The continued generosity of people

In yesterday's blog, I mentioned the Cottage Dreams interview we attended last night and promised more information. According to their website, Cottage Dreams Cancer Recovery Initiative is a registered charity that offers recent cancer survivors the opportunity to spend a week at a private, donated cottage to reconnect and rejuvenate with family and friends after successfully completing treatment.

During one of my many visits to the cancer centre, Michael found a poster on a bulletin board promoting this organization. At first we thought it was too good to be true. But we researched it on the Internet and obtained the necessary paperwork from the website, which included an application that I had to complete and a form that I needed Dr. P. to fill out.

I figured, getting cancer and going through the treatment is a terrible experience, why not take advantage of the perqs of being a cancer survivor.

Last night, we met with a wonderful woman who represented Cottage Dreams to discuss our application and go over the rules of using a cottage. It also helps them put a face to those who are participating in the program. I think they wanted to make sure I was a cancer survivor (the bald head kind of gave it away) and that we weren't hooligans.

The cottages are donated by those who are fortunate enough to have a vacation property and are willing to donate it to Cottage Dreams. This is an opportunity for the owner to give the gift of peace of mind and family time to those who have recently fought cancer.

Wow, again, I'm amazed at the generosity of others.

The representative last night said we'd be approved and we'd be contacted when an appropriate cottage was found for our family for the time frame we requested. Our only request is a cottage on a lake so we could swim. I get excited just thinking about it.

If you'd like more information about Cottage Dreams, check out the website at http://www.cottagedreams.org/.

Have a great weekend.
Tina