#HockeyFightsCancer – A Night Celebrating Cancer Fighters & Survivors
Last night, Compass to Care was invited by the Chicago Blackhawks for their Hockey Fights Cancer event. Danielle Villari Swets, our COO, and I were invited to walk the purple carpet which honored cancer fighters and survivors.
As we waited for our turn to be called, we started chatting with the survivors standing next to us. One was a little girl, who was being accompanied by her mom. As we chatted more, her mom noticed Danielle’s Compass to Care shirt. She said- oh Compass to Care helped us. 
We found out the little girl was Abigail. She had traveled to Comer Children’s Hospital at the University of Chicago to be treated for Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. She went into remission in August. Her mom got choked up telling us how important our support was during Abigail’s treatment. They are a family of 8 (including 2 sets for twins!) and her husband had to take off work to help care for Abigail.
They needed our help and because of our AMAZING DONORS we gave them a place to turn. There are moments in life when you just end up at the right place at the right time and this was one of those moments.
We got to see with our own eyes how the generosity of others flowed to this child, who was now being honored as a strong childhood cancer survivor. So as we head into the Season of Giving, I just wanted to take a moment to truly say THANK YOU. Your support changes lives and gives children, like Abigail, moments like last night.
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