Our world is hurting right now. We’re all feeling the weight of this pandemic, striving to find a sense of normalcy amidst waves of uncertainty. Leaning on one another for support one moment but feeling alone the next. It’s heartbreaking – and it’s a reality the cancer community knows all too well.

A cancer diagnosis fully uproots a family’s life. They face crippling emotional, physical, and financial hardships as fear simultaneously creeps in. Isolation is a must to protect their immunocompromised loved one from germs. Unpaid bills pile up because work isn’t an option when you’re a full-time patient or caregiver. This lack of income then forces families to make dangerous decisions, such as paying for their mortgage or chemotherapy.

Now imagine being in those shoes, already facing a vicious downward spiral of unimaginable hardships, and then a pandemic hits.

Standing with cancer patients

These harsh realities are the stories we hear every day at Family Reach, and they’ve only intensified since the outbreak. More than raising critical funds to meet these deep needs, our team knew we needed to raise awareness for what the cancer community is experiencing right now.

And that’s how our We See You Campaign came to be! Inspired by our Manifesto, we created a butterfly graphic, symbolizing hope, to let cancer patients know they’re not alone. This graphic is part of a series that includes quotes from our families talking about the intensified hardships they’re facing during COVID-19.