The Jared Tomich Halo of Hope Foundation is a non-profit organization devoted to impacting the quality of life for children and families faced with pediatric cancer and/or blood disorder illnesses. Jared started the Halo of Hope Foundation 7 years ago, after his first visit to the Circle of Friends Camp. This camp is a life-changing 6-day experience that allows the kids to be away from home, to have a break from the hospital, and to make lasting friendships with kids who are facing similar life-threatening situations. The Halo of Hope plan is to grow the foundation so that more children can attend these life-changing camps and the foundation can provide additional funds to assist families faced with pediatric cancer with their quality of life by fundraising, financial, educational and emotional support.
Kim Patterson
“The Halo of Hope Foundation offered me an opportunity to meet other cancer patients who knew exactly what I had been through.” Kim was diagnosed with Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (A.L.L.) at the age of 4. Her initial chemotherapy treatments lasted for 2 years. After living nearly 3 years as a healthy child, she relapsed at age 9 with Leukemia. Her course of treatment lasted
John Decker
On November 4, 2009, John was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (A.L.L.) at the age of 16. His treatment for cancer lasted approximately 3 years. In July of 2010, John went into septic shock and stopped receiving oxygen to his brain, which resulted in him being in a coma temporarily. When he came out of the coma, he spent months in the hospital due to
