Author: integritivity

Jeff has stage four cancer and wished for an autographed jersey from Kansas City Royals Manager, Mike Matheney.  Jeff received his wish from Mike on September 8th!

Dan Raynor has been diagnosed with small cell metastatic lung cancer and is currently receiving chemo. It’s also in bone, liver and a small spot on the brain. He has recently located his biological brother and met him! There are several other brothers and sisters that he would love to meet, but unfortunately they live in North Carolina.  He is 65 yrs old and has searched for them for twenty years. The week he found them was the week he and his wife were told of his cancer.

Dan’s wish is being granted to travel to North Carolina to meet his other siblings for the first time!

 

Naomi Alejandro is receiving weekly chemotherapy to battle metastatic stage 4 breast cancer. She was diagnosed with stage 4 in February of 2020, after being in remission from breast cancer for two years. She has a wonderful husband, who pastors their church and three children under age 14.

Naomi wished for some special time away with her family, away from doctors appointments, etc. They live within driving distance to Broken Bow, where they could spend some quiet time as a family in a cabin at the lake.

The foundation is granting Naomi’s wish and is sending the family on a road trip to Broken Bow, Oklahoma to stay three nights in a cabin by the lake.

Vicki Merkel has just been diagnosed stage IV-B Esophageal Cancer. The cancer has spread to her liver and her brain. She put her entire life on hold when her husband passed away and has spent her entire life giving up her dreams to ensure the happiness and well-being of her son, daughter, and grand-children.

Vicki’s wish is being granted to rent an RV and travel see the Smithsonian, national monuments, and down to the Grand Canyon.

Eugene ‘Alex’ Betz is a 20-year veteran of the Montana Army National Guard and he has been with the Montana Highway Patrol as a Trooper for 18 years. He has 2 amazing daughters and a stepson. He was diagnosed with Spindle Cell Sarcoma in his right thigh in December 2019. The tumor was extremely aggressive and he had his leg amputated in January 2020. The tumor had grown to the size of a softball in approximately 4-5 months. Less than a month after the amputation, he found out the cancer had metastasized in his lungs. He had 4 tumors and surgery was not an option. He received autoimmune treatment, but the tumors continued to grow. After 3 treatments, he found out the tumors had tripled in size. His doctor told him he had 4 months left of relatively “mobile” time left and then perhaps 2 months of pain and limited to no mobility.

Alex is an avid outdoorsman. His daughters have carried on in his footsteps and love camping, hiking, fishing, hunting, backpacking, etc. Alex has always wanted to take his daughters on an adventure to Alaska. He does not have the resources now to do that, but it is something he still wants to do. He wants to take his girls on one last epic adventure before he is no longer strong enough to do so.

Alex is an amazing human being. He volunteered his time for children with cancer at Camp Make A Dream in Montana. He became certified and used his personal raft to take kids, even some in wheelchairs, floating down the Missouri River. He also volunteered his time to the Montana Wounded Warrior Project. He brought veterans on hunting and fishing trips throughout the state of Montana. Alex has dedicated his life to helping others. He gave 20 years to his country and deployed to Iraq. He has served as a law enforcement officer for the past 18 years. He has volunteered for non-profits. He is also a single father of 2 amazing daughters and a son who adores him. He has run 1/2 marathons with them, taken them to climb the tallest mountains in Montana, takes them camping multiple times throughout the summer, even into the late fall in Montana. He spends every waking moment trying to find some way to give them lasting memories.

Alex’s cancer has progressed at an alarming rate. He had dinner with my family on Christmas and at that time he knew he had a tumor, but he did not know it was cancer. 7 months later, he just signed up for hospice.

Stella’s Wish Foundation is sending Alex on a road trip to Glacier National Park, where he feels comfortable traveling too, due to their low number of COVID cases.

James Cook’s wish for a fishing trip in Arkansas with family has been granted by Stella’s Wish Foundation.

Lisa Watkins was diagnosed as Stage 4 last April, just before her 13th wedding anniversary.  Since then everything has been one treatment after another.  Lisa wished to take a small trip to Chattanooga, Tennessee, 3 hours from their home, to spend time with her husband.

Stella’s Wish is helping them travel to Chattanooga for a short getaway.

 

 

Forrest Johnson, has been battling diffuse large B-cell lymphoma since the summer of 2018. Hospital staff say he has never complained and would give the shirt off of his back. The nurses, patient’s friends, and anyone around him are always commenting how positive he is. His cancer continues to progress, but this hasn’t hindered his spirits. He has one wish of being able to take his children (ages 14 and 15) and girlfriend to the beach. He says they have always talked about going to Tampa, Florida and he would give anything to make this happen. is wish is for family to go to Busch Gardens in Florida and he would be forever grateful.

Miriam Soto has been battling leukemia for over a year. Her favorite thing to do is watch wrestling and hopes that one of her favorite wrestlers might visit her in the hospital.  Stella’s Wish Foundation has arranged for Miriam to GO to an AEW Wrestling event in Kansas City, Missouri and possibly meet Chris Jericho, Kenny Omega, and Roman Reigns.

 

James Myer is having his wish granted to stay at a cabin at Norfolk Lake in Mountain View, Arkansas with family.