You don’t have to face chemo alone.
Doctors’ appointments, medicines, and side effects are your whole world right now. A Chemo Care Kit brings a little comfort you can hold — a hand-sewn port pillow, ginger chews, and cozy socks, packed by people who’ve been there. The items inside are donated; you cover the $12 shipping.
10,000+ cancer warriors supported across all 50 states. One kit per person, shipping anywhere in the U.S.
Basic needs are not basic
Managing your day can feel overwhelming, and asking for support takes energy you don’t always have. That’s exactly why we created Chemo Care Kits — so comfort shows up at your door without you having to ask for it.
Every item is chosen to solve a real problem you face in the chair and at home, from a port that aches under a seatbelt to nausea that will not quit. It won’t cure anything — it just reminds you that you are seen, and you are not walking through this unseen.
What you’ll find in your kit
- Hand-sewn port pillow to cushion your chest port from the seatbelt
- Ginger chews to help settle treatment nausea
- Cozy socks for cold infusion rooms
- Soft eye mask for rest during long treatment days
- Lip balm for the dryness chemo brings
- Back scratcher for skin that’s too sensitive to reach
- Tattoo eyebrows for the days brows thin out
Every kit is packed by hand, so the contents vary with what is donated and in stock. Not every item appears in every kit.
Three simple steps
- Tell us where to send it. Fill out a short request form — it only takes a couple of minutes.
- We pack your kit. Comfort items donated by national brands, plus a port pillow hand-sewn by a volunteer.
- It arrives in about two weeks. The items inside are donated — you only cover the $12 USPS shipping.
From warriors who received a kit
It was really nice to receive this box. It’s a great pick me up when you dont know future. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. I know you didn’t have to do this as you have no idea who I am, but I’m so appreciative.
The items was a huge hit and a welcome to my mom who is fighting Triple Negative Breast Cancer. The socks and electrolyte mix is something that she uses everyday!
Thank you so much for the package. This has been a hard journey and I am thankful for people like Beyond Basic Needs for showing they care. A million times, Thank you.
I know what that first day feels like
I’m Rachel Minion, co-founder of Beyond Basic Needs. I was diagnosed with cancer of the appendix in my mid-thirties. The minute you hear the word cancer, your life changes in ways only a cancer warrior can describe — not just for you, but for everyone who loves you.
After I recovered, I dedicated my life to helping other cancer warriors. My husband and I created Beyond Basic Needs so no one has to walk through treatment feeling unseen.
More ways to find help
Sometimes a little extra support is needed beyond what a kit can offer. We’ve gathered free resources — from counseling and financial aid to lodging and home help — to connect you with the support you need.
Ready for a little comfort?
Chemo Care Kits are available to cancer warriors across the United States, one per person. Tell us where to send it and we’ll get a box of comfort on its way.