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When Christiann Meneses was told she had Stage 4 colon cancer, disbelief was her first reaction. <\/p>

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She was working two jobs, felt healthy, and couldn\u2019t wrap her mind around the diagnosis. But as a single mother of four, the weight of the news quickly turned into one urgent question: How would she take care of her children while fighting for her life?<\/i><\/p>

That\u2019s when she found The Singletons, a nonprofit that steps in to help single parents battling cancer by providing meals, household necessities, and other critical support<\/p>

“When you get that diagnosis, and then you have to tell somebody \u2014 it\u2019s hard for you, but it\u2019s even harder for them,”<\/i> Christiann said. “In a sense, you\u2019re their lifeline. They look to you for everything.”<\/i><\/p>

From that moment, her focus shifted from fear to action. She needed to find a way to keep her family stable during one of the toughest battles of her life.<\/p>

When she walked into The Singletons for the first time, Christiann says she was met with warmth and understanding.<\/p>

“Tilly was just bright and happy,”<\/i> she recalled. “She has such a calming aura. Talking with her and having her walk me through everything felt so welcoming.”<\/i><\/p>

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The Singletons was founded by Jody Boyd 20 years ago in memory of her childhood friend, Michelle Singleton \u2014 a 30\u2011year\u2011old single mother of four who passed away after a 15\u2011month battle with breast cancer.<\/p>\n

“Watching her go through her cancer journey was eye\u2011opening,”<\/i> Boyd said. “Running a home and meeting your daily needs becomes incredibly challenging when you\u2019re fighting cancer.”<\/i><\/p>

Since then, Boyd has helped countless families navigate life during a diagnosis.<\/p>

“Families just want to be families,”<\/i> she said. “They want normal experiences and happiness, but cancer completely changes the game.”<\/i><\/p>

She believes Michelle would be proud of the impact her story has inspired: “I like to think she\u2019d be right here with us, doing this work.”<\/i><\/p>

For Christiann, the help has been nothing short of life\u2011changing.<\/p>

“I don\u2019t think I could have gotten through this without The Singletons,”<\/i> she said. “There were months when I didn\u2019t know how we were going to make it, and then I\u2019d hear, \u2018Hey, we have distribution,\u2019 and I was like, \u2018Thank God.\u2019”<\/i><\/p>

Through its work, The Singletons gives single parents fighting cancer the chance to focus on what truly matters: their health \u2014 and their families. To learn more, you can visit\u00a0www.thesingletonsaz.org<\/p>

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