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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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