BH is a 55 year old single woman from Clinton with metastatic colon cancer. She was employed as a cafeteria worker but has been unable to work due to her pain and chemotherapy regimen. She has no disability benefits. She was struggling to meet her household expenses and STOMP stepped in to pay her rentRead more
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JB is a 53 year old man from Garner with Stage III colon cancer. He underwent surgical resection of his cancer and received radiation over the Summer and is now receiving chemotherapy. He worked as a precision machinist but has been unable to work since starting treatment. He had no disability benefits at work butRead more
LV is a 10 year old girl from Winterville with pinealblastoma (brain tumor). She has undergone brain surgery and multiple procedures, radiation, and is now receiving chemotherapy. The mother left her job and relocated to Durham to be close to her daughter but her father has remained in Winterville. Despite reasonable efforts the family hasRead more
AS is a 61 year old woman from Apex with Stage III lung cancer. Prior to being diagnosed, she was unemployed and on disability for a serious back injury that left her deformed. When she presented to her oncology office to start chemotherapy with radiation, she was noted to be homeless. STOMP was able toRead more
SR is a 58 year old woman from Garner with metastatic breast cancer. She was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer in 2003 and had to stop working due to the pain and lymphedema (swelling in her arm). Her doctor prescribed a lymphedema compression sleeve and glove to help control the pain and swelling and improveRead more
LR is a 64 year old woman with inflammatory breast cancer from Coats, NC. She underwent a radical mastectomy, chemotherapy, radiation, and has just begun Herceptin therapy. Both she and her husband are deaf. Her spouse recently lost is job and is actively looking for another one, however, they are behind in their household bills.Read more
MS is a 39 year old woman with metastatic breast cancer from Raleigh. Due to the intensity of her radiation treatments, she lost her job. While her social security benefits will being in January, she had no other financial resources available to pay her delinquent car payments. STOMP was able to assist by making herRead more
IC is a 59 year old female from Raleigh with breast cancer. She is currently undergoing radiation after completing chemotherapy. She is divorced and was previously disabled. She has a fixed income and was at a loss at how she was to pay her bills. STOMP was able to relieve some of her worries byRead more