Elizabeth Edwards is fighting the good fight and I'm sure we all admire her strength and courage. I know I do. My husbands first wife died of the disease after many hard years of struggle.
Not everyone wins the war however and there is an organization out there whose mission is to see that families get some quality time together before the end by granting wishes to families in need.
If you want to do something to help women and their families currently fighting breast cancer, this organization might be just your thing:
http://www.makingmemories.org/
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The goal of Making Memories Breast Cancer Foundation is to grant wishes to people who have been diagnosed with terminal breast cancer. Their wish granting services are made possible by corporate donations and partnerships, and by fundraising programs such as Brides Against Breast Cancer, Quilters Against Breast Cancer and the Pink Envelope Project.
I'm just getting ready to walk out the door and donate a wedding dress to Brides Against Breast Cancer. This organization takes donated wedding dresses on a nationwide tour. The bride gets a reduced price wedding dress and the proceeds are donated to the Making Memories Foundation. The web site states "Brides Against Breast Cancer continues to be the Making Memories Foundation’s number one fund-raising event across the nation. Over 32 shows every year enable brides-to-be to find the gown of their dreams (at an incredible savings) while making wishes and dreams come true for women and men diagnosed with terminal breast cancer."
If you can help, now would be a great time to do so! Luckily Making Memories is based here in Portland, OR so I'm hopping in my car now and heading out to donate a dress. There is shipping information on their web site if you have anything to donate!
Thanks for reading!