- A 4-year-old girl was diagnosed with ALL in 10/19. She lives with her mom, dad and brother. Mom is a stay at home mom and the dad is in the process of changing jobs. Assistance with household expenses was needed starting with 2 months’ rent.
- A 7 year old girl with Astrocytoma of the brain. Due to time off work, to take her daughter to treatments and Dr. appointments., finances have become strained. Help with household bills is needed. The initial diagnosis was in 2010 and has had multiple relapses. She recently underwent an additional biopsy due to tumor growth and is now receiving chemotherapy over the last year. They are in clinic weekly. Mom is struggling. Assistance was needed with household expenses including utility bills and a car payment.
- A 10 years old boy and was diagnosed with B-cell ALL in September. Mom lost her job because she had to be with her son for 30 days while he was inpatient after being diagnosed. She had not worked there long enough to qualify for FMLA. Help with car payment and utility bills was needed.
- A baby boy was diagnosed at the age of 4 months with a nasal sarcoma, malignant neoplasm of connective and soft tissue. He started a series of treatments after the initial diagnosis and his mom, who is a single parent, has not been able to work since his battle started. The baby is now 2 and in August relapsed and is now starting on a new protocol of treatment. Assistance is needed with household expenses starting with 3 months of car payments. He passed away on Nov 24, 2021, help with funeral expenses was needed.
- A 15 year old boy was diagnosed with ALL in July. His mom is a single parent and has had to take quite a bit of time off work to take care of her son. Help with household expenses was needed including rent, utility bills and a car payment.
- A 19 year old boy was diagnosed with B-Cell ALL in October, 2017. Mom is the primary care taker for her son and his 2 brothers and is permanently disabled. The family is living social security and is forced to move because of environmental issues. Assistance was needed with the security deposit and first and last months’ rent in the new apartment and medical payments.
- A 5 year old girl with a brain tumor. She and her mom just recently moved to Buffalo from Florida to seek further treatment for her brain tumor, and to be closer to her family. Mom has not started work yet and has not received any government assistance yet so she is currently struggling financially due to needing to care for her daughter 24/7. Assistance with household expense was needed starting with rent. The little girl passed away on December 8 and assistance with funeral expenses was needed.
- A 15 year old girl with CM Leukemia. After keeping up with bills for 3 years mom how finds herself a single parent (her husband died suddenly). Help with major repairs needed to keep the home livable was requested.
- A 2 1/2 year old boy has been diagnosed with a Rhabdomyosarcoma His mom had to quit her job and the dad does not have a high paying job because of his own health problems. Help was needed with household bills, starting with National Fuel and National Grid.
- A mortgage payment for a widowed mother whose daughter was in the final days of her fight with brain cancer.
- A 16 year old girl with AL Leukemia. Mom has had to stop working to help care for her. 1 1/2 hour trips to and from the hospital are expensive along with parking. All this has caused a financial strain. Help with gas and parking is needed. Also for reimbursement of hotel costs. Unfortunately help with funeral expenses was needed.