Walking Miracles Family Foundation™
Who We Are
Walking Miracles Family Foundation was founded by a two-time childhood cancer survivor of leukemia and Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. We help caregivers, families and survivors impacted by childhood, adolescent and young adult cancer in West Virginia by navigating and connecting them to support networks and resources. Walking Miracles helps defray the cost of travel associated with treatment through our partnerships, programs and affiliations. Patients, their families and caregivers are never charged for the travel assistance, patient navigation, counseling, or survivorship guidance Walking Miracles provides.
Our Impact
Over 600 families in West Virginia and Western Pennsylvania have received support. More than $300,000 has been provided in travel assistance for gas, food, and lodging to families across all 55 counties in West Virginia.
Families and survivors can apply for a $250 travel assistance card twice a year, up to a total of $500. Applications can be submitted annually during the treatment period and during survivorship for follow-up appointments on our website. Contact us today!
Make a Donation
The support and generous donations from individuals like you enable the Walking Miracles Family Foundation to maintain its Package of Hope Program, add which aids West Virginia and Western Pennsylvania add families that are newly diagnosed or survivors impacted by childhood, adolescent, or young adult cancer.
Walking Miracles Family Foundation aims to minimize the financial burden for families seeking cancer treatment for their children. Donations contribute to covering travel expenses, tablets, and port shirts for chemo for families in West Virginia. and Western Pennsylvania
Walking Miracles Family Foundation believes that no family should have a financial strain to get their child to their cancer treatments and your donations help bring us closer to the day when every family can be helped in WV to have travel paid for.
What We Provide
An aspect of our mission is our belief that the cancer experience can be improved dramatically.
Packages
of Hope
The various costs associated with travel are a major barrier to people’s ability to access cancer treatment. In West Virginia, the burden of travel is severe because many rural areas have no bus system. Thus, the average family drives 2-3 hours in one direction to receive (...)
Patient
Navigation
Patient navigation enables families to focus on the care and emotional needs of their diagnosed family member. The many details and issues surrounding a cancer diagnosis, as well as the needs of those who are in survivorship, can be overwhelming to families. (...)
Counseling
Program
Any cancer diagnosis can leave one feeling frightened, confused, angry, depressed, or lonely. In addition, radiation and chemotherapy treatments may result in some memory loss, slow thinking and other cognitive issues. We partner with local counselors (...)
Survivorship
Education
Survivorship begins with diagnosis and extends through the entire continuum of care. Our simple, fundamental goal with survivorship is to improve the life experience of child, adolescent, and young adult cancer patients. We’ve built partnerships with numerous (...)