Comments on: Chemo Angels

By: Missy

Missy — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 13:21:58 +0000

Julie violated the ChemoAngels rules when she called Yvonne. No matter what Julie says, she was wrong on that instance - no matter how long she has been an Angel.

And once an Angel is told to stop sending, that is what they are expected to do so why would Julie think that Michelle and Mary will still send to her?

I feel bad for Yvonne. She was treated unfairly and she is right, ChemoAngels hides behind their anonymity.

By: Andrea

Andrea — Fri, 09 May 2008 02:49:46 +0000

It’s sad that the chemo angel sent items that are suggested by the website and that the patient thought the gifts and cards were not appropriate.

By: Julie A. Roberts

Julie A. Roberts — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 20:05:49 +0000

Hello. I would like to reply to Yvonne’s letter. I am Julie, her former ChemoAngel. I angeled her for a while, sending what I think are nice gifts: little books, angel items, such as a “Guardian Angel” pin, and others, teas, coffees, mugs, etc. I sent a few Christmas or religious/spiritual items. I have angeled 5 other people, and they seemed to like what I sent, and my letters. I never heard from Yvonne or ChemoAngels, that she was unhappy with my angeling, until I got her letter thanking me and saying that she “didn’t need my services anymore”. I was confused, since ChemoAngels hadn’t let me know this. I am sorry that this happened, and am surprised that ChemoAngels didn’t just tell me and assign her another Angel. But, she also could have sent me a letter or email, or called me, as I think I did give her my phone number also. She only sent me one letter, and since I hadn’t received anything from ChemoAngels, was confused. That’s when I called her,and left a message, after having found her number online.
Now, she can have Michelle & Mary continue to send her items, since many of us Angels do so long after our patients/”buddies” have left the program. It isn’t a rule that you stop sending things just because a person has left.
I am sorry she had this bad experience, yet I would have liked to know of this experience sooner, so that I could also have asked ChemoAngels to assign someone else to Yvonne.
Julie A. Roberts, ChemoAngel since 11/2001.

By: skeet

skeet — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 16:22:19 +0000

Yvonne, I’m so sorry you had a bad experience with Chemo Angles. I hope they’ll reconisder and continue to help provide you with support during your treatment. The concept is certainly a good one, but it seems like maybe they’ve failed to carry the spirit of it into all that they do. Sending you good health wishes!

By: Yvonne Eppinga

Yvonne Eppinga — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 01:50:25 +0000

I feel that I was treated poorly by staff members of Chemo Angels. They can say and do whatever they want to do behind the anonymity of their website. There had a disturbing incident with a chemo angel and it was poorly resolved so that now I don’t have an angel at all. My main angel e-mailed today and asked why I was removed from the program. I received gifts from an angel which I considered odd and inappropriate and asked to have another angel due to a poor match. This was never done and I continued to get cards, etc from the angel. When I asked again to have the issue resolved, I was told that I had been “petty” and they hadn’t addressed the issue for that reason. Then I was told that they had contacted the angel and told her that she was no longer my angel. This angel got my home phone # and called me after I sent her a letter indicating that I appreciated all that she had done for me and I no longer needed her services. I e-mailed chemo angels and asked why the angel continues to contact me. They said that they must not have her correct e-mail address to contact her. Then I was told that I am being removed from the program since it is “stresful” to me. I emailed back and said that I have a very nice relationship with Michelle and Mary, my current angels and I felt that it would be punishing and the inappropriate action to remove me from the program. I haven’t done anything inappropriate but now I no longer have the program. Michelle,one of my angels contacted me today to let me know that she received a message from Chemo Angels and I have been removed from the program. This is not OK. This is not the way to treat someone with cancer. They removed part of my support group because I had a legitimate complaint. Not nice.
Sincerely,
Yvonne

By: skeet’s stuff » Bloggers Unite in Acts of Kindness

skeet’s stuff » Bloggers Unite in Acts of Kindness — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 19:59:29 +0000

[…] idea and asked me to review a charity of my choice when he won the weekly contest. I posted about Chemo Angels, an organization that provides tangible support to people with cancer who are undergoing the rigors […]

By: pelf

pelf — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 15:00:38 +0000

“… and to Pelf for helping me find them!”

Huh? I did? Anyway, thanks for the very flattering testimonial I

Hi sweetisu! *waves hand*

By: skeet

skeet — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 06:56:37 +0000

I’m really impressed with what the Chemo Angels do, Corrin. Small gestures can mean so much, especially when you’re going through a difficult time.

By: corrin

corrin — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 16:49:15 +0000

such a fabulous idea. even though my nana didn’t make it through all of her treatments, my papa still reminds us how much she enjoyed the notes, flowers, and knick knacks we sent her every week. it’s nice to see there’s an organization where you can do a little something nice for someone else that can mean so much to them.

By: skeet

skeet — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 09:21:01 +0000

Sweetisu, I’m so glad to hear such a supportive testimonial from someone who had the direct benenfit of having an Angel. Your personal experience means more than my words ever could. I’m glad you had an Angel to help you through that trying time. I hope you’re doing well now!

I share Pelf’s passion and concerns for endangered turtles and we both like to seek out worthy organizations to blog about, so we visit back and forth from time to time. She’s a great gal with a lot of heart.