Stage 4 Breast Cancer Fight! We need your help! Help Us Turn a School Bus Into a Beacon of Hope! On a day we’ll never forget, our lives changed forever.

In May 2025, my wife, my best friend, and my soulmate, Jo Jo, was diagnosed with Stage 4 metastatic breast cancer. There was no early-stage diagnosis. No warning. From the very beginning, we were told she was facing the fight of her life. Those words changed everything.

Like so many couples, we had spent years talking about “someday.” Someday we’d retire. Someday we’d buy an RV. Someday we’d travel, make memories, and spend more time with our children and grandchildren.
  Then cancer reminded us that tomorrow isn’t promised.
 After chemotherapy, radiation, surgeries, countless doctor visits, and treatments that continue today, we made a decision:

We weren’t going to wait for someday anymore.
 Instead of letting cancer define our story, we’re determined to write a different ending—one filled with hope, purpose, and encouragement for others.

 Meet “Where’s Jo Jo? – The Pink Bus”
 What started as an idea quickly became a mission.

We purchased a retired school bus and are transforming it into “The Where’s Jo Jo - The Pink Bus” —a traveling home and awareness vehicle that will allow Jo Jo to safely travel while continuing treatment.
 Our goal is to spend 31 days traveling through Alabama, Georgia, and Florida, attending breast cancer awareness walks, races, fundraisers, and community events.
 Along the way, we’ll share Jo Jo’s story, encourage women to get screened (and men), support families walking this difficult road, and remind every person we meet that hope is stronger when it’s shared.
 This isn’t just about our journey.

It’s about every person whose life has been touched by breast cancer.
 Why We’re Asking for Help?? We purchased the bus using my retirement savings because we believed this mission was worth pursuing.

Now we’re in the middle of a 90-day bus conversion.

At the same time, cancer has dramatically changed our finances. Because of her illness, Jo Jo had to stop working, resulting in the loss of a significant portion of our household income and one of our best health insurance coverages. Changes at my job have added additional financial strain while we continue managing medical expenses and preparing the bus for the road.
 We’re not asking for luxury.

We’re just asking for the opportunity to make the most of the time we’ve been given. Your Gift Helps Us:

* Convert the school bus into a safe, comfortable RV for Jo Jo’s medical needs.
* Travel to breast cancer awareness events across Alabama, Georgia, and Florida.
* Share hope with patients, survivors, caregivers, and families.
* Encourage early detection through education and conversation.
* Inspire others to keep living fully, even in the middle of life’s hardest battles.
  Every donation—large or small—moves us one step closer to making this mission a reality.
 If You Can’t Donate…

Please consider sharing our story.

Sometimes a share reaches the one person who needs hope today—or the one person who can help make this journey possible.
 We’re Choosing Hope

We don’t know exactly what the future holds.

But we do know this:

We choose to spend our time together making memories instead of waiting.

We choose to encourage others instead of giving up.

We choose faith over fear.

We choose hope over despair.
 Thank you for believing in our mission, for praying for our family, and for helping us turn Where’s Jo Jo? – The Pink Bus into a traveling symbol of hope for families facing breast cancer.
 We hope you’ll join us on the journey.
 With gratitude, Jo Jo &amp; Fritz
 “Where’s Jo Jo – The Pink Bus”  The Journey begins

Michael Fritz

Dave Kovac

Theresa Jacobs

Dan Carter Dan Carter

Catherine Waggener

Valerie Gragg

Mary Jacob McKinley

Samir Jindal

Natalie Perkins

Michelle Thompson

Dana Henry

Joseph Fritzson

Carrie Gill

Sherry McCormick

Michele Hines

Michele Szymela

Lauranne Tomaszewski

Christy Jackson

Anonymous

Lauren Gough

Where’s Jo Jo? — The Pink Bus Journey

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Where’s Jo Jo? — The Pink Bus Journey

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