What’s in the bag?
Tote Bag
A chemo session can last up to eight hours! Having a tote bag filled with items that to provide comfort and entertainment can go a long way in making these sessions easier.
Water Bottle
We’ve included a water bottle because staying hydrated can help flush toxins out of your body and fight chemo side effects like nausea, constipation and fatigue.
Chapstick
We’ve included chapstick to reduce the dry mouth feeling often experienced during chemo.
Plush Blanket
A warm soft blanket helps with comfort, anxiety and temperature.
Organic Hard Candy
Our organic hard candy helps with the unpleasant aftertaste caused by chemotherapy.
Hot/Cold Packs
We’ve included reusable hot cold packs that can help with the pain from port placement or any other pain. Freeze them and they stay cold for 3 hours. Microwave them and they stay warm for 90 mins.
Children’s Art Therapy Kit
When moms are on their cancer journey, the kids are going along on the ride. Instead of giving them a device during a chemo session, having them color with the art therapy kit can help reduce stress and keep them focused on an activity.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: The Cancer Book
Chemo sessions can take up to 8 hours. So we’ve included a book, Chicken Soup for the Soul: The Cancer Book, that provides over 100 stories of courage, support and love. You can learn anything from breaking the news to loved ones to securing a medical team.
The Breast Cancer Husband Book
We can’t forget about the husbands of wives undergoing cancer.The Breast Cancer Husband is a book that can help husbands with things from how to talk to your wife to how to reduce credit card interest rates.
“Did You Know?” Card
Each care package will contain a “Did You Know?” card. These cards tell you about all the stuff you can get 100% free. There’s free money for living expenses, free books for your kids to help explain cancer and even free house cleanings.
Inspirational Messages from the BMF Board
The last item we put into the care package is a card that has an inspirational message from each of the board members. At the top, we’ve even included a message from Bessie that she had written down in her Bible.