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While continuing to fundraise to help cover medical costs and related expenses, Eleanor is establishing a lifeline called Borrowed Hope to help families through “the long middle” that comes after a sudden, catastrophic event like the one she experienced.

Fighting liver cancer, Robert Gage needs a transplant to survive. His sister Jessica Massingham spoke to the FOX 26 News team to explain how important her brother is to her – and why finances could stand in the way of his miracle.

In July 2020, an unthinkable event impacted Jacob Brewer and his family. Jacob was struck by lightning. The documentary Lightning Flowers profiles Jacob and another teenage lightning survivor, also in Florida – the lightning capital of America.

A freak accident with a playground swing left him with no feeling from the neck down. This month, we received an astonishing update: as NBC New York reported, Seth is walking again.

In the first month after the launch of the fundraising campaign in Ellie’s honor, the community had raised $6,000. That total has climbed to over $45,000 in just 3 months.

Mom Tammy shared with us that thanks to community support and the extra boost from FOX coverage, the fundraiser at Kaylie’s elementary school in July 2026 was a big success, raising more than $10,000 for Help Hope Live in her honor.

Lindsey’s birthday fundraiser was held on May 27 with a percentage of sales donated to Help Hope Live in her honor.

On April 26, Melianie Babb and her 4 young children were forced to evacuate their home in their wheelchair accessible van due to tornado warnings. In the process, they hit a flash flood. While the family escaped safely, their van was totaled in the flood, and insurance won’t cover the total cost of an accessible van.

In May, Cole shared an unexpected update in his life with paralysis from the chest down. As Charisma left the house, Cole was determined to get out of bed independently.

We’re grateful to Melanie Gulbas and the News 12 Long Island team for sharing the story of the Plainview community rallying annually and year-round to support Help Hope Live in honor of Rebecca Koltun.