Meet Our Moms
The magnificent women we’ve been privileged to bless, who have touched us and countless more along the way.
Ilene – Disney
Ilene is a wife and mom with a 7-year-old daughter. Ilene was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2013 and it progressed to stage IV metastatic cancer. Ilene and her family LOVE everything Disney. Her wish was to go on a Disney cruise with her family to make lasting memories and leave cancer behind...
Jodi – Louisiana
Jodi is from Louisiana and has 3 precious daughters and a wonderful husband. She was first diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer about 3 years ago. Then last year she was in so much pain and learned that a tumor had broken her neck. MD Anderson then diagnosed Jodie with stage 4 metastatic breast...
Amy – Indiana
Amy is from Indiana and is married with 4 children. She was diagnosed with Stage IV breast cancer in June 2106. She had 3 tumors and 1 spread to her liver. She just had a bilateral mastectomy a few months ago. Her wish was to take her family to the beach so they could laugh and have fun. Her wish...
Jodi-Louisiana
Jody Jodi is from Louisiana and has 3 precious daughters and a wonderful husband. She was first diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer about 3 years ago. Then last year she was in so much pain and learned that a tumor had broken her neck. MD Anderson then diagnosed Jodie with stage 4 metastatic...
Patty Thomases
Patty Thomases Patty is a 49 year-old mom. She and her husband, Jordan, have two children, Matthew (13) and Natalie (7). Patty has stage IV metastatic adenocarcinoma of the breast with mets to the bones and peritoneal area. She was diagnosed in September 2014 and had surgery in 2015. Prior to...
Kari Mathis
Kari Mathis Kari was diagnosed in 2015 with stage IV Metastatic Breast Cancer at the age of 37. It has spread to her bones and liver. She has a 10 year old son and a 20 year old son who is in the Army. She was unable to travel far so they planned a family getaway in their home state of North...
Jennifer Wetzel
Jennifer Wetzel Meet Jennifer: She was first diagnosed with stage 2 breast cancer in 2012, and then was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer this past February. She has not been home to Indiana in 23 years. Her wish is to take her 2 children back home to see family and to see snow for the first...
Rachael Herrera
Rachael Herrera Meet Rachael.... she was diagnosed with cervical cancer in 2012. Her tumor is too large to be removed and her doctor's said she would not see 2014. She is a single mom raising 3 children and continues to work in a middle school in Houston. Her wish is to take her children to Disney...
Rebecca Adam
Rebecca Adam Meet Rebecca.... she is 40 years old and has Metastatic Breast Cancer with metastasis across her sternum, right lung & numerous inoperable mets on the liver. She has a 5 year old son. Ever since Rebecca was little she has always had the wish to swim in the ocean as a mermaid....
Ayesha Boykin
Ayesha Boykin Meet Ayesha..... she is 44 years old with two boys ages 13 and 6. She was diagnosed with breast cancer about 3 years ago and became cancer free. This past March the cancer has spread to her bones, brain, and lymph nodes. Her wish is to take her boys to California. They will spend...
Tiffiny Dlouhy
Tiffiny Dlouhy Meet Tiffiny, who is a 29 year-old mom; she and her husband, Cameron, have two young sons, Tryce (7) and Breckyn (4). They are Iowa State fans and love sports. The family stays as active as possible with the boys trying different sports and activities. In October 2011, while...
Jessica Karabian
Jessica Karabian- At 29 years old she was diagnosed with early stage breast cancer. Her daughter was just 8 months old and she has been married for three years. She was diagnosed 2 days after our their third anniversary. She did chemo, a bilateral mastectomy with reconstruction and 6 weeks of...