Imerman Angels

🏃‍♀️ Meet Liz, a longtime Imerman Angels volunteer, Team IA runner and member of our Professionals Board since 2021!

Liz first ran the Chicago Marathon in 2014 while grieving the loss of her grandma, who passed away from lung cancer just two days before race day. Years later, she runs with Team IA in her memory and to help others find the connection she wishes her family had known about.

For Liz, volunteering with Imerman Angels has created meaningful friendships, community and a way to support others through experiences that can feel incredibly isolating.

“Your story matters, and there is someone out there who is ready to hear it.”

Thank you, Liz, for continuing to show up for our community and helping make sure no one faces cancer alone💙

Showing up for others💙

This August, Karen was back at Sentara sharing Imerman Angels with patients and families.

Karen has been an Imerman Angels Ambassador for years, and we’re so grateful for the time she continues to give to connect people with support when they need it most🪽

Thank you, Karen, for continuing to show up for our community!

Interested in volunteering with Imerman Angels? Learn more: https://imermanangels.org/get-involved/

The Imerman Angels Professionals Board is made up of passionate volunteers who bring their time, talent and connections to our mission.

They’re the people helping rally our community, support Team Imerman Angels, grow awareness and raise critical funds so more people impacted by cancer can find FREE one-on-one support.

Now, they’re gearing up for the 2026 Chicago Marathon and making sure our runners know they have a whole community behind them🪽

Join us for a free community event, Navigating Relationships After Cancer, where our moderator and panelists will share practical guidance and unique perspectives on topics like:

💬 Communicating with loved ones
🫂 Parenting through and beyond cancer
🤝 Navigating relationships with partners, family and friends
✨ Setting boundaries and adjusting to changing relationship dynamics

📅 Sept. 29 | 6-7pm CT | 7-8pm ET
Register today: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfYAwB3AGvDhZ6onBixhtl98Ye2nReYQZ3G8B_-UEzGVmtpHw/viewform

Some of the strongest communities start with people who simply choose to show up 💙

Meet Morgan and Parul, friends and co-chairs of our Professionals Board. Together, they’re helping grow awareness, rally their community and create more opportunities for people impacted by cancer to find support.

For Morgan, that connection is about “people showing up for each other” and making sure no one faces cancer alone💪

For Parul, one of her most meaningful moments came at ASCO, where she helped connect people directly to Mentor Angel support and stated that "It was a powerful reminder of the very real human impact of the work we do."

Through their friendship and their volunteer leadership, they’re helping make that kind of connection possible for more people every day. Thank you to Morgan and Parul🙌

💙 Partner Spotlight: Forever Captain Poodaman The Ahmad Butler Foundation

We're proud to partner with the Ahmad Butler Foundation, an organization dedicated to supporting children facing pediatric cancer and other life threatening childhood diseases, along with the families who love them.

Inspired by Ahmad "Captain Poodaman" Butler's dream to "help a lot of people," the Foundation has impacted more than 15,000 children and family members through compassionate support, educational resources and programs that bring comfort and hope during treatment.

Together, we're helping ensure that no child or family has to face cancer alone. Thank you, Ahmad Butler Foundation, for the incredible difference you're making every day✨

Friends pull away. Family goes quiet. Conversations suddenly feel different. And you’re left wondering… what happened?! That’s cancer ghosting 👻

Join Jennifer Garam, our Content & Engagement Specialist, for an honest Instagram LIVE about cancer ghosting, along with expert panelists:

✨Kayla Fulginiti, LCSW, OSW-C, Senior Director Elephant Magazine
✨Brooklyn Olumba , Breast Cancer Survivor & Advocate
✨JJ Singleton , AYA Colorectal Cancer Survivor and Advocate

We’ll talk about why people ghost, how to navigate the hurt and what you can do when relationships change during a cancer journey.

📅 September 16
⏰ 6pm CT | 7pm ET
📍 Instagram LIVE

Come listen. Ask questions💙

💙 "Having someone else like me, that's more than anything" - Yali, Mentee

When Yali was matched with a Mentor Angel who shared a similar journey, she found understanding, hope and the confidence to keep moving forward.

Now she's paying it forward by encouraging others to reach out for support because no one should have to face cancer alone.