“Without help from the Foundation, I don’t know how I could afford to pay for my treatment,” shares Guadalupe. He added, “Thank you all at the Foundation for one less thing to worry about.”
“I want to get better to be with my children and my grandchildren,” says Martha unable to hold back her tears. “And for your great-grandchildren,” playfully added her daughter while giving her mother a hug.
“I don’t know what I would have done without help from the Foundation, not knowing how long I would have to wait to start treatment,” shares Maria. “I have been given hope, a chance to live; blessed be everyone that donates to help patients like me.”
Venus was diagnosed with a rare type of cancer that accounts for only 0.6 percent of all cancers in women. “I can’t even begin to explain how grateful I am for every person that donates to the Foundation. You are saving my life.”
“It is a very godly act to donate to help those in need,” says Guadalupe. “That is really loving thy neighbor, and I could not be more thankful to the compassionate people that give to the Foundation.”
Santiago wants to be a living testament of survivorship and faith unmoved. He also wants his story to inspire men in his community to become informed about annual screenings, and seek medical attention early.
Aurelio will soon start radiation treatment . He is not scared or nervous — he is ready to be cancer-free! “I have no words to thank the Foundation for helping me start treatment so fast.”
Martha loves cooking. “Chiles rellenos” are her specialty. Cooking is her passion, and it was her livelihood… Until her cancer diagnosis in December 2019.