DONATE A RAFFLE TICKET--FLORIDA TRIP--42'FLAT SCREEN--SUPPORT YOUR SURVIVOR, DETAILS AT HTTP://WWW.BEHINDTHEPINKRIBBON.INFO
Hello Friends,
I received an email requesting information about the Support Your Survivor Program.
Normally, I would refer them to the website, but its being worked on. So here it is.
Basically, it's a nationwide group of small faith based organizations, stores and support groups that assist low income women with prosthetics. Awhile back I had the unpleasant experience of having to wear a breast prosthesis. Yes, yours truly is admitting that I had to haul around a weight about the size of a 5lb sack of potatoes. It wasn't easy and always painful! I had deep dents in my shoulders from the holster and red lines irritating the surgical site. On top of it all, the holsters came only in two colors and looked like military vests. They were bulky and very uncomfortable. Needless to say, reconstructive surgery couldn't come fast enough!
Over the years I meet several women who experienced the same issues. We needed options and style. It took some work, but eventually Support Your Survivor materialized. We offer products made by cancer survivors for a small donation. We are small now but someday we hope to be like Walmart. Just kidding, a survivor can dream. OK?
This year is an exciting one for us! Already we have a raffle donated by special supporters and we have a couple of events scheduled for the fall. I will keep you posted on the activities of the Program on the website newsletter, which at this moment is being developed.
One of the events is a health fair. These are my favorite because I can get all the info at one stop. I can speak to other survivors and get free food! And yours truly does love her free food! By the way, if you are near Nanny Barnes's house, stop by for the best lemon pound cake ever!!
I hope to see many of you there!
