By June Mittelmark, Red Cross writer

“Hey, you, don’t tell me there’s no hope at all. Together we stand, divided we fall.” 

So goes the lyrics to “Hey You” by Pink Floyd from their 1979 double album, The Wall.  Those words also are sung by Echoes of Floyd, a New Hampshire based cover band that had one of its members, Geoffrey Williams, experiencing that feeling of hope after the home he shares with his partner, Melanie Barthel, and her son, Dante, went up in flames this May in the small town of Nelson, New Hampshire.

By Lafe Low, Red Cross writer

When a parent receives a critical diagnosis for their child, it is a life-changing event. That was certainly the case for Jessie Marunowski and her husband. 

“When our daughter was unexpectedly diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia, we were told she had two weeks to live unless we started her treatment immediately,” she says. “When you get handed that kind of news, you’re a train wreck.”

By June Mittelmark, Red Cross writer

Athlete. Strong. Vibrant. Dynamic. Survivor.

 By Sabrina Benedetti, Red Cross writer

“I was just floored and grateful. When you have a loss like that, you realize you don't get moments back. Having my sons there was a gift. That's truly what it felt like, a gift.”

By Jennifer Costa, Red Cross communications director