The Newest Treatment For Women With Cancer? A Weekend of Pampering
SUGAR HILL, GA September 13, 2004 — Confetti Celebrations, Inc., a Georgia-based nonprofit organization, will host its second weekend spa retreat for women with cancer at Lake Rabun, Georgia, on October 1-3, 2004. Five women who have cancer will be asked to invite one friend to join them for a weekend of refreshment, restoration and rejuvenation. All of the guests will attend the retreat at no cost.
Confetti Celebrations Spa Weekends are built on the simple premise that a little bit of pampering can be the best medicine for women with cancer and the friends who care for them. The weekend getaways include such spa treatments as facials, massages, manicures, and pedicures. Each participant is also afforded ample down time to spend with a cherished friend as well as with other women who know first hand the challenges of a battle with cancer.
Confetti Celebrations was founded in 2003 by Leslie Cameron and Shara Aycock, residents of Sugar Hill, Georgia. Cameron, whose sister Liz Faust lost her battle with brain cancer in 2002, wanted a way to honor her sister?s memory. ?After my sister was diagnosed with cancer, her friends poured out their love and support during her illness. My sister was overwhelmed by their acts of kindness.? Shortly before Liz Faust passed away, Cameron hosted a Spa Party for her sister and her friends. It was not only a celebration of Faust?s life, but a chance for her to say thank you to the friends who had supported her. ?After I saw how much that night meant to Liz and her friends, I had a desire to see this service provided for other women.?
In July of 2003, Cameron and Aycock formed their organization. That October, they hosted their first retreat ? taking 3 women with cancer, and 2 friends that each had invited, to a large, private home owned by Ben Porter on a marsh near Savannah, Georgia. Because of the success of the weekend, they began planning and raising support for their next retreat.
Deb Couey, a resident of Lawrenceville, Georgia, found out about Confetti Celebrations when she saw a brochure at Atlanta Oncology. She submitted an application, and was selected to join Confetti Celebrations on their upcoming retreat. ?This would have to be the ultimate in relaxation and pampering,? Couey says. ?It sounds refreshing after being under the stresses of surgeries, treatments, crying, paperwork, explanations to kids, lifestyle change, financial concerns, sickness, facing my own mortality, and maintaining some type of normalcy.?
Aycock and Cameron had a goal to raise $75,000 this year, but raised only $7,000 primarily through a mailing of 200 letters last September to friends. The $75,000 goal has been carried over to “next year.” Those interested in making a donation, going on a
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