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Cerna Homecare’s Care Management team has taken on another complex and heartbreaking case. Kyle Osborne, a 19-year-old southern California resident and college student at Washington State University (WSU) was hit, then run over by a car on November 24, 2019. The accident happened when Kyle was home for Thanksgiving break. The outpouring of support, love and kind words for Kyle are testament to the quality person he is.

Thank you to those of you who donated and shared Gisela Herrera’s gofundme link. Gisela was a Cerna Care Management recipient. She died November 20, 2019 -

When UCLA Santa Monica asks for help with a complex case, you act. Cerna Homecare’s Marc Friedman went to UCLA immediately, where he was briefed on the critical case of patient Gisela Herrera. Gisela is a wife, mom of three, head of household and has stage 4 metastatic cancer. She is 42 years old. Gisela was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia two years ago. Despite a stem cell transplant, her prognosis is the very worst imaginable. Sadly, she will continue to decline. UCLA is releasing her home for her to spend her final weeks, and the holidays, with her family.

Cerna’s President, Mike Friedman took a call from UCI hospital that would forever change the lives of a young man, his family and everyone at Cerna HQ.

Cerna employee (care manager) Francine Bueche and her husband Michael attended a fundraising dinner at Tommy Bahama in Newport Beach on July 15th, 2019. To

Cerna Home Care operates a board & care facility in Irvine, California. However, “facility” is too clinical a name for this space of love and nurturing. It is