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This Week at Yellow Door 04-07-20

This Week at Yellow Door 04-07-20

We want to share the stories of two of our current families...both with teens fighting cancer. Garret, 16, was diagnosed with a brain tumor in December, 2019. He has completed chemotherapy, and is currently undergoing 5 weeks of radiation at UVA Children's. His Mom...

This Week at Yellow Door 03-25-20

This Week at Yellow Door 03-25-20

How has Covid-19 affected Yellow Door?   Gratefully, it hasn't! If anything, it has shown us the strength of our apartment model, especially in trying times like these. As other businesses close, we remain open, serving the most vulnerable immunocompromised patients...

This Week at Yellow Door 03-11-20

This Week at Yellow Door 03-11-20

Once again, this is why we do what we do! We are so grateful to EVERYONE who makes it possible. The list is only getting longer! A sincere thanks to everyone who has made Yellow Door a success.

This Week at Yellow Door 02-25-20

This Week at Yellow Door 02-25-20

On January 22nd, our cancer patient Thomas, who was with us for 10 months while he fought cancer, was an honorary player for Shenandoah University during the V-Foundation for Cancer Research basketball game. After spending time with him for 10 months, let us tell you...

This Week at Yellow Door 02-19-20

This Week at Yellow Door 02-19-20

When you're a small and still fairly new organization, there's nothing quite like getting a shout-out from the best Coach in college basketball!A sincere thanks to everyone who has made Yellow Door a success.

This Week at Yellow Door 01-13-20

This Week at Yellow Door 01-13-20

Cuteness Alert! Today we share Nathan's story! He, his parents and sisters are our 25th Yellow Door family! Nathan's father shared his story:   "Nathan was born with Acute Myeloid Leukemia. He was treated with chemotherapy for the first 6 months of his life. As of...

This Week at Yellow Door 01-01-20

This Week at Yellow Door 01-01-20

Thanks to three very special friends of Yellow Door, Santa paid a visit to a Yellow Door family. Channel 29 in Charlottesville filmed Santa making a visit to the Detweiler family staying at Yellow Door's Baer-Hart House at Stone Creek Village. Click here to watch the...

This Week at Yellow Door 12-19-19

This Week at Yellow Door 12-19-19

We are pleased to announce that The Yellow Door Foundation has opened its 4th apartment at Stone Creek Village! The apartment was made possible by the sponsorship donation of YDF Board member Ann Marie Gathright, her husband Gerry Kirkpatrick, and her four siblings....

This Week at Yellow Door 11-25-19

This Week at Yellow Door 11-25-19

Hi, my name is Donna Abshire. Thank you so much for the opportunity to share our journey.   Our story begins on May 16, 2013. We were on mini "way-cation" with our granddaughter Raygan, when the first sign that RayRay wasn't feeling well started. She seemed very whiny...