Newswise — In a special blessing ceremony Loyola University Health System will say “thank you” to volunteers from local parishes who have donated their time and talents to make comfort items such as hats and blankets for cancer patients at the Cardinal Bernardin Cancer Center.
The groups donate all the material and labor to knit, sew, crochet and quilt items that offer comfort during times of physical or emotional illness. As they stitch, they pray for the individual who will receive the gift.
“When facing such a difficult reality as cancer even the littlest things make a big impact,” said Barbara Buturusis, executive director of the cancer center. “Our patients feel connected by prayer to these people. We are so grateful for their love, care and generosity.”
A special blessing will be said over the hands of the volunteers who made the items and a patient recipient will share her story and offer thanks as well. In addition, the Coleman Foundation Image Renewal Center will offer free manicures and hand massages to the volunteers, patients and family members in attendance.
WHEN: Wednesday, May 5, 2010 12:30-1:00 pm WHERE: Loyola University Medical Center Lobby of the Cardinal Bernardin Cancer Center 2160 S. First Avenue Maywood, IL
About Loyola University Health System Based in the western suburbs of Chicago, Loyola University Health System is a quaternary care system with a 61-acre main medical center campus, the 36-acre Gottlieb Memorial Hospital campus and 25 primary and specialty care facilities in Cook, Will and DuPage counties. The medical center campus is conveniently located in Maywood, 13 miles west of the Chicago Loop and 8 miles east of Oak Brook, Ill. The heart of the medical center campus, Loyola University Hospital, is a 561-licensed-bed facility. It houses a Level 1 Trauma Center, a Burn Center and the Ronald McDonald® Children’s Hospital of Loyola University Medical Center. Also on campus are the Cardinal Bernardin Cancer Center, Loyola Outpatient Center, Center for Heart & Vascular Medicine and Loyola Oral Health Center as well as the LUC Stritch School of Medicine, the LUC Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing and the Loyola Center for Fitness. Loyola's Gottlieb Memorial Hospital campus in Melrose Park includes the 264-bed community hospital, the Gottlieb Center for Fitness and the Marjorie G. Weinberg Cancer Care Center.
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