Embrace Emily was born in 2014 with one goal in mind: to help provide financial support to our friend Emily as she treated her metastatic breast cancer with alternative therapies not covered by traditional health insurance. Her “St. George Convention,” together with friends and family held a huge fundraiser to raise money to get her to the Herzog Clinic in Nidda, Germany. With that mission accomplished, we came together again in 2016 for another successful event to keep her momentum going. Emily managed her diagnosis from 2009-2017, all while building her own community of cancer warriors. Emily was passionate about reaching out to others enduring their own battle, offering her knowledge, her experiences, and her friendship.
Before Em passed in April of 2017, her best friend Ellen made her a promise to keep Embrace Emily going to keep her legacy alive. Embrace Emily became an official non-profit 501(c)(3) in April of 2018, with a mission to empower cancer warriors of our community by helping to offset costs associated with treatment.