Senior year of college: first diagnosis
He finished treatment, started work as an investment banking analyst, then was diagnosed a second time.
Our founder
Built by someone who has stood on both sides of the gap.
Aidan Kepuraitis was diagnosed with stage 2 Hodgkin lymphoma his senior year of college.
Aidan Kepuraitis · Founder · Ex-investment banker · 2x survivor, stage 2 Hodgkin lymphoma
The route so far
Investment banking analyst: second diagnosis
Twice, cancer interrupted a career at its most fragile stage.
The way back: people, not advice
He understands the gap on a personal level. He has carried it into interviews, introductions, and every version of the question about what he was doing during that time. What helped was not advice or referrals, but conversations with people who already knew. He was treated as a candidate, not a case.
The Foothold Project
The Foothold Project exists to offer that same way back: a professional network available to every AYA patient and survivor who needs it, built by someone who understands its importance.
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