InVINCEable Foundation

There’s something powerful about hearing from someone who has been there.

Our recipient families have graciously shared their stories with us, and so many have told us how meaningful it was to connect with other parents and families who understood the experience. Not necessarily because they shared the same diagnosis, but because they understood the uncertainty, the fear, the long days, and all the moments that come with having a child with cancer.

That’s why we’re sharing their stories.

Because one family’s experience might be exactly what another family needs to hear. It might make someone feel less alone, help a friend or family member understand what they’re going through, or remind a parent that there are people who truly get it.

Take a few minutes to read the stories from some of the families we’ve had the privilege of supporting. And if one stays with you, please share it. You never know who might need to find it.

Read their stories through the link in our bio or visit beinvinceable.org/community

Behind every number on this graphic is a family, and behind every family is a story that looks a little different.
This year, because of people like you, 21 families facing childhood cancer have felt a little less alone, and more than $140,000 has gone straight to lightening the load they carry. For one family, that means covering the medical bills stacking up on the counter. For another, it’s the cost of getting to and from treatment: the gas, the parking, the nights in a hotel far from home. For another, it’s simply a little breathing room so a parent can focus on their child instead of a pile of paperwork.

No two families need exactly the same thing, and that’s the point. Every family’s situation is unique, so we meet them where they are and help where it’s needed most.

None of this happens without our community. Whether you gave, showed up, or shared our story, this is your impact too. Thank you for standing beside these families.

Want to help us keep going? Every gift, big or small, makes a real difference. Donate at beinvinceable.org 🎗️

We’re diving into a universal human experience that touches every single one of us at some point: how to truly support those walking through struggle, grief, and loss.

We all want to be there for the people we care about, but it’s easy to get stuck saying the same old, well-meaning platitudes. Today, we’re moving past the standard clichés and exploring how to have deeper, more meaningful conversations that actually offer comfort and connection.

In this episode, we explore:

🔹 Rethinking Invincibility: Why vulnerability and presence matter more than being “strong”
🔹 Ditching the Clichés: What to say (and what to avoid) when someone you love is hurting
🔹 The Art of Showing Up: Practical ways to offer deep, genuine support during times of struggle and loss

🎧 New episode of Wrestling With Cancer…and loving it! out now.

Does A Therapist Text? Wrestling With Cancer...and loving it! · Episode

Fifteen welcome packages going out to fifteen families who joined the InVINCEable community this year.

Tucked inside is a tee shirt, a Comfy, and copy of Cancer—Now What? None of it changes what these families are facing, but it’s a way of saying you are not alone in this, before anyone has to ask.

It’s been a meaningful start to the year, and a reminder that the heart of this work is, and always has been, the families themselves.

⛳ Hole Sponsors Needed!

Support Alec’s Angels Foundation while promoting your business at the 2nd Annual Golf Tournament.

Hole sponsorships are $150 and include recognition signage at a tee box during the event.

It’s a simple way to make a meaningful impact. 💛

Interested? Call Janelle: 570-470-9090

Event info:
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At ten years old, Alec was active, athletic, and rarely sat still. A football injury that would not heal turned out to be Ewing sarcoma, and the year that followed took his family three and a half hours from home for treatment in Philadelphia. Somewhere in the middle of it, the kindness of strangers stayed with him, and Alec told his parents he wanted to start a foundation of his own one day to help other families like theirs.

That idea is one his parents are carrying forward today.
Alec’s story holds a lot. The fear of waiting for answers, the year his family spent away from home for treatment, and the moments of normal life that meant everything. It is also a story about Janelle and Brent, and what they have learned about letting people help, leaning into their marriage when things got hard, and trusting their instincts as parents.

We are honored to share Alec’s story, and to walk beside the family who is carrying his vision forward.
Read more about Alec’s journey here: beinvinceable.org/community

Almost every parent who walks through this journey asks the same questions at some point.

What did we miss?
Was it something in our home, our water, our neighborhood?
Did I pass this down to my child?

The mind goes looking for a reason, because a reason would mean control and control would mean protection. But childhood cancer does not work that way.

The guilt you might feel is not evidence of any failure, it is evidence of how deeply you love your child. Those are not the same thing, even when it feels like they are.

You brought them to the doctors. You are here. You are advocating. That is what a good parent looks like.

If you are carrying guilt today, you don't have to carry it alone. This community has been where you are, and we're here for you now.

There is a reason Easter feels like hope. It always has.
And this year, more than ever, that matters. Because there are a lot of people out there who are not doing okay right now. Not really. And that's okay to admit.

There's a mom out there who has spent the last few months learning words she never wanted to know. Sitting in waiting rooms she never thought she'd be in. Trying to hold it together for her kid while she is barely holding it together herself. There's a dad driving home from an appointment just trying to figure out how to walk back through his front door and act like everything is fine. There are people reading this right now who have been carrying something so heavy for so long that they can't even remember what it felt like before.

That's real. And it deserves to be said out loud.

Here's the thing about hard seasons though...they lie to you. They make you feel like this is just how things are now. Like the weight you are carrying is permanent. Like hope is something that belongs to other people in easier circumstances.

It's not true.

Things change. Life has a way of shifting when you least expect it. Not always in the big dramatic ways you are hoping for, sometimes it's just a moment. A good day out of nowhere. Someone showing up at the right time. A piece of news that lets you breathe again. Small things that remind you the world is still capable of being good.

Those moments are out there for you too. That's not just something nice to say. It's the truth.

To everyone who is struggling this Easter, you are not as alone as you feel right now. There are people in your corner who you may not even know about yet. This community is full of them. People who have been where you are and made it through to a different season.

So take a breath this weekend. Just take a breath and give yourself some credit for still being here, still showing up for the people who need you.

The season is going to turn, it always does, and we are going to be right here with you.

Happy Easter all!