In Toronto, Audrey Guth saw that many women that suffer from cancer have small children that need to be taken care of when their mothers go through treatment. Guth started the Nanny Angel Network to help care for children of cancer patients. Almost half of the moms they help are single parents. Shauna Barnett, a single mother with a four-year-old son, is a cancer patient that the Nanny Angel Network has helped. A volunteer comes to take care of her son each week, which allows Barnett to rest. They also help children cope after a death.
I think this is so sweet! I love that Guth was able to observe what was going on and not ignore it. It's great that she was able to do something to help make many people's lives easier. We need more people that are ready to make a difference in the world! What she's doing is so great, and I hope this continues on!
Source : http://www.cnn.com/2014/03/27/world/cnnheroes-guth/index.html?hpt=wo_t3
This is really sweet, I agree! It's sad to think that the nannies would get to know the child for a few months or even years, and then if the mother died be there to help them cope with the loss... but also nice, because it's kind of like a grandma or something to be there for you? Still really cool, I'm glad Audrey Guth came up with this!
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