OUR MISSION STATEMENT
"To bring hope, encouragement, and support to parents of children with life-altering illnesses or chronic physical conditions by bringing care packages filled with items they may need during hospital stays."
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"OUR SILENT WARRIORS"As warm tears stream down her face, she breathes deeply, hoping to find the strength to bear what the doctors have declared. She looks to her child, being quick to wipe her own tears away, as she offers her son a warm smile. She tries to remain calm on the outside, while inside she is falling apart. And yet, she musters up enough grace and courage, taking his hand she declares: "It's going to be okay, honey. You won't have to face this alone and we will get through this together. We WILL beat this!" Her son smiles and squeezes her hand. Although she is bewildered by the bravery her son is demonstrating, he is fully aware of the warrior within his mother. As he sleeps during treatment, she will be endlessly surfing the net for answers and different treatment options. She will become fluent in medical terms and will become able to keep track of all of his treatment protocols. When the sudden emergency room visits happen, she will have everything he needs, and then some. However, she may have forgotten something as simple as her own toothbrush. She will learn how to handle looks from strangers with grace, while coming to terms with the realization that her once healthy child is now baring the marks of his illness. She will wipe his tears away when he is profusely sick from chemo, losing his hair, as well as his appetite. She will never stop warring on her child's behalf, and she will humbly give him all the credit for the victory. She is RELENTLESS. |
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THE PACKAGES
The reason that Hannah’s Care Packages and our Be Anchored Campaign was formed is to bring hope and encouragement. With HCP, we do this specifically for the parents of children with life altering illnesses, while they are admitted for a longer time period during treatment. By bringing something as seemingly small as a care package filled with a few simple comforts of home, along with a warm smile and friendly conversation, we help to encourage and bring hope to the moms and dads of the smallest of warriors. We all know that parents of these brave kiddos are warriors, without a doubt! Their wars are usually masked by brave faces, wiping away tears in the elevators, after having full on screams of fear and anger in the car, before pulling themselves together so his or her child has peace that mom and dad are okay.
If the mission of HCP is something you are passionate about and would love to use your gifts, talents, and resources to help, we would love to hear from you! Whether it's delivering care packages, fundraising, hosting a donation box at your office...whatever it may be, you have something to offer and help bring hope and encouragement to so many families!
If the mission of HCP is something you are passionate about and would love to use your gifts, talents, and resources to help, we would love to hear from you! Whether it's delivering care packages, fundraising, hosting a donation box at your office...whatever it may be, you have something to offer and help bring hope and encouragement to so many families!
