January 1 - Friend for Life

Happy New Year!  To all of you who are reading this, I wish you a 2011 filled with happiness, the love of family and friends and most importantly... good HEALTH!   Today's charity is working to connect cancer survivors with newly diagnosed cancer patients.... HOW COOL!  Having several family members who have suffered with Cancer, I know how important it was for them to have someone who could relate to their illness and what they were going through! 

Friend for Life is a non-profit support network of cancer survivors who serve the emotional and psychological needs of persons recently diagnosed with cancer, and their loved ones. These services are offered free of charge.


The purpose behind Friend for Life is to help persons recently diagnosed with cancer and their loved ones navigate the path through diagnosis, treatment and recovery by pairing them with a trained survivor of a similar experience so they can face cancer with someone who's been there. 


Established in 1988, Friend for Life is a network of survivors and co-survivors (caregivers) who serve as trained volunteers, providing one-on-one emotional and psychosocial support to persons recently diagnosed with cancer, and their loved ones. Facing cancer with someone who has been through a similar experience helps restore a sense of stability during a tumultuous time and to navigate the path through diagnosis, treatment and recovery.


Friend for Life matches persons recently diagnosed with any form of cancer as closely as possible with a trained volunteer who has encountered the same type of cancer and similar course of treatment. Wherever possible, they also match for age and gender.

Friend for Life volunteers do not advise or participate in medical decisions, but offer compassionate insights into their own experiences of coping with cancer. They can help you sort through the overwhelming feelings that often accompany a cancer diagnosis. Support is also available for family and friends.




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Donate to Friend for Life.

Become a Friend for Life Volunteer.

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Source:  http://www.friend4life.org/