Comfort Kit Concierge Blog

Six different cancer awarenesses for the month of September. WOW! I've had someone in my family diagnosed with a childhood cancer, leukemia, lymphoma, ovarian, uterine, and prostate cancer.  Each unique personalities but Hearts of GOLD in all of them.  The list below includes links to honor, my family and the Comfort Kit Concierge family, and to carry on the heart of gold legacy.   CHILDHOOD CANCER    SeanStrong Scavenger Hunt   Run Tough   The Million Mile LEUKEMIA/LYMPHOMA    Red Cross Blood Drive   Dare to Dream   Be the Match OVARIAN/UTERINE   Ovarian Cycle   Ovarian Advocacy   Move 4 Her...

5 Benefits of GIVING   Giving benefits us mentally, emotionally, and physically. Studies have helped us understand when you give, it's more than just a year-end task. Generosity brings a sense of belonging, gives you a purpose, makes you feel valued and needed, helps you build strong friendships and connections, and triggers others to give as well. Below I've listed out five benefits of giving! Makes us feel happy-The act of giving releases a chemical cocktail of dopamine and oxytocin resulting in a "Helper's High." Only three other actions, childbirth, lactation, and sex, can release both of these chemicals to make...

Sarcoma is one of the rarest, most life threatening forms of cancer and makes up less than 1% of cancer diagnosis'.  What is this rare cancer? Sarcoma occurs in the bones and connective tissue such as muscles and fat.  Due to the rarity, lack of awareness and understanding sarcoma has been dubbed The "Forgotten" or "Lonely" Cancer.   Rarity and complexity make research difficult, at best. Few research dollars go to studying sarcoma. The complexity of more than 50 different types of soft tissue sarcomas (STS) and around 20 different types of bone sarcomas make researchers choose between studying all...

Have you seen an ad for boys to do testicular self checks? Has a physician ever told you that boys need to do self checks? Or suggested at what age they should start? No? Me neither.  I know most boys adjust themselves so many times a day it’s like they are doing self checks all the time. Having two boys myself and six nephews one would think our family would know about testicular self examinations. Testicular self exams seems like it should be a common sense thing to do. It’s not! You don’t know what you don’t know.  Monthly testicular...

Top 6 Items to Bring to Chemotherapy Receiving a cancer diagnosis is overwhelming, to say the least. Uncertain of what to bring to chemotherapy? Our list of what to bring to chemotherapy is to help relieve the uncertainty, help maximize your comfort, and keep you busy. A bag to carry all of your chemotherapy items will help keep everything in one place and make it easy to grab and go as you walk out the door. WATER BOTTLE- BPA Free plastic or silicone water bottle. Many going through chemo experience a metallic taste. A metal tumbler will enhance the metallic...