We spoke with Sandra Sgambati, Manager of Communications and Donor Relations for Englewood Hospital and Medical Center Foundation who gave us the background on Heel the Soul.

 

"Heel the Soul is a resource and support program at Englewood Hospital and Medical Center," says Sgambati. "It was launched four years ago, and to date, more than 1,000 women have received Heel the Soul’s comfort bag. The comfort bag began as a collection of feel-good items. Now, it has evolved into much, much more. Through the program, recipients have access to transportation assistance, healthy meal delivery, treatment services at the Graf Center for Integrative Medicine at EHMC and housekeeping services. The program expects to deliver 1,000 bags in 2018 thanks to a growing number of community volunteers who bring warmth, smiles and helping hands to patients at EHMC."

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Joanne Ehrlich, Founder of Heel the Soul added, "When a woman is diagnosed with a serious illness, we cannot possibly know what it is like to walk in her shoes, but we can make sure she is not walking alone."

 

"I am so thankful for our community whose kindness and overwhelming generosity has given Heel the Soul its strong platform," she said. "And I am so excited to come together this evening with Dr. Nagarsheth, who is not here as the Chief of Gynecologic Cancer, but as a drummer with his band – who rocked the house with covers of The Beatles and The Rolling Stones. And of course, I'm beyond grateful for our committee members, who along with Lori Villa and Sherri Ozawa have helped to expand, enhance and integrate Heel the Soul into the daily fabric of EHMC."