Volunteer nannies provide care to cancer patients

Qualified, compassionate volunteer Nannies provide mothers in breast cancer treatment with a little extra support. Funded by Rethink Breast Cancer, the Nanny Angel Network provides Nanny Angels to families with a mom affected by breast cancer.

This program is sponsored by Diamond Personnel and Nannies On Call. Volunteer professional nannies provide quality, compassionate relief childcare in the family’s home.

“My personal experience as a mother and breast cancer survivor opened my eyes to the lack of childcare available for women during a difficult time,” says Audrey Guth, president of Diamond Personnel and founder of the Nanny Angel Network.

The Nanny Angel Network works with oncologists, nurse navigators and self identified patients to connect with families who will benefit from this program. To participate in the program, a mother must currently be in treatment for breast cancer or in the early stages of recovery and her children must be under the age of 12..

“By volunteering for the Nanny Angel Network I feel I am able to offer a little bit of help, time, and compassion in a place it is greatly needed,” says Leanne Hume, volunteer nanny.

Through a specialized Nanny Angel Training Program, Nanny Angels have developed the skills needed to work sensitively and compassionately with the kids of a Mom with Breast Cancer. Nanny Angels are screened carefully, have first aid training and go to each Nanny Angel assignment with their own Nanny Angel Activity Bag full of the tools of the Nanny Trade.

“Rethink Breast Cancer is proud to support the Nanny Angel Network as it provides much needed relief for mothers and families struggling with breast cancer,” says executive director M.J. DeCoteau says.

For inforamtion visit: www.nannyangelnetwork.com; www.rethinkbreastcancer.com