About our Founder

My journey as a cancer survivor, caregiver, and widow is the foundation of SisterHermana.

In October 2012, I was diagnosed with stage II breast cancer. Early detection—prompted by the BUDDY Check 12 program and an unexpected moment with my granddaughter—saved my life. Treatment unfolded alongside caring for my ill grandfather, navigating hospital stays, job loss, financial hardship, and the uncertainty of waiting for my husband’s IBEW work assignment in Beaumont, Texas. These overlapping responsibilities revealed how isolating and overwhelming the cancer experience can be for families.

Determined to give purpose to my experience, I became an advocate for early detection and survivorship. I distributed BUDDY Check 12 kits, encouraged women newly diagnosed with cancer, and reached community members—many of whom had never been taught how to recognize warning signs or access support beyond medical care.

In April 2014, cancer returned to my life when my husband, Horace Nathaniel Glover Sr., was diagnosed with stage IV colon cancer. On October 6, 2014, after 27 years together, I held him as he took his final breath at the age of 49. His death revealed the urgent gaps families face after diagnosis—gaps that research alone does not address—particularly when cancers that are often preventable go undetected.

From that loss came clarity and resolve. I committed to creating SisterHermana to fight for those living with cancer on the other side of research. Through culturally transcendent, family-driven, and youth-inclusive services, where no individual or family has to face cancer unsupported.

Veronica Glover
Founder & Executive Director
SisterHermana Foundation