Cancer Perks
There's no perk about cancer. I know you're thinking that. But if the name has left you flabbergasted, shocked, or even a little upset, let me tell you why I called this organization what I did; why I called it Cancer Perks.
I will never forget my best friend Karen getting a free potato from a restaurant (because of an owners generosity) as I picked up her lunch one day during chemo. She was fighting cancer for the second time in six years; this time it was terminal and we were in the final months. But that didn't stop the huge smile filling her face when an aunt made her the best crocheted hat for her balding head. And she couldn't be thankful enough for all of the meals and gift cards that kept her family fed when the last thing she wanted to think about herself was food, all too often.
She called these random acts of kindness "Cancer Perks." I always loved that she was able to put a perk on cancer. She refused to let it steal her joy and her hope. That was who she was. Always praising God in a storm.
It was never a question on what I should call an organization named in her honor and memory. She taught us that life is short, that we must live, and that sometimes the little things in life...are the every things in life.
We aren't here to cure cancer. We aren't here to raise money for the latest and greatest equipment and advances in medical research. But we are here to be a little perk in a dark day. For we know that sometimes those little things...are someone's everything.
Never giving up hope-
All of us at Cancer Perks
I will never forget my best friend Karen getting a free potato from a restaurant (because of an owners generosity) as I picked up her lunch one day during chemo. She was fighting cancer for the second time in six years; this time it was terminal and we were in the final months. But that didn't stop the huge smile filling her face when an aunt made her the best crocheted hat for her balding head. And she couldn't be thankful enough for all of the meals and gift cards that kept her family fed when the last thing she wanted to think about herself was food, all too often.
She called these random acts of kindness "Cancer Perks." I always loved that she was able to put a perk on cancer. She refused to let it steal her joy and her hope. That was who she was. Always praising God in a storm.
It was never a question on what I should call an organization named in her honor and memory. She taught us that life is short, that we must live, and that sometimes the little things in life...are the every things in life.
We aren't here to cure cancer. We aren't here to raise money for the latest and greatest equipment and advances in medical research. But we are here to be a little perk in a dark day. For we know that sometimes those little things...are someone's everything.
Never giving up hope-
All of us at Cancer Perks