Massage and compassionate touch for people with cancer

Providing free in-home massage and compassionate touch
for people with cancer and their caregivers

Do You Qualify For Our Services?

If you live in one of the 20 or so towns we serve in the Upper Valley region of Vermont and New Hampshire and you have cancer or are the caregiver of someone with cancer, you qualify. No matter what the stage, if you are facing cancer or cancer treatment, you qualify for our services. From diagnosis through recovery or the end of life.

Quilt Raffle

Quilt donated by the Cornish Quilters for the quilt raffle to benefit Hand to HeartThe quilt raffle this spring raised more than $1,000 for Hand to Heart. Special thanks to the Cornish Quilters for donating their work of art. And congratulations to Susan Weld of Cornish, this year’s winner.

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Testimonials

It feels impossible to find the right words to describe what your presence did for Renee and for me as her primary caregiver during those last weeks of her life. I know we both found tremendous peace whenever you were…

You Lifted Me Up When I Thought Nothing CouldRead More

“Suffering through a cancer that can’t be cured is devastating, but with the help of The Hand to Heart Project, it’s not so devastating. In fact, it’s the only service that allows me to feel that sense of help within…

I am touched in my soul as well as my outer bodyRead More

“The Hand to Heart Project is a special gift to cancer patients being cared for in the home. When my mother was in Hospice, the gift of soothing touch brought peace, relaxation and relief. … Massage supports the journey and…

A special gift to cancer patients being cared for in the homeRead More

“What you people did for my wife was incredible. She was in so much pain, and she really looked forward to the massage appointments. I can’t thank you enough.” — Husband of a Hand to Heart Client

What you people did for my wife was incredibleRead More

“My sister is a client/patient of Hand to Heart, and is also dying of cancer. … Sometimes we (the family) listen, but we can’t hear, hear by can’t speak and speak in tones usually reserved for errant children. I apologize…

My sister is a client/patient of Hand to Heart, and is also dying of cancer.Read More

“Getting to and through the many treatments and appointments was a chore; the Hand to Heart Project came to me and provided a respite, a quiet place away from the noise of treatments and worries, allowing my mind the space…

Getting to and through the many treatments and appointments was a choreRead More

“The massage relaxed me and energized me for the rest of the day. This is a life-giving service for which I am grateful.” –Hand to Heart Client

The massage relaxed me and energized meRead More

“My Mother, Patricia Mae O’Sullivan, was a recipient of The Hand to Heart Project for 3 years.  She had uterine cancer that had spread to her abdominal area and was terminal. She met Steve Gordon with Hand to Heart in…

This Program was perfect for my momRead More

“Massage, in the safety of my home, helped me to re-enter my body for brief periods, and allowed me to work on the healing properties that are inherent in my own body.” –Hand to Heart Client

Massage, in the safety of my home, helped me to re-enter my body for brief periodsRead More

“I have been telling everyone I meet (that you were) somehow able to take all my long-term pain away for days…It was a different kind of massage from that to which I am accustomed. Gentler, and more pinpointed. All I…

Somehow able to take all my long-term pain away for daysRead More

“I am convinced that (my husband’s) passing would not have been so peaceful if the massage therapist had not come over under the auspices of this wonderful program, and I and my family will be forever grateful for that.” –Wife…

My family will be forever gratefulRead More

The Blog, etc.

Information from our blog to educate, entertain and inspire

Touch at the End of Life

Touch at the End of Life

Some years ago, I was trying to explain to my grandmother what I do for work. She knew that I was a massage therapist, but knew little about The Hand…

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The subject of the blog post, "Poetry, and the Tree of Life" - Jenny Morris, 1983-2017

Poetry, and the Tree of Life

Some years ago, I recited a poem/blessing called “Beannacht” to a client who was going through an especially difficult part of her cancer experience. It was written by the late…

Poetry, and the Tree of LifeRead More

Quilt donated by the Cornish Quilters for the quilt raffle to benefit Hand to Heart

Quilt Raffle to Benefit Hand to Heart

This spring we are raffling off a beautiful queen-size quilt handmade by the Cornish Quilters and donated to benefit Hand to Heart. The raffle drawing is in late June. Tickets are $3…

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This Project is based in the Upper Valley region of New Hampshire and Vermont, and the service is provided by massage therapists with many years of experience.