Lauren Daniels was diagnosed with breast cancer at age 35 when her youngest child was just one month old.
She had to have three surgeries over a four month span of time, and there were many challenging days during her recovery. She wasn’t able to lift her baby for months after her surgeries.
Despite all that, just six months after her diagnosis she founded the Happily Ever After League (HEAL) to provide support to local mothers fighting cancer. Forming the nonprofit drove her to put her focus on helping others. It is no wonder the acronym is HEAL – it became an important part of her own healing process.
HEAL distributes monies to mothers with cancer who have at least one child living at home, to help pay for groceries, gas, utilities, and medical bills. Additional support is offered to newly diagnosed moms through back-to-school outreach, holiday gift programs and farmer’s market days at the Healing Farm. The farm’s residents include mini horses Butch and Chance, mini donkeys Louie and Diego … and a mini pig named Lord Hamilton.
Click here to learn more about the Happily Ever After League: https://www.happilyeverafterleague.org/
Original air date: Sept. 11, 2025.
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