There are names I don’t write often because once I do, it feels too real.
This year, the cancer community lost far too many of our own. Fighters. Friends. Mothers. Daughters. Sons. People who showed up for others even while their own bodies were failing them. People who knew this road intimately and still chose kindness, humor, honesty, and love.
Cancer doesn’t just take lives — it leaves ripples. Empty chairs. Quiet phones. Children who wake up to a different world than the one they had before. Partners trying to figure out how to breathe in a house that suddenly feels too big. Families grieving while still navigating treatments, appointments, and the weight of medical bills.
Today’s post is for them.
For the ones we’ve lost.
And for the ones still standing in the aftermath.
In Honor of Tammy Lieberman
This effort is being done in honor of Tammy Lieberman — a name that represents strength, compassion, and a heart that never stopped thinking about others, even when life was unimaginably hard.
Tammy mattered.
Her life mattered.
And her impact continues.
Every donation made through this blog post will be used to purchase Christmas items for families currently being affected by cancer, in Tammy’s honor. Not generic charity. Not vague promises. Real help — gifts for children, essentials for parents, and moments of normalcy during a season that can feel incredibly heavy when illness is part of the story.
How You Can Help
If you are able to donate, thank you — truly. Every single contribution matters.
👉 Donate via PayPal here:
All funds donated through PayPal from this post will go directly toward supporting families and children dealing with cancer this Christmas, in Tammy’s honor.
If you’d like to donate but can’t right now, sharing this post is just as meaningful.
If You or Someone You Love Is in Need
This space is also for those who need help.
If you or your family are currently affected by cancer and could use support this Christmas, please know you are welcome here.
Comment on this post or Email us directly with what your family is in need of (children’s gifts, household necessities, specific requests, etc.)
You will be added to the list. No questions. No judgment. You deserve care, especially now.
This Is What Community Looks Like
The cancer community understands loss in a way most people don’t — but we also understand showing up. We remember names. We hold space. We turn grief into action.
This is us saying:
You are not forgotten.
Your family is not invisible.
And the people we’ve lost are still shaping the way we love.
We carry them forward — in generosity, in remembrance, and in care for the families still fighting.
In Tammy’s honor.
Always.
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