Recipients Updates

Sarah Oliveira

JAN '13 - Read Sarah's own account of daily life living with Epidermolysis Bullosa on another website.

Read her original profile on Shannon Daley Memorial Fund's website.


Hayley Filippini
DEC '12 - Hayley was diagnosed with pineoblastoma in February 2011. Pineoblastoma is an extremely rare inoperable brain tumor. Hayley underwent high-dose chemotherapy...

Taliah Gresham
DEC '12 - Taliah had surgery on both feet a year ago. She is not back on her feet walking quite yet, she is still getting therapy. She's a freshman in high school participating in drama club and art club...

Damien Giammarco
NOV '12 - Damien has had a long hard road since the last update. However we have found one more piece to the puzzle. Damien was diagnosed with Pituitary Dwarfism in October. After almost 2 years of trying...

Thomas May
SUMMER '12 - Thomas is doing great. Living with Spina Bifida is no walk in the park. The secondary conditions associated with this birth defect can be very challenging to monitor and deal with....

Finn Hannigan
NOV '11 - Finn had his (basically) final surgery this past Monday November 14th.  It had a few minor complications resulting in an overnight stay but otherwise he is finished with the removal of his birthmark...

Stephen Horvath
JUN '11 - We are so grateful for the help that we received from the Shannon Daley Memorial Fund. We can’t believe it’s been two years since we were recipients. In that two years, Stevie has made good progress...

Sydney Taborelli
JUN '11 - Sydney has continued to amaze her Doctors at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. She no longer needs the ventilator and was decannulated, having the trach removed permanently in March...

Calahan and Tyler Martin
JUN '11 - Our twin boys, Calahan and Tyler, were two of the lucky recipients of the 2010 Shannon Daly Fund. The Shannon Daley Fund has allowed us to purchase much needed equipment and...

Jacob Wittkop
FEB '11 - Jacob has made wonderful strides since we first became a part of the Shannon Daley family. Jacob has progressed from using a walker to using his Service dog Inca or his quad cane to walk...

Joey Delli Santi
FEB '11 - Joey is continuing to amaze all of us with his recent growth. Thanks to the help from the Shannon Daley Fund we are able to get Joey the help he desperately needed with speech and feeding and although he is still having...

George and Thomas
Jacobs
JUN '10 - We cannot thank the Shannon Daley Memorial Fund and its generous donors enough for the help they gave us. Although we eventually lost our home, we were spared the disruption until after the bulk of the medical crisis was over...

Erik Zimmerman
APR '10 - Erik is now a senior at Hunterdon Central High School. He will be graduating this June and has worked very hard to accomplish all of his goals. Erik has made the honor roll several times this year...



Andrew Greenbaum

JAN '10 - Andrew has made tremendous strides since last March. He was accepted to West Virginia University in April and started college in August...


Natalie Hong
NOV '09 - Natalie is a happy camper, enjoying life and spreading happiness to others...

Travis Clause
JAN '09 - Since Travis has been helped by the Shannon Daley Memorial Fund, he has made some wonderful progress...
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