Volunteer Spotlight: Sharon Howard, Kansas City, Missouri

The second post for our National Volunteer Week blog series features Sharon Howard, a Look Good Feel Better volunteer from Kansas City, Missouri, who has been recognized with the 2015 Look Good Feel Better National Sunrise Award in the General Volunteer category.

A registered nurse, Sharon has been a vital part of the Look Good Feel Better program for four years. As a Survivorship Nurse Navigator and Look Good Feel Better coordinator at St. Luke’s Cancer Institute in Kansas City, Missouri, Sharon has been a devoted promoter and leader for the program. Her enthusiasm and guidance have shaped the program at St. Luke’s Cancer Institute into a program offering monthly workshops that doubled patient participation. She has also been instrumental in expanding the Look Good Feel Better program to an additional St. Luke’s location in Kansas City.

We asked Sharon a few questions about her experience with Look Good Feel Better, and here is what she had to say:

Q: What brought you to Look Good Feel Better?  

Sharon: I was first introduced to the Look Good Feel Better program early on in my Oncology career.  When I began my role five years
ago with the Saint Luke’s Cancer Institute, I immediately made it a priority to offer this tremendous program to our patients.

Q: What has been your most memorable moment with Look Good Feel Better and why?  

Sharon: My most memorable moment with Look Good Feel Better is participating in the classes, and seeing the change in the women as they find new and exciting ways to look and feel beautiful. Even the most devastating cancers can be forgotten for a few minutes during the sessions.

Q: What is your favorite section of the program? Is there a particular reason?  

Sharon: I have two favorite sections of the program. The first is seeing the looks on the ladies’ faces when they open up their makeup kits and see all the contents of their makeup bags. It is like Christmas! My next favorite section is the positive change you can see in ladies’ countenance from the beginning to the end of the class.

Q: Why do you continue to volunteer with Look Good Feel Better, or why would you recommend it to others?  

Sharon: I continue to volunteer with Look Good Feel Better and would recommend it to others simply because I believe in it. The program makes such a profound difference in the patients’ lives.

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