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My name is Matt Ferguson. I am a Junior at Liberty High School in Hillsboro, Oregon. I am Vice President of the student body and have been a member of the Liberty Leadership program for three years. In addition I play football and baseball for the Liberty Varsity teams. I raise sheep and goats and am a member of the Barnyard Pals 4-H Club.

In August of 2008 my Mom went in for her annual mammogram. Six hours later our family received the bad news that she probably had breast cancer. That diagnosis was confirmed a couple of weeks later and our family began the journey of living with breast cancer.

During the time that my Mom received treatment at NW Cancer I made fleece lap blankets for others that were receiving treatment. It meant a lot to me when I heard from people that enjoyed the blankets. Each time that my Mom went for treatment she would take a bag of comfort things with her. It made her time sitting in the chemo chair more comfortable.

I have created “Matt’s Chemo Bags” to give to breast cancer patients on their first day of chemotherapy. I hope the comfort items contained in the bags bring hope and joy to the women facing breast cancer.
My Mom received awesome care at NW Cancer and our family is happy to say she is recovering well. This is my way of Paying it Forward for all of the wonderful care my Mom received.

I wish you well on your journey with breast cancer and hope that you do well while in treatment.