Heart to Heart Breast Cancer Pillows

I started heart to heart breast cancer pillows about 6 months ago with my mom and we have been making them continuously. I give them to my nurse navigator who initially meets with these pink warriors and after discussing diagnosis, options, and treatment she leaves the room to a closet where she stores these pillows and goes back to the room and hands a pillow to the warrior who then is instantly touched and smiling with happiness! She is told how to use it and attached is a note of encouragement from me. When I went to talk to my nurse navigator 3 days after diagnosis I was terrified, crying, anxious, and couldn’t think! After telling me everything she brought in a pillow, bag and t-shirt. The pillow stood out to me most because it looked handmade as it was and she told me that a volunteer made it along with a card attached that said she knew what I was going through and to hang in there. I never forgot that and at that moment I teared up and also took my mind off of what was going on at the moment and made me so happy to think that someone (a stranger) took time to make “Me” a pillow for comfort and happiness- simply something to hold onto that brought warmth to my heart! I said to myself that when I got better I was going to do this for breast warriors too! I can’t tell you how many women have been so happy when they receive my pillows. – Marnie Lawson