Monthly Archives: January 2018

Understanding & Valuing Empathy: Students Bringing HOPE

  “Empathy is about finding echoes of another person in yourself.” – Mohsin Hamid   At Bringing Hope Home, we’re focused on community. Whether it’s supporting them, assisting them, or bringing them together, families’ needs in the battle against cancer become our number one priority. All of the individuals who make up our team or those who appreciate our efforts know the importance of the empathy involved with every family we provide for. Being empathetic is the ability to understand and share the feelings...

Hope & Warmth Brought to Local Woman With Breast Cancer

The holiday season is a very busy time for Bringing Hope Home (BHH), but when an emergency call comes in, all hands get to work. Just after Thanksgiving Amy Forkin, Director of Family Outreach with BHH, received a call from Kathy, a woman who is currently battling stage IV breast cancer, stating that her heater broke. During the bitter cold that the Philadelphia area has been experiencing, this was a very concerning phone call to receive.   Because...