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Hello Cherie,
My name is Kim and I am Kristine …k’s sister (the lady you had lunch with today). I wanted to thank you from the bottom of my heart for taking the time to meet and speak with her and my mother. I believe you gave each of them peace, I know you have helped her to have more courage, which she was seeking. I have been trying to give my sister links to support groups and other information (such as your website) to help in some small way, as our mother will be her main caretaker.
I am glad to know that there are people who have courage and will take the time to help another through the most challenging of times. You are a blessing and may you continue to be blessed in your life!
Mary Anne Connolly1:41 pm
Cherie is one of the most energetic, dynamic, fearless, amazing, warm, funny, REAL and passionate women in Austin! Her mission with healincomfort is a natural and direct extension of her own personal experience with breast cancer and her genuine gift of wanting to help others and empower women in their daily lives. I am honored to call her one of my newest friends and we at austinwoman magazine are so proud to have her as our 2010 Small Business Grant Award Winner. Go Cherie, Go!!!Sherry Williams12:13 pm
Cherie has a huge compassionate heart and a passion for others that is unparalleled. She is present for humanity and is making a difference for those going through the rigors of cancer treatments with supportive humor and info.Brandy Rainey-Amstel12:05 pm
Cherie is an awesome being and I am very grateful to be on this planet with her. She makes a difference.Karen Manceau9:20 am
A woman of passion and purpose committed to serving others! Cherie is a woman of integrity and I am honored to know to know. Her.Judith Dudley9:18 am
Cherie is an amazing woman – committed, determined, patient, generous, creative, considerate, loyal, caring, honest, trustworthy, and beautiful on the inside and out!Linda E. Welch Waggoner7:59 am
Cherie is an awesome survivor who wants nothing more than to help other breast cancer patients get the dignity and comfort they so deserve after having a mastectomy!!! Check out her web site www.healincomfort.comSusan Gross7:49 am
Cherie is AWESOME!!! She provides something for those in need that no one else could ever understand. Thank you for what you do!!!Lisa Colegrove Copeland7:42 am
Cherie is an amazing and passionate business women. She is smart, sassy and beautiful!! I love having her in my corner and as my friend!!!Anna Robles Cummins7:23 am
I have witnessed Cherie’s passion, compassion and determination to help others heal in comfort. Because of this , I am committed to Cherie, an angel to many, to help. She has an amazing “Gift A Shirt” program that makes it easy breezy to give the gift of comfort to a woman that is going through the pain & anxiety of breast cancer. Cherie, has gone above and beyond by notifying me each time my gift was gifted. It is a direct connection to that person. It is like an embrace and it fills my heart with love. Thank you Cherie for you vision and tenacity.
XO Anna Cummins , Austin, TX
Awesome Sisters! Please pass along my friend, Cherie Mathews new website. Cherie is a breast cancer survivor and is passionately committed to helping other women. Fearlessly support her, Awesome fearless sisters!
Fearless Women Please pass along my friend, Cherie Mathews new website. Cherie is a breast cancer survivor and is passionately committed to helping other women. Fearlessly support her, fearless sisters!www.healincomfort.com
Cherie understands the fear and worry in dealing with an illness. Her desire to provide healing comfort shirts for women is compassionate and fills a need for these women. Kudos to you Cherie for having such a caring heart. Her website is awesome, give it a look.
Laura Goldenschue2:54 pm
Cherie is there for you. She understands.Carol Eckelkamp3:00 pm
Cherie knows how to take a bad experience, glean the good from it and turn around and help others from what she learned. Her project to help others heal in comfort after devastating surgery is proof of this quality. Contact her if you know someone who needs a Heal In Comfort Shirt or if you want to help all of us see that no one goes without one of these shirts in their time of need. Together we can make this happen!Sarah Walling Ball4:04 pm
Cherie is doing an incredible job of taking a very stressful, painful situation, and providing comfort, hope, and healing. She’s awesome! The shirts are wonderful, lightweight, and she is a pleasure to do business with.LisaBeth Thomas3:49 pm
Cherie Matthews has the largest heart I know. Daily she looks for ways to selflessly help others. Her soul is beautiful and I’m a better person for knowing her.MessageWhen you meet Cherie Mathews, you know you’ve met someone special. She’s one of those people everyone just wants to be around. She’s dynamic, positive and full of life but all of that pales in comparison to her enthusiasm as she shares the passion she has as she shares her mission to help woman fighting cancer. Most people would be happy to have survived breast cancer, but Cherie took her experience and used it to help others. Spend a couple of minutes with Cherie, and you’ll wonder how you can help her. Are you supportive of women who have been diagnosed and want a “Support Crew” shirt or a “Be Brave – Fight Like a Girl” shirt? Do you want to give a “Healincomfort” shirt to someone you know personally? Are you a business deciding to join the “Gift a Shirt” program? The World needs to hear about Cherie healincomfort.com], but in the meantime, I recommend that you make it a point to share in her compassionate journey. You’ll be glad you did!
Again, not that thank you encompassed my gratitude, but I am unable to find another set of words that is more appropriate.
THANK YOU!
Kim……
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My new friend I met on the plane and he is going to wear his Support Crew wrist band from healincomfort.com. His Mom is a recent breast cancer champ
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Hi Cherie, I am a nurse working for a breast surgeon. One of our mastectomy patients came in wearing your shirt and lanyard and I am impressed! I have bookmarked your site to have it handy to give to future patients. Some of our women are indigent and on public aid, I would like to find out how to get them a shirt and lanyard pre-operatively. Thank you and best of health to you!
P.
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Hi Cherie,
I really appreciated the shirt so much – thank you for sending it to me via Michele. I put the healincomfort shirt on the day I left the hospital after my double mastectomy. I loved it! It was comfortable, easy to take on and off, and fit perfectly over my surgical drains. I was so happy to not have to wear an ill-fitting men’s shirt to get something roomy enough in my midsection, where I needed more room. I also really enjoyed the bright color of my shirt – it was fun to wear and to see myself in.
Leslie , Ph.D. Professor
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Scars remind us of where we’ve been. They don’t have to dictate where we’re going.
Your scars have caused you to be creative, inventive and compassionate to the world in which you live. In a way they have dictated where you are going; but in a positive way.
God Bless You,
Cathy L. Miller
Accounting Manager Patent Awards
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Hi Cherie,
I stumbled upon your web site via Know_ Cancer.com. Your shadow story lifted my spirits today. I am a breast cancer survivor, currently completing seven more months of Herceptin. I had a unilateral mastectomy in October and finished my toxic chemo therapy April 15.
Right now I am struggling with the identity crisis of missing my old long hair and covering up what I see as a gray-haired, marine style stubble. It is very, very hard to look in the mirror every morning. It seems like so very long before my hair will be even long enough to style. I feel impatient. Your shadow story made me realize that I am still me and I can still make a difference in this world. Your work inspires me so much. Thank you.
Your Bosom Buddy,
Koryn
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My name is Stephanie House, and I am a triathlete trying to make a difference as I train for Ironman Coeur d’Alene. This is my 3rd attempt at the Ironman distance, and I would like to make all of the miles I log more meaningful and give them a purpose.
I am no stranger to adversity. I have fought my way through every hurdle to achieve this accomplishment. I had to DNF (Did Not Finish) on the bike on my first Ironman, and then I broke my elbow 4 weeks prior to my second attempt in a bike accident requiring a handful of screws to put things back together. As I was going through the physical therapy to regain my range of motion, I could not believe how difficult it was to heal from this, even though I knew I was going to live another day.
One year later, fully healed and ready for my 3rd attempt, I have been inspired by Cherie Mathews, a survivor and wonderful woman who wants to make a difference from her adversity. There were times when she didn’t think she would live another day, yet she overcame something that I can only imagine and dwarfs what I experienced with breaking my elbow. She has started helping others by creating a post-surgical shirt one can wear as they heal, http://www.healincomfort.com. To help support her efforts and raise awareness for this cause, I dedicate my training to her and the other women to help them live another day.
Stephanie House
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Cherie,
‘My lovely sister-in-law passed away 2 weeks ago at age 52 from the cancer she has been fighting so bravely for more than 12 years. I would like to honor her memory with a donation to your awesome work. Please let me know how to make my check out and where to send it.
Diana would love the work you are doing. She had countless surgeries over the past 12 years, and I know she would have loved the shirts you are making. I am sure my brother would be honored for you to put her name on your Web site. It is Diana McLennan.
Hugs,
Sandie
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Hey Cherie!
Just wanted to let you know that I received the shirt and cards and goodies and really want to thank you for doing that. Leslie actually said that she is “excited”! First of all, to be in such good company (told her you were making a shirt for Lance and Leslie) and secondly, to have something “girly” to wear home because she was getting ready to use her husband’s shirts.
Hey, does the lanyard thing really work? It’s for the drainage tubes, right? Do they just lay inside the loop of the lanyard or the actual metal clip? Well, I’m going to give her the shirt tomorrow and her surgery is Thursday.
Cherie’s reply:
The lanyard’s metal clip holds the tube part of the drains, so pinch the clip and place both tubes through the clip, with the drain bulbs laying together in front against the stomach. This way getting changed and having a shower is so much easier because your hands are free. She won’t be able to lift her arms over her head for a while
After she has been home for a couple of days, send her my Shadow Story to encourage her and visit my website so she can see the Fox 7 News clip – hopefully it will be a comfort. I should have sent two lanyards, one for daytime and the other for showers. Let me know how she is doing and if she needs to connect to someone who has been there, please give her my cell.
Bye for now,
Cherie
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Wow! I love the shirts, I will pass your website along at M.D. Anderson. I am so proud to know you - what a seeker! That is so incredible, how you have turned such a bad situation into something so amazing. I thank you for sharing that with all of us.
Gina
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Hi Cherie,
I just have returned from giving my neighbor, Nancy, her shirt and cards. I raced home to put on my Support Crew Shirt and went directly over there. Her sister greeted me, and Nancy came walking into the living room. The response was just as you stated, from noticing my SUPPORT CREW Shirt, to reading the card I wrote her, and then showed them your postcard, explained your story, and gave her the shirt as I demo’d how it worked.
Both Nancy and her sister exclaimed, “Oh my goodness, we have been dealing with these dang tubes all day!!!” She had tried putting them in a fanny pack, but they were so heavy (she has 2 on each side/4 total) and was struggling to get comfortable w/her new mandatory companions.
I am SO very glad you encouraged me to meet with you this evening rather than wait another day!!
To top it all off, I read her your shadow story, and she broke down and cried….as did her sister. She told me she had already had a couple moments in front of the mirror today…… ” Cherie, I thank you so much for helping me to help someone else to give some comfort, reassurance, and support feels wonderful….and is so appreciated by such a wonderful woman, my neighbor, Nancy. The joy you brought her, you brought also to me.
You do indeed live up to your name…..(from one french named person to another)!
Hope to see you again soon, a million thanks warmly,
Rene’
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Hey Cherie!
I gave Leslie your “package” and she really really loved it. She loved the feel of the shirt [and] the color. I also forwarded her your T.V. Channel 7 debut, and she said she’d check it out.
Thanks again. I feel like I actually did “something” to help her…thanks to you.
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“‘Hi Cherie!! Thank you so much for all you do – you’re an angel and we love you!!!”
Kathy
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Hey Cherie,
It was great meeting you last week at the High Heel Happy Hour! I had my mammogram yesterday and proudly wore my Support Crew pink bracelet.
Last night I went to Jarrell to accept a check from the volunteer firefighters and as you can see from the picture, I was wearing my Support Crew bracelet!
Thanks so much for all that you do for the women in our area! The shirts rock and so do you!
Thank You,
Yvonne Carroll
President, Arriba Scientific Inc.
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Cherie,
I just wanted to thank you from the bottom of my heart for everything you’re doing!!! All of us at the BCRC send you our heartfelt sincerest thanks for all you are doing to help our sweet, amazing clients!! The ride, ceremony and Nutty Brown party was phenomenal and SO emotional and touching!!! It was just the best!!!
As you know, Barb called me as you all were on your way over to St. David’s and was just overcome with emotion as she rode behind you all. And then we heard the roar of the bikes and saw you all riding into the parking lot – well, let me tell you, there were few dry eyes, if any!!! There was such love in the air!! You really are an angel and everyone who participated was so wonderful!! Please pass along our sincerest thanks to Winter, Tahni and everyone else who has helped.
There was so much love in that crowd on the day of the ride – it was overwhelming!!! I’m so glad you get to see some of the many lives you’re touching and making better! I know our very special clients who receive your wonderful shirts will feel all the love that has gone into them!!! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU! Love you!
Love you,
Phyllis
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Hi Cherie,
I just got a lovely email from Nancy’s sister (who is staying w/ her temporarily) that was sent globally to Nancy’s Support Crew and wanted to share this with you:
From Nancy’s sister:
“There’s not a pill for the emotional part of this, and that hurts as much or more. All my silly chatter about what gorgeous ta-tas she can get doesn’t help much when she looks in the mirror. Rene, her neighbor, picked up Rachel (her dog) from Dog Boyz and honed in on a problem we were looking for a solution to. Now she has just come over in a SUPPORT CREW Tee, having made a run across town to a lady who is a breast cancer survivor and has developed something that holds up the four drainage bags that will be attached to Nancy for at least the next 11 days and are truly a pain. There’s a good bit more to this wonderful story, but as Nancy crawled into bed, she said “I’ll think of my shadow, not what I see in the mirror.”
How’s that for “what goes around comes around”? I told you your “shadow story” was powerful!!
Take care and Happy 4th!
Wow, you are right about going to bed w/certain visions…..very perceptive truth. Thanks for allowing me to be part of a GOoD team. What a fantastic day. I am going to bed feeling blessed Merci, Cherie, you are an inspiration. Your expression spoke volumes, and your action in designing clothing that serve a healing role is a a true blessing.
You look great on the bike too, even though its not a Triumph.
Ride on,
David
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