I keep it in the back of a bedroom dresser
drawer.
It’s small, soft, and contains many salt and pepper-colored
hair strands.
I’m referring to my mother’s “chemo cap”
— she wore it during her brief but valiant battle
against cancer in 1989.
Now 19 years since her passing, I still caress it from time
to time. Whenever I do, I tell her how much I miss her.
I also contemplate how cancer has given me my greatest sorrows
and my most beloved heroes.
Not that I need reminding, but her cap also reinforces the
reason why I volunteer for the American Cancer Society.
Does the thought of easing cancer’s grip on men, women
and children appeal to you?
Are you interested in starting off the New Year in a rewarding,
humanitarian manner?
Would you like to decorate your home or office with lovely
flowers that financially help support the American Cancer
Society?
If you answered yes to these questions then I’d like
to make a suggestion.
As an American Cancer Society volunteer and ACS Daffodil
Days 2008 co-chair, I encourage you to support Daffodil
Days.
Taking place now through February, Daffodil Days enables
community members to pre-purchase fresh, beautiful daffodils
for themselves, others, or as anonymous Gifts of Hope for
people in the Santa Clarita Valley who are battling cancer.
As one of spring’s first flowers, daffodils represent
bright yellow beacons of optimism to the American Cancer
Society. They’re the blooming belief that we’ll
one day have a world that’s cancer-free (or at least
one where cancer is a chronic but manageable disease).
Since its inception 13 years ago, Daffodil Days has raised
more than $200 million to fight cancer, monies that have
helped bring free ACS programs and services to people facing
this disease, as well as provide education, advocacy, and
innovative cancer research.
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