Award!

I was just awarded a pretty big award from the American Cancer Society. They just recognized me for my outstanding contributions to the Look Good... Feel Better Program. So I got dressed up put on my crown and went to the Relay for Life to receive my award. I was so excited! This is what I am thinking finally all my hard work is paying off. They say a long speech about all that I have done and what I will be doing. So I feeling pretty good. Look at me. Look what I have done. I have helped all of these cancer patients. They call out Amberlee Hayman, Mrs. Mississippi will you please come receive your award. I stand up walk to the stage receive my award and take lots of pictures will all the right people with the biggest smile on my face.

I go to my seat and watch for the relay to begin. Then they start calling out special survivors and the team leaders. This is when I realize these people are the ones that should be getting the awards and then a very small very young little girl comes up to me and she had heard what the Look Good... Feel Better Program dose for women with cancer and she wanted to know if I could make her pretty like I was. It was very hard to hold back the tears because in front of me was the most beautiful girl I have ever seen. At eight years old she had been battling cancer for most of her life and had more courage than three grown men and more grace and beauty than any beauty queen I had ever meet.

Just as matter of factually as she had asked me I told her we could get her fixed up. All that being said I have a new out look on life and an even bigger mission than when I started with the American Cancer Society.

The more I work with cancer patients the younger they seam to get. And there is such a thing as a Teen Look Good... Feel Better Program, but there are only seven in the whole United States. Only seven! There are not enough regular Look Good... Feel Better Programs to take care of the women much less seven for all of the young people. Lets make this a time to take care of the next generation until we find a cure for cancer. Making the Look Good... Feel Better program a thing of the past is my goal.

Peace Love and Cancer

I don't really know how to talk about this subject but it has come up in the Look Good... Feel Better Programs I have facilitated and I read a magazine article the other day that had been weighing heavy on my mind.

The women want to know how to get and feel sexy again. The lady in the article wants to know how to be with her husband after her treatment for Brest cancer or if her husband even sees her as a sexual person anymore. The article says for her to try a new hair cut, make up, clothing. All of theses things the Look Good... Feel Better Program helps women with well except the clothing. All of thees things are offered for free because of the Personal Care Products Council Foundation, American Cancer Society, and The Nation Cosmetology Association.

This is why it is so important to camouflage the side effects of cancer. Women still want to be women even through cancer treatment. They need to be women during this time. They need our support, your support, and the love of there husbands and family's during this time.

Heart Walk 2010

So many wonderful people came out on this day to support Heart Health. I was so happy the weather was good and I was able to run the 5K! Miss International Erin Golden and Mrs. Arkansas International Robin More were also able to come and support the Heart Health mission.

Mrs. Arkannsas International Pageant 2010

Today was the first day of the pageant festivities. We had a wonderful orientation and then lunch was provided for us by Western Sizzler of Jacksonville. I almost felt like a celebrity walking in! The staff made us feel so welcome and the other customers were very happy to see all of the contestants.

Then it was on to every one's favorite part the interview. We had five wonderfully talented judges for five min. one on ones. Now that this part is over for the Mrs. contestants the teen and Miss will interview tomorrow.

For the Mrs. Contestants we will be getting up early to walk in the American Heart Association Heart Walk. It will be very fun and lots of information about heart health. I did this last year and had a blast!

Saturday I got to be a part of a a wonderful community involvement project to raise money for the American Cancer Society. Maurice's presented a spring fashion show in partner with local business who provided items for a silent auction. The items were bid on to raise money and every model brought awareness about cancer. The relay for life team leader was their to in form everyone about the relay for life in Benton. It was a wonderful time for everyone involved.

This just show that you can use anything to help out great cause. The American Cancer Society is that great cause. With over a million cases of cancer diagnose every year in the U. S. we have to support this organization.

Living Billboard April 1-5, 2010

Living Billboard is a fund raiser for the American Cancer Society. It brings awareness to the American Cancer Society, the programs they offer, and raises money for there programs and research. One of the programs is The Look Good Feel ... Better Program. It is a wonderful program that helps women battle the physical side effects of cancer. Although the program works to cover the outside in my experience it brings out the beauty on the inside.

I love volunteering with this program and the American Cancer Society so come to the Living Billboard and donate to keep programs like The Look Good... Feel Better available and more research to be done to find a cure for cancer.

I Love My Job!

I just want everyone to know that I have the coolest job! I help women feel as beautiful on the outside as they are on the inside! and everyone knows that when you look good you surly feel better. I love being on the cutting edge of my job and always bringing something fresh to the table. Taking something good and making it better. I definitely have a heart to serve even when it is not easy. I am always striving for better. This is what makes what I do for women awesome.