Robin’s the lady behind Lefft. And, her story is pretty amazing.
At 8 years old, after a little fall outside, her mother (a single mother of 3) noticed a lump under her arm that grew to the size of a tennis ball. A biopsy that week changed their family forever — bone cancer. A battle began as Robin and her mom flew across the country for experimental treatments which included Robin’s arm being amputated and intensive chemotherapy and radiation for over a year all while her brothers went from one family member’s house to the next experiencing their own battles.
24 years later, Robin is cancer free and full of heart. She earned her Master’s degree in education and has been teaching now for 9 years, currently teaching 2nd grade in Northern Kentucky. And, I bet those kiddos just love her.
During her summers off, she has volunteered at Flying Horse Farms, a camp for seriously ill children. Serving there has changed her life. Robin told me, “To be able to give back the same way people had when I was fighting cancer is one of the most rewarding things I have ever done. . . . all things overwhelming about life just seem to disappear while you are there and you have a greater appreciation for life after being a part of something so wonderful.”
The camp isn’t the only way Robin has served families. She opened an Etsy store to help raise money as she started the process to launch a nonprofit to support families like her own who are battling childhood cancer. In October 2010, the Lefft foundation became official. The foundation assists families with everyday tasks that are more difficult to maintain when you have a child battling cancer. They also support the siblings of the cancer fighter by providing them with resources to learn more about their role in the process and by sending care packages, with the hopes of creating a sense of value and how they too are fighters in the battle and can also be heroes.
Her Etsy store continues to help fund these efforts. Her handmade cards and other items there have provided over $2,000 for her work.
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
I won’t make you become a follower. But, if you look somewhere over there on the right, feel free. Because, we’re all friends here.
Leave a comment here naming your favorite item currently listed at the Lefft store.
That’s all you gotta do to enter.
And, you have until Sunday the 6th at 9pm EST to do it.
I’ll choose a winner using random.org after that.
And, go ahead, buy a holiday gift from her store or some thank you cards for you to use after the holidays (thank yous are nice) and know that 100% of the money made goes to support her efforts to support families who really need it.
25 giveaways to go before Christmas. So, don’t go too far, okay?
