Author: integritivity

Marianne Wyatt is fighting stage 4 cancer. Her sister says she is a classic soccer/band mom and is over-the-top-sad about leaving this world and not being with her boys.  They planned a family vacation to Florida to have quality time with her family and are taking it sooner after a recommendation from her doctor.  Her husband and two boys, as well as her parents, sisters and nephew are all planning to go and have arranged a place to stay, but the family asked for help with plane tickets to fly her family of 4 there plus a rental car with capabilities to rent a motorized scooter for her to try and enjoy doing things with her boys and not get so wiped out.  Their wish was granted and Stella’s Wish Foundation helped with airline tickets for her immediate family. They had to cut the trip short because Marianna was in too much pain, but they got to Universal Studios.

 

 

 

Leona was just diagnosed with stage 4 cancer. She loves her family the most and wishes to have a family get together one last time.  Stella’s Wish Foundation is granting her wish and having a BBQ dinner catered for the family.

Matt Loede has Stage 4 lymphoma and after a nearly 2-year battle, which included 26(!) rounds of chemo, doctors have told him it has spread too much to ever see remission. Matt is a pretty well-known and very much loved local sports reporter in Cleveland, and many local news outlets and papers have written about him.

Matt’s friend suggested that he would love a short video message with words of encouragement to keep fighting and not to give up from his idol Dwayne The Rock Johnson. Matt is a big pro wrestling fan and draws inspiration from him daily. This would “send him over the moon and really lift his spirits during these tough times, especially as he is also currently fighting COVID-19 as well, which has left him locked down in his house without any visitors for nearly two weeks now.”

The links below are more about Matt’s fight.

Feb 2021 – Cleveland Plain Dealer: https://www.cleveland.com/news/2021/02/someone-close-has-cancer-what-to-do-a-prayer-and-a-dog-helps-terry-plutos-faith-you.html

Feb 2020 – WNEP: https://www.wnep.com/article/life/heartwarming/cleveland-sports-reporter-shares-story-of-cancer-fight-on-world-cancer-day/95-a5ef40bf-1c9d-4d11-a898-9b3ec868b920

Feb 2020 – WKYC: https://youtu.be/GaJrB0BRuIQ

Stella’s Wish Foundation granted this request and was able to reach Dwayne The Rock Johnson, who sent an encouraging video just for Matt!

 

I can’t thank you all enough for making this happen for my best friend Matt, I’m deeply touched and blessed that you were able to make such an amazing wish come true!

If you only knew how much joy this video brought to Matt tonight (and will continue to bring him) especially during an extremely difficult past few weeks and days. I know that seeing this video with such an amazing message from the incredible person that Dwayne Johnson is, has certainly lifted Matt’s spirits and inspired him to keep fighting, against all odds, to continue to bring joy into all of the lives of the people around him. He’s literally the best person I know and it breaks my heart to see him and his family have to face something some dark and terrifying. 

Thank you thank you thank you again for giving Matt something that he will take with him on the rest of his journey and bring a smile to his face during the dark times. 

Thank you again with all my heart, 

Lindsey Foltin

Katrina Del Rosario is 32 years old, a wife and a mother to two children. She has been battling breast cancer since 2016 and now has metastasis to brain, bones, liver and lung. She is trying her best to spend quality time with my family which is usually in their living room, watching TV and playing Nintendo.

The family’s refrigerator suddenly went out, so Stella’s Wish Foundation is sending a gift card to help with a replacement.

Brian Schroeder is suffering from stage 4 Gliomatosis Cerebri (a very rare and terminal form of brain cancer). Over the past few months, he has been declining quickly, suffering from multiple seizures, losing his ability to speak and swallow, his weakness is getting progressively worse, and his restlessness is increasing. This journey has been extremely difficult on his family (wife and 3 sons. The boys have had to watch their father go through more than any child should have to, and have stepped up to help with so many things with their father.

Brian’s wish is to watch his sons snowboard and/or surf. He unfortunately is unable to travel, as his condition has gotten worse, but he really enjoys watching his sons take part in these activities via Facetime. One of Brian’s favorite spots that he used to visit with the boys was the Kalahari in Wisconsin Dells, WI because it has a surfing simulator and is close to home. Last year, the boys were able to take a trip there and Facetime Brian while they were surfing. It was something that brought so much joy to Brian and the boys!

Brian’s dream of to watching his sons surf and snowboard again will come true.  Stella’s Wish Foundation is sending the family to the water park in Wisconsin Dells so that the boys can Facetime with their father will having fun.

Terry McNary was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer and he does not have much time left. His only child is a COVID nurse and have not been able to spend much time with him since Covid started because she is worried about getting him sick. They had a big family trip planed to Mexico, but that got canceled with Covid and some of the family members have lost their jobs and businesses so some could not go anyway.

The family would really like to take him somewhere before he dies as he has never traveled anywhere but to Nevada. His daughter has taken the next 6 weeks off of work to spend with him and to be his caretaker, as his wife has already passed.

Stella’s Wish will give the family $1000 toward travel expenses so that they can take Terry somewhere together.

Toni Palmer and her husband Ken went to college together and after he completed dental school, they were stationed in Camp LeJune, NC where he serve two years in the Navy (1980-1982 ).  Not knowing how toxic the camp was, Ken got cancer in 2004 and died in 2017. Toni got breast cancer in 2013. After  double mastectomy, chemotherapy, radiation and reconstructive surgery, she was clean of cancer till 2019.

In February of 2019 she was complaining of back pain, only to be misdiagnosed until November of 2019, when doctors detected Stage 4 Metastatic Breast cancer to the bone – incurable but treatable.

She was accepted into a clinical trial at Siteman in St. Louis  but her cancer progressed in May 2020 and she was taken out of the trial. She went back to her doctor in Springfield and is doing standard of care treatment. By September 2020 the chemo has reached a toxic level and the side effects could be aplastic anemia which causes bone marrow to stop making stem cells. Her doctor is working with Siteman to see if she can enter a 3rd tier study.

Toni’s lifelong friend also recently retired and the friends had hoped to travel for however long they can. However, Toni is too ill to travel so Stella’s Wish will send a care package and a gift card to help pay for dinner with family for Christmas.

Toni has a positive outlook on life and recently wrote:

“So I don’t know what happens next, but I know that God is bringing me from this last treatment and leading me to the next one.  My church is studying Colossians and the theme is Jesus is  Greater!!! And we all know He is Greater than anything cancer can throw at me.  All in God’s Time!!”

Brittany is 32 years old.  She loves her dogs and engaged to be married!  Brittany’s dream is to see all 50 states and her mother is trying to make it happen for her. She bought a 1999 Gulfstream and remodeled the interior.  Stella’s Wish is helping to make Brittany’s dream come true by sending $1000 in gift cards for tires and travel expenses so that they can get on the road in their RV.

Diane is battling stage IV cholangiocarcinoma and medical treatment has drained the family’s finances. Diane spent her 30-year career working for Social Services & remains beloved by those she supervised & close friends to those she worked with.  She also has also kept in touch with many from school she grew up with.  She is a very giving, encouraging, thoughtful person who has always given to others.  She is generous to a fault and a very loving person. She wished for a chance to visit Disney World, but is now under hospice care and unable to travel. Her family requested a fruit bouquet to cheer her up and Stella’s Wish Foundation has one on the way.