Mastectomy Comfort Cushions
May 2014, Barbara, one of our club members developed Breast Cancer and was given a Mastectomy cushion following her surgery. Barbara says
“It was the day after our operations that the four ladies in our ward received a mastectomy cushion as a gift from a charity. This gift arrived when we were all at our most vulnerable and everyone was overwhelmed that a group of unknown ladies had been kind enough to think about us at a time when we were feeling very low”. Barbara brought the cushion to the club, and this was the start of a
fabulous project involving every member of the club and it has gone from strength to strength.
Members make Mastectomy Comfort Cushions regularly for Halton Breast Care Unit and the Countess of Chester Hospital.
The cushions are attractive to look at, washable, soft and very comfortable to wear, and are a huge help during the healing process.
Members cut, sew and then stuff the cushions with a special stuffing that prevents allergic reactions.
We then bag the cushions together with a card containing a message of support explaining how to use the cushion and some information about our club.
The cushions are taken to the Hospitals and the club has received some beautiful messages from nurses and patients.
“I would like to take this opportunity to thank each and every one of your members for your continued support, hard work and dedication making these wonderful mastectomy cushions for our ladies. As I have said numerous times, they are invaluable as they provide a lot of comfort following surgery. I feel that whenever I contact the club for more, they are very willing and happy to drop them off and I am so grateful for this”.
Karen, our club contact also received these messages of thanks from ladies who have been using our cushions:
“Hi Karen thank you so very much for the cushion. It has made such a big difference and I am in so much less pain, at night especially”
“I didn’t have a cushion with my first operation. Life is much easier now with the cushion. It’s comfortable on a daily basis and especially so in the car’. The cushion really comforted me during my recovery”
This project, which has made such a difference to hundreds of women has also enthused all our club members – club member Sarah says:
“What struck me was how much the project involves all of us in the club, regardless of sewing skills. There really is a role for everyone, so it is a genuine whole-club project. I think that’s part of what has enabled us to keep it running for so long
Instruction to make Mastectomy Comfort cushions
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