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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 like it. >> good. >> when i found out that i had stage four breast cancer, i literally felt like my h...

Is an inspiration to me every day. we're family. we're 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. i'm 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. >> it's an emotional roller coaster. it's a physical roller coaster. when you can't really do much, looking at the dirt on the floor, it's like one more level of stress. it's hard to ask for help. and with singleton moms, you don't hav...

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 world. there was just this hope, this excitement. i was just ecstatic. >> i like it. >> good. >> when i ...

Time just stops. and your brain just doesn't 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. >> it's an emotional rollercoaster, a physical rollercoaster. when you can't really do much, looking at the dirt on the floor, it's like one more level of stress. ...