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This ‘Breathing Room’ helps families fight cancer

From small gestures of kindness to big bags of gifts, the Breathing Room Foundation in Elkins Park, Pa. aids families in their battles against cancer.

From right, Aviana Rios, Riley Stone, and Dr. Cherie Crosby of Manor College load items wrapped as gifts before delivery while Mary Ellen Fitzgerald (left), executive director of Breathing Room Foundation looks on in Elkins Park, Pa. on Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020. Breathing Room Foundation was established by Fitzgerald's late sister, Diane, to offer services to families of people undergoing cancer treatment and has been doing so since 1997. Services have continued despite the disruptions of the pandemic.
From right, Aviana Rios, Riley Stone, and Dr. Cherie Crosby of Manor College load items wrapped as gifts before delivery while Mary Ellen Fitzgerald (left), executive director of Breathing Room Foundation looks on in Elkins Park, Pa. on Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020. Breathing Room Foundation was established by Fitzgerald's late sister, Diane, to offer services to families of people undergoing cancer treatment and has been doing so since 1997. Services have continued despite the disruptions of the pandemic.Read moreHEATHER KHALIFA / Staff Photographer