KEY LARGO’S WOMEN FOR PAWS HELPS BREAST CANCER PATIENTS CARE FOR THEIR ANIMALS
What began as an opportunity to volunteer with the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation two decades ago evolved into a lifelong mission for part-time Key Largo resident Grace C. Lopez.
"This organization was extra special for me because I learned so much about the patients, the women that went through the treatment,"
said Lopez, who eventually served as the first Hispanic board president for the Miami/Fort Lauderdale Susan G. Komen affiliate from 2011 through 2014.
During that time, Lopez identified an unfulfilled need for breast cancer patients.
"They had pets, they had dogs, they had cats, they had all kinds of animals and during the treatment they had to either give them up, give them to friends to take care of temporarily or take them to shelters,"
said Lopez.
Author summary: Women for Paws helps breast cancer patients care for their animals.