7. Today I am grateful for the Compassion House

This past summer I have been living at Sorrentino's Compassion House as a live-in volunteer (Night duty manager). This home serves as an out-patient residence for women undergoing breast cancer treatments and follow up care. It is a really beautiful home and I had many of the guest tell me that despite what they were going through they were grateful to have had the opportunity to stay at the Compassion House. The women I have met while living here have been a great inspiration to me as they have maintained a positive outlook on life and created a wonderful support network for each other. The staff has also been wonderful to work with and are really sincere in the work they do in operating the home and supporting the guests. My main responsibility is mainly in the security of the home overnight but taking the opportunity to talk with the guest and doing other activities like scrapbooking, cooking and baking have really enhanced my experience.

This weekend I will be packing up and getting ready to move. It will be sad to leave; however, I do plan to keep in touch with those at the Compassion house and being involved in other ways.