(Lack of) Diversity on the Bone Marrow Registry
Every three minutes, a person is diagnosed with a blood cancer or blood disorder. This includes diseases like sickle cell anemia and multiple myeloma, which disproportionately affect the African-American community. For many patients suffering from blood cancers, a bone marrow transplant is the best chance for survival. Only 30% of patients are able to find…
Read MoreHelping Children Cope When A Sibling Has Blood Cancer
When a child is diagnosed with blood cancer, it can affect every member of the family. This is true for the child’s siblings, especially if they are young and do not fully understand the extent of what is happening around them. Parents and family members can support children through this difficult time by helping them…
Read MoreLord Baltimore Hotel Offering Housing to Coronavirus Patients
The Lord Baltimore Hotel has provided hospitality for the Baltimore community for over 92 years. Not even a global pandemic will stop them from their commitment to serving the community. The Hotel has partnered with the city of Baltimore and the University of Maryland Medical System to provide housing to coronavirus patients in need of…
Read MoreCOVID-19 Update
These past months have been a whirlwind for everyone and we hope you are doing well and staying healthy. With the serious situation that is COVID-19, There Goes My Hero has taken necessary steps to ensure the safety and well-being of our staff and volunteers, while also ensuring the continuation of our mission. We…
Read MoreCOVID-19 Causes Serious Decline of Potential Donors on Bone Marrow Registry
For Immediate Release April 30, 2020 Contact: Stephanie Cupp, Community Outreach Coordinator stephanie.cupp@theregoesmyhero.org COVID-19 CAUSES SERIOUS DECLINE OF POTENTIAL DONORS ON BONE MARROW REGISTRY [Baltimore, MD] April 30, 2020 – There Goes My Hero, a local nonprofit organization, is hosting virtual bone marrow registry drives to continue to recruit potential donors. During normal times, the…
Read More3 Personal Benefits of Volunteering
Most people’s first consideration when they volunteer is the good of other people. However, in addition to contributing time and effort to benefit others, many recent studies suggest that volunteering is extremely good for volunteers themselves. People who volunteer are regularly more happy, healthy, and report feeling more fulfilled. Volunteering is also an excellent way…
Read MoreHow To Support A Friend With Blood Cancer During COVID-19
During these changing times, it is important to stay connected with loved ones, especially those battling blood cancer. For many blood cancer patients undergoing treatment, self-isolation and social distancing is nothing new. Chemotherapy and bone marrow transplants leave blood cancer patients with compromised immune systems, which means they have to take extra precautions to avoid…
Read MoreHope in the Time of Corona
Greetings to There Goes My Hero’s volunteers, I’m glad to be able to give you some definite updates about the volunteer program in an indefinite time. We’ve been fortunate enough to have had some successful drives to start 2020, but ever since the COVID-19 outbreak, we have had to adapt to accomplish our mission remotely.…
Read MoreMeet the Alphas: There Goes My Hero’s New Partners for Color the Registry
There Goes My Hero is proud to announce our partnership with Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. and Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. to launch our Color the Registry initiative! For those who may not be familiar with the program, Color the Registry is our campaign to help ensure that minority blood cancer patients who require…
Read MoreWhen A Co-Worker Has Blood Cancer
When a co-worker is diagnosed with blood cancer, it is normal to feel the need to help out any way you can. But it can be difficult to determine the right way to support your co-worker during diagnosis and treatment. It is important for blood cancer patients to have a support system at home consisting…
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