Wells Fargo Foundation Supports Breast Cancer Patients

Wells Fargo Foundation Supports Breast Cancer Patients

Non-profit Organization Donates Recovery Garments and Tools to Breast Cancer Patients throughout the Greater Boston area with a $7,500 grant from The Wells Fargo Foundation

North Andover, MA – October 26, 2016 – A Little Easier Recovery, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization with the mission to make it "A Little Easier" for the next person that must endure cancer treatment and recovery, announced today it has received a $7,500 grant from the Wells Fargo Foundation in New England, whose mission is to create stronger communities.

The “Jacki” was designed to hold all drains, provide one-handed dressing, reduce pain, and restore dignity and independence. The original thought process was along the lines of: what would Princess Di or Jackie “O” wear if they had to endure this post mastectomy trauma? It is everything the hospital Johnny is not, incognito, a classic style with many unique features.

A Little Easier Recovery provides an essential recovery garment called the “Jacki®” that appears to be an everyday jacket when in reality, it aids cancer patients enduring treatment and recovery. The Jacki has essential, unique pocketing, post-surgical sensitive fabric, and Velcro seams that allows for a full range of motion while keeping patients stylish and comfortable. Additionally, the program offers an Organization System, which helps people navigate through the maze of cancer and better equip them to self-advocate for themselves. This also aids the medical staff care for a more organized patient and allows loved ones to all be on the same page.

Boston hospitals provide the Jacki, free of charge, to Breast Cancer patients who would benefit most. This is only possible through generous grants and donations to A Little Easier Recovery. The non-profit organization donates the free program directly to hospitals to distribute at the discretion of nurses and surgeons. Since its inception, over 17,000 Jacki recovery jackets have been given to patients as a gift, and A Little Easier Recovery aims to help thousands more.

“Breast cancer touches many lives: our mothers, sisters, teachers, and co-workers. Wells Fargo is proud to support such an innovative, proven solution to help these amazing women and make breast cancer treatment ‘a little easier’”, said Briana Curran, Community Development & Corporate Communications for Wells Fargo New England.

“There is nothing easy about being diagnosed with cancer,” said Maureen Cardinal, Executive Director at A Little Easier Recovery. “Through the generous support of the Wells Fargo Foundation in New England, we are proud to ease the burden for these women in this unfair fight of cancer.”

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Contact: Maureen Cardinal, Executive Director, A Little Easier Recovery

43 High Street, Suite 120, North Andover, MA 01845.

(978) 689-9326. info@ALittleEasierRecovery.org