After Her Mom Passed Away From Cancer, She Started Writing Letters To Children Battling Cancer And Other Severe Illnesses
Get ready to learn about a young and inspiring non-profit that has one of the most touching backstories.
When Grace Berbig was only 10-years-old, she lost her mom to leukemia 3 years after her diagnosis.
“Of course, at such a young age, I had no idea what cancer was or why my mom was suddenly living in the hospital,” writes Grace.
“I did know, however, that I was going to make sure she knew that even though my family and I couldn’t be there with her, we were always thinking of her, supporting her, and loving her every second of her journey.”
While her mother was in the hospital, Grace and her two little sisters would spend their time at home making and signing cards with loving messages for her to hang up all over her hospital room walls.
“She always loved those notes and cards more than anything, and my sisters and I loved making them,” says Grace.
“After she passed away, I vowed to myself that I would devote my life to helping people who were fighting battles similar to my mom.”
Grace wanted to provide other sick people with the same amount of love that her mother had received when she was ill.
In October 2018, she wanted to create a club at her school that had the opportunity to give joy and emotional support to those that are sick without breaking the bank.
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Thus, her organization, Letters of Love, was born. Students in the club would make cards, art, friendship bracelet, and other comforting items to send to patients at their local hospital.
“My main goal with Letters of Love is for each and every child battling an illness to know that they are so very loved, important, and have a whole team fighting right along with them,” explains Grace.
“Letters of Love is a non-profit organization with the goal of bridging the gap between children inside and outside of the hospital.”
Since its beginnings, Letters of Love has grown into a much larger operation to bring joy to others. There are now 25 official Letters of Love clubs in schools across the country, with 1,000 active members working around the world. Amazingly, Letters of Love has provided loving goodies to over 60,000 patients in various children’s hospitals.
Letters of Love is on a mission to keep completing charitable projects for people all around the world. One of their goals is to receive enough funding to print and publish a children’s book about acts of kindness. Those who are interested in donating to Letters of Love can visit their GoFundMe page.
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