Why Comforters for Cancer?
Like so many cancer patients, Wendy was frequently cold while receiving treatment.
Patients are cold during treatments for a combination of reasons. The patient is using body energy to fight the disease, the infusion centers where patients receive treatment are set at a low temperature to avoid spreading infections, patients are stationary while they receive their treatments and many patients are underweight. To help keep patients warm, hospitals have blankets, but hospitals typically provide light cotton blankets which even when placed in a "blanket oven" do not stay warm long.
In her last hospital stays, Wendy's husband brought her the comforter from her home bed for use in the hospital and it made a huge difference in Wendy's day to day experience. In addition, to the improved warmth, the blanket provided a sense of continuity and a sense of home.
Building on these experiences, Wendy and her family decided that patients receiving chemotherapy infusions in the hospital would benefit from high quality blankets that could provide both warmth and inspiration. Comforters for Cancer was chosen as the name and the first detailed planning began with Wendy, her daughters Michal and Elianna, husband Aaron and friends in the intensive care unit of the hospital.
Patients are cold during treatments for a combination of reasons. The patient is using body energy to fight the disease, the infusion centers where patients receive treatment are set at a low temperature to avoid spreading infections, patients are stationary while they receive their treatments and many patients are underweight. To help keep patients warm, hospitals have blankets, but hospitals typically provide light cotton blankets which even when placed in a "blanket oven" do not stay warm long.
In her last hospital stays, Wendy's husband brought her the comforter from her home bed for use in the hospital and it made a huge difference in Wendy's day to day experience. In addition, to the improved warmth, the blanket provided a sense of continuity and a sense of home.
Building on these experiences, Wendy and her family decided that patients receiving chemotherapy infusions in the hospital would benefit from high quality blankets that could provide both warmth and inspiration. Comforters for Cancer was chosen as the name and the first detailed planning began with Wendy, her daughters Michal and Elianna, husband Aaron and friends in the intensive care unit of the hospital.