For
many of us, the holidays can become a busy time. Our inboxes and mailboxes are
filled. Our to-do lists are a mile long. Most of us are managing busy work schedules
with kids, out of town guests, baking and gift wrapping. It can be overwhelming
and it’s easy to forget that the holidays are a time for giving and it doesn’t have to by darting from store to store.
There
are all kinds of ways to incorporate small acts of giving into your holiday
routine. When you give or donate to others, the effect is often much greater, deeper
and more meaningful than you think. Some gifts have a ripple effect. Here are a
few patients who, because of generous donations like those made to the Silvia
Aaron Memorial Fund at the UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center, were able to
continue their treatments.
• A widowed patient who
was being evicted from her home;
• A mother with three
teenage children who was unable to work but needed help with her utilities;
• A woman who was
homeless and needed to secure an apartment;
• A father with two young
children who was able to pay his car payment so he could travel to UAB for his weekly
treatments;
• An 18-year-old
patient who recently graduated high school and had to postpone work and college
while undergoing radiation treatment.
Donations like these make such a positive difference in people’s everyday lives. This year, while you are busy with holiday festivities, we encourage you to remember how much of an impact your seemingly small gift can make in someone else’s life.
If you are so moved to
give in this way, click here to donate. Thank you for your
continued support and generous donations to the UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Happy Holidays! ⛄🌟🎄
