{"id":2857,"date":"2025-02-19T14:15:27","date_gmt":"2025-02-19T14:15:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themeggsfoundation.org\/staging\/9891\/?page_id=2857"},"modified":"2025-02-19T14:16:04","modified_gmt":"2025-02-19T14:16:04","slug":"patient-stories","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/themeggsfoundation.org\/staging\/9891\/patient-stories\/","title":{"rendered":"Patient Stories"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2857\" class=\"elementor elementor-2857\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-070919c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"070919c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3032698 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3032698\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Patient Stories<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8fcb5a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8fcb5a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The cancer patients we help are the very reason for our existence.\u00a0 They are young adults in the Greater Charlotte area who have received the difficult news of a cancer diagnosis and are undergoing treatments.\u00a0 Here are some of their stories.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1f64d2 elementor-hidden-tablet e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a1f64d2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eebc5c8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"eebc5c8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbdbed4 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bbdbed4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d69de8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9d69de8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Antwon's Story<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01cce62 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"01cce62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW175240662 BCX0\">Antwon, a 38-year-old Sheriff\u2019s Dept. employee with four children was diagnosed with Hodgkin Lymphoma, Nodular Lymphocyte. He underwent <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW175240662 BCX0\">chemotherapy followed by a stem cell transplant which forced him to take an extended leave of absence. The Meggs Foundation helped with housing assistance for six months. <br \/><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26db784 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"26db784\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/themeggsfoundation.org\/staging\/9891\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Antwon-Pic-1-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2435 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/themeggsfoundation.org\/staging\/9891\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Antwon-Pic-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/themeggsfoundation.org\/staging\/9891\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Antwon-Pic-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/themeggsfoundation.org\/staging\/9891\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Antwon-Pic-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/themeggsfoundation.org\/staging\/9891\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Antwon-Pic-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/themeggsfoundation.org\/staging\/9891\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Antwon-Pic-1.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/themeggsfoundation.org\/staging\/9891\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Antwon-Pic-1-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2435 lazyload\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/themeggsfoundation.org\/staging\/9891\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Antwon-Pic-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/themeggsfoundation.org\/staging\/9891\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Antwon-Pic-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/themeggsfoundation.org\/staging\/9891\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Antwon-Pic-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/themeggsfoundation.org\/staging\/9891\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Antwon-Pic-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/themeggsfoundation.org\/staging\/9891\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Antwon-Pic-1.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bae324c e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bae324c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54c9daa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"54c9daa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Moffatt's Story<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa37a43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fa37a43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Moffatt, a 37-year-old wife and mother of one was diagnosed with Stage 3 Ductal Carcinoma. She underwent a bi-lateral mastectomy, chemotherapy and radiation that required her to take a six-month leave of absence from her job at a financial services company. A grant from the Meggs Foundation helped her family pay some of their bills. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b52c48 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5b52c48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/themeggsfoundation.org\/staging\/9891\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Moffait-BW-1-1024x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1937 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/themeggsfoundation.org\/staging\/9891\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Moffait-BW-1-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/themeggsfoundation.org\/staging\/9891\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Moffait-BW-1-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/themeggsfoundation.org\/staging\/9891\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Moffait-BW-1-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/themeggsfoundation.org\/staging\/9891\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Moffait-BW-1-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/themeggsfoundation.org\/staging\/9891\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Moffait-BW-1-1536x1536.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/themeggsfoundation.org\/staging\/9891\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Moffait-BW-1-2048x2048.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/themeggsfoundation.org\/staging\/9891\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Moffait-BW-1-1024x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1937 lazyload\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/themeggsfoundation.org\/staging\/9891\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Moffait-BW-1-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/themeggsfoundation.org\/staging\/9891\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Moffait-BW-1-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/themeggsfoundation.org\/staging\/9891\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Moffait-BW-1-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/themeggsfoundation.org\/staging\/9891\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Moffait-BW-1-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/themeggsfoundation.org\/staging\/9891\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Moffait-BW-1-1536x1536.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/themeggsfoundation.org\/staging\/9891\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Moffait-BW-1-2048x2048.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a8cc9c e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7a8cc9c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-deeb043 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"deeb043\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Chantia's Story<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4946db6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4946db6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-content content-body mb-10\"><p>Chantia, a CMS assistant teacher and mother of two daughters, was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia and began undergoing a series of chemotherapy treatments. A grant from the Meggs Foundation helped her with mounting bills, taking away a great deal of stress during her healing.\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c540e36 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c540e36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/themeggsfoundation.org\/staging\/9891\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Chantia-BW-1.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1936 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/themeggsfoundation.org\/staging\/9891\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Chantia-BW-1.jpeg 992w, https:\/\/themeggsfoundation.org\/staging\/9891\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Chantia-BW-1-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/themeggsfoundation.org\/staging\/9891\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Chantia-BW-1-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/themeggsfoundation.org\/staging\/9891\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Chantia-BW-1-768x768.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/themeggsfoundation.org\/staging\/9891\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Chantia-BW-1.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1936 lazyload\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/themeggsfoundation.org\/staging\/9891\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Chantia-BW-1.jpeg 992w, https:\/\/themeggsfoundation.org\/staging\/9891\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Chantia-BW-1-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/themeggsfoundation.org\/staging\/9891\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Chantia-BW-1-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/themeggsfoundation.org\/staging\/9891\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Chantia-BW-1-768x768.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ff586d e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3ff586d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46be67c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"46be67c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tejas' Story<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b5a093 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9b5a093\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-content content-body mb-10\"><p>A technology worker and single dad with a 10-year-old son, Tejas was diagnosed with Stage 4 colon cancer and began undergoing bi-weekly chemo treatments and was unable to work<em>. <\/em>The financial assistance he received from the Meggs Foundation helped him stay focused on fighting cancer rather than mounting bills. <\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37d81dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"37d81dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"724\" height=\"724\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/themeggsfoundation.org\/staging\/9891\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Tejas-1.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1938 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/themeggsfoundation.org\/staging\/9891\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Tejas-1.jpeg 724w, https:\/\/themeggsfoundation.org\/staging\/9891\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Tejas-1-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/themeggsfoundation.org\/staging\/9891\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Tejas-1-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"724\" height=\"724\" src=\"https:\/\/themeggsfoundation.org\/staging\/9891\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Tejas-1.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1938 lazyload\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/themeggsfoundation.org\/staging\/9891\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Tejas-1.jpeg 724w, https:\/\/themeggsfoundation.org\/staging\/9891\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Tejas-1-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/themeggsfoundation.org\/staging\/9891\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Tejas-1-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f790ac6 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f790ac6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e07da45 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e07da45\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f338083 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f338083\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0407a30 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0407a30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Moffatt's Story<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0875c96 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0875c96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Moffatt, a 37-year-old wife and mother of one was diagnosed with Stage 3 Ductal Carcinoma. She underwent a bi-lateral mastectomy, chemotherapy and radiation that required her to take a six-month leave of absence from her job at a financial services company. A grant from the Meggs Foundation helped her family pay some of their bills. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80d6e49 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"80d6e49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/themeggsfoundation.org\/staging\/9891\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Moffait-BW-1-1024x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1937 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/themeggsfoundation.org\/staging\/9891\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Moffait-BW-1-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/themeggsfoundation.org\/staging\/9891\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Moffait-BW-1-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/themeggsfoundation.org\/staging\/9891\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Moffait-BW-1-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/themeggsfoundation.org\/staging\/9891\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Moffait-BW-1-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/themeggsfoundation.org\/staging\/9891\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Moffait-BW-1-1536x1536.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/themeggsfoundation.org\/staging\/9891\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Moffait-BW-1-2048x2048.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/themeggsfoundation.org\/staging\/9891\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Moffait-BW-1-1024x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1937 lazyload\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/themeggsfoundation.org\/staging\/9891\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Moffait-BW-1-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/themeggsfoundation.org\/staging\/9891\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Moffait-BW-1-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/themeggsfoundation.org\/staging\/9891\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Moffait-BW-1-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/themeggsfoundation.org\/staging\/9891\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Moffait-BW-1-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/themeggsfoundation.org\/staging\/9891\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Moffait-BW-1-1536x1536.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/themeggsfoundation.org\/staging\/9891\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Moffait-BW-1-2048x2048.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c386135 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c386135\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b984c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8b984c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Chantia's Story<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-372c99c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"372c99c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-content content-body mb-10\"><p>Chantia, a CMS assistant teacher and mother of two daughters, was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia and began undergoing a series of chemotherapy treatments. A grant from the Meggs Foundation helped her with mounting bills, taking away a great deal of stress during her healing.\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d392978 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d392978\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/themeggsfoundation.org\/staging\/9891\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Chantia-BW-1.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1936 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/themeggsfoundation.org\/staging\/9891\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Chantia-BW-1.jpeg 992w, https:\/\/themeggsfoundation.org\/staging\/9891\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Chantia-BW-1-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/themeggsfoundation.org\/staging\/9891\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Chantia-BW-1-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/themeggsfoundation.org\/staging\/9891\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Chantia-BW-1-768x768.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/themeggsfoundation.org\/staging\/9891\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Chantia-BW-1.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1936 lazyload\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/themeggsfoundation.org\/staging\/9891\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Chantia-BW-1.jpeg 992w, https:\/\/themeggsfoundation.org\/staging\/9891\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Chantia-BW-1-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/themeggsfoundation.org\/staging\/9891\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Chantia-BW-1-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/themeggsfoundation.org\/staging\/9891\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Chantia-BW-1-768x768.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9e11f9 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e9e11f9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d311cc2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d311cc2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8889ab2 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8889ab2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e1516d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4e1516d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tejas' Story<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba61145 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ba61145\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-content content-body mb-10\"><p>A technology worker and single dad with a 10-year-old son, Tejas was diagnosed with Stage 4 colon cancer and began undergoing bi-weekly chemo treatments and was unable to work<em>. <\/em>The financial assistance he received from the Meggs Foundation helped him stay focused on fighting cancer rather than mounting bills. <\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5094be elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d5094be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"724\" height=\"724\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/themeggsfoundation.org\/staging\/9891\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Tejas-1.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1938 lazyload\" alt=\"\" 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\/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82aff0e e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"82aff0e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c006fab elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c006fab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Antwon's Story<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4e9cd2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c4e9cd2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW175240662 BCX0\">Antwon, a 38-year-old Sheriff\u2019s Dept. employee with four children was diagnosed with Hodgkin Lymphoma, Nodular Lymphocyte. He underwent <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW175240662 BCX0\">chemotherapy followed by a stem cell transplant which forced him to take an extended leave of absence. The Meggs Foundation helped with housing assistance for six months. <br \/><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a49d2a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a49d2a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/themeggsfoundation.org\/staging\/9891\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Antwon-Pic-1-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2435 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/themeggsfoundation.org\/staging\/9891\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Antwon-Pic-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/themeggsfoundation.org\/staging\/9891\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Antwon-Pic-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/themeggsfoundation.org\/staging\/9891\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Antwon-Pic-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/themeggsfoundation.org\/staging\/9891\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Antwon-Pic-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/themeggsfoundation.org\/staging\/9891\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Antwon-Pic-1.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/themeggsfoundation.org\/staging\/9891\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Antwon-Pic-1-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2435 lazyload\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/themeggsfoundation.org\/staging\/9891\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Antwon-Pic-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/themeggsfoundation.org\/staging\/9891\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Antwon-Pic-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/themeggsfoundation.org\/staging\/9891\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Antwon-Pic-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/themeggsfoundation.org\/staging\/9891\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Antwon-Pic-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/themeggsfoundation.org\/staging\/9891\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Antwon-Pic-1.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1463cae e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1463cae\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfc2872 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dfc2872\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b873f10 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b873f10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>These stories represent just a few of the many young adults fighting cancer that the <strong>Meggs Foundation<\/strong> has been able to help with emergency financial assistance. For them, it often means the difference between losing a home or accumulating overwhelming and even insurmountable debt. The many letters of gratitude and appreciation we continue to receive let us know that our mission is vital to the Charlotte area community and that we are indeed fulfilling a worthwhile purpose.\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Won&#8217;t you help by making a generous donation today?<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f1ee38 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"9f1ee38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/themeggsfoundation.org\/staging\/9891\/donate\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Make a Donation<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Patient Stories The cancer patients we help are the very reason for our existence.\u00a0 They are young adults in the Greater Charlotte area who have received the difficult news of a cancer diagnosis and are undergoing treatments.\u00a0 Here are some of their stories. Antwon&#8217;s Story Antwon, a 38-year-old Sheriff\u2019s Dept. employee with four children was [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"give_campaign_id":0,"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2857","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"campaignId":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/themeggsfoundation.org\/staging\/9891\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2857","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/themeggsfoundation.org\/staging\/9891\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/themeggsfoundation.org\/staging\/9891\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/themeggsfoundation.org\/staging\/9891\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/themeggsfoundation.org\/staging\/9891\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2857"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/themeggsfoundation.org\/staging\/9891\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2857\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2861,"href":"https:\/\/themeggsfoundation.org\/staging\/9891\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2857\/revisions\/2861"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/themeggsfoundation.org\/staging\/9891\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2857"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}