When you have cancer you can find yourself having many "down" days...justified!
You can soothe yourself with hot baths, yummy foods, retail therapy and so on...
When you know someone with cancer, you may feel helpless as to help them feel better...
Obviously gifts make everyone feel better....
Here are a few organizations I stumbled upon over the months, that offer heart felt gifts to cancer patients/survivors and sometimes even their caregivers!!
Remember, don't just use these sites, DONATE to them also, to keep them going!!!
http://www.thelydiaproject.org/
This is a volunteer group based in the U.S that hand makes beautiful tote bags filled with a few "comfort items"...I received one of these totes from a close friend/cancer buddy and I was so excited! They are high quality and made of beautiful, neutral patterned fabric. You can send one to anyone, anywhere in the world...FREE SHIPPING! You can also request a prayer, for yourself or others...
http://www.victoriasquiltscanada.com/
Victoria's Quilts has hundreds of volunteers all over the country, who hand stitch beautiful quilts for people with cancer. Choose the location which is closest to your recepient and follow the ordering instructions on the right hand site of the site...you can request certain colors, but they cannot guarantee anything. I left it up to fate and received the most beautiful twin sized quilt, that will always have special meaning!! It is one of my favorite things...THANKS MOM for requesting one for me!!
http://www.franceluxe.com/
This site offers BEAUTIFUL silk scarves and/or head wraps of your choice FREE! However, if you reside outside of the U.S, you must pay shipping, but these scarves retail at $70.00 a pop so it is well worth it!! Look for the "good wishes" link on the top right of the home page...
http://www.heavenlyhats.com/
On this site, you can request a hat package...for those of us with no hair, or thinning hair due to illness, you will receive an assortment of handmade hats...the only thing is you cannot guarantee if you will oke the styles or not, however, if you don't RE-DONATE to your local chemo room!! You can specify what type of hats you like and your age and gender, so it should help...this is an American site, so you will have to pay shipping if requesting from Canada.
http://www.chemoangels.net/
Unfortunately I stumbled upon this one too late to actually try it out.
These volunteers adopt you through your chemo process...they send you cards, letters, and small gifts throughout the months to help encourage you to keep fighting...
I know there are other sites out ther if you just look hard enough. There are a lot of American sites that offer free mastectomy pillows and so on...just google away!
These are the best ones I found.
So, please use these sites to cheer yourself or someone else up!
And, if you can...donate or volunteer thru one of these great groups!!
You can soothe yourself with hot baths, yummy foods, retail therapy and so on...
When you know someone with cancer, you may feel helpless as to help them feel better...
Obviously gifts make everyone feel better....
Here are a few organizations I stumbled upon over the months, that offer heart felt gifts to cancer patients/survivors and sometimes even their caregivers!!
Remember, don't just use these sites, DONATE to them also, to keep them going!!!
http://www.thelydiaproject.org/
This is a volunteer group based in the U.S that hand makes beautiful tote bags filled with a few "comfort items"...I received one of these totes from a close friend/cancer buddy and I was so excited! They are high quality and made of beautiful, neutral patterned fabric. You can send one to anyone, anywhere in the world...FREE SHIPPING! You can also request a prayer, for yourself or others...
http://www.victoriasquiltscanada.com/
Victoria's Quilts has hundreds of volunteers all over the country, who hand stitch beautiful quilts for people with cancer. Choose the location which is closest to your recepient and follow the ordering instructions on the right hand site of the site...you can request certain colors, but they cannot guarantee anything. I left it up to fate and received the most beautiful twin sized quilt, that will always have special meaning!! It is one of my favorite things...THANKS MOM for requesting one for me!!
http://www.franceluxe.com/
This site offers BEAUTIFUL silk scarves and/or head wraps of your choice FREE! However, if you reside outside of the U.S, you must pay shipping, but these scarves retail at $70.00 a pop so it is well worth it!! Look for the "good wishes" link on the top right of the home page...
http://www.heavenlyhats.com/
On this site, you can request a hat package...for those of us with no hair, or thinning hair due to illness, you will receive an assortment of handmade hats...the only thing is you cannot guarantee if you will oke the styles or not, however, if you don't RE-DONATE to your local chemo room!! You can specify what type of hats you like and your age and gender, so it should help...this is an American site, so you will have to pay shipping if requesting from Canada.
http://www.chemoangels.net/
Unfortunately I stumbled upon this one too late to actually try it out.
These volunteers adopt you through your chemo process...they send you cards, letters, and small gifts throughout the months to help encourage you to keep fighting...
I know there are other sites out ther if you just look hard enough. There are a lot of American sites that offer free mastectomy pillows and so on...just google away!
These are the best ones I found.
So, please use these sites to cheer yourself or someone else up!
And, if you can...donate or volunteer thru one of these great groups!!
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