Survival and Triumph- Inspiration to Others
I met an amazing young man at the CHOP Volunteer Summit the other day. He was around 22 years old and was one of the speakers at this event and shared with us that he was born with sickle cell. As an infant, he appeared to be normal for the first few weeks of life, […]
Getting Stronger By Leaning
The following post was featured on Day by Day Hope Foundation’s blog. I am grateful for the opportunity to continue to share my story with others! When I was seven years old, I was diagnosed with cancer, and spent my childhood in treatment and recovering from surgeries. Now, fortunately, as a healthy adult, I am […]
Being There for Others
I spoke a few days ago about my friend who just had surgery to remove one of her breasts. It had been a week since surgery and I felt I needed to hear her voice. Knowing she had been blindsided with a quick mammogram and then removal all within a month, I know she needed […]
Basking in the Sunshine: Why Taking some time for YOU is important!
When things are too difficult for you to think anymore, when your lack of time is overwhelming you, and when you feel you are ready to break, it’s time to take some down time! You could take a trip for a day or even for a few hours. Better yet, you can take a moment […]
Spreading the Magic
I love the idea that I will be involved in helping and gifting my books to 150 families with a serious ill child at an upcoming event benefitting Spread the Magic, Chad Juro’s Foundation. The mission of Spread the Magic is to spread hope and inspiration to children battling cancer through the power of magic. […]
New York Times
I was recently interviewed for an article piece in The New York Times, and it was very exciting for me! Though the article focused on the ability to process credit and debit cards using mobile readers, they did mention WHY I am processing these payments and that I am indeed a childhood cancer survivor who […]
How Busy is TOO Busy?
How busy is too busy? When do we admit to ourselves that we are doing too much and we have far too much on our plates. When we have a sick child we have no choice as to how much we can handle. We reach out or try to reach out for help, but being […]
Delivering Hope
I have almost completed the delivering of all the books that were donated to charitable organizations from my event in the beginning of March. It is a job to get all the books mailed or hand deliver them to everyone but is well worth the effort! When they arrive, each organization will then plan either […]
A Welcomed Volunteer
I recently went to a conference at CHOP, the Volunteer Leadership Summit, and brought along one of my volunteers for a wonderful experience. William and I spent the day in Philadelphia, along with many other volunteers that help at The Children’s Hospital. Everyone there did something different for the hospital, from just playing with the […]
Great Things to Come
I met with a lovely women, Mari, recently along with my husband and I am so excited about the possibility of working together with her! Mari wants to throw a party for 150 oncology patients under 12 years old in Waretown, NJ. She has so many wonderful thoughts, ideas, and plans to put this event […]
