Hope Abounds feels blessed to have the ability to donate surgical masks during a time when medical supplies are running low and are very hard to come by to various partners in Wilmington, NC including Lower Cape Fear LifeCare, Wilmington Surgical Associates and Assisted Care at Home.

In this story, I relate the life of a cancer patient to Dorothy.  In the beginning, we find Dorothy, a very happy young woman who belonged to a wonderful hard working family that loved her deeply, but they were very busy with day to day demands.   She feels she is not being heard regarding a threat that has been made about her beloved dog Toto. This threat comes from the dreaded "Ms. Gulch" who is determined to bring harm and see to his demise. In our work, this threat would be the dreaded diagnosis of cancer for the many individuals we serve on a daily basis.