We love hearing stories about how our recipients are helping others! Here is a great story about Beauty Bus.
“Bringing Beauty Home” is what Beauty Bus is all about. It’s what we’ve been doing for almost ten years! But what happens when a person is battling an illness away from their home? It’s a challenge that we’ve recently met with great success. Launched just last year, patients and their caregivers have enjoyed beauty and grooming services on a weekly basis at Providence Saint John’s Health Center, Providence Holy Cross Medical Center and Disney Family Cancer Center. They are able to choose from haircuts, hair styling, manicures and facials — all at no cost!
Beauty Bus CEO and Founder, Wendy Marantz Levine, explained that patients’ needs are top of mind, “We just want to be there for them and allow them to get outside of their disease, even if it’s just for a small part of their day.”
What do patients think of the program? Marilyn Gold, a patient at Providence Saint John’s Health Center summed it up, “They take care of you, but the emotional part, the beautification, that’s what means a lot. And that’s overlooked in a hospital.”