4 years ago after working for years at an automotive plating factory with carcinogenic chemicals. He has been battling colon cancer for four years and his doctors have given him six months to live. His wife Amanda has been working two jobs …
CaringOn Has been an incredibly helpful organization to so many of our Johns Hopkins breast cancer patients. To be able to thank your caregiver in a meaningful way and in such an easy way for the patient means so much to those expending all their energy and finances battling cancer. Thanks to CaringOn for …
A Wonderful Testimonial from Jill Mull, a Patient Navigator at Johns Hopkins Hospital Read More »
Patty nominated her patient Teresa Micheal’s caregiver husband Victor for a CaringOn gift. Teresa was so pleased to see Victor enjoy his gift before she passed away in November 2020. “As an Oncology Social Worker facilitating a Care Giver Support Group, I wish more of my patients’ caregivers could benefit from the gift of a …
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