HERS Breast Cancer Foundation :: Bras for Body & Soul

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The HERS Breast Cancer Foundation, a 501(c)(3) a non-profit organization, provides programs and services supporting the needs of women and families affected by breast cancer in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Bras for Body & Soul is a specialty bra shop and extended services for all women, including women who have had breast surgery, in order to make a positive difference in women's lives.

Events >> Threads of Hope Breast Cancer Quilt on Display at the Palo Alto Medical Foundation in Fremont

The “Threads of Hope Breast Cancer Quilt”; was exhibited publicly at the Fremont Center of the Palo Alto Medical Foundation as part of the Center’s observance of Breast Cancer Awareness Month during October.

The public was invited to add names of loved ones, living or deceased, to the Quilt on Wednesday, October 20, between 11:00 am and 3:00 pm in the main lobby of the health center.

Tricia and Cheryl, officers of the HERS Foundation and the originators of the Threads of Hope Quilt project were present. Lynn Yen, Palo Alto, Medical Foundation Health Educator, offered breast self-examination instruction during the day. She is available every week by appointment by calling 510-623-2231.

At 11:02 people began approaching the Quilt as it lay on the table in the lobby of the medical clinic. Two senior women were the first to arrive. They were all dressed up and had driven from San Leandro (about 20 miles) in order to add their names. They, like many others that morning, stayed a while to share their story with us. Richard, an older gentleman from Newark, came to add his wife's and his sister's name to the Quilt, both who died of breast cancer. He told me how his wife had been an expert quilter. His eyes filled with tears as he talked.

Our own hearts were full by the end of that day, and our commitment to women and their families newly enlivened by the power of a people gathered and expressions of the heart.