We just welcomed Miami (cool name!) and her family to Yellow Door from their home in West Virginia. Miami is a straight A student who had never missed a day of school, but will be with us for the next four to five months while she battles Leukemia at UVA Children's...
Gracie went home and is doing well, and last week we welcomed 4-year old Silas, his dad and grandmother. Silas had a heart transplant as an infant...a heart that is fully functioning without medications! Sadly, his compromised immune system has allowed a virus to...
We trust you all had a happy Thanksgiving with family and friends. We at Yellow Door are thankful for our donors, partners and volunteers. Most of all we are grateful to be able to serve families in their time of need. This week, yet another UVA Children's Hospital...
Our First Yellow Door Family Pays a Visit Little Maggie, her mom Brooke and grandma Traci stayed with us last week, while Maggie underwent additional therapy. Brooke and Maggie were an impetus for the creation of the Yellow Door Foundation. Their frequent, long and...
Here are excerpts from the latest media coverage of the Yellow Door mission (ABCDMag.com - a production of the Cavalier Daily), featuring Yellow Door, baby Khansaa and her mom Sephida. Families in Medical Crisis Finding Housing By Meagan O’Rourke Sephida...
The NBC Today Show offered Cheerios Goodness Grants to five Baby Boomers doing great things in their communities, including JoAnne McTague for her work with the Yellow Door Foundation.
Join us in welcoming four-year old Gracie and her mom Wendy as the eighth family served by one of our Yellow Door apartments. Gracie just had her cancerous liver replaced, and is staying at the apartment while UVA Children's Hospital doctors and nurses keep a close...
7-month old Khansaa spent her first full day out of the hospital in two months. Mom Sephida said "Grateful is an understatement to how we feel having her home with us. Although Yellow Door is a temporary home away from home, it is such a blessing being here, and the...
8-month old Malakai got a clean bill of health from UVA Children's Hospital, so he, his new heart, and his mom Keressa finally went home to be with the rest of the family. It was a pleasure serving them at the apartments. We would like to recognize the artists who...
More good news this week at Yellow Door! Khansaa's heart transplant surgery was a huge success! While Yellow Door's primary mission is to provide temporary lodging for pediatric cancer patients and their families, we have learned through the UVA Children's Hospital...