Jeremy's Room

♥ March 30, 1986-March 22, 2007 ♥

In September 2006, Laurie and Linda, co-founders of A Room to Heal, were approached by a case worker from CompassionNet, a branch of Excellus. Linda knew Amelia because she was also the case manager for her son Eric, when he was going through his bone marrow transplant a year earlier. Amelia was very supportive of A Room to Heal, Inc. and felt that one of her clients would really benefit from the organization. The only concern was that he did not live in Broome County and he was 20 years old, both issues outside of the “guidelines” of A Room to Heal, Inc.
Jeremy was diagnosed with Hodgkins Lymphoma when he was 19 years old. He had two bone marrow transplants in Rochester and unfortunately, both were unsuccessful. Doctors fell that there are no more treatment options for him.
After careful consideration from the ARTH board and the fact that Excellus would be donating $3,000 for the completion of the room, the project was accepted. With Amelia’s advisement and request from the family, only two members of our organization went to work on the room. However, family and friends of Jeremy’s family all pitched in over one weekend, not only working on Jeremy’s room, but also cleaning and re-creating a comfortable environment throughout the entire home.
Over the course of a weekend, Jeremy’s room was transformed into a bedroom suite. It was cleaned from top to bottom. The walls were painted, carpeting put in, a new king-sized bed for Jeremy’s comfort, a sofa and comfortable chairs for visitors, serene lighting, a TV and DVD system… we even framed the sports car posters he so much loved. In addition, Jeremy’s bathroom got a total makeover by Amelia and other volunteers.

Jeremy was so grateful for his room and from that day forward moved back home. Sadly, we lost Jeremy in March of 2007.