Imerman Angels was created on the belief that no one should have to face cancer alone and without the necessary support. At 26 years old, Jonny Imerman was diagnosed with testicular cancer and began his fight against the disease. Throughout his experience, Jonny was lucky enough to have loving support from his family and friends but had never met anyone his age who was a cancer survivor. He wanted to talk to someone just like him, someone who truly understood, and was intimately familiar with his experience. In short, he was looking for someone who had already faced the same type of cancer. This was the beginning of Jonny’s vision and in 2003, it became a reality when he founded Imerman Angels. Through their unique matching process, Imerman Angels partners anyone, any age, any gender, anywhere and any cancer type seeking support with someone just like them – a “Mentor Angel”. A Mentor Angel is a cancer survivor or caregiver who most importantly has faced the same type of cancer. Their service is absolutely free and helps anyone touched by any type of cancer, at any cancer stage level, at any age, living anywhere in the world. These one-on-one relationships give a cancer fighter or caregiver the chance to ask personal questions and get support from someone who has been there before. Mentor Angels can lend support and empathy and help cancer fighters and caregivers
navigate the system, determine their options, and create their own support systems. Frequently, caregivers experience feelings similar to those of the person facing cancer. Mentor Angels can relate while being sensitive to the experience and situation.
Team Imerman Angels is a group of individuals who participate in events including 5K’s, 10K’s, half marathons, and marathons to triathlons, cycling events to literally any type of event that they are interested in. Through these events,
participants increase awareness of Imerman Angels and raise much needed funds to enable Imerman Angels to provide its services to those impacted by cancer so that no one faces cancer on their own. For the past 4 years, Body Gears has been supporting Team Imerman Angels at the Chicago Marathon. This year we will also be there cheering on team members with our PTs providing much needed post-race services. If you’d like to show Team Imerman your support, donate today or stay tuned for next month’s newsletter where we’ll be announcing an exciting way you can get involved! Donation link: https://www.crowdrise.com/ TeamImermanAngels2018BankofAmericaChicagoMarathon
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