Chemo Angels

What our volunteers are saying...

 

"I was just amazed when I heard of your organization--what an obvious idea, yet I had never heard of anything like it. It's the small things in life that really make a difference--and this is a perfect example."

Pam

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 "I am so grateful to be able to be a Chemo Angel. I have been volunteering for many years with Chemo Angels and it reminds me every day to focus on the positives so I can share that with my buddy."

Jennifer

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"I began angling a year or so after I was done with my own cancer treatment. The angels that I had made me feel cared for and special. Some days walking to the mailbox was my only activity. I wanted to do the same for some other person. So I know that when I send a card it could be doing the same good for another person. It is my way to payback."

Georgette

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"I love the Chemo Angels and Senior Angels programs. I've been doing this for about 17 years now and continue to find it a rewarding experience. I sometimes think gosh, my letters sound so boring, but then occasionally I will get feedback or a note from someone telling me how much they looked forward to it or what a difference the cards and letters made. I can't afford to send big gifts, but it is fun for me to find occasional small treats to include. I keep a sticky note by my desk and jot down things that happen so I have things to include in my letters, like the eagle I saw this week, or my dog's reaction to his new toy. Angeling makes me feel all warm and fuzzy like a big fluffy robe." 

Tonia

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"After Chemo Angels supported me through my cancer journey, I knew I wanted to do the same for others. It’s such a good feeling to think I’m bringing a smile to someone’s face. Simply put, it makes my own heart feel good."

Sandy

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"I have had the privilege of being both a recipient of angels, and an angel myself! While going through chemo, I looked forward to the smile that each note, letter and package would bring. My angel gifts were much  anticipated! Now, I am a Chemo Angel so I can bring the same joy and delight I experienced to others. I take so much pleasure and excitement in shopping for little gifts and cards I can share with my patient! I am also a ”special angel” who sends a card or small gift to patients experiencing an especially difficult time. I am rewarded every day with the belief that I am helping bring a little joy in an otherwise really difficult time in their life."

Kathy

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"Being a Chemo Angel gives me a chance to fill my day with something positive and rewarding. I have formed an excellent relationship with my buddy and that makes me extremely happy." 

Dale

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"I was welcomed as an angel on March 9, 2001. I have been an angel since then and later on also became part of admin. I have made life long friends and mourned the loss of those who were called home to heaven. Through it all I have felt love and respect for those who turn to us for encouragement and support. It's heartwarming to me to be able to be a part of this organization and the angels who give of themselves with no expectation of anything in return."

Lorre

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"I really enjoy being a Chemo Angel because I know how a simple letter or hand made card can truly brighten someone’s day. It’s such an easy act for me to write to my buddy, and I know it makes a positive impact on their journey with cancer."

Kari Anne

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"I'm so grateful to Chemo Angels, because while I'm a little shy and a lot introverted, I've never really felt comfortable volunteering. I'm a crafty person, specialize in cardmaking, so being a Card Angel is perfect for me. I'm able to write long letters and craft cards and little gifts, and my shyness isn't challenged. And finally, I feel blessed to be invited into someone's life while they are going through such a difficult time. I pray that I'm able to brighten their day, if even for just a little while and my heart feels good giving something back."

Margaret

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 "I really enjoying lighting up someone's life with the cards and letters I send. It means a lot to be able to bring smiles to my chemo buddies faces."

Penney

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 "I've been angeling almost from the beginning of Chemo Angels, and even got to meet Laura when she came to Seattle. I've had many buddies, some I hear from, most I don't. I was fortunate to meet one of my buddies when she came from St Louis to Washington State. And she thanks me all the time and tells me how much my support meant to her. Angeling just makes me feel like I'm giving something to someone with no expectations in return. I get more out of it than I think my buddies do."

Kris

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“Chemo Angels is amazing! I’ve been doing it forever, it seems.... gives me the greatest feeling that I’m making a difference.”

Michele

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 "I have been an angel for many years. I can only describe it as one of the most wonderful things I have ever done. I started after I had cancer myself, and I had 3 different people over the years that I angeled. Now, as I am older and have some chronic health problems, I am a card angel only. I love Angeling."

Judy

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"I think we are all here to serve one another. Angeling allows all of us to share some light with someone who we otherwise would not have “met”. This is love in action."

Danielle

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"After my mom passed away from ovarian and breast cancer, I wanted to find a way to give comfort and support to those who were also going through chemotherapy because I realized just how much support they truly needed....even if it was from someone they had never met. Reaching out to send a card or a small gift takes such little time, effort, and money, yet it could make a world of difference for someone who just might need it more than I will ever know."

Peter

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"Being an angel gives me the opportunity to give back what my family has received in the past."

Lu-Ann

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"My Angels were a blessing to me when I was going through chemo. I hope to be a blessing to someone else when they are  going through their own challenges during chemo. You need all the support you can get when you are fighting for your life. This is a wonderful platform for the givers and receivers. Thank you for the opportunity to be a part of it."

Darlene

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"Now that I am retired I wanted a way to give back for what I have been given. Because my hobby is card making, I use it to hopefully brighten up my buddy’s week. I enjoy writing, too."

Valerie

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"I started as a card angel about 1 year after my daughter finished her treatment for leukemia. My daughter was part of the program when she was a patient. The way her face lit up every time she received a card or package made our whole family’s day! I wanted to share this little bit of light with other families who were going through what we did. Mailing my card or package is something I look forward to each week!"

Lynne

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"My sister-in-law had breast cancer six years ago and had a card sent to her every week. She was so blessed by receiving those cards. I signed up to be a card angel and have enjoyed sending notes and cards on a weekly basis. Just to know someone’s day is brightened by a simple card blesses them but blesses you also. This is a great organization."

Linda

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"So many of our friends disappeared during my husband's hard cancer years, so being a Chemo Angel allows me to honor him while helping another patient to feel remembered and loved."

Dianne

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"For me, being an angel is a rare opportunity to be involved in a very pure type of volunteering -- a way to give without getting anything tangible in return. I  may never hear from my patient even once in all the months I angel them -- I give without receiving... but of course the intangible benefits are still without compare."

Lynn

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"I started angelling in 2003. Over the years I have met so many wonderful people. It is so rewarding to know that you are brightening the day of someone with very little joy as they battle their illnesses. I’ve lost some very dear friends along the way also. Many times their families contacted me to express their thanks for my support of their loved ones. Several of those who won their battles have remained friends with me and we continue to keep in touch. I have been both humbled and rewarded because of Chemo Angels."

Theresa

 

“I have been an Angel since 2004. I love being an Angel and sending encouragement and love to cancer patients.”

Heather

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 "I chose to be a card angel because I wanted to help make people smile but didn’t have the time commitment to volunteer. 
Even if it’s just writing weekly letters telling them about my dogs and my kids, I know I can make them
laugh and that makes me happy."

Elizabeth

 

“I just joined this wonderful group and I feel very happy to be able to help someone smile. The cancer journey takes away smiles, hope, faith and brings a lot of tears. My mom had colon cancer and I lived with her every second of this long process. She was a blessing for me, leaving me lessons of courage and perseverance, that love and simple words means more than other things. Thanks to Chemo Angel for this opportunity to help others.”

Ross 

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“Angeling means to me that I can make someone smile who is going through a tough time. Everyone needs to feel special, especially when the hard times come. I am just honored to be able to help them feel that way!”

Jodi

 

“I love being a Chemo Angel and plan to continue as long as the Good Lord allows me to. I have been with Chemo Angels for over 15 years and am thankful for this wonderful organization. I have had amazing, unsolicited feedback over the years from many of my buddies who truly feel blessed to have been on the receiving end of the encouragement this program provides.”

Sharon

 

“Being an angel takes me out of looking at problems in my life. I have to look at the positives as I write to my buddy. I also love being involved in making a small difference in the world.”

Melody

 

“There’s nothing better than taking what gifts God has given me and using them to help bless others. It’s truly a blessing to me in so many ways!”

Patricia

  

“I have been Angeling since 2004. It is such a rewarding experience to show those who are battling for their lives that they are not alone. I have been on both sides - an Angel and a buddy. Chemo Angels is such a blessing.”

Bonnie

 

“I was one of the first 100 to join!! In saying that, I am so proud being an angel and love helping others so they never go through this alone.”

Sharon

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 "I wanted to give back the same way people gave to my family while my mom was so sick. She was hospitalized for almost six months during the holidays, and the different organizations that provided support in so many different ways made such a difference to me. I found Chemo Angels and when I saw they also have a senior program, I knew this was the program for me. It has been so rewarding and enjoyable for me, my husband likes to have a little part in it, too! He suggested we name our cat after one of my senior pals because he likes the name and the stories I’ve shared about her."

Amy

 

“It’s rewarding to help others; encourage them, hopefully bring a smile to their face and make them happy that someone is thinking of them.”

Susan

 

“Being an angel is extremely rewarding. I love having the opportunity to support someone who I don't know. Supporting someone that is totally unknown to me brings great joy to my heart and soul. Making someone smile who is going through a tough time is paying it forward. I choose kindness and support for others.”

Edith

 

“To me, being an angel is trying to make someone's day a little brighter without looking for a reward. Life is hard; harder for some. I've been down rough roads and want to pay it forward.”

Ellen

 

“I have only been a senior angel and love it! I enjoy older people and am happy to do a little something to make their days brighter. If sending a card or a little something can do that for them then I'm all in! I get just as much out of this program as they do if not more!”

Sara

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“Being an Angel is very rewarding. I love knowing that by just sending a simple card I could be the reason that someone smiles.”

Teresa

 

“I've been a chemo angel for many years but never realized how much it meant to our buddies to get weekly mail and little presents from us until I had my own experience with cancer, I have my first child buddy now and It is so rewarding to know how much she enjoys my handmade cards and little gifts, I'm also a senior angel and enjoy the elderly buddies too.”

Carole

 

"Being a Chemo Angel is the most important thing I do, aside from being a mother.... It makes me feel like someone. It makes me feel like I make a difference."

Melissa

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"I just sent my first  package off to my patient yesterday, and I find myself getting all excited just picturing her receiving it! I feel blessed to be touching lives in this very special way. At a time when the world seems to be very bleak, Chemo Angels help to renew the spirit of mankind."

 Maureen

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"I feel like there's so much inside of me that's begging to be shared, and Chemo Angels seems the perfect way of setting it all free in a positive way that can really  help people and make their lives at least a little  bit brighter while  they're facing such a difficult time in their lives."

Jennifer Ann

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“Being an angel is one of the most wonderful experience in my daily life. We all have lots of hugs in our hearts so it is great knowing we are sharing these with those who are going through the worst time of their lives.”

Louise

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"Being a cancer survivor myself, I really understand the importance of support. I was given a lot of support and compassion from people, and I would love to be able to give some back. Hopefully, I can brighten the day of someone who is going through this ordeal."

Susan 

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"What interests me most about the concept of Chemo Angels is giving something  back to others. Several members of my own family have been stricken with cancer, and I just want to be able to help in some way. I think it's important that we not take our own health for granted, and that we should be  thankful we are even able to contribute something  to others who are in need. I look forward to working with Chemo Angels, and I sincerely feel as though this is the right volunteering choice for me." 

Toni

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"When I saw your ad it just bounced right up off the screen at me. I have had such wonderful friends  who have helped me during my illness and I know how much it means to just receive a card when you're going  through treatments. If I can help in this very small way, then I am repaying the kindness  that has been shown me."

Sandy

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“I've been a Chemo Angel for almost 20 years. I feel like I get more out of "angeling" my buddies than they do being "angeled". I'm always looking for things I can send my buddies that will, I hope, make them smile and feel loved. I've learned so much since I joined this organization and have, I believe, become a much better person. "Carry each other's burdens, and in this way you fulfill the laws of Christ" Galatians 6:2. I feel thankful and blessed to be a part of this wonderful organization.”

Laurel

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"I learned of your organization just this week. What a wonderful way to add some  "pick-me-up's" to chemotherapy patients lives! They  may get a lot of love and  support from their families, but this would let them  know that someone else  in the world cares also. And for those who do not have a strong support system while going thru chemo, this would be a wonderful way to let them  know that someone is in  "their corner", so to speak."  

Amy

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"I feel that if I make someone's life a little better just by being there for them, being their friend, sounding board, etc, that I am doing part of God's work.  I  feel that, in being a Chemo Angel, I am showing someone that there are people  who care, and  that they are not going through this alone."

Donna

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"Chemo Angels has been a wonderful 'project' for me. It has helped me to reconcile the death of my Mother. I KNOW that the pleasure I receive far outweighs what my patient says it means to her. I sometimes secretly wonder if I don't do this for me more than I do it for her. She has been so appreciative of the little that I do. Many, many thanks for this wonderful program."

Brenda

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"Before I found Chemo Angels I was lost. Lost in my own little world. Lost in my inability to overcome the sadness of this disease enough to help others. I could not handle the intense sadness I was feeling. I believe I found Chemo Angels just in time. I am opening up again. Thank you, Chemo Angels, now I can again talk about it and be involved with helping others with cancer."

Kim

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