Testimonials from Our Patient Families

My name is Monique Slaughter and my son Brian E. Cutler, Jr. was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia on March 19, 2009. Throughout my son’s chemo treatment, Embrace Kids has been very helpful to me, and I am grateful to God to have an organization like yours.

Thank you for all that Embrace Kids has done for my family.

-Monique Slaughter

My family has been part of Embrace Kids Foundation for two years. My son, then 7 years old, was diagnosed with Lymphoblastic Lymphoma in 2009.  Randi Glassman from Embrace Kids is one of the first faces I remember coming over to Johnny and our family at clinic and reassured us that we were going to get through this hard time. They have been there for Jonathan with such great support and have included him in so many programs like the Summer Sibling program and the RU 4 Kids program.&...Read more

After receiving the worst news we could ever imagine in May, 2010, watching our son suffer through painful procedures, being up for 24 hours and crying more than we ever have in our lives, we met Randi from Embrace Kids Foundation at the Bristol Myers Squibb Children’s Hospital at Robert Wood Johnson. She came into our son’s hospital room with a “bag of care” and a big smile. She actually gave us some hope that we wouldn’t be alone as we traveled down this unknow...Read more

Our son James, ‘affectionately called Jimmy’, is eight years old and has Sickle Cell Anemia. During one of his many hospital stays for a ‘Sickle pain crisis’, there was an Angel that appeared. This was an ‘earthly’ angel from Embrace Kids Foundation and her name was ‘Angel’. This was the start of a long lasting relationship between our family and Embrace Kids. We quickly became involved with the Foundation’s events such as the Heel to Heal...Read more

My daughter Emily had always been a part of the Rutgers/Embrace Kids’ Dance Marathon that helps children with cancer and other chronic diseases. Every year Emily’s dancing school would perform at the dance marathon. We never imagined that one day, our child, would be receiving support from Embrace Kids. However, that day ultimately arrived. In March of 2010 Emily was told, “You have cancer.” Her entire life leading up to that point was one of perfect health. ...Read more