Lavender Pillowcase with a Cause

Did you know that a silk or satin pillowcase helps keep your hair untangled and prettier?

This soft poly-silk charmeuse case has a removable Lavender sachet in the hem that helps bring on a deep, peaceful sleep while preventing bedhead. Cool.

One of the worst parts about watching my mom suffer with cancer was about her hair.  She only had a short time to live, and chose the no-therapy approach, so she didn’t lose it—which was good because she loved her hair and needed the final dignity of looking pretty when people came to her room.

I was always amazed at how tangled it got and how long it took to comb out each day. But seeing her smile as she laid there in pain—feeling all good about her appearance—helped her accept the rapidity of her failing body somehow. And it helped me too because it was a small thing I could do that made a difference.

Both my parents craved old fashioned candy when they were sick—I think they needed comfort from their past. They ate lots of Hershey’s Hugs and kisses—the happiest candies I know (made in the USA too). I wanted to share this beautiful gift with you, so I am holding an essay contest this month (ends Oct 30), so some lucky person could win a real treat.

All you have to do is go to www.carebox.com, click on the Hugs and Kisses Contest, and follow along.  Write a short statement explaining to WHOM you would send a CAREBOX™, which CAREBOX you like the most, and finally, Why you have chosen this person to win.  That’s it.  Enjoy!

A real edelweiss flower

Our flower

A perfect hat, cancer or not

A good hat is very hard to find. Especially if you’ve lost your hair during breast cancer treatments. It needs to be softer than soft, not rub your ears until they are sore, and have a good shape so your head doesn’t look funny. When my cousin directed me to two nurses in Bozeman, MT. who make ski hats used as “chemo” hats because of their softness and beauty, I was impressed.  And when I could design it myself with an edelweiss flower (a symbol of strength), it was perfect for my Club Pink CAREBOX™.  I love the fact that it’s handmade here in the USA by two of the most caring nurses I know.

A portion of the proceeds for the Club Pink CAREBOX™ go to The Breast Cancer Research Foundation to find a cure for breast cancer.

This week I am celebrating my mom.  It was one year ago on October 5th, that I lost her to lung cancer, and she is my biggest inspiration to find a cure. She was the kind of girl who could walk into a room, and everybody just stopped and looked at her—just something about her.  Not only was she beautiful, but she had the quickest wit, and maybe the best laugh in the world.  Spend an hour with her and she had you believing you could do anything.  And it wasn’t just me…it was anybody. She loved to go to the Pancake House, isn’t that funny?  She just loved waffles, and she liked to sit and talk for hours, and imagine this…she was able to keep your attention the entire time.

There have been many times we got there for breakfast, and then had lunch, and when dinner came around, we were still there…the only brake was having to go to the bathroom, which was an inconvenience.  We’d go through every shift of people, and they all kept her coffee warmed all day and night.  Sounds crazy, doesn’t it, but I am telling you, these were some of the most fun times I have ever had—and I have traveled the world many times over!  That’s how engaging she was.

Oh, I could go on and on about her, and I will…but I just wanted to introduce you to her so you could understand why it’s so important for me to find a cure for lung cancer. 

I didn’t know what to do besides cry at this important anniversary, so I decided to go to NM to fly high in some red balloon and blow a kiss to her.  She’d think this is a goofy idea, and would much prefer me inside a pancake house…but I like the idea.

OK, about these photos, the top one was taken only a few months before she died. The other one is with me and my mom.  She has a funny look on her face, I am certain she was saying something like—take the picture!  Patience was not her best trait…darn, I think I got that from her!

I hope you all stay well and thrive, OH!  and enter my Show You Care contest.  You could probably seriously use a Hugs and Kisses CAREBOX™.  Hurry and win it before I eat all the candy!