A Full-Circle Moment in Baltimore: Welcoming Our Newest Sponsor
We’ve been holding onto a little secret — and we finally get to share it.
This is a monumental month for Beyond Basic Needs. We are beyond excited to announce our newest sponsor: Constellation. Their generosity is fueling a donation of 1,000 Chemo Care Kits to support cancer warriors across the country. This partnership is the reason we’re here in Baltimore — and the impact it’s making is deeply personal.
From boxes to hearts
This week, we joined forces with the incredible team at Constellation to assemble every single kit by hand — side by side, heart to heart. Together, we delivered 500 kits to Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore, MD.
This wasn’t just any hospital. It’s the very place that saved my mom’s life nearly 20 years ago.
Giving back to the same institution that gave my family so much — watching our kits, filled with care, love, and healing, make their way into the hands of the Mercy Medical team — was a moment of deep gratitude. A full-circle moment I never could have imagined, but will never forget.
Packed by hand, delivered with heart
What’s in a Chemo Care Kit?
Our Chemo Care Kits are designed with heart and purpose. They include thoughtful, practical items that help ease the daily challenges of treatment:
- Ginger chews for nausea
- Back scratchers for chemo-induced itching
- Nail files and clippers for fragile nails
- Fragrance-free hand cream for cracked skin
- Lip balm for dry, painful lips
- Stomach-ease tea for bloating and cramping
- Travel tissues for whatever the day brings
- Eye masks to encourage rest
- Journals to track symptoms or clear the mind
- Port pillows to cushion sensitive chemo ports
Each item is carefully selected to provide comfort, dignity, and a powerful reminder: you are not alone.
Cancer is more than a diagnosis
Cancer is hard. It’s not just the treatment. It’s not just the physical toll. It’s the isolation, the fear, the uncertainty. When someone hears the words “you have cancer,” life as they know it fractures in an instant — and it doesn’t only affect the person diagnosed. It shakes everyone around them.
Friends and family want to help. They want to be supportive. But often, they don’t know where to start. That’s why we created Beyond Basic Needs — to offer something tangible, something meaningful. A way for anyone, anywhere, to take action and show up with love and support, especially when words fall short.
Gratitude beyond words. To Leanne Naecker and the entire Constellation team — thank you. Not just for sponsoring this initiative, but for rolling up your sleeves, packing every kit with intention, and infusing each moment with genuine compassion. Your support is a lifeline to so many.
Your group. Two hours. Lasting impact.
In just two hours, your group can bring comfort, dignity, and hope to local cancer warriors. We’ll guide you every step of the way, provide everything you need to order the kit contents, and help connect you with a local cancer center if needed.