James P. Allison of the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center and Tasuku Honjo of Kyoto University were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their research in cancer immunotherapy. Immunotherapy uses the own body’s immune system to help fight cancer. Autologous stem cell transplants, where a patient’s own cells reboots the…

Join us for happy hour at Mt. Vernon Marketplace! Thursday, September 27 from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. This Blood Cancer Awareness Month, join us for happy hour, where proceeds will benefit blood cancer patients and their families. Vendors at the Marketplace (including The Local Oyster, TAPS Fill Station, Pinch, Between Two Buns, Cultured, Edible…

There Goes My Hero is excited to announce a new event for this fall…. The business-casual evening will feature tastings from local food vendors and restaurants paired with select beers, wines, and bourbons. Enjoy a signature cocktail as you network on the main floor, or come upstairs to the VIP lounge, where we’ll be offering…

This summer, our founder Erik Sauer was able to travel to Germany with his family to attend the wedding of Isabel, his bone marrow donor. This got us thinking about great donor-patient meetings we’ve read about over this summer, and the complete strangers who are willing to save the life of someone they’ve never met.…

About us: There Goes My Hero is a 501(c)-3 nonprofit with a mission to restore hope to blood cancer patients and their families by registering bone marrow donors, funding nutritious meals, and supporting blood cancer research. We are a small organization of dedicated professionals and volunteers that has a large impact on the blood cancer…

There Goes My Hero is excited to announce that the Bob Bell Automotive 1st Annual Charity Golf Tournament will be held on September 10, 2018. Here is a letter from Bird Bell Bishop, announcing the start of a wonderful partnership: Dear Friend of Bob Bell Automotive, It’s hard to believe that my father, Bob Bell,…

Thank you to everyone who helped make our 10th Annual Polo Match and Family Outing a huge success! Check out photos from our awesome event below.

There Goes My Hero Foundation Receives 24 Foundation Grant [Baltmore, MD] June 11, 2018 – Baltimore-based There Goes My Hero Foundation has received a $6,000 grant from the 24 Foundation to support the Feed a Hero Program. Each year, There Goes My Hero funds nutritious meals to blood cancer patients and the families in Baltimore…

I recently wrote an article for OZY about a new study that suggests acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) patients under the age of 40 have better survival outcomes when they are treated with pediatric regimens, and even when they are treated at pediatric cancer centers. As a young adult leukemia survivor, I know that many adolescent…

It’s Nurse Appreciation Week! At There Goes My Hero, we know that nurses are a vital part of the team when you’re going through treatment for any type of cancer. Many of our board members and staff have personal experiences with cancer, so we asked them for stories about why nurses are so special. Here are…