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The Payton Wright Foundation Financial Assistance Program is to help parents of children with pediatric brain/spinal cord cancer by easing their financial burdens so that they can keep their focus where it matters most, on their child.
The Payton Wright Foundation Financial Assistance Program is to help parents of children with pediatric brain/spinal cord cancer by easing their financial burdens so that they can keep their focus where it matters most, on their child.
What it takes!
A child's cancer diagnosis is a source of parental distress and results in an altered life situation for the family. The child usually requires weekly or daily treatments such as chemotherapy, radiation/proton therapy, PT/OT/SLP therapies, etc. Often the hospital is not close to the family's home, which causes challenges with transportation and work obligations. Parents need to take time from work, reduce working hours, or give up paid work to care for their child.
Without that income, families struggle to pay their household bills while being at the hospital. The Payton Wright Foundation works to help ease this burden on families so they can keep their focus on their sick child. Cancer does not discriminate against age, race, or socioeconomic status.
Mikah's Story: Mikah is a kind, quiet 13 year old boy who was diagnosed with brain cancer in 2018. His treatments included 2 partial resection of the brain mass and participating in experimental drug therapies (3-5 times a month) over the last 4 years. In light of this life-threatening, complex, and lengthy treatment plan, Mikah's family has struggled to balance the household financial needs with the demands of his medical care. The Payton Wright Foundation's repeated assistance over the last several years has provided them a lifeline when they needed it most.