Our lives can change in the blink of an eye. Sometimes we can see it coming and sometimes we are completely blindsided. No matter how “prepared” we are, it is never easy to say goodbye. We know we can’t make treatment, recovery, or the death of a child any easier. It is our hope that the help and support we can provide to families affected by leukemia will allow them to focus on their families, their sick child, their healthy children, or their grief instead.
It is the hope of the Foundation that we will be able to support researchers and organizations looking to find alternatives to the chemotherapy treatment Pegaspargase as well as other treatments for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL).
We will be looking for organizations, departments, and researchers to provide assistance each calendar year with the expectation that they are working on treatment plans or clinical trials to provide alternatives to treatments that leave the patient with no immune system and no ability to fight potential infections.
It is the intention of the Foundation to provide 3 Annual Scholarships honoring Jordyn Myers.
One will be awarded to a High School Student Athlete, one will be awarded to a female student who plans to study Engineering at a Higher Education Institution, and one will be awarded to a Childhood Cancer Survivor.
2020 Scholarship Winners are:
Kate Bleichrodt - Jordyn Myers Women in Engineering Scholarship $5,000 - The Ohio State University
Victor Shott - Jordyn Myers Student Athlete Scholarship $5,000 - The Ohio State University
Reyanna Putnam - Jordyn Myers Survivor Scholarship $5,000 - Johnson C. Smith University
Applications for 2021 scholarship will be posted February 17 - April 11 and will be awarded by May 1.
Watching your child fight cancer is one of the hardest things a parent will ever go through. Facing the time off of work, the recurring trips to the hospital or clinic, the mounting hospital bills, and the childcare arrangements for the other children can be daunting and overwhelming. You think it couldn't get much worse...
Then the visits stop and the empty room becomes the loudest thing in your house. Going to work or paying the bills begins to feel like an impossible task. The resources available once your child is gone seem to disappear alongside your hope that you will watch your child get well again. It is our intention to find ways to support families at this time when other resources become scarce.