This Thanks-Giving, in loving memory of Maureen, help us provide financial assistance to patients and families whose lives have been impacted by a devastating brain cancer or brain tumor diagnosis. Every $1,500 raised provides a financial lifeline for one patient or family in need, helping them make ends meet and, most importantly, stay focused on their fight.

"My husband was diagnosed with Glioblastoma, a form of brain cancer in February 2024. Needless to say, our bills began to rise as I had to retire from my job to care for my husband. His social worker reached out to me and told me about Mission4Maureen, a nonprofit organization which helps people who are experiencing financial difficulties. I applied and our family was Blessed with financial assistance which helped us tremendously. My husband and I had no knowledge of any organization such as this. I am also a cancer survivor. I really appreciate everything this organization has done for our family. If there is anything we can do to help Mission4Maureen, please reach out to us so we can pay it forward. May God continue to Bless Maureen’s legacy." - Review via greatnonprofits.org

In Memory of Maureen

It was the day before Thanksgiving of 2003.

Maureen, a young wife and mother, had prepared for the holiday trip to join extended family the next day. But that night she awakened with a severe migraine, and nothing she tried would relieve the pain. The accompanying nausea was so frightening, that her husband made the decision to take her to the hospital.

Maureen was diagnosed with glioblastoma multiforme. While most of the country strung their holiday lights, scribbled their gift lists and immersed themselves in annual Holiday planning, Maureen and her family discussed her grim diagnosis and its even grimmer implications.

The ensuing months were a roller-coaster ride of optimistic opportunities and devastating decisions. Maureen and her husband sought information about treatments and solutions at various clinics and hospitals that offered some slight hope. Her family and friends pooled their resources, tried to raise money, and did whatever they could to defray the skyrocketing costs of treatment.

No one, least of all Maureen herself, would concede defeat to this insidious interloper.

With the loving support of her family and her friends, Maureen battled this cancer for the next year and a half. On Good Friday of 2005, at age 34, Maureen lost her fight and yet another Holiday was marked by the progress of this young woman’s disease.

Yet, out of Maureen’s tragic tale came a new resolve by her family and her friends. Maureen had often acknowledged the support, both emotional and financial, of those close to her, by commenting that “no one can do everything, but everyone can do something.” She could not have guessed how that simple and heartfelt sentiment would fuel an on-going endeavor, in her name, to help others in similar situations.

Mission4Maureen was born out of the loss of a daughter, a sister, a wife and a friend, and its sole and single purpose is to provide support and assistance for victims – and their families – of brain cancer and brain tumors.

2024 M4M Thanks-Giving Day

Supporting patients and families financially impacted by the staggering costs of brain cancer and brain tumor treatment.

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