A Journey
No One Wants
On October 19th, 2018, we heard the devastating words - "Your child has cancer."
Immediately, our heads began to spin and our focus was on what we could do for our then 16 year old son Jack. Our world would change forever.
Over the next 5 1/2 years Jack courageously battled leukemia including a relapse a year after being deemed in remission. Jack underwent numerous treatments including a bone marrow transplant with his brother as a donor.
Unfortunately, the current cancer treatments failed Jack, and he passed away on February 16th, 2024.
Ultimately, Jack's battle ended as the result of graft versus host disease (GvHD). We are working with the Morgan Adams Foundation to understand GvHD better. Your donation will help us fund a research program to help prevent GvHD.
100% of your donation will go directly to this research project.
There is a huge discrepancy in the amount of money going towards pediatric cancer research. Children are not merely miniature adults; they possess distinct requirements when confronting cancer. Consequently, reductions in cancer research funding will result in an increase in the number of children dying of cancer, which stands as the leading cause of death by disease among American children and adolescents after the first year of life.
Please join our battle so no other family has to hear what we heard - “there are no more options”.
It was Jack's catch phrase. It meant where ever we were, it was time to go. Since his passing it has been a rallying point.
It makes us laugh, it makes us cry, and it makes us remember all the good times with Jack.
The picture above is the tattoo Jack's brother, Harry, got to honor and keep Jack's memory alive and vibrant.
All donations are managed through our partner The Morgan Adams Foundation, a registered 501(c)3 organization, which means your donation may be tax deductible.