Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Got my first sub angel assignment in a while

Since I've been in school I haven't been able to take a Sub Angel assignment because once the moderator of the Sub Angel group posts them they go in a flash so when this past Monday one assignment went out after I got out of school I jumped on the opportunity and responded.  I did get that assignment which is a young boy from the UK.  I can't wait to write to him and his family and send him little goodies in the mail.  It's going to be a little pricier sending mail to the UK but that doesn't bother me at all.  I can't wait to get started.  My assignment hopefully will end in the middle of November but we'll wait and see.

Thursday, October 4, 2012

Got Another New Patient-ChemoAngels

On Monday October 1st I received an email from ChemoAngels telling me that they assigned me another patient since my last patient, a young lady from Virginia, graduated from the program.  Now they assigned me to a woman in California.  My assignments seem to always be either on the east coast or the west coast or down south.  I'm still hoping to be assigned a child patient some day but I'm fine with the older ones.  My youngest patient was 17 and my oldest patient was 54.  I introduced myself in a letter to my new patient telling her who I was, how old I am, where I live, that I'm going to college, my marital status, that I have no children, my hobbies and interests, and that I have a cat whom I love and adore dearly.  I love being a ChemoAngel.  I'm a CardAngel currently.  That means I send at least one card or letter a week and maybe a small gift on birthdays and Christmas, if they celebrate it.

I also love being a SeniorAngel as well.  I'm a SeniorAngel to a senior lady in New York State.  I used to work as a Certified Nursing Assistant in a nursing home and I saw that some of the residents never got visitors or mail and I wished that there was a program like SeniorAngels back then that I could sign them up for with their knowledge of course.

I enjoy writing to these two special ladies, my patient and my senior, since writing is a hobby of mine.  I have their letters ready to go in the mailbox tomorrow and I can't wait to write more letters soon.