My daughter and son-in-love live abroad in the Dominican Republic serving as missionaries. I traveled there to care for my daughter after she was diagnosed with breast cancer at the young age of 26 years old. As you might imagine I was stunned beyond belief to receive the call that her biopsy had come back positive for breast cancer and a mastectomy was scheduled to be performed. My mother was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma a few months before my daughter. I lost my sister to cancer a few months ago. Her daughter lost her battle with cancer one year before. I have a younger sister’s whose breast cancer is in remission.

I share this family history to help you to appreciate how happy I am to confirm how much the Breast Form Fund lightened our load tremendously during an emotionally taxing time.

No doubt Emma and Judith and all of the wonderful women at Gazebo see it as all in a weeks work. But for me and my family the staffs loving assistance at Gazebo and the Breast Form Fund helped us all to get through this difficult time with ease and dignity.

The personal assistant extended to my daughter and I was impressive because of its rarity. Emma, how could we possibly thank you enough for your thoughtfulness care and sensitivity that you bestowed upon my daughter as if she were your own. You kindly imparted so much love and dignity when measuring Aniqua for the proper size form. You truly tended to the whole person.

Once again, thank you so much for all you have done for us and keep up the good work. Thank you is a small reward for your diligent work. One day soon we can look forward to the day when “no resident will say, I am sick.” Isaiah 33:24

Best of everything to all you courageous families as you battle this disease and to the Breast Form Fund for transforming many lives in a variety of ways gently, lovingly and with dignity.