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 …
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. …
Princess Battle is a metastatic breast cancer patient at Johns Hopkins Hospital and was nominated for a gift by Jill Mull, a nurse navigator there (who is thrilled about this gift too). Princess wanted to give a gift to her daughter, Kendall Battle, who is now a senior at Hereford High School. Here is what …
Heather is a metastatic breast cancer patient whose cancer has returned. She nominated her husband Will for a CaringOn gift of a golf foursome in Nashville, Tennessee. Here is what Heather wrote to us: “Will is a husband, father, friend and so much more. In 2015 I was diagnosed with aggressive breast cancer and our …
Jesus Carmen Ramos, a vibrant young woman, is battling stomach/colorectal cancer and wanted to thank her mother Natividad, a breast cancer survivor herself, for her 24 hour care since her diagnosis. Natividad quit her job and travels weekly with her daughter from their home in Virginia to Mercy Hospital in Baltimore for her treatments. CaringOn …
Lauren and I had a wonderful visit to MGM this past Friday. I was surprised and humbled by Lauren’s nomination. As you know very early on in our marriage we had our vows put to the test with her breast cancer diagnosis; I would be there for her through anything. “I don’t often expect the …
CaringOn was so grateful to present a gift to Sadra and Derrick Thomas who have tirelessly supported their son Mattheu during his treatments for cancer. Derrick is a beloved technology teacher at the Boys Latin School where his son attends high school. Teachers and students from Boys Latin School nominated him and his wife for …
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