Meet the Herbster Family

After nearly 18 years of marriage, Matt Herbster didn’t know how much more time he had with his high school sweetheart, Julie. She was 38 years old when she was diagnosed with colon cancer last year, and the disease quickly spread to her liver. “Most people wouldn’t...

Meet the Guereca Family

Lorenza Guereca doesn’t often let other people see what a challenge living with cancer has been.She said strong faith keeps her positive after years of treatments. Lorenza, who lives with her husband and daughter in Lafayette, In., said she doesn’t dwell on her...

Meet the Hull Family

“There’s a really big need to tell your story,” said Julie Hull of Eagan, Minn. Julie’s husband, Ken, was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer after a blood clot was found in his calf three years ago. Ken was a long-distance runner, and the cancer stunned Julie and...

Meet the Loving Family

The first time Kimberly Loving received mail about Inheritance of Hope and its Legacy Retreats®, she placed the letter in a basket and walked away.“I was so sick I couldn’t think about it,” she said.It wasn’t until months late that Kim, a mother of three from St....

Meet the Lampe Family

This summer you can find the Lampe kids from Germantown, Ill., swimming at local pools and water parks.“They don’t need big trips to a lot of places,” Lisa Lampe, mother of 10-year-old Jack and 6-year-old Jordyn, said. “If we go bowling one day, they’ll say this was...