Roe Roe's Heroes Childhood Cancer Foundation

Roe Roe's Heroes Childhood Cancer Foundation Roe Roe's Heroes are dedicated to helping families and researchers conquer childhood cancer.

Roe Roe's Heroes Childhood Cancer Foundation
PO Box 1873
King, North Carolina 27021

Roe Roe's Heroes Childhood Cancer Foundation (501c3) was created in 2021 by family and friends. Named in honor of the community of heroes who supported and surrounded the Tucker family, Roe Roe's Heroes works to continue that spirit, helping local families battle childhood cancer financially and emotionally. The f

oundation aids in emergency financial assistance, sponsors family support events, provides scholarships to future pediatric healthcare workers and teams up with foundations that use play as a form of healing. Roe Roe’s parents alone work to bring awareness to pediatric cancer and advocate for increased research funding. Their work with foundations and hospitals has helped raise more than a million dollars to date for children fighting cancer.

I’m one of the lucky ones. I get to grow up. 💛Hi! I’m Pearl Monroe Tucker, but everyone calls me Roe Roe.If you’re new h...
09/02/2026

I’m one of the lucky ones. I get to grow up. 💛

Hi! I’m Pearl Monroe Tucker, but everyone calls me Roe Roe.

If you’re new here, I’m a childhood cancer survivor. When I was 3 years old, I got leukemia.

For 858 days, cancer was part of my childhood.

Chemo. Needles. Hospital visits. Medicine. Lots of hard days.

But I kept fighting.

Now I’m 10 years old, in remission, and only a few months away from my five-year milestone. That’s when my doctors can officially call me CURED! 💛🎗️

Today is September 1, which is the start of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.

So this month, I’m asking everyone to GO GOLD!

💛 For kids who are still fighting.
💛 For survivors who deal with side affects from treatment.
💛 For parents sitting next to their kids in hospital beds.
💛 And for the kids who should still be here with us. (I’ve been to so many friends funerals.)

Childhood cancer changed my family forever.

That’s why we started Roe Roe’s Heroes Childhood Cancer Foundation — to help and give hope to local families who hear the words: “Your child has cancer.”

You can help by wearing gold, sharing this post, donating, giving blood, supporting research, saying their names, and telling their stories.

Kids deserve more than treatments that help them survive. They deserve to grow up.

I’m getting the chance to grow up. And I want every kid fighting cancer to get that chance, too. 💛

Kids are more precious than gold.

Will you GO GOLD with me?

🎗️ roeroesheroes.org

Roe Roe’s Heroes Childhood Cancer Foundation
PO Box 1873
King, NC 27021

07/21/2026

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Roe Roe Goes to Washington 🎗️💛A few years ago, our family had one goal: help our daughter survive cancer.What we didn’t ...
06/12/2026

Roe Roe Goes to Washington 🎗️💛

A few years ago, our family had one goal: help our daughter survive cancer.

What we didn’t expect was having to fight our insurance company at the same time.

During Roe Roe’s 858 days of treatment, chemotherapy claims were denied again and again. While she battled cancer, we battled paperwork, phone calls, denials, and appeals.

We learned something every family should know:

A denial is not the end of the story.

With the help of Roe Roe’s incredible medical team at Brenner Children’s, we kept fighting until our insurance company finally covered the care she needed.

But many families never get that outcome.

Some don’t know they can appeal. Others are simply too exhausted, overwhelmed, and scared to keep fighting while their child is fighting for their life. Sadly, that can be exactly what insurance companies are counting on.

That has to change.

This past week, we had the incredible honor of taking Roe Roe’s story to Capitol Hill for Family Advocacy Day, alongside families from children’s hospitals across the country.

We shared what it’s really like to hear the words, “Your child has cancer,” and then face not only a medical crisis but a financial one as well.

When a child is diagnosed, life doesn’t stop. The mortgage is still due. Yet many parents are forced to reduce their hours—or leave their jobs entirely—to become full-time caregivers.

We also shared the mission of Roe Roe’s Heroes and the urgent need for more childhood cancer research. Although childhood cancer is the leading cause of death by disease among children, only about 4% of federal cancer research funding is dedicated to it.

Children deserve better.

We need more funding to develop safer, more effective treatments.

We need more researchers searching for cures.

We need more doctors entering pediatric specialties, where workforce shortages continue to grow.

And we need insurance reform that helps families fight cancer—not fight for care.

We advocated for:
🎗️ More childhood cancer research funding
💛 Better access to healthcare for children
🎗️ Insurance reforms that put patients first
💛 Support for families facing the financial burden of cancer
🎗️ More pediatric specialists, oncologists, and researchers

One thing became crystal clear:

Childhood cancer isn’t political.

Cancer doesn’t care whether you’re a Republican or a Democrat, and no parent should have to fight an insurance company while fighting to save their child’s life.

We’re grateful to Atrium Health Levine Children’s Brenner Children’s, Brenner President Alisa Starbuck, and the Children’s Hospital Association for giving us a seat at the table to share our story. We also appreciate the staff of North Carolina’s congressional delegation for taking the time to listen to our story.

If sharing Roe Roe’s journey helps bring more research, better healthcare, and less suffering for the families who come after us, every conversation in Washington was worth it. 💛

💛 Please share this post.
For every child battling cancer today.
And for every family who will hear those words tomorrow.

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06/02/2026

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05/19/2026

The Candy Factory in uptown Lexington has been a big blessing to the families supported by
Please keep them and their neighbors — Shoto’s Restaurant — in your prayers.

Thankfully no one was hurt in the early morning fire. 💔🍭

Small-town treasures. 🙏🏼

📸: Lexington Fire

Roe Roe’s Heroes awarded three North Stokes High School Seniors with the Nancy McGee Smith NursingScholarship.Congratula...
05/17/2026

Roe Roe’s Heroes awarded three North Stokes High School Seniors with the Nancy McGee Smith Nursing
Scholarship.

Congratulations to Kindal Flippin on being awarded a $1,000 scholarship.

Congratulations to Chloe Atkinson and Leah Hutchens on each receiving a $500 scholarship.

Stay Tuned: A total of $7,000 dollars is being awarded throughout Stokes County. More Scholarship Awards to come.

Friday, Roe Roe's Heroes awarded three West Stokes High School Seniors with the Nancy McGee Smith NursingScholarship.Con...
05/17/2026

Friday, Roe Roe's Heroes awarded three West Stokes High School Seniors with the Nancy McGee Smith Nursing
Scholarship.

Congratulations to Madelyn Carswell on being awarded a $1,000 scholarship.

Congratulations to Alison Davi an Abigail Ausborn on each receiving a $500 scholarship.

Stay Tuned: More Scholarship Awards to come.

TODAY’s the day! 💛🎻 2nd annual Bluegrass at the Barn is happening TODAY from 2–5 PM! (Roe Roe is warming up) Come enjoy ...
05/17/2026

TODAY’s the day! 💛🎻
2nd annual Bluegrass at the Barn is happening TODAY from 2–5 PM! (Roe Roe is warming up)

Come enjoy live bluegrass, classic cars, ice cream, and a whole lot of community — all benefiting Roe Roe’s Heroes Childhood Cancer Foundation. 🎗️

Nu-Blu takes the stage… and yes, there’s a pretty good chance Roe Roe grabs the mic too. 🎤🥹

Huge thanks to NuBlu, Realtor Sherry Allen for sponsoring the ice cream and Coble’s Classic Car Cruise-In for bringing some beautiful classics.

Every smile, every ticket, every share helps local families battling childhood cancer right here at home.

Come see us. Bring a friend. Let’s make some joy in the valley today. 💛

Vintage Oaks Farm
209 Eastern Randolph Road
Ramseur, NC

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PO Box 1873
King, NC
27021

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