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Many of you have asked how to best support Sean, Colin and Yvonne's mom, Jane and their family. After talking to Sean a GoFundMe made the most sense because of the financial stress they've experienced over the last several years. As they start to navigate life without Yvonne, having financial stability would be a huge stress relief. We also have a link below for the Amazing Grace Foundation that you could contribute to as well which was Yvonne's passion.
Yvonne, her husband and their 9 year old son were hiking on Sunday September 29th, 2019 when they noticed Yvonne looked like she was having a stroke. She lost movement of the right side of her body and she couldn’t speak. Her husband, Sean, called 911 from the mountain top and they took her by helicopter to Mission Hospital thinking she was having a stroke. They quickly realized she was suffering from multiple seizures from a result of a brain tumor that sitting on the left side of her brain. After the tumor was removed they received the unthinkable news that it was an aggressive form of brain cancer. This was especially devastating because they lost their daughter, Grace, almost four years ago to an aggressive form of cancer called Osteosarcoma. Grace battled this for almost 22 months before passing away at the age of 14. After a long battle, Yvonne was called home to be with our Lord and reunited with Gracie on May 17th, 2022.
Yvonne has dedicated her life to cancer, an irony that is gut-wrenching. She was a single mom when Gracie was born, and while still in the hospital recovering from her birth, she was accepted into a CT program. She cared for Grace, went to school full-time, and put in her clinical hours for two years. She then worked at Gaston Memorial Hospital doing CT scans, which is where she met her wonderful husband, Sean. She scanned him for a shoulder injury and they both were instantly head over heels for each other! They married in 2006 and welcomed their son, Colin, in 2010. They were a happy family of four! Yvonne started working in Oncology doing CT scans soon after, up until Gracie's devastating diagnosis in 2014. Yvonne had to stop working and focus her time on caring for Gracie. Sean was able to continue working (thankfully he worked for a wonderful company that allowed him a lot of flexibility during this time). Gracie fought the hard fight for 22 months before going to heaven to be with the Lord. After Gracie's passing, Yvonne felt called to go into Radiation Therapy. She followed her calling, applied, and was accepted!
After graduating from Radiation Therapy school in May of 2017 their family moved to Irvine, CA for a fresh start. She worked at Mission Hospital before joining the HOAG family in 2019. Yvonne literally helped her patients beat cancer EVERYDAY until her own cancer diagnosis. Yvonne was passionate about cancer and specifically pediatric cancer. In honor of Grace, Yvonne and her family started a non-profit: The Amazing Grace Foundation, https://www.theamazinggracefoundation.org/ to raise money for families fighting a pediatric Oncology diagnosis- all donations go directly to families in need and research.
Yvonne, her husband and their 9 year old son were hiking on Sunday September 29th, 2019 when they noticed Yvonne looked like she was having a stroke. She lost movement of the right side of her body and she couldn’t speak. Her husband, Sean, called 911 from the mountain top and they took her by helicopter to Mission Hospital thinking she was having a stroke. They quickly realized she was suffering from multiple seizures from a result of a brain tumor that sitting on the left side of her brain. After the tumor was removed they received the unthinkable news that it was an aggressive form of brain cancer. This was especially devastating because they lost their daughter, Grace, almost four years ago to an aggressive form of cancer called Osteosarcoma. Grace battled this for almost 22 months before passing away at the age of 14. After a long battle, Yvonne was called home to be with our Lord and reunited with Gracie on May 17th, 2022.
Yvonne has dedicated her life to cancer, an irony that is gut-wrenching. She was a single mom when Gracie was born, and while still in the hospital recovering from her birth, she was accepted into a CT program. She cared for Grace, went to school full-time, and put in her clinical hours for two years. She then worked at Gaston Memorial Hospital doing CT scans, which is where she met her wonderful husband, Sean. She scanned him for a shoulder injury and they both were instantly head over heels for each other! They married in 2006 and welcomed their son, Colin, in 2010. They were a happy family of four! Yvonne started working in Oncology doing CT scans soon after, up until Gracie's devastating diagnosis in 2014. Yvonne had to stop working and focus her time on caring for Gracie. Sean was able to continue working (thankfully he worked for a wonderful company that allowed him a lot of flexibility during this time). Gracie fought the hard fight for 22 months before going to heaven to be with the Lord. After Gracie's passing, Yvonne felt called to go into Radiation Therapy. She followed her calling, applied, and was accepted!
After graduating from Radiation Therapy school in May of 2017 their family moved to Irvine, CA for a fresh start. She worked at Mission Hospital before joining the HOAG family in 2019. Yvonne literally helped her patients beat cancer EVERYDAY until her own cancer diagnosis. Yvonne was passionate about cancer and specifically pediatric cancer. In honor of Grace, Yvonne and her family started a non-profit: The Amazing Grace Foundation, https://www.theamazinggracefoundation.org/ to raise money for families fighting a pediatric Oncology diagnosis- all donations go directly to families in need and research.
Organizer and beneficiary
Samantha McKay Baumgardner
Organizer
Huntersville, NC
Sean Nagle
Beneficiary