Support Programs
Beca’s Care Support Program
Our Beca’s Care Program provides financial resources to families going through a devastating diagnosis of Stage III/IV metastatic Melanoma.
We offer financial assistance to help pay for such things as medical bills, transportation to and from doctor appointments, utilities, or groceries. We want you to focus on your healthcare, not your bills.
The families that are being supported by our program become part of our Blackout Melanoma family. We are with you, to not only provide financial support but emotional support as well.
Beca would always say, “Together we can educate, together we can provide hope, and together we can save lives.”
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Beca’s Care Bags
Aneta and Beca were traveling so much during Beca’s brave fight against metastatic Melanoma; from different doctor appointments, trying new treatments, and hospital stays.
They realized as they traveled to and from appointments that there were little things that could have made their travels and hospital stays just a bit more bearable. So they started a “Beca’s Care Bag”. They brought this care bag with them to all of their appointments. Simple items such as lotion and lip balm to help ease Beca’s dry skin, a blanket to keep her warm during treatment, or a beanie to cover her head when she started to lose her hair, a small pillow to support her head, or perhaps a snack or bottled water.
Aneta always tried to make the rooms she stayed in feel more like home by adding lamps and pictures, but it was these simple items that they reached for the most.
Aneta’s Vision
It was always Aneta’s vision to launch a Beca’s Care bag program to help give others the same comfort she gave to Beca as she fought this devastating disease.
We are happy to announce that her vision has come to life and this December we are providing and distributing Beca’s Care Bags to patients in local area hospitals that are currently going through treatment for Melanoma. Helping to provide some comfort items and comforting words to let them know that they are not alone in their fight.
If you are interested in helping by donating items to our bags, sponsoring our bags, or even just making a donation to go toward this program please visit our website www.blackoutmelanoma.org to learn more. You may also reach out to terri.kraham@blackoutmelanoma.org for more information.
Items we are in need of:
Beca’s Care bags (New items only please)
- Lip Balm (Chapstick, Burts Bees, or another natural lip balm)
- Travel Size Lotion (Curel or Aveno)
- Knitted/Cotton beanie- unisex
- Knitted gloves – unisex
- Fleece travel size blanket – unisex
- Fleece scarf – unisex
- Hospital socks – unisex
- Travel pillow with pillowcase
- Travel size toothbrush and toothpaste
- Cases of small water bottles
- Healthy/natural/organic snacks such as granola bars
- Gas gift cards
- Grocery store gift cards
- Small stuffed animals for the younger patients or children of the patients
Amazon Smile
Please consider signing in to Amazon Smile and choosing Blackout Melanoma as your charity of choice when shopping online. Amazon Smile will donate a portion of your purchase to Blackout Melanoma.
You can also visit the Blackout Melanoma Amazon Smile “Wish List” online to make some of the above wish list purchases.
Thank you!
Stay tuned for more information coming soon!
