BENEFICIARIES

UVSC's Financial Assistance Program supports selected beneficiaries with their out-of-pocket cancer related costs. In doing so, UVSC provides a community to support and provide hope to these brave individuals and their families. Learn more about some of our current and past beneficiaries below.

Anonymous Female Cancer Fighter on Maui

Current Fighters

UVSC respects each individual's preferences regarding their privacy and confidentiality. We are incredibly grateful for their willingness to share their words and stories to offer hope to others, in whatever capacity they are comfortable with. During my cancer journey, the pandemic happened, my 25 year marriage ended and Maui Fire…

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Solomone

Current Fighters

Meet one of the UVSC's youngest warriors,  Solomone Lewis, from Kahuku, O'ahu. He is 3-years old and is the youngest of five siblings. Diagnosed in June 2023, Solo is bravely battling high-risk B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia having recently undergone chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy* infusion. Juggling steady employment and…

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Danilo

Current Fighters

"Aloha, my name is Danilo Aseo. I’m a 70 year-old immigrant (from the Philippines) that was diagnosed with small cell lung cancer at the end of last year. My wife and I have been in Hawaiʻi for over 10 years now. For the past 10 years, I worked in the…

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Eric

Current Fighters

Meet UVSC Beneficiary, Eric. He is a single father of two teenage boys and is bravely battling Stage 3 colon cancer. After his family lost their home in the devastating Lahaina fires, he and his sons relocated to Kahului, but he is unable to work due to his medical condition…

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Kosianjra

Current Fighters

Kosianjra is 18 years old and was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia in May 2023 as she was nearing completion of her senior year at Kamehameha Schools on Maui. Kosianjra was living with her mother, Tamara, and younger brother at the time. Shortly after that, the cost of rent was…

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Madoka

Current Fighters

My name is Madoka Franklin. I am a wife and mother of two beautiful children and live in Lanai. I love my family very much and a “beach day” with them is my favorite thing to do. My family went through medical issues in 2022 and I was their care…

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Iluminada

Current Fighters

Iluminada’s name means "illuminated" or "enlightenment" and she has been her family’s guiding light since day one. At the current age of 78, Iluminada is a mother to four children, a grandmother to nine grandchildren, and a great grandmother to a great grand-daughter. Affectionately known as "Mama," she was diagnosed…

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James

Current Fighters

James Clover Bitzer is a lively 3 year old and “smart as a whip” says his dad, Jason Bitzer, a 15-year Lifeguard veteran on Oahu. Jason and his wife, Roberta Bitzer, an environmental scientist who is also very active with non-profit organizations on Oahu, are now in the biggest rescue…

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