The Isaac Strong Foundation
Our Mission
We are dedicated to easing the financial burden for families facing childhood cancer. Through monthly financial assistance of $500, we aim to help cover costs not addressed by insurance such as travel, lodging, time off work, and other unexpected expenses that arise during treatment. Our mission is to let families focus on what matters most - caring for their child.
What We Do
Childhood cancer affects the entire family, emotionally and financially. The Isaac Strong Foundation provides monthly grants to families to help offset the hidden costs of treatment. Whether it’s for travel to distant hospitals, non-insurance covered procedures, or extended stays from home, our goal is to provide relief and a sense of community to those in need.
Isaac’s Story
Isaac was just two years old when he was diagnosed with neuroblastoma. Despite his battle, he was a source of endless joy, laughter, and strength to everyone around him. His legacy lives on through the Isaac Strong Foundation, ensuring other families facing similar journeys feel supported and cared for.
Whatever it takes, as long as it takes. We will find a Cure.
Isaac Patrick Johnson, Forever 6.
About Isaac
Isaac Johnson was a little boy with a larger than life personality and a smile that would captivate anyone who met him. Isaac’s life forever changed when he was just 2.5 years old. He was always a happy, healthy boy and never had much to complain about.
On March 11, 2017, Isaac complained of leg pain and eventually stopped walking. He was taken to the local clinic where he received an x-ray. We were told they had found a tumor and were immediately sent to American Family Children’s Hospital. It was there we received the news that Isaac was diagnosed with Stage IV Neuroblastoma. Our entire lives were changed in the matter of six days. Isaac faced treatment head on every day for over three years. He underwent each treatment which included two stem cell transplants, multiple rounds of chemotherapies, radiation, and immune therpay, many in combination with each other, with fierce determination and strength. He persevered against all odds and remained his true, loving self throughout it all.
Isaac’s story inspired an entire community who rallied around him at every opportunity. He became our real life Super Hero - our Isaac Strong. He fought with every inch of strength he had in his body until he was finally called home to Heaven on June 6th, 2020, just four days after his 6th birthday.