00:03so i want to tell you guys about an organization that you're familiar with because we've had its
00:10president in the studio um a few times so it's the headstrong foundation yes yes we love them
00:18cheryl call laurie is doing an amazing job um and let me just tell you a little bit about it
00:23so
00:23headstrong foundation was created by nick calla laurie while he was battling non-hodgkin's
00:30lymphoma at just 19 years old oh my god so during his treatment he saw firsthand the financial
00:37and emotional challenges that families face that are affected by cancer and he envisioned an
00:44organization that would help ease those burdens wow so after he passed his mom cheryl committed
00:51herself to carrying forward nick's mission and she grew the headstrong foundation into a nationwide
00:57organization that has been supporting families all across the country for 20 years now amazing
01:04wow so there is a nick's house in philadelphia and there is a nick's house in boston because those
01:10are two medical hubs that people travel from so far right and you have to imagine if you've never been
01:15in this situation when you are dealing with an illness like cancer you're gonna go to the end
01:21of the earth to save your loved one right but that oftentimes means traveling a great distance in
01:27order to get the treatment that you need to save their lives which means taking time off of work
01:32now you don't have all the funds that you need and that's what nick's house allows you to do well
01:38like i said they currently have houses in philadelphia and in boston and for their 20th anniversary
01:44headstrong foundation is expanding its mission to north carolina with the establishment of nick's house
01:49village in durham what wow that's amazing news free housing for families traveling to the area for
01:59cancer treatment and it's uh it is amazing that 25 of the patients that are going to duke and unc
02:07which
02:07is right near where nick's village is um they're traveling more than 200 miles for treatment wow right so
02:14now they don't have to stay in a hotel right they can stay in this one of these beautiful homes
02:20with
02:21other families that are going through exactly what they're going through they get the emotional support
02:26that they need they get the financial support that they need um and it really is amazing so on our
02:32socials
02:33on the andy summer show facebook and um instagram stories you can click the amazon wish list that they have
02:43to help fill and stock these three beautiful homes in durham so that if god forbid anyone you know ever
02:51needs care there you know that they will be well taken care of it's bringing up good karma and listen
02:56we as andy mentioned this woman nick's mother is one of the most amazing people we've had a chance to
03:04meet with absolutely gives the greatest hugs by the way oh right you know what i mean and she's just
03:11the salt of the earth and for her to be carrying on her son's legacy yeah he created this vision
03:16at age
03:1719 oh so incredible yeah it really is so help them out it's gonna fill your soul i mean you
03:25know you can
03:26buy several items but you can just buy one item like every little thing makes a difference get them
03:32some nice bed sheets right you know what i mean it's that easy it is that easy yeah so you
03:36can just visit
03:37the andy summer show our socials it's up on our stories right now click the link and help them out
