Meghan Griffith and Ben and Alyson Woodard lead Chasing A Cure together, continuing Chase Griffith’s vision of hope and progress for families facing rare kidney cancers.
Some neighbors leave a mark not just by how they lived, but by what continues long after they’re gone. In Lakewood, Chase Griffith is one of those neighbors. Chase was diagnosed with Chromophobe Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC), a rare form of kidney cancer, in 2019. After his kidney was removed, the family hoped the worst was behind them. Two years later, the cancer returned—this time metastasized. Chase passed away in 2025, but his fight sparked something powerful: a community driven nonprofit that is changing the future of research for this overlooked disease…
Excerpt from Greet Lakewood Magazine: March 2026