Comfort Care Accessories are available at the following locations:
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Reliant Hematology Oncology Neponset
Street, Worcester MA
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Saint Vincent Cancer and Wellness Center Worcester, MA
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Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center Milford, MA
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Cancer Center at Harrington Southbridge,
MA
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UMass Memorial & University Campus
Worcester, MA
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Day Kimball Cancer Center Putnam, CT
All Comfort Care items are available directly through
PinkHippy.org. For more information, or to obtain Comfort Care Accessories, please send us an email or call 508-304-3463.
If you are interested in helping with the Comfort Pillow
Sets, Knitted Knockers, or other compfort items please contact us at info@pinkhippy.org.
Ways
you can help
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cutting,
stuffing, sewing, assembling, or cheering other volunteers
on during sew-a-thons
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knitting or
crocheting hats, shawls, blankets, and knitted knockers
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delivering
comfort items
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Please consider a gift to PinkHippy.org
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PinkHippy.org is a
501(c)(3) nonprofit charitable organization
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COMFORT CARE ACCESSORIES
are provided at no charge to those who need them
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Comfort Pillow Sets –
a set of three pillows made from soft cotton flannel and
stuffed with light and fluffy fiberfil. There is a small and
medium size rectangular pillow and a larger heart shaped
pillow - each is designed to bring comfort following surgery
and throughout treatment. Pillows are packaged in a
handmade tote bag - all are machine washable and dryable.
Tips from patients who have used
our comfort pillows:
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use the
either rectangular pillow to hold
the seatbelt away from your body when you are in the car.
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place a pillow between your arm and your
body to relieve the pressure from swelling in your armpit
that may occur following surgery or radiation
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tuck them along the length of one side of
your back for a comfortable reclining position
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use the heart-shaped pillow to cradle your
chemotherapy port for comfort when reclining
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use the heart-shaped pillow to cradle your
feeding tube for comfort
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Chemo Shawls ~ Blankets ~ Hats – handmade
using soft fibers for those in chemotherapy treatment.
Skin Soothing Balm – This all natural balm is made with
all natural and
organic ingredients including Calendula and Aloe. The creamy texture
spreads easily as it helps to ease the side
effects from radiation.
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Knitted Knockers – These lightweight, soft and
comfortable 'knockers' offer an alternative to traditional breast
prosthetics. Made with soft cotton yarn they are available in a
wide range of sizes and colors. Stuffed with soft fiberfill for
everyday wear they may also be used for swimming by simply replacing the
fiberfil with a shower scrungie. Whether you have had a lumpectomy or
a mastectomy, Knitted Knockers are fully adjustable. They can be used
to fill the gap for breasts that are uneven and are easily adapted for those going through reconstruction by simply removing some of the stuffing.
Machine washable for ease of care.
PinkHippy.org is proud to be a provider of Knitted
Knockers. To learn more visit their website at www.knittedknockers.org
or watch this beautiful video about the woman behind Knitted
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Bottles of Hope
- These beautifully sculpted small glass bottles covered
with polymer clay symbolize a wish and a hope for
health.
The Bottles of Hope project was started in 1999 by a very
special person, Diane Gregoire, a cancer survivor and
polymer clay artist. Diane found a way to use her special
talents as an artist to cheer up the lives of cancer
patients going through the ordeal of chemotherapy. She used
clay to decoratively cover small glass medicine bottles and
gave them to other patients as a symbol of hope. Since
that time the project has spread internationally and are
made by artists, students, survivors, seniors and many more
who volunteer their time and love.
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