to contact Ayers-Cluff. “I don’t know anyone else to ask,” she wrote. “Could I send you a picture of my skin? It’s not healing well.” Ayers-Cluff recognized that the woman’s skin looked just like hers had. “I’m not a doctor,” she told the woman, “but I will tell you your skin is in need of radiation burn treatment.” Impact One shipped the burn treatment immediately. “You would have thought I had given her a million dollars,” Ayers-Cluff said. “The fact that she felt safe reaching out to us is exactly what I had hoped women would do.” Ayers-Cluff’s other favorite story involves a Latina woman. In her community, no one talks about their disease; it’s a private issue. And that makes surviving doubly difficult. A producer at Univision became aware that the woman had lost her hair and was struggling. After the producer reached out to Impact One, Ayers-Cluff found a wig that looked exactly like the woman’s pre-cancer hairstyle and packaged it with mastectomy supplies. When the producer delivered it, the woman melted into tears. Her thank you letter to Impact One described how Impact One board members ( above left ) and support groups ( above right ) work to alleviate the financial and emotional burdens that confront women during expensive breast cancer treatments. 46 FRONTDOORS MEDIA | OCTOBER 2018

Teen Night brings a sense of normalcy to the lives of young cancer patients. Judy Pearson CONTRIBUTING WRITER info@A2ndAct.org sustainable lifestyle magazine ArizonA’s only Your conscious life M a g a z i n e Promoting sustainable businesses for over 7 years Our mission is to educate, inspire and empower our readership to make eco-conscious decisions for a healthy life and healthy planet. advertise in the only eco-conscious lifestyle magazine in arizona and reach conscious, brand-loyal consumers 480-840-1589 | sales@greenlivingaz.com her life had changed. Before receiving the shipment, she had been afraid to leave her house. Her breasts had been taken. Her hair had fallen out. She felt like a man. But with everything Ayers-Cluff had sent to her, the woman said she actually forgot that she had had cancer. “I feel whole again,” her letter said. To learn more, visit impactone.pink .