Dear Nancy & Ron, We cannot begin to thank you enough for the kind and generous donation to our family. Our journey began on March 7, 2017 when my 16 year old daughter was diagnosed with undifferentiated Leukemia, later on, on October 7 she received a bone marrow transplant which caused some complications, which was Graft versus host disease and organ damage, 6 months later she was put on the waiting list for double lung […]
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Hope for Ivan
My name is Ivan. I was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia at age 12 on July 4, 2017. Fortunately, my body reacted positively to the treatment and I hope this nightmare ends sooner or later. Due to your donation, my mom will be able to pay the majority of her bills. Because of my illness, my mom hasn’t been able to get a proper, full-time job, but with your help, we will live happier times. […]
Read MoreFulfilling Wishes
Hello Mrs. Shapiro, Please accept my belated thank you for the financial contribution from your organization. Unfortunately, we lost our son this April after a long 4 year battle. Yet, I am happy to say the holiday donation helped turn our Christmas into a wonderful day where we filled Colin’s every wish!!! We could not have asked for a better last Christmas with our son and John Shapiro Superheroes was pivotal in making that happen. […]
Read MoreChristmas Gratitude
Words cannot express what we felt when we opened up the mail and saw the generous donation blessed upon our family! After having our 17-year-old daughter, Hailey, diagnosed with Chordoma (cancer) in early August 2017, smiles were limited in our family. My husband and I spent the month of August going back and forth, between CHOP and our home,so that we could be with our other 2 children while wondering what the future held for […]
Read MoreBright New Year Note
Dear Nancy and Ron, Words cannot begin to thank you enough for the kind and generous gift you sent to my son Bobby. It touched my heart so to read your testimony of your beautiful son, John.Our journey began on April 7, 2016, when my son Bobby was diagnosed with ALL Leukemia. Being a single mom, I had to take a leave from my job to care for Bobby during his illness. I was out […]
Read MoreProviding love along the way
To the wonderful volunteers at the John Shapiro Superhero Foundation,Words cannot even express how thankful my family and I are for the wonderful donation that was given to us. This money has eased some of the financial burden surrounding our 3-year-old son’s cancer treatment. He has been battling ATRT, which is a rare form of brain cancer for the past year and a half. It has been extremely tough emotionally and financially but it helps […]
Read MoreCourage through it all
Dear Nancy and Ron, We can’t begin to thank you enough for your very kind and generous gift to our family. As with all families who learn that their child has cancer, our world was turned upside down the moment our son, Leo, received the diagnosis of Hodgkins Lymphoma. Life as we knew it for our very busy family of seven came to an abrupt halt as we all had to learn to adjust home, school and […]
Read MoreHelping Others on the Journey
Nancy, Ron and John Shapiro Superheroes Foundation: We have walked this journey a long time. There have been numerous scares, numerous moments when we fell down, and unfortunately still an uncertain future. Words cannot express the appreciation and love our family feels toward your entire family and your ongoing commitment to support our family. Like the feelings of so many, John won my heart from the minute I met him. He quickly entrenched himself deep […]
Read MoreJohn’s Legacy Touches Many
Dear Nancy & Ron,We cannot begin to thank you enough for the extreme generosity of the John Shapiro’s Superheroes Foundation.Our journey began on September 23, 2015, when our 7 year old daughter, Maddie was diagnosed with ALL Leukemia. Over the course of the past 14 months we have been in awe of the strength of our little girl. We could not be more proud of our little warrior & her very strong & supportive sisters; […]
Read MoreNew Wheels for Sydni
Dearest Nancy and the John Shapiro’s Superheroes Foundation, It was such an overwhelming surprise to receive your generous donation to assist my family with obtaining a wheelchair van for my 12 year old daughter Sydni. At two months old Sydni was diagnosed with a rare and malignant brain tumor. She endured extensive chemotherapy, surgeries and hospitalizations and as a result , was left with many disabilities. Today Sydni is happy, thriving, and cancer free but […]
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