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501(c) (3) status and 
launched the Comfort 
Salon Foundation. “By 
starting my own nonprofit, 
I could help more people,
” 
Glazer says. 
The foundation provides 
hair, nail, makeup and facial 
services for children and 
adults who are seriously or 
terminally ill — to enhance 
quality of life and provide 
comfort to those suffering 
from debilitating and devastat-
ing diseases. 
Foundation services are 
offered free of charge — at 
home, in the hospital, at senior 
care centers or anywhere else 
services are needed — thanks 
to a phenomenal team of 
volunteers, including licensed 
cosmetologists, a social work-
er who loves polishing nails, 
and board members offering 
financial, marketing and other 
services at no charge.
“It brings together my neuro, 
orthopedic and oncology 
backgrounds — plus my love 
of beauty services,
” Glazer 
says. “It’
s very nerve-wracking, 
exciting, scary. It’
s been a lot of 
learning. But it’
s been amazing.
”
Glazer is constantly recruit-
ing volunteers for Comfort 
Salon Foundation while also 
building new events — visiting 

hospitals, residences, senior 
communities, group homes 
and more. Her hope is that the 
foundation — which for now 
is funded entirely through 
donations, sponsorships and 
grants — can be a part of var-
ious supportive oncology pro-
grams, hospice and homecare 
agencies.
 “Self-care is a huge compo-
nent of mind, body and soul. 
They have their treatments, 
their medicines, different ther-
apies,
” she says. “That’
s where 
we come in to complete the 
circle.
“
Approaching it as a nurse, 
I’
m comfortable in a medical 
environment, with walking 
into a hospital room and not 
knowing what you’
re going to 
get, with making sure every-
thing is sanitary and helping 
the family feel safe. And the 
people we’
re servicing — they 
have enough to deal with. 
They should know they’
re in 
safe hands, too.
” Glazer says. 
“The oath I took as a nurse 
is how I live my life. I still get 
choked up talking about it. I 
love it.
” 

LEFT: Volunteer 
Michelle Gersin gives 
a facial. BELOW: 
Debbie Glazer gives 
a manicure.

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