Nutritious meals help client breathe easier
Terri Figueredo clearly recalls her darkest hour. It was bedtime on April 28, 2016. Terri knew she was dying—and wondered how long she could continue to wait for the inevitable.
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Meals allow time to rest, give emotional lift to client with cancer
Devastating. That’s how 44-year-old LaShaun “Shaun” Sherrell describes the day she was diagnosed with colon cancer. “It was life changing,” said Shaun. “Unbelievable. I’m pretty young still!”
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Gluten-free meals … with a side of gratitude
Spend 30 minutes chatting with Julianne DeSpain, and you can’t help but think, “I want to be more like her!”
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Client Story: Ella
Ella, 48, was diagnosed with stage 2B breast cancer in the fall of 2014. She began chemotherapy and suffered nausea, dizziness and weight loss as a result of a decreased appetite.
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Eye Troubles Led to MS Diagnosis for Meal Recipient
On her 35th birthday, Nancy* was given some bad news… she had multiple sclerosis (MS). She’d gone to the doctor because she was having trouble with her eyes. The issue, it turned out, was optic neuritis, an inflammatory eye condition associated with multiple sclerosis.
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Client Story: Sharon
For Sharon, age 50, Project Angel Heart meals don’t just relieve stress around food acquisition and preparation; they also give her a chance to try a variety of new flavors.
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Meals a “pleasant surprise” for underweight COPD client
It’s hard to imagine something as simple as breathing increasing your caloric needs, but this is the reality for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who are also underweight. Mary, a client referred to Project Angel Heart by her social worker at National Jewish, is one of these people.
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Meals Help HIV-Positive Client Maintain Healthy Weight
When you’re HIV-positive, maintaining your weight takes on a new level of importance. Bob smiles broadly while talking about how the nutritious meals delivered by Project Angel Heart volunteers have helped him keep his weight up.
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Meals Help Formerly Homeless Client Maintain Healthy Weight
Aaron, a 46-year-old man living with HIV/AIDS, has a place to call home, but that wasn’t always the case. In fact, Aaron was first introduced to Project Angel Heart through the HOPE program, a day shelter for individuals with HIV/AIDS who are experiencing homelessness. Because these individuals don’t have an address and therefore have no…
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Heart-healthy meals make life easier for grandmother and granddaughter
Heart-healthy meals make life easier for grandmother and granddaughter Like many grandparents today, Sally, age 67, is the primary caregiver for a grandchild. Her story is a bit different, though, because Sally has been diagnosed not only with cancer, but also with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and coronary artery disease.
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