“STAY GLAM!”
I love that Joe’s final messages to me have started a movement. When I read the letter he left me after he died I couldn’t help but smile when I saw the words, Stay Glam. He went on to say he wanted to make sure I was taking care of myself, to hold my head up high, to put my favorite lipstick on and handle it.
The idea now lives on through Cocktails & Chemo caregivers in our signature STAY GLAM event.
We spent the day pampering caregivers at Orlando salon, Xander Blue in Dr. Phillips on December 6th. The team of stylists were professional, compassionate and beyond talented. I came to the salon with the idea and before I even got out the words the owners gave a resounding, YES!
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- The Xander Blu Salon in Dr. Phillips was amazing!
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- Amanda got a chance to hug and chat with every caregiver.
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- Cuties getting their hair done.
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- Champagne donated by the Xander Blu salon.
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- Braids for the little girls. The kids who attended our event have recently lost their dads to cancer.
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- The stylists sat and listened to every caregiver, giving them the perfect new look.
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- Food was donated by The Whiskey restaurant in Dr. Phillips and it was delicious!
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- Cuts and colors!
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- Joey, co-owner of Xander Blu, our partner for the STAY GLAM event
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- Our C & C Volunteers!
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- Caregivers telling our team what this day meant to them.
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- Lots of hugs and tears on this very special day!
Caregivers filled the salon and given the red carpet treatment in the form of cuts, colors, hand massages and most importantly the love and attention they deserve for the day. We took care of moms with sick kids, young women recently widowed, sisters, friends, daughters and wives who have put their lives on hold to care for the people they love.
It was an absolutely amazing day and as I hugged a young mom who was heading back to the hospital I couldn’t hold back the tears. Sometimes all you need is a hug, a day to recharge and to know you are special.
As I told these caregivers, you cannot pour from an empty cup. We cannot thank our partners enough who helped us re-fill what these ladies needed!!
Take a look at these beautiful ladies!
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- Doreen was a caregiver and is family to the C&C foundation. She has suffered unfathomable loss in the last 3 years. She lost her husband EJ to cancer in 2012 and her son, Joe in 2014.
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- Nancy too needed this day to recharge. Her husband is in hospice care.
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- Mom and daughter, Norma and Vanessa made it a girls day. Norma is a breast cancer survivor. Her daughter and Vanessa’s sister is now fighting cancer.
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- Debby lost her husband to brain cancer this year. She brought their 8 & 6 year old daughters to join in on the fun.
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- Mary Ann cares for her husband who has prostate cancer.
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- Jolie drove from Jacksonville to attend this event. She recently lost her sister to cancer. She also cared for her father who passed last year.
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- Kara left Arnold Palmer Hospital for a few hours to be honored. She has a 3 year old daughter fighting cancer.
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- Cindy was nominated by her friend who has lung cancer. He says it was so special he could thank her with this day of pampering.
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- Crystal cares for her 4 year old son, Nico.
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- Andrea is caring for her 17 year old son who was recently diagnosed with cancer.
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- Martha is caring for her mother who is in treatment for lymphoma.
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- Marilyn left the hospital for a few hours for some much deserved pampering. She cares for her husband who has colon cancer.
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- Deanna lost her husband on Father’s day to brain cancer.
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- Melynda came straight from Arnold Palmer hospital where she is loving on her 6 month old daughter who has been in the ICU since birth.
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- Genevieve is caring for her husband who is facing pancreatic cancer.
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- Jen is caring for her mother who has breast cancer.
If you’d be interested in hosting a STAY GLAM event where you live, email Amanda@CocktailsandChemo.com
I would like to make a monetary donation. Where can i send a check? Also, is cocktails and chemo a registered charitable organization?
These are all so humbling to read. They all look beautiful…what a wonderful time for them all, to be taken care of and pampered. Thank you Amanda to keep Joe’s “Stay Glam” message alive through these precious caregivers, mothers, sisters, daughters, wives.