A breast cancer diagnosis is devastating news for any woman to hear. There are so many questions. Patients are left unsure of where life is heading and the outcome. It’s a roller coaster ride. It isn’t something that the patient goes alone either; it affects the entire family. Spouses and kids left to worry if Mom will be okay. Life is turned upside down. What used to be a normal Tuesday of going to work, taking the kids to soccer practice, then going home for a family dinner, is gone. It is replaced with doctor’s appointments and specialist visits. Treatments can take all but everything out of a person. It is an immense amount of pressure for a family to go through and it sometimes takes over their life. A simple trip most of us take for granted becomes a distant thought to a cancer patient. It’s hard to imagine escaping the real world for a moment, let alone a week-long vacation.
However, there are dedicated organizations that devote their time to helping families battling cancer do just that:
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