Dear Sun Spots: I volunteer at St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center in the American Cancer Society’s Cancer Resource Center and their Look Good Feel Better program.

This program works with women who need a little TLC. The program is offered to all women cancer patients and provides assistance with wigs and makeup during cancer treatments as well as workshops on the importance of skin care during treatment.

Recently, I had the opportunity to thank a group at Anthem Insurance in Portland whose team took $1,000 of the money they’d raised and purchased wigs for our wig bank. To see the wigs set up on the table was beyond description. It means so much to so many women.

Recently, I began to think about what I could offer to our many male patients. I decided I needed a hat bank. Thanks to a very kind man, Bob at Maine Awards here in Lewiston, who donated around 50 hats before I could even finish my request! And, they even carried the hats to my car. I am also thinking about the skin care aspect for our male patients and who I might approach. I am open to ideas dear Sun Spots readers and would love to hear your ideas on any options for our male cancer patients and ways to offer them some TLC during treatment.

The generosity and kindness of others is overwhelming. I just want to say thank you to you all.

And, if you know of anyone who needs our services, please call St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center, American Cancer Society Cancer Resource Center 777-4090.

Thanking you all again. – Stephanie, No Town.

Answer: As one who availed of this program during cancer treatments, Sun Spots would also highly recommend it. It is a wonderful respite when enduring hair loss, loss of skin tone, dry skin and more during chemo and radiation treatments. Participating with some girlfriends also adds to the healing aspect of this program.

You and others might also be interested in the American Cancer Society’s Look Good Feel Better program for Teens and Men.

The group programs for teen girls and guys in various locations nationwide cover not just appearance related issues, but also nutrition and social concerns. There is also the 2bMe Web site with online demos and more.

A 10-page brochure and Web site also provides information on how to combat appearance-related side effects of cancer treatment to look and feel confident and in control for men. The brochure features a tear-out guide, The Daily Routine, which reviews basic steps for good skin care and ways to camouflage hair loss. The Look Good…Feel Better for Men brochure is available through the ACS, by calling 800-395-LOOK, as well as through select cancer support centers nationwide.

Dear Sun Spots: I’m looking for addresses or phone numbers for people who graduated from Lisbon High school in 1988 and 1986. Please call Karen (Williams) Dall at 212-1759. – Karen in Lisbon Falls.

Dear Sun Spots: We are unsure of how inquiries addressed to Sun Spots look or read, but hopefullly this will work for you and readers.

We are a local, home-based day care and are expanding and relocating to the downtown district. We are in need of gently used items for our expansion. Pack-n-Plays, CD boom boxes, an oven (without a stove top preferably), a sink, child’s size furniture, gymnastics equipment, and indoor and outdoor toys. Please call 784-1824 for more information. Donation write-off available! We will be looking forward to hearing from you. – Julie Adams and Heather Williams, No Town.

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