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She co-founded singleton moms in honor of her friend. she and her volunteers have given practical, financial and emotional support to more than 300 parents and their children. cancer may take our mothers, our sisters, our childhood friends, but our love for them never dies. what lives on is what we do to ensure that others are not alone in this fight. >> when i found out i was going to be a mom i was just on top of the world. there was just this hope, this excitement. i was just ecstatic. >> i l...

Is an inspiration to me every day. were family. were friends, and this is what we should be doing for each other. [ applause ] >> ladies and gentlemen, please join me in honoring cnn hero jody farley-berens. [ applause ] ♪ >> thank you. this is an amazing honor. im proud to be part of cnn heroes family. family is the heartbeat of singleton moms. everyone has a role in this work. because someone we know and love

Information. all i could think about was oh, my god, my daughter. >> you want any toast? you want any tea or anything like that? >> no. >> having to face your mortality at such a young age is unfair. you just want to be there for your kids. you want to watch them grow up. being a single mom and being on chemotherapy, i needed a lot of support. >> here i go, mom. >> its an emotional roller coaster. its a physical roller coaster. when you cant really do much, looking at the dirt on the floor, its ...

Jodi knew that there must be other parents out there fighting and alone. she co-founded singleton moms in honor of her friend. she and her volunteers have given practical, financial and emotional support to more than 300 parents and their children. cancer may take our mothers, our sisters, our childhood friends, but our love for them never dies. what lives on is what we do to ensure that others are not alone in this fight. >> whethn i found out i was goi to be a mom i was just on top of the worl...

Time just stops. and your brain just doesnt know what to do with that information. all i could think about was, oh, my god, my daughter. >> you want any toast? you want any tea or anything like that? >> no. >> having to face your mortality at such a young age is unfair. you just want to be there for your kids. you want to watch them grow up. being a single mom and being on chemotherapy, i needed a lot of support. >> here i go, mom. >> its an emotional rollercoaster, a physical rollercoaster. whe...

And alone. she co-founded singleton moms in honor of her friend. she and her volunteers have given practical, financial, and emotional support to more than 300 parents and their children. cancer may take our mothers, our sisters, our childhood friends, but our love for them never dies. what lives on is what we do to ensure that others are not alone in this fight. >> when i found out i was going to be a mom, i was just on top of the world. there was just this hope, this excitement. i was just ecs...

>> the strength that they show is an inspiration to me every day. were family. were friends, and this is what we should be doing for each other. [ applause ] >> ladies and gentlemen, please join me in honoring cnn hero jody farley-beren. [ applause ] ♪ >> thank you. this is an amazing honor. im proud to be part of cnn heroes family. family is the heartbeat of singleton moms. everyone has a role in this

These. >> its a lot of help. >> they go out of their way to make sure that youre taken care of. and therefore, the whole family. >> neighbors helping neighbors, family helping family. this is what we should be doing for one another. >> appreciate it. >> singleton moms definitely helps me with this fight. i have got all the motivation in the world looking in my daughters eyes. right now some 30,000 runners are gearing up for the highly anticipated boston marathon. tomorrows race holds special s...

It is like one more level of stress. >> being a single parent having cancer you dont know where to turn. >> but that wasnt on the list. >> its $1.88. >> disability its 60% of your salary, but your bills are still 100%. its hard. >> my friend michelle was a single mother of four. when she was diagnosed, she struggled with just day to day. when she passed away we realized other people like her needed help. >> good morning. >> singleton moms provides practical support for single parents battling ca...

Family helping family. this is what we should be doing for one another. >> appreciate it. >> singleton moms definitely helps me with this fight. ive got all the motivation in the world looking in my daughters eyes. wow. sweet new subaru, huh mitch? yep. youre selling the mitchmobile!? man, we had a lot of good times in this baby. whats your dad want for it? ..like a hundred and fifty grand, two hundred if they want that tape deck. youre not going to tell your dad about the time my hamster had ba...