Everyone Battling Cancer Deserves One-On-One Support From An Angel

Everyone battling cancer should have an angel. Scott was fortunate to be married to an angel named Charlene. Many people diagnosed with cancer are not so fortunate. That's where Jonny Imerman enters the picture. At age 26, Jonny was diagnosed with testicular cancer. Jonny had loving support from his family and friends, but had never met anyone his age who was a cancer survivor. He wanted to talk to someone just like him, someone who truly understood, and someone who had already beaten the same type of cancer. In 2003, Jonny founded Imerman Angels. Imerman Angels matches a person impacted by cancer (a cancer fighter or survivor) with someone who has fought and survived the same type of cancer (a Mentor Angel). Cancer caregivers also receive 1-on-1 connections with other caregivers and survivors. The service is free and helps anyone impacted by any type of cancer, at any stage, at any age, living anywhere in the world. Jonny is an ordinary person doing extraordinary things to help others. If it sounds like Jonny should be a Jefferson Award winner, you are right. On this show Scott and Jefferson Award winning Charlene talk to Jonny about his experience and Imerman Angels. The following week, Charlene will present Jonny with a 2010 Chicago Jefferson Award at Chicago Celebrates Service -- 2010 Jefferson Awards Gala. Visit http://chicagocelebratesservice.kinera.org and join the Jefferson Awards for a service star studded evening honoring Rocky Wirtz (Chicago Blackhawk Charities), Erin Vaughan (ARAMARK) and Jonny Imerman (Imerman Angels). Tickets are limited.