Ashleigh Parker and Tina James: DeSoto Hope

A Basket of Hope – My Guests, Ashleigh Parker and Tina James, are cancer survivors and teammates with “DeSoto Hope”. “We want to make sure no one fights alone in DeSoto County.” When a person receives a diagnosis of cancer they immediately know that their life has changed forever.  They may experience a myriad of emotions and sometimes they may experience all of them at once.  Some of the emotions may be a feeling of loneliness, confusion, anger or even depression.  Each person may have a different response, but the one constant is, you need some folks in your corner that sign on to take the journey with you. My guests this week know this need all too well, as they are both cancer survivors. Starting with little resources and a modest team of two, Ashleigh Parker and Tracy Gallagher  decided to make baskets filled with items that they knew would be needed by folks going through treatments.  Working from their garage they had a vision, a dream and blunt determination.  They named their organization “DeSoto Hope” as they targeted the amazing citizens of DeSoto County. As word spread the need for expansion was evident.  Slowly others joined the team, they moved to a larger location and before they knew it they were delivering baskets to over 700 families each year.  Perhaps an unintended benefit, the team soon realized that not only was it helping others by showing them that they understood what they were going through and someone was there that cared; the team found that by helping other’s they were even helping themselves.  There is just something therapeutic about helping someone else, even when you are going through difficult times yourself. Ashleigh Parker’s quote to her team is, “I did everything that was asked of me by my team and I fought as hard as I could.” What started as a kind gesture has now become  a true movement.  If you or someone you know would like to learn more about this amazing nonprofit or if you would like to become a volunteer you can find more information by going to http://www.desotohope.org Please continue to listen and support this podcast and be sure to check out my social media content on my website http://MotivateWithCoachCamp.com   Also, if you are interested in becoming an official sponsor of this podcast please click the link below to learn more.   👉 SPONSOR THIS PODCAST -  https://bit.ly/443wPRj 🔗 WEBSITE - http://www.motivatewithcoachcamp.com 📺 WATCH - YouTube and Facebook 🎧 LISTEN - Apple and Spotify   This episode was recorded at SRP Studios and Produced by Shelby Row Productions LLC SRPStudiosLLC.com