Comments for Lisa Riggs, Psy.D.

Comment on Cancer Scholarships and Grants by Lisa

Lisa — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 16:24:42 +0000

Erica, There are many scholarships availaible. I think one of the best ways is to register with a search engine like fastweb (definitely, definitely use a separate e-mail) and fill out a profile completely. There will be a place to enter information about having a parent with cancer. The search engine will send you available scholarships.

I would then contact the Patient Advocate Foundation, link above- and they may have additional help.

Lastly you can try searching the specific name of the cancer your father has with the term scholarship and see if there are any specific scholarships available.

It does take some work, be methodical and just try each one. I honestly believe the money is out there but you need to be diligent. And when the scholarship offers come in- filling each one out can be a chore- but all the money adds up.

Take care.

Lisa Riggs

Comment on Cancer Scholarships and Grants by Erica DeJong

Erica DeJong — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 15:41:26 +0000

Having reviewed your scholarship information, I am writing to obtain some additional information. I am a second semester freshman at Macalester College. I am a student-athlete and have an elder sister who is graduating this spring from Pomona college in Neuro-science, and plans to work at the National Institute of Health for two years in cancer research to save money for medical school. My younger sister is a junior in high school and is actively researching college and scholarship opportunities so that she can help support her college cost.

My father was diagnosed with brain cancer when I was 16 years of age. He had surgery to resect massive tumors in his right and left frontal lobes and in his corpus collosum. An accomplished employee at Microsoft, he went through radiation and subsequent chemo-therapy protocols while continuing to work to support our family. This past summer, he had recurrent tumors appear on his frontal lobe, and facing surgery, lost his job at Microsoft. As a result, he actively pursued a new employment opportunity to help support our family and future educational needs. My parents had planned to save all stock options to pay for our college and post graduate work, but the stock was lost when my father had to leave employment at Microsoft.

My father is currently employed at World Vision. While his salary dropped to a fraction of his former, my mom- a former Speech Language Pathologist, went back to college to get her administrative credentials while raising three active and educationally driven daughters. Together, they work and take advantage of every opportunity to pay for our college and family expenses.

I am looking for scholarship opportunities for the 2010-11 school year. My father is on rigorous chemotherapy protocols, and faces life with great challenges. While I would not wish cancer on any family, we have been blessed with many silver linings and will continue to walk the journey holding the hands of each family member.
I look forward to obtaining information on the procedure of application and advice on this and other scholarship opportunities.

Thank You,
Erica DeJong

Comment on Cancer Scholarships and Grants by admin

admin — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 21:27:16 +0000

Terri, there are some scholarships out there for college students who have parents with cancer. I would recommend registering with a free scholarship search engine like fastweb.com. Set up a different e-mail account, you will get a lot of email. In the profile page there are options for each individual to fill out, one of them being whether they are a cancer survivor or child of a cancer survivor. Depending on the year he is likely to enter college, scholarships will be found based on his criteria.

Also, I would call the patient advocate foundation, they are helpful. Advocacy is time consuming. The links I posted on my site have been tested by many. Many Blessings, Lisa

Comment on Cancer Scholarships and Grants by terri arthur

terri arthur — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 18:44:14 +0000

I am a mom who has been battling osteosarcoma since oct. 2006. I have 2 children, Max 17 & Alex 14. I have been surviving against all odds. Traditional treatments have failed me and are no longer an option so I have been forced to fight on my own. Insurance has not covered treatments that have given relief from pain & kept me going. I have had to use whatever money including college money to finance my survival effort. I am disappointed that there is not a lot of support out there for parents living with cancer or I have not been able to find it. Can you help me find some assistance specific to college assistance for my son. I don’t want him to have to give up his dream just because I became ill. He’s as special young man & I want him to be able to live up to his potential. Thank you for your kind assistance.
With hope,
terri arthur

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Comment on Fish and Earthquakes by me

me — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 01:33:50 +0000

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Comment on You Can’t Talk to Me Like That by Tiff

Tiff — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 18:27:13 +0000

Hey! Loved your post.
The other day I was at D-Land, and I heard a parent say, “Are you deaf or just dumb?” to his child. Wow! Add that to the list of impossible quotations. I wanted to turn to him and say, “She’s not either, but you are certainly both!”

Good stuff here! Sorry it has taken me so long to take a look!