Bernadette Melberger Memorial Fund

Our fund contributed to the following causes in 2024.

1. Donated $3,700 to an individual who required special cancer treatments.
2. Donated $1,000 to an individual who needed dental work due to the effects of chemotherapy.
3. Donated $205 to Ovarian Cancer Research Philadelphia walk in memory of Bernie.
4. Donated $2,500 to an individual who required transportation to receive her chemotherapy.
5. Donated $1,040 to an individual to assist with her cancer treatments.

As you can see we had a very good year assisting people who are dealing with their cancer diagnosis.

If you can support our Fund in 2025, we would be very appreciative.

Hello, it’s been a while since we last posted. We are happy to report that the fund assisted two special cancer patients this month.

1. A woman that is battling breast cancer needed funds ($1,500) to help with her chemo-therapy treatments.
2. A patient that has oral cancer needed to get 9 teeth pulled due to the side effects of chemotherapy. The fund paid $1,000 towards the dental service cost.

Thanks again to everyone that supports this effort. Bernie always was the one helping others and we want to continue that moving forward.

This time of the year brings back many memories. Mother’s Day. Bernie’s Birthday (May 12) and the day she passed (May 14). Her memory is still alive in all of us that knew her. Her impact on other people’s lives is also still present. Through the Foundation that bears her name, we have helped so may cancer patients financially since 2016, when the Foundation was established.

Recently, the foundation has donated to a patient that needed extensive Physical Therapy to help with the side effects of her chemotherapy.

BMMF also pays for the monthly Sparta Regional Cancer Care Associates Exercise class that patients can attend free of cost. This contribution has been going on since June 2016.

During this time of the year we are asking for donations to her fund so that we can continue to help patients that have been diagnosed with cancer.

Thank you everyone who has donated in the past and we hope you can continue to support The Bernadette Melberger Memorial Fund.

November 23, 2022

During the week of Thanksgiving, let’s all be thankful for the loved ones that we still have with us. Bernie loved the Holiday Season, especially Thanksgiving.

Our foundation is all about helping woman that have been diagnosed with Ovarian Cancer and to assist them financially, in any way we can.

Please consider donating to our cause if you can.

Thank you all and we hope your families stay healthy during the 2022 Holiday Season.

Below are some links that provide information on Ovarian Cancer

https://www.survivornet.com/articles/staging-ovarian-cancer/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI4NbD_pK9-gIVmYnICh0_JAuLEAAYAyAAEgKaefD_BwE

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/ovarian-cancer/symptoms-causes/syc-20375941

https://ocrahope.org/

1. We donated funds to a family to help with cancer costs for their daughter.
2. We donated funds to cover transportation costs for a cancer patient’s CyberKnife treatment.
3. We donated funds to pay for a patient’s chemotherapy treatment for her cancer.

On May 11, 2016 Bernie had surgery at Morristown Memorial Hospital to remove fluid around her heart. She was also going to have a drain put in to relieve the fluid build up around her lungs.

On May 12, 2016, we celebrated Bernie’s 56 birthday in the hospital.

On May 14, 2016, Bernie passed away, leaving a really big hole in a lot of people’s hearts.

We still remember her, through her children, her students who have successfully built wonderful careers and families, and through the foundation that bears her name.

We miss and love you so much.

The Regional Cancer Center of Sparta NJ requested if we could assist with chemo for a cancer patient. We agreed and covered the $900 cost for this patient.

We will be paying the transportation costs for a patient from Sparta to Morristown NJ. They need to see a specialist and did not have the means at this time to pay for transportation.

May 12, 2020 would have been Bernie’s 60th birthday. We always have a fund-raising effort around this time. This year we received close to $1,100 from our friends, family and Twitch streamers (Chris Melberger and Chris Pszonek). We appreciate all your support, which will help current cancer patients and families dealing with their illness.

Chris, Bernie’s son is a Twitch partner. He streams his social media content using Twitch and he had a 2 year anniversary stream on April 27, 2019. He dedicated this stream to his Mom and raised $7,000 from his Twitch community. All of the proceeds will be deposited into the BMMF, which will have such a positive impact on current cancer patients and their families. Thanks so much to Chris and his Twitch community! Well done.