I truly meant to get this posted at the beginning of April, but life happened and here we are. I’m sharing this on a lot of my socials, including my personal socials, so if you see this repetitive message, I beg you to just put up with it for this month. There’s a good reason behind it, I promise!
Throughout the month of April I will be participating in the American Cancer Society’s Stitch and Fundraise. Essentially, it’s like a marathon where people can just donate to the cause through you, but I don’t want to just do that. I’m taking it one step further(ish). Throughout the month of April, I will be adding my crocheted projects to my Shopify store. The sale of the item will be the amount that gets donated to the cause. My goal is to raise a humble $100, and in order to get there, I will cover the cost of shipping! Just you code ACS2026 to remove the shipping fee from your order.
You may be wondering why I decided to focus on this fundraiser or why I was drawn to it, and it's because this hits close to home for me. Back in 2006 my middle sister was diagnosed with Leukemia. At that time I was still in high school, my youngest sister was in elementary school and my dad had just opened his dream bakery with his friends. Being in and out of hospitals became a new normal for me and my family, but it gave us an opportunity to really see how it takes a village to survive a cancer diagnosis.
We had met incredible individuals from so many different organizations and the doctors and nurses became our aunties and uncles who would support not just my sister, but all of us during this difficult time. Because my sister was born with Downs Syndrome, it added an additional layer of complexity because she had a tough time understanding what was going on and she couldn't always tell us what was bothering her.
By 2009/2010, she was in remission and after 20 years, we can say she was the lucky one. She survived with the only residual effect of it being the limp she has because of the hip surgery she needed to get due to the chemo breaking down her hip joint. However, I know that not every family is able to say the same. I know families who have lost loved ones to cancer and had done everything in their power to get the best, most advanced care for their loved ones, but were still left with no solutions or answers.
That is why I decided to step out of my comfort zone and do this. I hope to see a day when cancer is just as curable as the common cold. I hope that one day doctors are able to confidently provide a road map to recovery for every single cancer patient. I hope that one day every cancer patient gets to ring that bell, but until then, I will do what I can to help this cause. If you would like to donate directly, you can click here and it will take you to my Facebook page where you can make a donation. Or you can check out the fundraiser tab to see all the products who's sales benefit this fundraising initiative.
Every donation, no matter how big or small counts.