{"id":4439,"date":"2013-07-09T02:40:08","date_gmt":"2013-07-09T09:40:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/?p=4439"},"modified":"2021-04-02T13:28:12","modified_gmt":"2021-04-02T20:28:12","slug":"how-you-can-help-young-women-living-with-breast-cancer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/2013\/07\/09\/how-you-can-help-young-women-living-with-breast-cancer\/","title":{"rendered":"How you can help young women living with breast cancer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I learned the hard way that the financial implications of cancer extend well beyond just the cost of medical care. It’s a far too frequent story where jobs are lost, or the hours worked drop below the minimum to maintain health insurance – or pay the rent. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The cost of babysitters alone could bankrupt a family, and then there’s all those extra meals eaten out, and meal delivery services on speed dial, because mama just didn’t have the strength to prepare dinner. Again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And don’t even ask about the condition of the house. At a time when cleanliness is more important than ever, the strength to tackle that job is tied up in  continuing the cycle of breath entering and exiting the body in a timely manner. It’s really hard to scrub toilets while you’re going through chemo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Paying it forward<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Debbie Cantwell<\/a> was blessed with a strong support system while she was going through her own breast cancer battle, so she decided to pay it forward. From her kitchen table, and armed with determination and inspiration, Debbie started a non-profit organization, the Pink Daisy Project<\/a>, to help other young women with breast cancer who were struggling and didn’t have the same kind of strong support system to call on. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is a very small scale non-profit, and the grants to these young women with breast cancer are quite small as well, a few hundred dollars in gift cards or services. Just enough to turn the tide a bit, to get the momentum going again, a lift, a kindness, hope.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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How the Pink Daisy Project helped me<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The help I received from the Pink Daisy Project while I was going through treatment did all those things for me. I could buy diapers for my baby, and put gas in the car, but it did something more than that, too. By lifting one of my burdens, the gift lifted my spirits. I felt less weighed down. It put a little bit of bounce in my step, my energy level actually improved. Kindness has huge implications in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Every once in a while, I take advantage of the fact that my blog has an audience to tell people about the good work that the Pink Daisy Project is doing. I want to shout it from the rooftops. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You might even remember that a couple years ago I went on CNN<\/a> to talk about the good work that the Pink Daisy Project is doing<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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But, at a moment like this, more importantly, I want people to consider giving. Financially, times are tough for most of us right now, and that translates into fewer and smaller donations than usual. Of course, the need remains, and applications for assistance keep coming in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I think its important to note that the money is not just sent out to just anyone. There is an application process, and the stories are vetted. These are amazing, resilient women, who found the strength to ask for help when it became necessary. These are women who take care of others, but at this moment, need some care taking from others. Here is another family that the Pink Daisy Project<\/a> helped. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is Shelly and her son:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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My name is Shelly and I’m a young breast cancer survivor. <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

During treatments and surgeries my marriage fell apart, I was unable to work and had another surgery in a week when me and my son had to leave an abusive life. I was terrified! <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

School was getting ready to start and I couldn’t even get pencils for my son.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pink Daisy stepped into my life at that point, I received gift cards for Kroger , with those I was able to get all the supplies my son needed! I was also given food cards that helped us to have what little money I had go towards getting utilities turned on and food in our stomachs.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I cried with relief to be able to do these things, my son had already been thru so much, watching me go thru everything with treatments, and lost his world when we had to leave. And PDP helped me help my son thru the most difficult time we ever faced.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Me and my son have plans to help pay this gift forward so other families in same positions can get the help and lifeline Pink Daisy gives! We thank Pink Daisy and all the supporters of this wonderful group with all our hearts!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Please consider giving<\/a>, or at least sharing this story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And like the Pink Daisy Project facebook page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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