Behind Every Dollar Is a Life Changed
These are the real stories of patients who faced impossible choices, until their social worker told them about Live Like Brent.
Support a Patient
Keeping the Lights On
“I just need to stay warm.”
A 62-year-old father was forced to stop working during intensive chemotherapy. As winter set in, a shutoff notice arrived on his electric bill.
With heat at risk and an immunocompromised body, missing even a few days of warmth could derail his treatment. He saw no way forward.
His social worker submitted a request, and through our Comfort Fund we paid the utility provider directly on his behalf. Today, he's warm. He's fighting. He's still here for his family.
Every Story Matters
From housing to transportation to utilities, we meet patients where they are — paying verified vendors directly on their behalf.
A Mother's Fight
38-year-old single mother with CML
Living in a motel with her two teenage daughters, she needs weekly blood transfusions. We cover her transportation so she can keep fighting for herself and for them.
Never Alone
70-year-old widow with Blood Cancer
She travels four hours each way for treatment. We made sure her children could stay nearby because nobody should face cancer alone.
A Roof Over His Head
33-year-old male with Lymphoma
Homeless and battling lymphoma, this young man had nowhere to turn. We covered one month's rent, giving him stability to find permanent housing and focus on treatment.
Keeping the Lights On
62-year-old with Blood Cancer
Forced to stop working during intensive treatment, this patient faced a shutoff notice on his electric bill as winter set in. We paid the utility provider directly on his behalf so he could focus on his recovery without losing heat.
Easing the Weight
84-year-old gentleman with Cancer
Household bills piled up during treatment, adding stress to an already impossible situation. We paid his rent and utility vendors directly on his behalf, easing one major burden on his road to recovery.
Dignity Restored
83-year-old woman with Blood Cancer
After losing her hair to chemotherapy, she couldn't afford a wig. We worked with a local shop to give her back something priceless: her dignity and confidence.
A Warm House in January
51-year-old with Metastatic Disease
She woke to a freezing house in the dead of winter, unable to afford heating oil during treatment. Within days, we had warmth flowing through her home again.
A Roof and a Ride
18-year-old with Blood Cancer
At just 18 and starting intensive treatment, he had no reliable way to reach his appointments. We arranged transportation assistance through approved controls so he could focus on getting better.
Stories like these happen every day. Help us say yes to the next one.
Support a Patient Today
At 22, she needed a second chance at preserving her future before cancer treatment began.
After multiple relapses and a transplant, she just needs reliable transportation to keep fighting.
A heart transplant survivor now fighting cancer, she needed lodging near the only hospital that could help.
Four young patients—ages 3, 10, 11, and 20—all needed rides to their monthly treatments.
Still recovering from a bone marrow transplant, he needed last-minute transportation for critical follow-ups.
A mother of two teenagers lost her job due to transplant. We kept the electricity on for her family.
A breast cancer survivor now battling AML, her reduced disability pay couldn't cover the bills.
He lost his labor job due to treatment fatigue. His electricity was about to be shut off.
An adorable 2-year-old fighting leukemia needed her family nearby during five consecutive treatment days.
At 22 months old, her parents had to take leave from work. We helped cover their car payment.
She was working part-time through retirement to make ends meet—until cancer made that impossible.
Multiple unexpected hospital stays cut her hours. She was in danger of eviction.
Her treatment wasn't going well, and her SNAP benefits were cut. Her family needed groceries.
At 22, she needed a second chance at preserving her future before cancer treatment began.
After multiple relapses and a transplant, she just needs reliable transportation to keep fighting.
A heart transplant survivor now fighting cancer, she needed lodging near the only hospital that could help.
Four young patients—ages 3, 10, 11, and 20—all needed rides to their monthly treatments.
Still recovering from a bone marrow transplant, he needed last-minute transportation for critical follow-ups.
A mother of two teenagers lost her job due to transplant. We kept the electricity on for her family.
A breast cancer survivor now battling AML, her reduced disability pay couldn't cover the bills.
He lost his labor job due to treatment fatigue. His electricity was about to be shut off.
An adorable 2-year-old fighting leukemia needed her family nearby during five consecutive treatment days.
At 22 months old, her parents had to take leave from work. We helped cover their car payment.
She was working part-time through retirement to make ends meet—until cancer made that impossible.
Multiple unexpected hospital stays cut her hours. She was in danger of eviction.
Her treatment wasn't going well, and her SNAP benefits were cut. Her family needed groceries.
She fell too ill to work and has been waiting on disability since summer—with no income since.
He moved to Florida but couldn't get insurance. He needed to fly back for critical follow-up care.
She started a new job months before diagnosis. Now a single-income family of four struggles to stay afloat.
He returned to work too soon to keep his job, then was hospitalized again. His family needed food.
His roommate's son lost his job. With an eviction notice in hand, he started chemo the same week.
Living 90 minutes from his transplant center, he wanted to help friends who drove him to appointments.
Both he and his wife are on disability. With two kids in college, home repairs set them back.
Three years after transplant, new disease emerged. She needs help with gas, tolls, and food.
A single mom of five was diagnosed with ALL. Her water bill was overdue and climbing.
His mother traveled across the state to be his stem cell donor. We covered her lodging.
Before diagnosis, he worked part-time and attended school full-time. Now he's on unpaid leave.
A teacher diagnosed at the start of school year—suddenly a one-income family with bills piling up.
She fell too ill to work and has been waiting on disability since summer—with no income since.
He moved to Florida but couldn't get insurance. He needed to fly back for critical follow-up care.
She started a new job months before diagnosis. Now a single-income family of four struggles to stay afloat.
He returned to work too soon to keep his job, then was hospitalized again. His family needed food.
His roommate's son lost his job. With an eviction notice in hand, he started chemo the same week.
Living 90 minutes from his transplant center, he wanted to help friends who drove him to appointments.
Both he and his wife are on disability. With two kids in college, home repairs set them back.
Three years after transplant, new disease emerged. She needs help with gas, tolls, and food.
A single mom of five was diagnosed with ALL. Her water bill was overdue and climbing.
His mother traveled across the state to be his stem cell donor. We covered her lodging.
Before diagnosis, he worked part-time and attended school full-time. Now he's on unpaid leave.
A teacher diagnosed at the start of school year—suddenly a one-income family with bills piling up.
lives changed by donors like you
Each one with a story. Each one with a family. Each one fighting to survive.
“When I tell a patient about the Live Like Brent Foundation, I watch their shoulders drop. The relief is immediate. They realize they're not alone in this fight.”
Hospital Social Worker
Partner Cancer Center
Right Now, Someone Is Waiting
Every week, social workers at our 12 partner hospitals submit new requests.
Every request represents a person, a parent, a grandparent, a teenager, facing an impossible choice.
With your help, we can say yes.
Current Needs Include:
See What Your Gift Can Do
Every dollar supports approved non-medical expenses paid on behalf of patients in need. Here's what your donation can provide:
Provides transportation assistance for a patient in treatment
Pays a utility bill keeping the lights on
Provides one month's rent for a patient facing eviction
Every Dollar Becomes Someone's Relief
100% of Comfort Fund donations support approved non-medical expenses paid on behalf of patients through a rapid, documented review process. Help when it's needed most.
Questions about supporting patients?
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