By Jonah Czerwinskyj, Cancer Support Specialist
A few weeks ago I attended this year’s digital CancerCon as a representative for Imerman Angels (IA). I was a little apprehensive going into the event as I did not know if this virtual experience would allow for the intimacy of in person communication. In an age of constant […]
Cancer support hasn’t stopped. Imerman Angels is still here, committed to providing free one-on-one support to cancer fighters, survivors, previvors and caregivers each and every day. We feel so fortunate to be able to continue our services during this time.
This May, we’ve introduced the “We’re All Imerman” campaign to unify our community to ensure […]
Throughout the month of May we’re focusing on continuing our free services and ensuring the future of Imerman Angels. We need your help to continue making an impact on cancer fighters, survivors, previvors and caregivers.
Facebook fundraising and GoFundMe fundraising are great ways to spread the mission and gain support! Here are step-by-step videos with […]
With ever-changing safety protocols emerging as a response to COVID-19, people are trying to figure out how to adjust to social distancing. Social distancing is an important step we can all take to minimize our contact with other people in an effort to “flatten the curve,” or decrease the spread of COVID-19, especially to […]
Lydia Slaby lives her life by one self-written, very important mantra: when life hands you something that’s classically not welcome, like a cancer diagnosis, breakup, or something else unexpected and unpleasant, we have two choices: we can resist, or we can accept.
“There’s something remarkable and incredibly powerful about choosing to accept transformation in […]
My name is Mike Davidoff. This past month, I hit my twenty-three year anniversary of being a cancer survivor. I was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma when I was twenty-two years old and treated with chemotherapy at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City. As I have taken some time to reflect over the past […]
American Lung Association Announces New Mentorship Program with Imerman Angels
Partnership Will Provide Peer-to-Peer Support Services to the Lung Cancer Community
The American Lung Association announced a new partnership today with Imerman Angels that brings mentorship services to individuals impacted by lung cancer. Imerman Angels offers free one-on-one mentoring support by connecting cancer fighters, survivors, and caregivers with […]
By: Anika Arora
This year for Giving Tuesday, December 3rd, Imerman Angels is requesting volunteer Mentor Angels. Mentor Angels are cancer survivors or caregivers who are looking to provide comfort to someone else who has been impacted by cancer — someone just like them.
Alexis K., a Mentor Angel, says, “Being an Imerman Angels Mentor Angel […]
1. Why did you join Team Imerman Angels? Do you have a personal connection to Imerman Angels?
I joined Team Imerman Angels to help raise awareness and funds for such a wonderful organization! I am a caregiver Mentor Angel. I just started running 4 years ago and this is my second marathon! I started running […]
1. Why did you join Team Imerman Angels? Do you have a personal connection to Imerman Angels?
I joined for several reasons. A good friend of mine is battling colon cancer that is quickly spreading and it has shook her family to the core. My mother battled breast cancer two years before my diagnosis. This […]
