We started the ‘Dylan Quick Foundation’ to honor and remember our son, Dylan, while supporting families fighting pediatric cancer.

Dylan endured an excruciating 5-year battle with Ewing's Sarcoma. After the first couple years, he began talking about ways to pay forward all the support and generosity he and our family received. Shortly after Dylan’s passing in January 2019, Gary and I decided a foundation in Dylan’s name would truly honor his wishes.

Having experienced childhood cancer first-hand, we understand just how incredibly stressful it is on families. If the diagnosis and fight aren’t tough enough, fighting cancer quickly drains a family’s resources. It truly takes a supportive community to keep fighting.

The first year Dylan was diagnosed, we survived on one income and the generosity of others. What costs so much, you ask?

• The endless and unexpected hospital stays
• Traveling to planned and unplanned doctor visits
• Traveling around the state (Greenville, Chapel Hill, and Raleigh) and throughout the east coast (Boston & New York) for treatments
• Eating out; as healthy as we could
• Hospital bills (tens of thousands of dollars)

While all of this is very stressful, the only concern you have is taking care of your child.

THIS is why we have started the ‘Dylan Quick Foundation’—we understand because we lived it.