Long Winded

Jason's aunt Colleen is a genius and suggested that I write to Ellen, you know, that Ellen, to see if she'd be willing to help out with my pajama project (ohhh boy, let's call it the Pajama Project! I'm seeing logos flash in my head!).  Of course!  Ellen helps so many people, and this could be a way for her to really make an impact.  I wrote up a page and a half explaining my story and how much I love the pajamas and why everyone having a mastectomy should own their own pair.  Then I realized I had to stay within 1,500 characters.  Wom womp.  I whittled and deleted, bringing what was originally well over 4,000 characters down to the 1,500 requirement, on the nose.  Here's what I submitted:

On 6/14/13 at the ripe age of 28, I was diagnosed with breast cancer. I had a bilateral mastectomy soon after, and during my recovery was given a Victoria’s Secret Supersoft Short PJ Set. I was preaching about how much I love them day in and out when it occurred to me that I needed to do more. I had an idea to gift a pair of these pajamas to every woman going through a mastectomy. Sadly it’d be a lot of pajamas and I’m not Scrooge McDuck with a vault filled with gold coins, so being a part of the social media world we live in, I reached out. I wrote a review on the VS website (by Cassie61413 on 8/12/13 – check it out!) hoping to give a gentle “hint hint.” I also submitted a short essay to Fab-U-Wish through BrightPink.org, acknowledging the fact that we’d need some collaboration between multiple, huge organizations to make something so big happen.

So far I’ve heard nothing, and that’s where you come in (third time’s a charm, right?). I’ve seen you and your sponsors give out some pretty hefty checks to very deserving people. As someone who has been through it herself, I believe that anyone having a mastectomy, single or double, is more than deserving of a little comfort. Is it at all possible that you would be willing to be the bridge between the Victoria’s Secret pajamas and patients as they leave the hospital? I know this is such a major request and it will involve many moving parts, but how worth it if even one person feels the comfort I felt? Thanks for your consideration!

I really do hope that the third time is a charm and she's interested in this project!