You cannot hide.
All of us at some time will have to face several of life’s great
challenges. For me, it was my first miscarriage. My first
experience of a broken dream and gut wrenching grief. Some friends and family sent
flowers, but they definitely didn't want to talk about it, which was
all I needed to do. They were embarrassed by my sadness and I was
alone with my loss.
I've also been lonely, in
a new town, with two young daughters and 6 week old twins and been told I have thyroid
cancer. After my thyroid
was removed it was found to be pre-malignant. But I will never forget how scared I was
and how much I needed a friend....
Like you, I've lost many
dear relatives and friends, young and old. I've also watched countless
loved ones fight cancer. They've felt frightened, and I've felt
inadequate. I've watched families devastated by divorce.
Some are so enveloped by anger and grief that you just want
to turn the clock forward, because you know something that they don't, that in time they will heal and will find joy in the world again.
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All these experiences have brought me to this
place. And it's because of the support of my husband and
four wonderful daughters, that
my
dream to help try to brighten lives, one friend at a time, became reality in September of 2003.
I've learned that you can't
'fix' other people's pain, but my hope is that Healing Baskets
will give you something, whether gifts, words or just the confidence to reach out,
so that you can 'touch' and 'connect' with someone when they need it most.
Often that's all it takes for someone to begin their healing
journey.
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Caroline
Cheshire, Founder, Healing Baskets
caroline@healingbaskets.com
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Lindsay, you touched our
lives. A portion of
profits is donated to the
William Guy Forbeck
Research Foundation a charity that strives to promote advances
in the field of oncology through the efforts and cooperation of
medical scientists and professionals throughout the world.
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