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Who is
dorcas?
On February 23, 2007, as Mo Wassell, founder, waited
for her friend to take her for the biopsy of a lump found in her left breast, she opened her Bible
seeking comfort. Her eyes fell on the story in Acts where Peter was
called to Joppa to minister to the friends of Tabitha (whose name is
DORCAS in Greek). DORCAS was a kind and
compassionate garment maker who helped many people in her town, and she
had just died. Peter sent her friends away, prayed, then commanded
DORCAS to live. Acts. 9:41 reads in part,
"he gave her his hand... and raised her to new life." That has
become the touchstone and philosophy of the entire vision for
DORCAS
as we seek to offer
our collective hands and raise women to "new life" as they
deal with all the issues surrounding breast cancer.
As Mo progressed
along her journey through breast cancer and the related treatments, she
determined to absorb each experience to the fullest, both good and bad,
and to find a way somehow to translate those experiences into help for
other women who will embark on their own journey. Within three months of completing all
treatments for her breast cancer,
DORCAS
project,
inc. became a reality.
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Hope and joy and encouragement are
not only possible in the personal fight against
cancer, but are an integral part of thriving and
surviving through cancer. It's our hope to provide
those three ingredients through information, people
and opportunities.
Our online and printed guide,
HOPE(c),
offers a listing of every known medical and
treatment provider located in the central Oklahoma
area, as well as tips and hints for breast cancer
patients and their loved ones. Our
Bosom Buddies
program is a volunteer network that can
provide anything from an encouraging
phone call or email to actually
transporting a patient to and from
tests, doctors' appointments, or even
accompany them to treatments, as well as
a lot of background activities that will
further awareness and enhance life for
women affected by breast cancer. Through
our
BFF*
program (coming soon) we are also seeking to build a fund to
assist women who because of financial reasons
following a mastectomy are unable to purchase a
prosthesis and bra if needed.
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DORCAS
project,
inc.
is a non-profit 501(c)(3)
organization, formed under the laws of the State of Oklahoma and the
IRS, and all
donations are tax deductible.
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A letter to you ~
Being a
"breast cancer survivor" is a wide-spread sisterhood, but one which
no one would voluntarily join. Mo writes,
"When I heard the
radiologist saying 'Mo, I'm pretty sure the report will
come back positive for malignancy... you need to find a surgeon as soon
as possible...' I went into an emotional state of mind I'd never
experienced before. Even though I had fully expected those words, the
reality of hearing them kind of knocked the wind out of me.
For personal
reasons I wanted to find a doctor in the Oklahoma City area, but soon
discovered that there was no local listing or assistance to locate what
I was hoping for.
(for more pictures and to
read more, click here ...)
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The WILD
BUNCH!
That's me in the middle with the scarves!
(at my Hat Party,
April 21, 2007 - right before my hair fell out!
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