My Nonprofit Reviews

When my wife of twenty three years (and mother of our five daughters) was diagnosed with colon cancer several years ago, I was well aware of the potential financial devistation that cancer can inflict on a family. Having been in the insurance business at the time, I actually sold cancer insurance to my clients. In my case, my own cancer insurance had lasped as a "luxury", so when my wife was diagnosed and started her ordeal, I knew that it was going to be a rough time. Losing half of the family income while my wife was going through surgeries and weekly chemo treatments, I also had a significant loss of income by taking time off from work to be with her, take her to appointments, meet with doctors and be home as much as possible. As her treatments continued and our personal expensescontinued to mount (both medical and non medical), the anxiety and reality of being unable to pay for essentials such as electricity, mortgage, food, etc was one more anxiety on top of the overall anxiety of hoping for my wife's recovery. I tried my best to insulate my children from our plight, but personally I knew we were in dire financial straights. It was at that time that I was blessed to have been introduced to Great Guys Group and their charitable help to familiy's like mine that were going through similar misfortune. After learning about my specific case; with little hesitation or fanfare, they provided much needed funds to help us overcome the financial burden that we faced. Those funds went directly to pay the bills that I was so afraid I could not pay. Without their help, I don't really know what we would have done. They literally were a God send and I am forever indebted to this organization. To Mika and Paul and those who run this charity, thank you so much for unselfishly helping those who are truly in need, at a time when the potential loss of a partner or parent is compounded by the financial trials that mediacl trauma brings. My wife and family and I will never forget your generosity. Thank you for what you do . . . .

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