Felipe Mendonca shares the story of his mother’s survival from blood cancer, and the three life lessons he learned from the ordeal.

Read how we help patients manage unexpected challenges so they can focus on their treatment.

The Icla da Silva Foundation provided financial assistance for HLA testing and helped fund housing while the family was far from home to receive treatment.

We have been removing barriers so a little girl can receive her life-saving treatment. The first phase was a success and she has been transferred to the second transplant center for her bone marrow transplant.

Sammy needs a bone marrow transplant. We removed the initial barriers that every patient goes through by giving information about the process, an understanding of the challenges, and the power of hope.

“It’s difficult to judge a situation without having gone through it yourself”. Icla Cares recently removed a patient’s barrier so she could receive her treatments and transplant.

The Icla da Silva Foundation goes the ‘extra mile’ to ensure that another life is saved. A life-threatening financial barrier was removed so a brother could be brought from the Philippines to donate his bone marrow and save his sister’s life.

When blood stem cell donor Mayra Lopez told us, “this patient was relying on me,” we knew exactly what she meant. Read how this young woman saved the life of a complete stranger.

John was diagnosed with leukemia as a 2-month-old baby. Thanks to our generous supporters, we were able to remove several barriers during his journey to a cure.

Join us for an interesting evening of music, wine, and curation while supporting the mission of the Icla da Silva Foundation.