Our Mission is to extend our hands and hearts to support those needing help battling breast cancer by improving the quality of life for them and their families.
YOU ARE NOT ALONE:
Dawn from Tampa contacted COMPASSIONATE HANDS AND HEARTS BREAST
CANCER OUTREACH about helping her sister in Orlando, Linda, who's going
through breast cancer treatment. In January 2008, Linda underwent her
second mastectomy. Dawn was here with Linda for awhile but worried about
leaving Linda home alone while her husband and other family members were
at work or school.
So
COMPASSIONATE HANDS AND HEARTS volunteers set out to make sure Linda
knows she is not walking this journey alone. Starting the day Dawn
returned to Tampa, COMPASSIONATE HANDS AND HEARTS volunteers visited
Linda throughout the week, bringing gift bags, encouragement, laughter
and cheer.
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On Friday, January 11, 2008, COMPASSIONATE HANDS AND HEARTS BREAST CANCER OUTREACH volunteers participated in a moving outreach, literally.
Sissy Blanchard, breast cancer survivor and owner of Sissy Made It!
(www.sissymadeit.com) donated a queen size bed, mattresses, ottoman,
coffee table and desk to COMPASSIONATE HANDS AND HEARTS for one of our
clients/friends Kelly. Kelly is currently undergoing chemotherapy
treatment for breast cancer and is the mother of five children, ages 16,
10, 9, 5 and 2. Kelly's oldest daughter needed bedroom furniture, so
this was a very timely donation for the family.
With the help of two volunteers' spouses and two of Kelly's neighbors
for heavy lifting, three of our volunteers delivered the furniture to
Kelly and her family. Thanks to United Church of the Nazarene (www.ucnorlando.org)
for providing a covered trailer to transport the furniture.
COMPASSIONATE HANDS AND HEARTS also presented Kelly with a gift bag with
a breast cancer awareness blanket made by breast cancer survivor
Linda Robinson, a BP gas gift card, a Target gift card and a breast
cancer awareness candle.