When I took my 14-year-old daughter, Emma, to the hospital back in February, I knew something was wrong. She had come home from school and called me to say her leg hurt and her ankle was swollen. I thought she had pulled a muscle. When I got home, her calf was rock hard. We rushed […]

Dear Friends,  The Jay’s HOPE staff and our Board of Directors would like to let our supporters know how we are responding to the coronavirus (COVID-19). As an organization that works closely with some of the most vulnerable in our society, we are taking our responsibility to help slow the spread of this virus very […]

My son, Michael, was diagnosed with osteosarcoma in December 2017 during his freshman year of high school. Within two weeks he was beginning chemotherapy, and in April 2018 he underwent surgery. He had limb salvage surgery to remove the tumor, along with a portion of his leg, which was replaced with a metal rod. Then he returned to […]

By Resa, Will’s Mother I am thankful and blessed to be called “Mom” by two amazing boys. God gave me my first child, Chandler, in 1999. He is 19 now. My youngest son, Will, was born in October 2006. But Mother’s Day is bittersweet for me. When Will was 6 months old, on Mother’s Day […]

At Jay’s HOPE, many of our mothers bear a heavy load when it comes to their children’s treatment, clinic visits, hospital stays, and other matters of care. Jay’s HOPE founder and executive director Cindy Gaskins decided to offer a special monthly event just for them. “For over a year,” she said, “I have felt God […]

At Christmas in 2003, I was hundreds of miles from home, living in a makeshift apartment at St. Jude, with a newborn baby and a two-year-old who was battling cancer. My husband was back at home, trying to keep life as normal as possible for our five-year-old daughter.It was hard to get into the holiday […]

Tuesday was a long, hard day. Watching an innocent 12-year-old boy face the reality of losing his leg unraveled me. He was scared, he wasn’t ready, and he just wanted to go home. Then there was his sweet momma, my precious sister in Christ. She has already buried one child after a horrific accident, and […]

For many families, September means getting back into the swing of things with school, sports, and other activities. But for our Jay’s HOPE families, this is another month of medicine, treatments, and prayers for their child. Let’s show them they are not alone! Looking for a way to stand beside our families this September and […]

As we enter into the summer season, many of you are planning vacations with family and friends, trips to the pool, and week-long camps and Bible schools.  Unfortunately for our Jay’s HOPE families, summer fun can be hard to come by. Their days will be filled with endless doctor appointments, countless treatments, and overnight stays […]

Savannah has a fun, quirky style, a dry sense of humor, and a love of anime art. She enjoys spending time with her friends. In fact, during her recent hospital stay in Atlanta, she was surrounded by a group of friends who came to visit and keep her spirits high. In 2015, Savannah’s pediatrician was […]