Pink Ribbon Mentors

This group continues their work of “being there” for women newly diagnosed with breast cancer. One of the mainstays of Join the Journey’s outreach efforts, this group provides a volunteer presence in the chemotherapy suite (Gonda 10) at Mayo Clinic five days a week. The mentors visit with women while they receive chemo, answer questions they might have and provide encouragement and support.  The mentors also visit women who are hospitalized after breast surgery, answering their questions and offering the gift of the Moonlight Pillow, to help make their recovery more comfortable. For those women who desire ongoing support, mentors maintain contact for the duration of their treatment and sometimes beyond, making phone calls or meeting together to share their experience with reconstruction surgery, medication issues, or other aspects of dealing with breast cancer. Ongoing training and support sessions are held for the mentors on a monthly basis.  To learn more about mentors, contact Linda Miller at miller.linda@mayo.edu.