Life Adventures
Helping young adult cancer patients to find adventure amidst treatment
The Life Adventures Program is a wish-granting experience that offers eligible young adult cancer patients the opportunity for a life-changing experience. Each adventure is tailored to the recipient and focuses on providing a unique and exciting experience, with the hope of creating memories that will be cherished forever. Our Life Adventures volunteer team carefully plans and executes each experience for eligible members.
Past Life Adventures
Katie’s Life Adventure: A Magic Dream Come True
Katie Asble fought Multiple Myeloma with bravery for four years. During treatment she faced with a roller coaster of crushing challenges including chemotherapy, procedures, horrific side effects, and eventual treatment failure. After being told that they had exhausted all treatment options, her family knew her remaining days were limited. With this news, Katie was…
Kelly’s Life Adventure: Seaside Escape
In October of 2010, Kelly Dillon experienced a violent seizure while she slept. Doctors quickly determined the cause: a brain tumor in the frontal lobe of her brain. Medical equipment in Panama, where was born and raised, was insufficient for the surgical procedure she needed so Kelly traveled to New York City to undergo surgery….
Justin’s Life Adventure: Cruise Celebration
After two stem cell transplants to treat Acute Myelogenous Leukemia and 8 years to complete his college degree, Justin was ready for a vacation. When asked what it meant to take this trip, Justin replied, “It meant I was done… time to celebrate”. This Live For Today Foundation sponsored cruise was just the life adventure…
Iyan’s Life Adventure: A Weekend to Remember
Some people are passionate and then there is Iyan. Iyan is a light-hearted and fun-loving 21-year-old who loves music, especially his favorite band, A Day to Remember. Originally from Puerto Rico, he moved to the Orlando to seek a better life where he began studying sound technology at Valencia College. Just after his 20th birthday,…
Tara’s Life Adventure: Hillsong United Experience
Meet Tara Richardson, a beautiful lady who is 30 years young! In October 2011, Tara was taken to the hospital after hitting her head in a car wreck. The CT was more telling than anyone expected – a mass. Shortly there after, she was diagnosed with Diffuse Astrocytoma, a malignant form of tumor made by…
Kathleen’s Life Adventure: Shhh…It’s A Surprise!
Sunshine. A smiley face. The color yellow. These are a few of the things that instantly come to mind when someone says “Kathleen.” That’s probably due to her immensely positive outlook on life and the fact that she creates an incessant stream of laughter wherever she goes. This can be exemplified by her account of…