Are you
familiar with Imerman Angels? They are an amazing organization that
I've had the privilege of becoming involved in, and am proud to work with.
From their website....
"Imerman Angels carefully matches and individually pairs a person touched by cancer (a cancer fighter or survivor) with someone who has fought and survived the same type of cancer (a Mentor Angel). Cancer caregivers (spouses, parents, children and other family and friends of fighters) also receive 1-on-1 connections with other caregivers and survivors. These 1-on-1 relationships inspire hope and offer the chance to ask personal questions and receive support from someone who is uniquely familiar with the experience. The service is absolutely free and helps anyone touched by any type of cancer, at any cancer stage level, at any age, living anywhere in the world."
Their mission: Imerman Angels provides personalized connections that enable 1-on-1 support among cancer fighters, survivors and caregivers.
If you are a survivor (patient, caregiver, family member, or friend), and are able/willing to help another person through their journey with cancer, please contact IA via their website. They just tweeted a request, specifically looking for colon cancer angels of all ages, diagnoses, and stages. Please consider becoming an angel.
I can tell you from my own personal experience, being an angel is truly a blessing. In all honesty, it has helped me come to terms with my own illness and treatment. I'm able to use my experience, and those of others I talk with, to help someone who's going through their own battle. A lot of times, it's a Q&A session, where I'm relaying my experiences with surgery and chemo. Sometimes, they want to hear my story. Other times, they want to have someone to tell their own tale to who GETS IT; who won't say the empty words that people often say when they mean well but don't have other things to say.
Need help? Feel like you'd benefit from these services? Whether you've been out of treatment for 20 years, 20 days, were diagnosed yesterday, are supporting a loved one with cancer or feel like you need someone to talk with about someone else's diagnosis, you can contact IA to be put in touch with your own personal angel, who will be there to talk with you about the things YOU want to talk about - cancer-related or not.
Questions? Let me know.
From their website....
"Imerman Angels carefully matches and individually pairs a person touched by cancer (a cancer fighter or survivor) with someone who has fought and survived the same type of cancer (a Mentor Angel). Cancer caregivers (spouses, parents, children and other family and friends of fighters) also receive 1-on-1 connections with other caregivers and survivors. These 1-on-1 relationships inspire hope and offer the chance to ask personal questions and receive support from someone who is uniquely familiar with the experience. The service is absolutely free and helps anyone touched by any type of cancer, at any cancer stage level, at any age, living anywhere in the world."
Their mission: Imerman Angels provides personalized connections that enable 1-on-1 support among cancer fighters, survivors and caregivers.
If you are a survivor (patient, caregiver, family member, or friend), and are able/willing to help another person through their journey with cancer, please contact IA via their website. They just tweeted a request, specifically looking for colon cancer angels of all ages, diagnoses, and stages. Please consider becoming an angel.
I can tell you from my own personal experience, being an angel is truly a blessing. In all honesty, it has helped me come to terms with my own illness and treatment. I'm able to use my experience, and those of others I talk with, to help someone who's going through their own battle. A lot of times, it's a Q&A session, where I'm relaying my experiences with surgery and chemo. Sometimes, they want to hear my story. Other times, they want to have someone to tell their own tale to who GETS IT; who won't say the empty words that people often say when they mean well but don't have other things to say.
Need help? Feel like you'd benefit from these services? Whether you've been out of treatment for 20 years, 20 days, were diagnosed yesterday, are supporting a loved one with cancer or feel like you need someone to talk with about someone else's diagnosis, you can contact IA to be put in touch with your own personal angel, who will be there to talk with you about the things YOU want to talk about - cancer-related or not.
Questions? Let me know.
